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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Angola
Location: Southern Africa
Area: 1,246,700 sq km total (land: 1,246,700 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Zambia
Natural resources: petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium
Ethnic groups: Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%
Languages: Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
Religions: indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
Population: 18,056,072 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Luanda
Independence: 11 November 1975 (from Portugal)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Antigua and Barbuda
Location: Caribbean
Area: 442.6 sq km total (land: 442.6 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism
Ethnic groups: black 91%, mixed 4.4%, white 1.7%, other 2.9% (2001 census)
Languages: English (official), local dialects
Religions: Protestant 76.4% (Anglican 25.7%, Seventh-Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church of God 4.5%), Roman Catholic 10.4%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or unspecified 5.8% (2001 census)
Population: 89,018 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Saint John's
Independence: 1 November 1981 (from the UK)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Austria
Location: Central Europe
Area: 83,871 sq km total (land: 82,445 sq km; water: 1,426 sq km)
Bordering countries: Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland
Natural resources: oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower
Ethnic groups: Austrians 91.1%, former Yugoslavs 4% (includes Croatians, Slovenes, Serbs, and Bosniaks), Turks 1.6%, German 0.9%, other or unspecified 2.4% (2001 census)
Languages: German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 census)
Religions: Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)
Population: 8,219,743 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Vienna
Independence: 12 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier dates: 976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Azerbaijan
Location: Southwestern Asia
Area: 86,600 sq km total (land: 82,629 sq km; water: 3,971 sq km)
Bordering countries: Armenia (with Azerbaijan-proper), Armenia (with Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave), Georgia, Iran (with Azerbaijan-proper), Iran (with Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave), Russia, Turkey
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, bauxite
Ethnic groups: Azeri 90.6%, Dagestani 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.9% (1999 census)
Languages: Azerbaijani (Azeri) (official) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% (1999 census)
Religions: Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)
Population: 9,493,600 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Baku
Independence: 30 August 1991 (declared from the Soviet Union); 18 October 1991 (adopted by the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Bahamas, The
Location: chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean
Area: 13,880 sq km total (land: 10,010 sq km; water: 3,870 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: salt, aragonite, timber, arable land
Ethnic groups: black 85%, white 12%, Asian and Hispanic 3%
Languages: English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Religions: Protestant 67.6% (Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%), Roman Catholic 13.5%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% (2000 census)
Population: 316,182 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Nassau
Independence: 10 July 1973 (from the UK)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Barbados
Location: Caribbean
Area: 430 sq km total (land: 430 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: petroleum, fish, natural gas
Ethnic groups: black 93%, white 3.2%, mixed 2.6%, East Indian 1%, other 0.2% (2000 census)
Languages: English
Religions: Protestant 63.4% (Anglican 28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist 5.1%, other 11.3%), Roman Catholic 4.2%, other Christian 7%, other 4.8%, none or unspecified 20.6% (2008 est.)
Population: 287,733 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Bridgetown
Independence: 30 November 1966 (from the UK)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Belarus
Location: Eastern Europe
Area: 207,600 sq km total (land: 202,900 sq km; water: 4,700 sq km)
Bordering countries: Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine
Natural resources: timber, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay
Ethnic groups: Belarusian 83.7%, Russian 8.3%, Polish 3.1%, Ukrainian 1.7%, other 3.2% (2009 census)
Languages: Belarusian (official) 23.4%, Russian (official) 70.2%, other 6.4% (includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities) (1999 census)
Religions: Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
Population: 9,542,883 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Minsk
Independence: 25 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Bhutan
Location: Southern Asia
Area: 38,394 sq km total (land: 38,394 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: China, India
Natural resources: timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate
Ethnic groups: Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%
Languages: Sharchhopka 28%, Dzongkha (official) 24%, Lhotshamkha 22%, other 26%
Religions: Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
Population: 716,896 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Thimphu
Independence: 1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location: Southeastern Europe
Area: 51,197 sq km total (land: 51,187 sq km; water: 10 sq km)
Bordering countries: Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia
Natural resources: coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, timber, hydropower
Ethnic groups: Bosniak 48%, Serb 37.1%, Croat 14.3%, other 0.6% (2000)
Languages: Bosnian (official), Croatian (official), Serbian
Religions: Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
Population: 3,879,296 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Sarajevo
Independence: March 1, 1992 (from Yugoslavia)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Botswana
Location: Southern Africa
Area: 581,730 sq km total (land: 566,730 sq km; water: 15,000 sq km)
Bordering countries: Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Natural resources: diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver
Ethnic groups: Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and white 7%
Languages: Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English (official) 2.1%, other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)
Religions: Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census)
Population: 2,098,018 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Gaborone
Independence: 30 September 1966 (from the UK)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Brunei Darussalam
Location: Southeastern Asia
Area: 5,765 sq km total (land: 5,265 sq km; water: 500 sq km)
Bordering countries: Malaysia
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, timber
Ethnic groups: Malay 66.3%, Chinese 11.2%, indigenous 3.4%, other 19.1% (2004 est.)
Languages: Malay (official), English, Chinese
Religions: Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%
Population: 408,786 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Independence: 1 January 1984 (from the UK)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Burkina Faso
Location: Western Africa
Area: 274,200 sq km total (land: 273,800 sq km; water: 400 sq km)
Bordering countries: Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Togo
Natural resources: manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt
Ethnic groups: Mossi over 40%, other approximately 60% (includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani)
Languages: French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
Religions: Muslim 60.5%, Catholic 19%, animist 15.3%, Protestant 4.2%, other 0.6%, none 0.4%
Population: 17,275,115 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Ouagadougou
Independence: 5 August 1960 (from France).
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Burundi
Location: Central Africa
Area: 27,830 sq km total (land: 25,680 sq km; water: 2,150 sq km)
Bordering countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania
Natural resources: nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone
Ethnic groups: Hutu (Bantu) 85%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 14%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%, Europeans 3,000, South Asians 2,000
Languages: Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area)
Religions: Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
Population: 10,557,259 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Bujumbura
Independence: 1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship under Belgian administration)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Cameroon
Location: Central Africa
Area: 475,440 sq km total (land: 472,710 sq km; water: 2,730 sq km)
Bordering countries: Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria
Natural resources: petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower
Ethnic groups: Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1%
Languages: 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)
Religions: indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
Population: 20,129,878 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Yaounde
Independence: 1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Central African Republic
Location: Central Africa
Area: 622,984 sq km total (land: 622,984 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Sudan
Natural resources: diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower
Ethnic groups: Baya 33%, Banda 27%, Mandjia 13%, Sara 10%, Mboum 7%, M'Baka 4%, Yakoma 4%, other 2%
Languages: French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages
Religions: indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%
Population: 5,057,208 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Bangui
Independence: 13 August 1960 (from France)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook China
Location: Eastern Asia
Area: 9,596,961 sq km total (land: 9,569,901 sq km; water: 27,060 sq km)
Bordering countries: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, India, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam
Natural resources: coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, rare earth elements, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest)
Ethnic groups: Han Chinese 91.5%, Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uighur, Tujia, Yi, Mongol, Tibetan, Buyi, Dong, Yao, Korean, and other nationalities 8.5% (2000 census)
Languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages
Religions: Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2%, note: officially atheist (2002 est.)
Population: 1,343,239,923 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Beijing
Independence: 1 October 1949 (People's Republic of China established); notable earlier dates: 221 BC (unification under the Qin Dynasty); 1 January 1912 (Qing Dynasty replaced by the Republic of China)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Congo, Republic of
Location: Central Africa
Area: 342,000 sq km total (land: 341,500 sq km; water: 500 sq km)
Bordering countries: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon
Natural resources: petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, gold, magnesium, natural gas, hydropower
Ethnic groups: Kongo 48%, Sangha 20%, M'Bochi 12%, Teke 17%, Europeans and other 3%
Languages: French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)
Religions: Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
Population: 4,366,266 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Brazzaville
Independence: 15 August 1960 (from France)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
Location: Central Africa
Area: 2,344,858 sq km total (land: 2,267,048 sq km; water: 77,810 sq km)
Bordering countries: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Natural resources: cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, coal, hydropower, timber
Ethnic groups: over 200 African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the four largest tribes - Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic) make up about 45% of the population
Languages: French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba
Religions: Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10%
Population: 73,599,190 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Kinshasa
Independence: 30 June 1960 (from Belgium)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Croatia
Location: Southeastern Europe
Area: 56,594 sq km total (land: 55,974 sq km; water: 620 sq km)
Bordering countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia
Natural resources: oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower
Ethnic groups: Croat 89.6%, Serb 4.5%, other 5.9% (including Bosniak, Hungarian, Slovene, Czech, and Roma) (2001 census)
Languages: Croatian (official) 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) 2.9% (2001 census)
Religions: Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
Population: 4,480,043 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Zagreb
Independence: 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Cyprus
Location: Middle East
Area: 9,251 sq km total (land: 9,241 sq km; water: 10 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment
Ethnic groups: Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, other 5% (2001)
Languages: Greek (official), Turkish (official), English
Religions: Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, other (includes Maronite and Armenian Apostolic) 4%
Population: 1,138,071 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Nicosia
Independence: 16 August 1960 (from the UK); note: Turkish Cypriots proclaimed self-rule on 13 February 1975 and independence in 1983, but these proclamations are only recognized by Turkey
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Djibouti
Location: Eastern Africa
Area: 23,200 sq km total (land: 23,180 sq km; water: 20 sq km)
Bordering countries: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia
Natural resources: potential geothermal power, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum
Ethnic groups: Somali 60%, Afar 35%, other 5% (includes French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian)
Languages: French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
Religions: Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
Population: 774,389 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Djibouti
Independence: 27 June 1977 (from France)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Dominica
Location: Caribbean
Area: 751 sq km total (land: 751 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: timber, hydropower, arable land
Ethnic groups: black 86.8%, mixed 8.9%, Carib Amerindian 2.9%, white 0.8%, other 0.7% (2001 census)
Languages: English (official), French patois
Religions: Roman Catholic 61.4%, Protestant 20.6% (Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%), Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
Population: 73,126 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Roseau
Independence: 3 November 1978 (from the UK)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Eritrea
Location: Eastern Africa
Area: 117,600 sq km total (land: 101,000 sq km; water: 16,600 sq km)
Bordering countries: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan
Natural resources: gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish
Ethnic groups: nine recognized ethnic groups: Tigrinya 55%, Tigre 30%, Saho 4%, Kunama 2%, Rashaida 2%, Bilen 2%, other (Afar, Beni Amir, Nera) 5% (2010 est.)
Languages: Tigrinya (official), Arabic (official), English (official), Tigre, Kunama, Afar, other Cushitic languages
Religions: Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
Population: 6,086,495 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Asmara
Independence: 24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Ethiopia
Location: Eastern Africa
Area: 1,104,300 sq km total (land: 1,000,000 sq km; water: 104,300 sq km)
Bordering countries: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan
Natural resources: small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower
Ethnic groups: Oromo 34.5%, Amara 26.9%, Somalie 6.2%, Tigraway 6.1%, Sidama 4%, Guragie 2.5%, Welaita 2.3%, Hadiya 1.7%, Affar 1.7%, Gamo 1.5%, Gedeo 1.3%, other 11.3% (2007 Census)
Languages: Oromigna (official regional) 33.8%, Amarigna (Amharic) (official) 29.3%, Somaligna 6.2%, Tigrigna (official regional) 5.9%, Sidamigna 4%, Wolayitigna 2.2%, Guaragigna 2%, Affarigna 1.7%, Hadiyigna 1.7%, Gamogna 1.5%, other 11.7%, English (official) (major foreign language taught in schools), Arabic (official) (1994 census)
Religions: Orthodox 43.5%, Muslim 33.9%, Protestant 18.6%, traditional 2.6%, Catholic 0.7%, other 0.7% (2007 Census)
Population: 93,815,992 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Addis Ababa
Independence: oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world - at least 2,000 years (may be traced to the Aksumite Kingdom, which coalesced in the first century B.C.)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Fiji
Location: Oceania
Area: 18,274 sq km total (land: 18,274 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower
Ethnic groups: Fijian 57.3% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 37.6%, Rotuman 1.2%, other 3.9% (European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese) (2007 census)
Languages: English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani
Religions: Protestant 55.4% (Methodist 34.6%, Assembly of God 5.7%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.9%, Anglican 0.8%, other 10.4%), Hindu 27.9%, Roman Catholic 9.1%, Muslim 6.3%, Sikh 0.3%, other or unspecified 0.3%, none 0.7% (2007 census)
Population: 890,057 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Suva
Independence: 10 October 1970 (from the UK)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Gabon
Location: Central Africa
Area: 267,667 sq km total (land: 257,667 sq km; water: 10,000 sq km)
Bordering countries: Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower
Ethnic groups: Bantu tribes, including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Bapounou, Nzebi, Obamba); other Africans and Europeans, 154,000, including 10,700 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality
Languages: French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
Religions: Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
Population: 1,608,321 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Libreville
Independence: 17 August 1960 (from France)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Gambia, The
Location: Western Africa
Area: 11,295 sq km total (land: 10,000 sq km; water: 1,295 sq km)
Bordering countries: Senegal
Natural resources: fish, clay, silica sand, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon
Ethnic groups: African 99% (Mandinka 42%, Fula 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%, other 4%), non-African 1% (2003 census)
Languages: English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars
Religions: Muslim 90%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 2%
Population: 1,840,454 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Banjul
Independence: 18 February 1965 (from the UK)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Ghana
Location: Western Africa
Area: 238,533 sq km total (land: 227,533 sq km; water: 11,000 sq km)
Bordering countries: Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo
Natural resources: gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone
Ethnic groups: Akan 45.3%, Mole-Dagbon 15.2%, Ewe 11.7%, Ga-Dangme 7.3%, Guan 4%, Gurma 3.6%, Grusi 2.6%, Mande-Busanga 1%, other tribes 1.4%, other 7.8% (2000 census)
Languages: Asante 14.8%, Ewe 12.7%, Fante 9.9%, Boron (Brong) 4.6%, Dagomba 4.3%, Dangme 4.3%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.7%, Akyem 3.4%, Ga 3.4%, Akuapem 2.9%, other (includes English (official)) 36.1% (2000 census)
Religions: Christian 68.8% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 24.1%, Protestant 18.6%, Catholic 15.1%, other 11%), Muslim 15.9%, traditional 8.5%, other 0.7%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
Population: 25,241,998 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Accra
Independence: 6 March 1957 (from the UK)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Gibraltar
Location: Southwestern Europe
Area: 6.5 sq km total (land: 6.5 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: Spain
Natural resources: none
Ethnic groups: Spanish, Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, German, North Africans
Languages: English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Religions: Roman Catholic 78.1%, Church of England 7%, other Christian 3.2%, Muslim 4%, Jewish 2.1%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 0.9%, none 2.9% (2001 census)
Population: 29,034 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Gibraltar
Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Greenland
Location: Northern North America
Area: 2,166,086 sq km total (land: 2,166,086 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Ethnic groups: Inuit 89%, Danish and other 11% (2009)
Languages: Greenlandic (East Inuit) (official), Danish (official), English
Religions: Evangelical Lutheran, traditional Inuit spiritual beliefs
Population: 57,695 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Nuuk
Independence: none (extensive self-rule as part of the Kingdom of Denmark; foreign affairs is the responsibility of Denmark, but Greenland actively participates in international agreements relating to Greenland)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Grenada
Location: Caribbean
Area: 344 sq km total (land: 344 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
Ethnic groups: black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5%, and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian
Languages: English (official), French patois
Religions: Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
Population: 109,011 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Saint George's
Independence: 7 February 1974 (from the UK)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Grenada Carriacou and Petite Martinique
*See listing for Grenada
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Guernsey
Location: Western Europe
Area: 78 sq km total (land: 78 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: cropland
Ethnic groups: British and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries
Languages: English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Religions: Protestant (Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist), Roman Catholic
Population: 65,345 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Saint Peter Port
Independence: none (British crown dependency)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Guinea
Location: Western Africa
Area: 245,857 sq km total (land: 245,717 sq km; water: 140 sq km)
Bordering countries: Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
Natural resources: bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt
Ethnic groups: Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10%
Languages: French (official), note: each ethnic group has its own language
Religions: Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
Population: 10,884,958 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Conakry
Independence: 2 October 1958 (from France)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Guyana
Location: Northern South America
Area: 214,969 sq km total (land: 196,849 sq km; water 18,120 sq km)
Bordering countries: Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela
Natural resources: bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish
Ethnic groups: East Indian 43.5%, black (African) 30.2%, mixed 16.7%, Amerindian 9.1%, other 0.5% (2002 census)
Languages: English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu
Religions: Protestant 30.5% (Pentecostal 16.9%, Anglican 6.9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5%, Methodist 1.7%), Hindu 28.4%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, Muslim 7.2%, other Christian 17.7%, other 4.3%, none 4.3% (2002 census)
Population: 741,908 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Georgetown
Independence: 26 May 1966 (from the UK)
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Location: Caribbean
Area: 27,750 sq km total (land: 27,560 sq km; water: 190 sq km)
Bordering countries: Dominican Republic
Natural resources: bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower
Ethnic groups: black 95%, mulatto and white 5%
Languages: French (official), Creole (official)
Religions: Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3%, note: roughly half of the population practices voodoo
Population: 9,801,664 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Independence: 1 January 1804 (from France)
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Location: Southern Asia
Area: 3,287,263 sq km total (land: 2,973,193 sq km; water: 314,070 sq km)
Bordering countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, Nepal, Pakistan
Natural resources: coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, rare earth elements, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land
Ethnic groups: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3% (2000)
Languages: Hindi 41%, Bengali 8.1%, Telugu 7.2%, Marathi 7%, Tamil 5.9%, Urdu 5%, Gujarati 4.5%, Kannada 3.7%, Malayalam 3.2%, Oriya 3.2%, Punjabi 2.8%, Assamese 1.3%, Maithili 1.2%, other 5.9%
Religions: Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
Population: 1,205,073,612 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: New Delhi
Independence: 15 August 1947 (from the UK)
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Location: Western Europe
Area: 572 sq km total (land: 572 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: none
Ethnic groups: Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Britons
Languages: English, Manx Gaelic (about 2% of the population has some knowledge)
Religions: Protestant (Anglican, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends), Roman Catholic
Population: 85,421 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Douglas
Independence: none (British crown dependency)
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Location: Middle East
Area: 20,770 sq km total (land: 20,330 sq km; water: 440 sq km)
Bordering countries: Egypt, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank
Natural resources: timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand
Ethnic groups: Jewish 76.4% (of which Israel-born 67.1%, Europe/America-born 22.6%, Africa-born 5.9%, Asia-born 4.2%), non-Jewish 23.6% (mostly Arab) (2004)
Languages: Hebrew (official), Arabic (used officially for Arab minority), English (most commonly used foreign language)
Religions: Jewish 75.6%, Muslim 16.9%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.7%, other 3.8% (2008)
Population: 7,590,758 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Jerusalem
Independence: 14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Ivory Coast (C�te d'Ivoire)
Location: Western Africa
Area: 322,463 sq km total (land: 318,003 sq km; water: 4,460 sq km)
Bordering countries: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower
Ethnic groups: Akan 42.1%, Voltaiques or Gur 17.6%, Northern Mandes 16.5%, Krous 11%, Southern Mandes 10%, other 2.8% (includes 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French) (1998)
Languages: French (official), 60 native dialects of which Dioula is the most widely spoken
Religions: Muslim 38.6%, Christian 32.8%, indigenous 11.9%, none 16.7% (2008 est.)
Population: 21,952,093 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Yamoussoukro
Independence: 7 August 1960 (from France)
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Location: Caribbean
Area: 10,991 sq km total (land: 10,831 sq km; water: 160 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: bauxite, gypsum, limestone
Ethnic groups: black 91.2%, mixed 6.2%, other or unknown 2.6% (2001 census)
Languages: English, English patois
Religions: Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census)
Population: 2,889,187 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Kingston
Independence: 6 August 1962 (from the UK)
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Location: Eastern Africa
Area: 580,367 sq km total (land: 569,140 sq km; water: 11,227 sq km)
Bordering countries: Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
Natural resources: limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower
Ethnic groups: Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%, non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1%
Languages: English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages
Religions: Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous beliefs 10%, other 2%
Population: 43,013,341 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Nairobi
Independence: 12 December 1963 (from the UK)
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Location: Southern Africa
Area: 30,355 sq km total (land: 30,355 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: South Africa
Natural resources: water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building stone
Ethnic groups: Sotho 99.7%, Europeans, Asians, and other 0.3%
Languages: Sesotho (official) (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa
Religions: Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%
Population: 1,930,493 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Maseru
Independence: 4 October 1966 (from the UK)
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Location: Western Africa
Area: 111,369 sq km total (land: 96,320 sq km; water: 15,049 sq km)
Bordering countries: Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone
Natural resources: iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower
Ethnic groups: Kpelle 20.3%, Bassa 13.4%, Grebo 10%, Gio 8%, Mano 7.9%, Kru 6%, Lorma 5.1%, Kissi 4.8%, Gola 4.4%, other 20.1% (2008 Census)
Languages: English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages few of which can be written or used in correspondence
Religions: Christian 85.6%, Muslim 12.2%, Traditional 0.6%, other 0.2%, none 1.4% (2008 Census)
Population: 3,887,886 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Monrovia
Independence: 26 July 1847
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Location: Southern Africa
Area: 587,041 sq km total (land: 581,540 sq km; water: 5,501 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, rare earth elements, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower
Ethnic groups: Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran
Languages: French (official), Malagasy (official), English
Religions: indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
Population: 22,585,517 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Antananarivo
Independence: 26 June 1960 (from France)
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Location: Southeastern Asia
Area: 329,847 sq km total (land: 328,657 sq km; water: 1,190 sq km)
Bordering countries: Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand
Natural resources: tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite
Ethnic groups: Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, indigenous 11%, Indian 7.1%, others 7.8% (2004 est.)
Languages: Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai
Religions: Muslim (or Islam - official) 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8% (2000 census)
Population: 29,179,952 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Independence: 31 August 1957 (from the UK)
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Location: Southern Asia
Area: 298 sq km total (land: 298 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: fish
Ethnic groups: South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs
Languages: Dhivehi (official, dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English (spoken by most government officials)
Religions: Sunni Muslim (official)
Population: 394,451 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Male
Independence: 26 July 1965 (from the UK)
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Location: interior Western Africa
Area: 1,240,192 sq km total (land: 1,220,190 sq km; water: 20,002 sq km)
Bordering countries: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal
Natural resources: gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower
Ethnic groups: Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Soninke), Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Songhai 6%, Tuareg and Moor 10%, other 5%
Languages: French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages
Religions: Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9%
Population: 14,533,511 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Bamako
Independence: 22 September 1960 (from France)
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Location: Oceania
Area: 181 sq km total (land: 181 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Natural resources: coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals
Ethnic groups: Marshallese 92.1%, mixed Marshallese 5.9%, other 2%
Languages: Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8%, and English (official)
Religions: Protestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5%
Population: 74,539 (July 2017 est.)
Capital: Majuro; note - the capital is an atoll of 64 islands; governmental buildings are housed on three fused islands: Djarrit, Uliga, and Delap
Independence: 21 October 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)
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Location: Oceania
Area: 702 sq km total (land: 702 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: timber, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate
Ethnic groups: Chuukese 48.8%, Pohnpeian 24.2%, Kosraean 6.2%, Yapese 5.2%, Yap outer islands 4.5%, Asian 1.8%, Polynesian 1.5%, other 6.4%, unknown 1.4% (2000 census)
Languages: English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
Religions: Roman Catholic 52.7%, Protestant 41.7% (Congregational 40.1%, Baptist 0.9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 0.7%), other 3.8%, none or unspecified 0.8% (2000 Census)
Population: 106,487 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Palikir
Independence: 3 November 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)
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Location: Northern Asia
Area: 1,564,116 sq km total (land: 1,553,556 sq km; water: 10,560 sq km)
Bordering countries: China, Russia
Natural resources: oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron
Ethnic groups: Mongol (mostly Khalkha) 94.9%, Turkic (mostly Kazakh) 5%, other (including Chinese and Russian) 0.1% (2000)
Languages: Khalkha Mongol 90% (official), Turkic, Russian (1999)
Religions: Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
Population: 3,179,997 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
Independence: 11 July 1921 (from China)
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Location: Northern Africa
Area: 446,550 sq km total (land: 446,300 sq km; water: 250 sq km)
Bordering countries: Algeria, Western Sahara, Spain (Ceuta), Spain (Melilla)
Natural resources: phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt
Ethnic groups: Arab-Berber 99%, other 1%
Languages: Arabic (official), Amazigh (Berber; official), French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy)
Religions: Muslim 99% (official), Christian 1%, Jewish about 6,000
Population: 32,309,239 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Rabat
Independence: 2 March 1956 (from France)
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Location: Southeastern Africa
Area: 799,380 sq km total (land: 786,380 sq km; water: 13,000 sq km)
Bordering countries: Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Natural resources: coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite
Ethnic groups: African 99.66% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), Europeans 0.06%, Euro-Africans 0.2%, Indians 0.08%
Languages: Emakhuwa 25.3%, Portuguese (official) 10.7%, Xichangana 10.3%, Cisena 7.5%, Elomwe 7%, Echuwabo 5.1%, other Mozambican languages 30.1%, other 4% (1997 census)
Religions: Catholic 28.4%, Protestant 27.7% (Zionist Christian 15.5%, Evangelical Pentecostal 10.9%, Anglican 1.3%), Muslim 17.9%, other 7.2%, none 18.7% (1997 census)
Population: 23,515,934 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Maputo
Independence: 25 June 1975 (from Portugal)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Nauru
Location: Oceania
Area: 21 sq km total (land: 21 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: phosphates, fish
Ethnic groups: Nauruan 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese 8%, European 8%
Languages: Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes)
Religions: Protestant 45.8% (Nauru Congregational 35.4%, Nauru Independent Church 10.4%), Roman Catholic 33.2%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4% (2002 census)
Population: 9,378 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
Independence: 31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship)
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Location: Oceania
Area: 18,575 sq km total (land: 18,275 sq km; water: 300 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper
Ethnic groups: Melanesian 44.1%, European 34.1%, Wallisian & Futunian 9%, Tahitian 2.6%, Indonesian 2.5%, Vietnamese 1.4%, Ni-Vanuatu 1.1%, other 5.2% (1996 census)
Languages: French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
Religions: Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
Population: 260,166 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Noumea
Independence: none (overseas territory of France)
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Location: Central America
Area: 130,370 sq km total (land: 119,990 sq km; water: 10,380 sq km)
Bordering countries: Costa Rica, Honduras
Natural resources: gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish
Ethnic groups: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5%
Languages: Spanish (official) 97.5%, Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census)
Religions: Roman Catholic 58.5%, Protestant 23.2% (Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%), Jehovah's Witnesses 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% (2005 census)
Population: 5,727,707 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Managua
Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
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Location: Oceania
Area: 36 sq km total (land: 36 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: fish
Ethnic groups: descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesian
Languages: English (official), Norfolk (a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian)
Religions: Protestant 45.6% (Anglican 31.8%, Uniting Church in Australia 10.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.2%), Roman Catholic 11.5%, other Christian 5.6%, none 19.9%, unspecified 16.6% (2006 census)
Population: 2,182 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Kingston
Independence: none (territory of Australia)
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Location: Oceania
Area: 459 sq km total (land: 459 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals
Ethnic groups: Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 69.9%, Filipino 15.3%, Chinese 4.9%, other Asian 2.4%, white 1.9%, Carolinian 1.4%, other Micronesian 1.1%, other or unspecified 3.2% (2000 census)
Languages: Palauan (official on most islands) 64.7%, Filipino 13.5%, English (official) 9.4%, Chinese 5.7%, Carolinian 1.5%, Japanese 1.5%, other Asian 2.3%, other languages 1.5% (2000 census)
Religions: Roman Catholic 41.6%, Protestant 23.3%, Modekngei 8.8% (indigenous to Palau), Seventh-Day Adventist 5.3%, Jehovah's Witnesses 0.9%, Mormon 0.6%, other 3.1%, unspecified or none 16.4% (2000 census)
Population: 21,032 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Melekeok
Independence: 1 October 1994 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)
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Location: Oceania
Area: 462,840 sq km total (land: 452,860 sq km; water: 9,980 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries
Ethnic groups: Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian
Languages: Tok Pisin (official), English (official), Hiri Motu (official), some 860 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total)
Religions: Roman Catholic 27%, Protestant 69.4% (Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%, Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, other Protestant 8.9%), Baha'i 0.3%, indigenous beliefs and other 3.3% (2000 census)
Population: 6,310,129 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Port Moresby
Independence: 16 September 1975 (from the Australian-administered UN trusteeship)
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Location: Middle East
Area: 11,586 sq km total (land: 11,586 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: Saudi Arabia
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, fish
Ethnic groups: Arab 40%, Indian 18%, Pakistani 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%
Languages: Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
Religions: Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)
Population: 1,951,591 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Doha
Independence: 3 September 1971 (from the UK)
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Location: Southeastern Europe
Area: 238,391 sq km total (land: 229,891 sq km; water: 8,500 sq km)
Bordering countries: Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine (north), Ukraine (east)
Natural resources: petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower
Ethnic groups: Romanian 89.5%, Hungarian 6.6%, Roma 2.5%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.3%, Russian 0.2%, Turkish 0.2%, other 0.4% (2002 census)
Languages: Romanian (official) 91%, Hungarian 6.7%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 1.2%
Religions: Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% (2002 census)
Population: 21,848,504 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Bucharest
Independence: 9 May 1877 (independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire; independence recognized on 13 July 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin); 26 March 1881 (kingdom proclaimed); 30 December 1947 (republic proclaimed)
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Location: Caribbean
Area: 261 sq km total (land: 261 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: arable land
Ethnic groups: predominantly black; some British, Portuguese, and Lebanese
Languages: English (official)
Religions: Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
Population: 50,726 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Basseterre
Independence: 19 September 1983 (from the UK)
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Location: Caribbean
Area: 389 sq km total (land: 389 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: hydropower, cropland
Ethnic groups: black 66%, mixed 19%, East Indian 6%, European 4%, Carib Amerindian 2%, other 3%
Languages: English, French patois
Religions: Protestant 75% (Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%), Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%
Population: 103,537 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Kingstown
Independence: 27 October 1979 (from the UK)
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Location: Southeastern Europe
Area: 77,474 sq km total (land: 77,474 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania
Natural resources: oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, chromite, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, arable land
Ethnic groups: Serb 82.9%, Hungarian 3.9%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.4%, Yugoslavs 1.1%, Bosniaks 1.8%, Montenegrin 0.9%, other 8% (2002 census)
Languages: Serbian (official) 88.3%, Hungarian 3.8%, Bosniak 1.8%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 4.1%, unknown 0.9% (2002 census)
Religions: Serbian Orthodox 85%, Catholic 5.5%, Protestant 1.1%, Muslim 3.2%, unspecified 2.6%, other, unknown, or atheist 2.6% (2002 census)
Population: 7,276,604 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Belgrade
Independence: 5 June 2006 (from Serbia and Montenegro)
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Location: Western Africa
Area: 71,740 sq km total (land: 71,620 sq km; water: 120 sq km)
Bordering countries: Guinea, Liberia
Natural resources: diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite
Ethnic groups: Temne 35%, Mende 31%, Limba 8%, Kono 5%, Kriole 2% (descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century; also known as Krio), Mandingo 2%, Loko 2%, other 15% (includes refugees from Liberia's recent civil war, and small numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians) (2008 census)
Languages: English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%)
Religions: Muslim 60%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs 30%
Population: 5,485,998 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Freetown
Independence: 27 April 1961 (from the UK)
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Location: Oceania
Area: 28,896 sq km total (land: 27,986 sq km; water: 910 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel
Ethnic groups: Melanesian 94.5%, Polynesian 3%, Micronesian 1.2%, other 1.1%, unspecified 0.2% (1999 census)
Languages: Melanesian pidgin (in much of the country is lingua franca), English (official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population), 120 indigenous languages
Religions: Protestant 73.7% (Church of Melanesia 32.8%, South Seas Evangelical 17%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%, United Church 10.3%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.4%), Roman Catholic 19%, other Christian 4.4%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.2% (1999 census)
Population: 584,578 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Honiara
Independence: 7 July 1978 (from the UK)
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Location: Southern Asia
Area: 65,610 sq km total (land: 64,630 sq km; water: 980 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower
Ethnic groups: Sinhalese 73.8%, Sri Lankan Moors 7.2%, Indian Tamil 4.6%, Sri Lankan Tamil 3.9%, other 0.5%, unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data)
Languages: Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8%
Religions: Buddhist (official) 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data)
Population: 21,481,334 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Colombo
Independence: 4 February 1948 (from the UK)
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Location: Northeastern Africa
Area: 1,861,484 sq km total (land: NA; water: NA)
Bordering countries: Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan
Natural resources: petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold; hydropower
Ethnic groups: Sudanese Arab (approximately 70%), Fur, Beja, Nuba, Fallata
Languages: Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur
Religions: Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority
Population: 34,206,710
Capital: Khartoum
Independence: 1 January 1956 (from Egypt and the UK)
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Location: Southern Africa
Area: 17,364 sq km total (land: 17,204 sq km; water: 160 sq km)
Bordering countries: Mozambique, South Africa
Natural resources: asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc
Ethnic groups: African 97%, European 3%
Languages: English (official, used for government business), siSwati (official)
Religions: Zionist 40% (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship), Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, other (includes Anglican, Baha'i, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish) 30%
Population: 1,386,914 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Mbabane
Independence: 6 September 1968 (from the UK)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Tanzania
Location: Eastern Africa
Area: 947,300 sq km total (land: 885,800 sq km; water: 61,500 sq km)
Bordering countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia
Natural resources: hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel
Ethnic groups: mainland - African 99% (of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes), other 1% (consisting of Asian, European, and Arab); Zanzibar - Arab, African, mixed Arab and African
Languages: Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages
Religions: mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
Population: 43,601,796 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Dar es Salaam
Independence: 26 April 1964; Tanganyika became independent on 9 December 1961 (from UK-administered UN trusteeship); Zanzibar became independent on 19 December 1963 (from UK); Tanganyika united with Zanzibar on 26 April 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar; renamed United Republic of Tanzania on 29 October 1964
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Togo
Location: Western Africa
Area: 56,785 sq km total (land: 54,385 sq km; water: 2,400 sq km)
Bordering countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana
Natural resources: phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land
Ethnic groups: African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1%
Languages: French (official, the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north)
Religions: Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%
Population: 6,961,049 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Lome
Independence: 27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Turkey
Location: Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia
Area: 783,562 sq km total (land: 769,632 sq km; water: 13,930 sq km)
Bordering countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Syria
Natural resources: coal, iron ore, copper, chromium, antimony, mercury, gold, barite, borate, celestite (strontium), emery, feldspar, limestone, magnesite, marble, perlite, pumice, pyrites (sulfur), clay, arable land, hydropower
Ethnic groups: Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 18%, other minorities 7-12% (2008 est.)
Languages: Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages
Religions: Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
Population: 79,749,461 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Ankara
Independence: 29 October 1923 (successor state to the Ottoman Empire)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Turkmenistan
Location: Central Asia
Area: 488,100 sq km total (land: 469,930 sq km; water: 18,170 sq km)
Bordering countries: Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt
Ethnic groups: Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6% (2003)
Languages: Turkmen (official) 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
Religions: Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
Population: 5,054,828 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Ashgabat
Independence: 27 October 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Turks and Caicos Islands
Location: two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean
Area: 948 sq km total (land: 948 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: spiny lobster, conch
Ethnic groups: black 87.6%, white 7.9%, mixed 2.5%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.7%
Languages: English (official)
Religions: Protestant 72.8% (Baptist 35.8%, Church of God 11.7%, Anglican 10%, Methodist 9.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%), Roman Catholic 11.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.8%, other 14%
Population: 46,335 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Grand Turk
Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Tuvalu
Location: Oceania
Area: 26 sq km total (land: 26 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: fish
Ethnic groups: Polynesian 96%, Micronesian 4%
Languages: Tuvaluan (official), English (official), Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)
Religions: Protestant 98.4% (Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%), Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%
Population: 10,619 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Funafuti
Independence: 1 October 1978 (from the UK)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Uganda
Location: East-Central Africa
Area: 241,038 sq km total (land: 197,100 sq km; water: 43,938 sq km)
Bordering countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania
Natural resources: copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land, gold
Ethnic groups: Baganda 16.9%, Banyakole 9.5%, Basoga 8.4%, Bakiga 6.9%, Iteso 6.4%, Langi 6.1%, Acholi 4.7%, Bagisu 4.6%, Lugbara 4.2%, Bunyoro 2.7%, other 29.6% (2002 census)
Languages: English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
Religions: Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9% (2002 census)
Population: 35,873,253 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Kampala
Independence: 9 October 1962 (from the UK)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Vanuatu
Location: Oceania
Area: 12,189 sq km total (land: 12,189 sq km; water: 0 sq km)
Bordering countries: none
Natural resources: manganese, hardwood forests, fish
Ethnic groups: Ni-Vanuatu 98.5%, other 1.5% (1999 Census)
Languages: local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama - official) 23.1%, English (official) 1.9%, French (official) 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% (1999 Census)
Religions: Protestant 55.6% (Presbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%), Roman Catholic 13.1%, other Christian 13.8%, indigenous beliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 9.6%, none 1%, unspecified 1.3% (1999 Census)
Population: 227,574 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Port-Vila
Independence: 30 July 1980 (from France and the UK)
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 Map and data courtesy of The World Factbook Zambia
Location: Southern Africa
Area: 752,618 sq km total (land: 743,398 sq km; water: 9,220 sq km)
Bordering countries: Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
Natural resources: copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower
Ethnic groups: African 99.5% (includes Bemba, Tonga, Chewa, Lozi, Nsenga, Tumbuka, Ngoni, Lala, Kaonde, Lunda, and other African groups), other 0.5% (includes Europeans, Asians, and Americans) (2000 Census)
Languages: Bemba (official) 30.1%, Nyanja (official) 10.7%, Tonga (official) 10.6%, Lozi (official) 5.7%, Chewa 4.9%, Nsenga 3.4%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda (official) 2.2%, Kaonde (official) 2%, Lala 2%, Luvale (official) 1.7%, English (official) 1.7%, other 22.5% (2000 Census)
Religions: Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
Population: 14,309,466 (July 2012 est.)
Capital: Lusaka
Independence: 24 October 1964 (from the UK)
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