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- sea level. Most of the country is less than 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea ... world, generating nearly all of Paraguay's demand for electricity. Another ...27 KB (3,892 words) - 11:24, 11 March 2023
- Despite the Ivorian government's ruling, "Ivory Coast" ... * The Guardian newspaper's Style Guide says: "Ivory Coast ...28 KB (4,077 words) - 07:33, 12 January 2024
- unique in the world; it contains Africa's highest and lowest points, ... Northern Tanganyika's famed Olduvai Gorge has provided rich evidence ...29 KB (4,092 words) - 04:27, 27 February 2023
- to which Algeria, long the Polisario's patron, would influence such ... up toward the end of Francisco Franco's rule, and in combination with ...31 KB (4,505 words) - 17:20, 4 May 2023
- and the Middle East. Although Suriname's population remains relatively ... covering about 80 percent of Suriname's land surface. ...30 KB (4,282 words) - 12:07, 17 April 2024
- It is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the north ... southwest. There are over 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) of coastline. ...33 KB (4,741 words) - 02:39, 11 March 2023
- and largest city in Nairobi. Kenya's territory lies on the equator ... Kenya's location on the eastern coast of Africa and central highlands ...29 KB (4,349 words) - 03:29, 6 October 2022
- was due to foreign investment in Zambia's mining sector and higher copper ... Rhodesia developed into one of the world's leading producers of copper. ...31 KB (4,520 words) - 05:42, 13 June 2023
- for just under half of the country's total surface area, though ... the Galápagos Islands, some 620 miles (1,000 km) west of the mainland ...30 KB (4,366 words) - 18:03, 12 February 2024
- Today, Iceland is a highly developed country, the world's fifth ... small island of Grímsey, off Iceland's northern coast, lies atop the ...36 KB (5,300 words) - 17:19, 10 February 2024
- western sections of the Sea. Its coastline is 1,148 kilometers in length. In ... of Tunisia, the land reaches elevations of 1,050 meters. The Sahil is a ...35 KB (5,063 words) - 15:12, 2 August 2023
- significantly reduced the government's role in the economy, encouraged ... River, which at 741 feet is the world's highest single-drop waterfall ...31 KB (4,442 words) - 05:41, 27 July 2023
- approximately two percent of adult men and 1.5 percent of adult women. ... square kilometers) Thailand is the world's forty-ninth-largest country ...33 KB (4,876 words) - 15:05, 30 April 2023
- expedition along the northwestern coast's Gulf of Venezuela. On reaching ... Martín Fernández de Enciso, a member of Vespucci and de Ojeda's ...35 KB (5,081 words) - 15:01, 3 May 2023
- relatively stable since 1996, Guatemala's recent history has been plagued ... Guatemala is about the size of the U.S. state of Tennessee. About ...37 KB (5,339 words) - 23:54, 8 March 2024
- Paul Biya, and his Cameroon People's Democratic Movement, and corruption ... of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the Bight ...36 KB (5,278 words) - 18:55, 25 November 2023
- the east, where Mount Bintumani rises to 6,390 feet (1,948 m). ... next to Sierra Leone Harbor, the world's third largest natural harbor ...38 KB (5,601 words) - 20:08, 21 April 2023
- sits North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), which declared ... South Korea is also one of the world's most technologically advanced ...42 KB (5,837 words) - 16:22, 6 March 2024
- Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked ... The country's name in the Lao language is "Muang Lao." ...33 KB (5,048 words) - 06:54, 4 March 2023
- Chile is one of South America's most stable and prosperous nations ... The Pacific Ocean forms the country's entire western border, ...39 KB (5,549 words) - 16:43, 10 December 2023
- is the home of five percent of the world's plant and animal species, 80 ... power through trade with Madagascar's Indian Ocean neighbors, notably ...38 KB (5,416 words) - 04:52, 5 November 2022
- its highest point, the Halti at 4,357 feet (1,328 meters), is found in the ... since the last ice age, the country's area is growing by about 2 ...43 KB (6,190 words) - 19:49, 26 March 2024
- from 1998-2000 still simmers. Eritrea's government has been accused ... Its area is approximately that of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, though ...41 KB (6,034 words) - 19:30, 13 February 2024
- has a very elongated shape; the country's extensive coastline along the ... 15,535 miles (25,000 km). Norway shares a 1,580 mile (2,542 km) land border ...44 KB (6,442 words) - 10:06, 11 March 2023
- filament. Power ratings range from about 0.1 watt to about 10,000 watts, and up. ... The most significant feature of Swan's lamp was that there was little ...44 KB (6,810 words) - 12:43, 4 March 2024
- up and rebirth. In this, Uzbekistan's good relationship with other ... is approximately the size of Morocco or the U.S. state of California and is ...41 KB (5,990 words) - 14:07, 3 May 2023
- to the southwest and the People's Republic of China to the southeast. ... is about the same size as the state of the U.S. state of Nebraska, with a ...39 KB (5,879 words) - 16:28, 21 March 2024
- (207,600 sq km), slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Kansas. It is landlocked ... Belarus's natural resources include peat deposits, small quantities ...48 KB (6,863 words) - 08:51, 27 September 2023
- by area, or slightly larger than the U.S. state of Arizona. ... The busy port of Manila, on the country’s largest island of Luzon ...42 KB (6,083 words) - 15:26, 27 March 2024
- its landscapes and for having the world's largest artistic patrimony; ... drained by the Po River—which is Italy's biggest river with 652 km—and ...48 KB (6,888 words) - 16:16, 22 September 2021
- federation. Following the end of the TFG's interim mandate the same month ... Africa's easternmost country, Somalia is slightly smaller than ...54 KB (7,776 words) - 15:11, 27 April 2023
- France ranks among the world's most influential centers of cultural ... France's natural resources includes coal, iron ore, bauxite, ...109 KB (16,195 words) - 06:41, 1 April 2024
- border with Afghanistan, and Tajikistan's mountains are the major source ... Most of Tajikistan's lakes are of glacial origin and are located ...43 KB (6,221 words) - 00:52, 21 April 2023
- kilometers), slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Delaware. The terrain ... are the main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers. ...51 KB (7,390 words) - 17:16, 4 May 2023
- in cotton, Turkmenistan is in the world's top 10-15 producers. It also ... kilometers), Turkmenistan is the world's 52nd-largest country. It is ...47 KB (6,838 words) - 00:25, 3 May 2023
- meeting point of two continents, Turkey's culture has a unique blend ... Turkey's area, including lakes, occupies 300,948 square miles ...58 KB (8,535 words) - 00:22, 3 May 2023
- governed by the Baath Party, and Syria's president in 2007 was Bashar ... plateau. Fertile land is the nation's most important natural resource ...53 KB (7,689 words) - 00:57, 21 April 2023
- Iraq was known in ancient times as Mesopotamia, the world's first ... that up to 90 percent of the country's oil resources remain unexplored. ...56 KB (8,476 words) - 13:04, 6 March 2024
- North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ... Soviet-back communist Democratic People's Republic in 1948. It is now ...72 KB (9,967 words) - 06:32, 16 November 2022
- The country's name is derived from "Nicarao," the name ... Ronald Reagan, concerned by Nicaragua's close relationship with the ...59 KB (8,536 words) - 09:43, 11 March 2023
- With a population decline of 1.5 million since 1989, Bulgaria faces ... The Danube is Bulgaria's main river. Other major rivers include ...61 KB (8,943 words) - 18:41, 22 November 2023
- exclave, to the north. The country's total area is 120,728 square ... Poland’s territory extends across five geographical regions. In ...71 KB (10,329 words) - 17:32, 2 January 2024
- independent again after the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991. ... Ukraine's culture has unique art, architecture, cuisine, dance ...72 KB (10,102 words) - 01:29, 3 May 2023
- Greece's climate is divided into three classes: * A Mediterranean ... in the seas around Greece, while Greece's forests provide home to brown ...73 KB (10,722 words) - 18:19, 27 January 2023
- mountainous, and many are volcanic; Japan’s highest peak, Mount Fuji, ... countries of China and Korea. Japan's cultural development has been ...89 KB (12,871 words) - 15:44, 4 February 2022
- England ranks among the world's most influential centers of cultural ... The Kingdom of England was a separate state until May 1, 1707, when ...103 KB (15,568 words) - 18:34, 13 February 2024
- Spain's history includes long periods of religious struggle involving ... to function highly independently. Spain's decentralized government operates ...115 KB (17,210 words) - 19:06, 7 February 2023
- is a modern great power, the world's third largest economy, and ... to become the European Union's most populous and most economically ...115 KB (16,736 words) - 17:52, 14 December 2023
- almost a quarter of the world's land surface. It is a developed ... Britain was the world's foremost power during the nineteenth ...123 KB (18,096 words) - 11:41, 3 May 2023
