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Africa

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North & South America

Countries of the Americas and the Caribbean
Area: North America (Canada, USA): 20 000 000 km2 (7 700 000 mi2);
Central America and the Caribbean: 20 720 000 km2 (8 000 000 mi2); South America: 17 900 000 km2 (6 900 000 mi2)
Population: North America: 326 million; Central America and the Caribbean: 549 million; South America: 365 million
Highest Point: Aconcagua, 6959 m (22,831 ft), Mendoza, Argentina.
Largest Lake: Lake Superior, surface area 82,000 km2 (32,000 mi2), larger than Panama.
Longest River: Rio Amazonas (Amazon), 6 296 km (3 912 mi), South America.
Languages of the Americas: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, various native Indian languages, French patois, Creole.



Source--Population and Area: Population Reference Bureau (approximate values)
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States of the Americas and the Caribbean

Caribbean

Country Population Capital City
Anguilla 13 000 The Valley
Antigua and Barbuda 100 000 Saint John's
Aruba 103 000 Oranjestad
Bahamas 307 000 Nassau
Barbados 300 000 Bridgetown
Bermuda 65 000 Hamilton
British Virgin Islands 22 000 Road Town
Cayman Islands 38 000 George Town
Cuba 11 300 000 Havana
Dominica 80 000 Roseau
Dominican Republic 8 800 000 Santo Domingo
Grenada 100 000 Saint George's
Guadeloupe 456 000 Basse-Terre
Haiti 8 222 000 Port-au-Prince
Jamaica 2 600 000 Kingston
Martinique 400 000 Fort-de-France
Netherlands Antilles 220 000 Willemstad
Puerto Rico 3 900 000 San Juan
Saint Kitts and Nevis 50 000 Basseterre
Saint Lucia 200 000 Castries
Trinidad and Tobago 1 300 000 Port-of-Spain
U.S. Virgin Islands 93 000 Charlotte Amalie

Central America

Country Population Capital City
Belize 300 000 Belmopan
Costa Rica 4 200 000 San José
El Salvador 6 700 000 San Salvador
Guatemala 12 700 000 Guatemala (City)
Honduras 7 000 000 Tegucigalpa
Nicaragua 5 600 000 Managua
Panama 3 200 000 Panama (City)

South America

Country Population Capital City
Argentina 37 900 000 Buenos Aires
Bolivia 8 800 000 La Paz
Brazil 179 100 000 Brasilia
Chile 16 000 000 Santiago
Colombia 45 300 000 Bogotá D.C.
Ecuador 13 400 000 Quito
French Guiana 200 000 Cayenne
Guyana 860 000 Georgetown
Paraguay 6 000 000 Asunción
Peru 27 500 000 Lima
Suriname 420 000 Paramaribo
Uruguay 3 400 000 Montevideo
Venezuela 26 200 000 Caracas

North America

Country Population Capital City
Canada 31 900 000 Ottawa
Mexico 106 200 000 Mexico (City)
United States 293 600 000 Washington
Source: Population Reference Bureau: 2004 World Population Data Sheet

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Regions:




*** Countries of Central America

Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala

Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama




*** Countries of Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago

Territories & Dependencies
Anguilla (U.K.)
Aruba (Neth.)
British Virgin Islands (U.K.)
Cayman Islands (U.K.)
Guadeloupe (Fr.)
Martinique (Fr.)
Montserrat (U.K.)
Netherlands Antilles (Neth.)
Puerto Rico (U.S.)
Turks and Caicos Islands (U.K.)
U.S. Virgin Islands


North America

North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. North America includes all of the mainland and related offshore islands lying N of the Isthmus of Panama (which connects it with South America). The term “Anglo-America” is frequently used in reference to Canada and the United States combined, while the term “Middle America” is used to describe the region including Mexico, the republics of Central America, and the Caribbean.

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Europe



Countries of Europe
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Europe

Area: 23 million km2 (8 876 000 mi2)
Population: 728 million
Highest Point: 1. El’brus in Russia, (5642 m/18510 ft); 2. Mont Blanc, France-Italy: 4807m (15771 ft).
Largest Lake: Lake Balaton Hungary, largest lake of Central Europe 592 km2.
Longest Rivers: 1. Volga (3,690 km (2,293 miles), 2. Danube 2850 km (1770 miles)
Languages of Europe: English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Nordic Languages, East European languages.

Source--Population and Area: Population Reference Bureau (rounded values)


Eastern Europe

Country Population Capital City
Belarus 9 800 000 Minsk
Bulgaria 7 800 000 Sofia
* Czech Republic 10 200 000 Prague
* Hungary 10 100 000 Budapest
Moldova 4 200 000 Chisinau
* Poland 38 200 000 Warsaw
Romania 21 700 000 Bucharest
Russian Federation 144 100 000 Moscow
* Slovakia 5 400 000 Bratislava
Ukraine 47 400 000 Kiev

Northern Europe

Country Population Capital City
* Denmark 5 400 000 Copenhagen
* Estonia 1 300 000 Tallinn
(*) Faroe Islands 43 000 Tórshavn
* Finland 5 200 000 Helsinki
* Greenland 56 854 Nuuk (Godthab, Godthåb)
+ Iceland 300 000 Reykjavik
* Ireland 4 100 000 Dublin (City)
* Latvia 2 300 000 Riga
* Lithuania 3 400 000 Vilnius
+ Norway 4 600 000 Oslo
* Sweden 9 000 000 Stockholm
* United Kingdom 59 700 000 London

Southern Europe

Albania 3 200 000 Tirana
Andorra 100 000 Andorra la Vella
Bosnia and Herzegowina 3 900 000 Sarajevo
Croatia (Hrvatska) 4 400 000 Zagreb
* Cyprus 793 100 Nicosia (Lefkosia)
Gibraltar 25 000 Gibraltar
* Greece 11 000 000 Athens
Holy See (Vatican City State) 1 000 Vatican City
* Italy 57 800 000 Rome
Macedonia 2 000 000 Skopje
* Malta 400 000 Valletta
* Portugal 10 500 000 Lisbon
San Marino 30 000 San Marino
Serbia and Montenegro (former Yugoslavia) 10 700 000 Belgrade
* Slovenia 2 000 000 Ljubljana
* Spain 42 500 000 Madrid
Turkey 71 300 000 Ankara

Western Europe

Country Population Capital City
* Austria 8 100 000 Vienna (Wien)
* Belgium 10 400 000 Brussels
* France 60 000 000 Paris
* Germany 82 600 000 Berlin
+ Liechtenstein 33 000 Vaduz
* Luxembourg 500 000 Luxembourg
Monaco 34 000 Monaco
* Netherlands 16 300 000 Amsterdam
+ Switzerland 7 400 000 Bern
* Member States of the European Union (EU)
+ Member States of European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

Source: Population Reference Bureau: 2004 World Population Data Sheet and others

Official Sites of Europe


European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
The EFTA Convention established a free trade area among its Member States in 1960.

OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The organization with 55 participating States from Europe, Central Asia and North America is active in early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation.

Continent Guide

VisitEurope.com
The Official Gateway to Europe, presented by the European Travel Commission and its 33 member government tourist offices.

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Australia



Australia is a federation of six states (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia) and two territories (the Northern Territory and the Capital Territory, where Canberra is located).


World Region: Oceania

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Total Area: 7,686,850 sq km (slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states)
Land Area: 7,617,930 sq km
Water Area: 68,920 sq km
Highest Point: Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m
Lowest Point: Lake Eyre -15 m
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Government Information

Flag Details Capital City: Canberra
» History of Canberra
Independence Day: 1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies)
Government Type: democratic, federal-state system recognizing the British monarch as sovereign
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Population Demographics

Anthem Details Population: 19,913,144
Languages: English, native languages
Religion: Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%, non-Christian 11%, other 12.6%
Life Expectancy: 80.26
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Economic Information

Currency Details Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)
GDP(per capita) 28,900
Industries: mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel
Exports: coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina, iron ore, wheat, machinery and transport equipment
Import machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum products

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Countries of Asia

Asia is the largest continent in the world in both area and population.
Area: about 49 700 000 km2 (19 189 277 mi2) it covers about 60 percent of Earth's total land area.
Population: almost 4 billion human inhabitants, about 60 percent of the world's population. Seven out of ten of the most populated countries are in Asia (2004).
Highest Point: Sagarmatha (Chomolungma; Mount Everest) 8848m (29 028 ft) Nepal.
Largest Lake: Caspian Sea (salt lake) 371 000 km2 (143 250 mi2),
Ozero Baykal, Lake Baikal 31 500 km2 in Siberia is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume.
Longest River: Yangtze (Yángzî Jiang) China, 6380 km (3 964 mi).
Languages of Asia: Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Russian, Japanese, Vietnamese....


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Eastern Asia

Country Population Capital City
China 1 300 100 000 Beijing
China, Hong Kong SAR 6 800 000 -
China, Macau SAR 473 000 Macau City
China Tibet 2 620 000 Lhasa
Japan 127 700 000 Tokyo
Korea (North) 22 800 000 P'yongyang
Korea (South) 47 925 000 Seoul
Mongolia 2 500 000 Ulaanbaatar
Taiwan 22 600 000 Taipei

Northern Asia

Country Population Capital City
Russian Federation 145 000 000 Moscow

South-Central Asia

Country Population Capital City
Afghanistan 28 500 000 Kabul
Bangladesh 141 300 000 Dhaka
Bhutan 1 000 000 Thimphu
India 1 086 600 000 New Delhi
Iran 67 400 000 Teheran
Kazakhstan 15 000 000 Astana
Kyrgyzstan 5 100 000 Bishkek
Maldives 300 000 Male
Nepal 24 700 000 Kathmandu
Pakistan 159 200 000 Islamabad
Sri Lanka 19 000 000 Colombo
Tajikistan 6 600 000 Dushanbe
Turkmenistan 5 700 000 Ashgabat
Uzbekistan 26 400 000 Tashkent

South-East Asia

Country Population Capital City
Brunei Darussalam 400 000 Bandar Seri Begawan
Cambodia 13 100 000 Phnom Penh
Indonesia 218 700 000 Jakarta
Laos 5 800 000 Vientiane
Malaysia 25 600 000 Kuala Lumpur
Myanmar (Burma) 50 100 000 Yangon (Rangoon)
Philippines 83 700 000 Manila
Singapore 4 200 000 Singapore
Thailand 63 800 000 Bangkok
Timor-Leste 800 000 Dili
Viet Nam 81 500 000 Hanoi

Western Asia and Middle East

Country Population Capital City
Armenia 3 200 000 Yerevan
Azerbaijan 8 300 000 Baku
Bahrain 700 000 Manama
Cyprus 793 100 Nicosia (Lefkosia)
Georgia 4 500 000 T'bilisi
Iraq 25 900 000 Baghdad
Israel 6 800 000 Jerusalem
Jordan 5 600 000 Amman
Kuwait 2 500 000 Kuwait (City)
Lebanon 4 500 000 Beirut
Oman 2 700 000 Muscat
Palestine 3 800 000 Jerusalem (claimed)
Qatar 700 000 Doha (Al-Dawhah)
Saudi Arabia 25 100 000 Riyadh
Syria 18 000 000 Damascus
Turkey 71 300 000 Ankara
United Arab Emirates 4 200 000 Abu Dhabi
Yemen 20 000 000 Sanaa
Source: Population Reference Bureau-- 2004 World Population Data Sheet

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Countries of Africa

Africa is the second-largest continent in the world in both area and population.
Area: about 30 244 000 km2 (11 700 000 mi2) including its adjacent islands it covers about 20 percent of Earth's total land area.
Population: 885 million human inhabitants, about 20 percent of the world's population.




Largest Lake: Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza; 68 870 sq. km.
Longest River: Nile; 6 695 km.
Languages of Africa: about thousand languages classified in four major language families:
Afro-Asiatic (e.g. Berber lang), Nilo-Saharan, Niger-Congo (Bantu), and Khoi-San.

Source--Population and Area: Population Reference Bureau (approximate values)
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Mount Kilimanjaro - Tanzania © OSU Research News


States of Africa

Eastern Africa

Country Population Capital City
Burundi 6,200,000 Bujumbura
Comoros 727,000 Moroni
Djibouti 700,000 Djibouti
Eritrea 4,400,000 Asmara
Ethiopia 72,400,000 Addis Ababa
Kenya 32,400,000 Nairobi
Madagascar 17,500,000 Antananarivo
Malawi 11,900,000 Lilongwe
Mauritius 1,200,000 Port Louis
Mozambique 19,200,000 Maputo
Réunion 800,000 Saint-Denis
Rwanda 8,400,000 Kigali
Seychelles 100,000 Victoria
Somalia 8,300,000 Mogadishu
Uganda 26,100,000 Kampala
United Republic of Tanzania 36,100,000 Dar es Salaam
Zambia 10,900,000 Lusaka
Zimbabwe 12,700,000 Harare

Middle Africa

Country Population Capital City
Angola 13,300,000 Luanda
Cameroon 16,100,000 Yaoundé
Central African Republic 3,700,000 Bangui
Chad 9,500,000 N'Djamena
Congo 3,800,000 Brazzaville
Democratic Republic of the Congo 58,300,000 Kinshasa
Equatorial Guinea 500,000 Malabo
Gabon 1,400,000 Libreville
São Tomé and Príncipe 200,000 São Tomé

Northern Africa

Country Population Capital City
Algeria 32,300,000 Algiers
Egypt 73,400,000 Cairo
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 5,600,000 Tripoli
Morocco 30,600,000 Rabat
Sudan 39,100,000 Khartoum
Tunisia 10,000,000 Tunis
Western Sahara 300,000 ---

Southern Africa

Country Population Capital City
Botswana 1,700,000 Gaborone
Lesotho 1,800,000 Maseru
Namibia 1,900,000 Windhoek
South Africa 46,900,000 Pretoria
Swaziland 1,200,000 Mbabane

Western Africa

Country Population Capital City
Benin 7,300,000 Porto-Novo
Burkina Faso 13,600,000 Ouagadougou
Cape Verde 500,000 Praia
Côte d'Ivoire 16,900,000 Yamoussoukro
Gambia, The 1,500,000 Banjul
Ghana 21,400,000 Accra
Guinea 9,200,000 Conakry
Guinea-Bissau 1,500,000 Bissau
Liberia 3,500,000 Monrovia
Mali 13,400,000 Bamako
Mauritania 3,000,000 Nouakchott
Niger 12,400,000 Niamey
Nigeria 137,300,000 Abuja
Saint Helena 6,000 Jamestown
Senegal 10,900,000 Dakar
Sierra Leone 5,200,000 Freetown
Togo 5,600,000 Lomé

Source: Population Reference Bureau: 2004 World Population Data Sheet

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