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Background Note: Kazakhstan
Tuesday, 21 April 2009, 3:10 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 2.7 million sq. km. (1.05 million sq. mi.); ninth-largest nation in the world; the size of Western Europe. Major cities: Astana (capital, June 1998), Almaty (former capital), Karaganda, and Shymkent. Terrain: Extends east to west from ... More >>
Background Note: Vanuatu
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 4:19 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: Land --11,830 sq. km. (4,568 sq. miles) archipelago of 83 islands. Comparative area --about the size of Connecticut. Cities: Capital --Port Vila (on the island of Efate), pop. 33,700. Other towns --Luganville (on the island of Espiritu ... More >>
Background Note: Solomon Islands
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 4:18 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: Land --27,556 sq. km. (11,599 sq. mi.). Archipelago--725,197 sq. km. (280,000 sq. mi.). Cities: Capital --Honiara (on the island of Guadalcanal), pop. 54,600. Other towns --Gizo, Auki, Kirakira. Terrain: Mountainous islands. Climate: ... More >>
Background Note: Papua New Guinea
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 4:17 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Land area: 462,860 sq. km.; about the size of California. Cities: Capital --Port Moresby (254,158). Other cities --Lae (78,038), Mt. Hagen (27,789). Terrain: Mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills. The largest portion ... More >>
Background Note: Japan
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 4:16 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 377, 835 sq. km. (145,902 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than California. Cities: Capital --Tokyo. Other cities --Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kobe, Kyoto, Fukuoka. Terrain: Rugged, mountainous islands. Climate: Varies from subtropical to ... More >>
Background Note: El Salvador
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 4:14 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 20,742 sq. km. (8,008 sq. mi.); about the size of Massachusetts. Cities: Capital-- San Salvador (pop. 1.6 million). Other cities --Santa Ana, San Miguel, Soyapango, and Apopa. Terrain: Mountains separate country into three distinct ... More >>
Background Note: Antigua and Barbuda
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 4:13 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: Antigua --281 sq. km. (108 sq. mi.); Barbuda --161 sq. km. (62 sq. mi.). Cities: Capital --St. John's (pop. 30,000). Terrain: Generally low-lying, with highest elevation 405 m. (1,330 ft.). Climate: Tropical maritime. More >>
Background Note: Libya
Tuesday, 24 March 2009, 12:07 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Location: North Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria, southern border with Chad, Niger, and Sudan. Area: 1,759,540 million sq. km. Cities: Tripoli (capital), Benghazi. Terrain: Mostly barren, flat ... More >>
Background Note: Morocco
Monday, 23 March 2009, 1:03 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Location: North Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, southern border with Western Sahara, eastern border with Algeria. Area: 446,550 sq. km. (172,413 sq. mi.) slightly larger than California. (The disputed territory ... More >>
Background Note: Ecuador
Monday, 23 March 2009, 1:02 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 276,840 sq. km; about the size of Colorado. Cities: Capital --Quito (pop. 2 million). Other major cities --Guayaquil (2.28 million). Terrain: Jungle east of the Andes, a rich agricultural coastal plain west of the Andes, high-elevation ... More >>
Background Note: Republic of the Congo
Monday, 23 March 2009, 1:00 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 342,000 sq. km (132,000 sq. mi.); slightly larger than New Mexico. Cities: Capital --Brazzaville (pop. 800,000). Other cities --Pointe-Noire (450,000), Dolisie (150,000). Climate: Tropical. Tropical jungle in the North (country seasonally ... More >>
Background Note: Algeria
Monday, 23 March 2009, 12:58 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia. Area: Total --2,381,740 sq. km. Land --2,381,740 sq. km.; water --0 sq. km. More than three times the size of Texas. Cities: Capital --Algiers; Oran, ... More >>
Background Notes : Romania
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 1:14 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 237,499 sq. km. (91,699 sq. mi.); somewhat smaller than New York and Pennsylvania combined. Cities: Capital --Bucharest (pop. 2.02 million). Other cities --Iasi (350,000), Constanta (344,000), Timisoara (327,000), Cluj-Napoca (334,000), ... More >>
Background Notes : Seychelles
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 1:24 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 444 sq. km; about 2.5 times the size of Washington DC. Major islands: Mahe and Praslin. Cities: Capital --Victoria. Terrain: About half of the islands are granitic in origin, with narrow coastal strips and central ranges of hills rising ... More >>
Background Notes : Mauritius
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 1:23 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 1,865 sq. km. (720 sq. mi.), about the size of Rhode Island; 500 miles east of Madagascar, in the Indian Ocean. Dependencies: Rodrigues Island, the Agalega Islands and Cargados Carajos Shoals; Mauritius also claims sovereignty over ... More >>
Background Notes : Guyana
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 1:21 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 214,970 sq. km. (83,000 sq. mi.); about the size of Idaho. Cities: Capital --Georgetown (pop. 150,000). Other cities --Linden (29,000) and New Amsterdam (18,000). Terrain: Low coastal plain, hilly sand and clay region, forested highlands, ... More >>
Background Notes : Equatorial Guinea
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 1:18 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Location: Western Africa, bordering the Bay of Biafra. Bordering nations --Cameroon, Gabon. Area: 28,050 sq. km; slightly smaller than Maryland. Cities: Capital --Malabo. Other cities --Bata (also capital of Littoral province on the mainland). ... More >>
Background Notes : Comoros
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 1:16 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 2,171 sq. km. (838 sq. mi.); slightly less than half the size of Delaware. Major islands --Grande Comore (1,025 sq. km.), Anjouan (424 sq. km.), Mayotte (374 sq. km.), and Moheli (211 sq. km.). Cities: Capital --Moroni (pop. 30,000); ... More >>
Background Notes : Central African Republic
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 1:15 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 622,984 sq. km. (242,000 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than Texas. Cities: Capital --Bangui (pop. 690,000). Other cities --Berberati (56,867), Bouar (39,676), Bambari (32,603), Bangassou (24,450), Bossangoa (31,723), Mbaiki (16,901), ... More >>
Background Notes : Cameroon
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 1:13 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 475,000 sq. km. (184,000) sq. mi.), about the size of California. Cities (2003 Census Bureau estimates): Capital --Yaounde (pop. 1.1 million). Other major cities --Douala (1.3 million), Garoua (424,312), Maroua (409,546), Bafoussam ... More >>
