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Background Notes : Congo
Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 1:39 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Location: Central Africa. Bordering nations --Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia. Area: 2.345 sq. km. (905,063 sq. mi.; about the size of the U.S. east of the Mississippi). ... More >>
Background Notes : Mongolia
Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 1:38 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 1,566,500 sq. km. (604,103 sq. mi.); slightly larger than Alaska (land boundaries 8,114 km.). Terrain: Almost 90% of land area is pasture or desert, of varying usefulness; 1% arable; 9% forested. Climate: Continental, with little ... More >>
Background Notes : Djibouti
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 2:51 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 21,883 sq. km. (8,450 sq. mi.); about the size of Massachusetts. Cities: Capital --Djibouti. Other cities --Dikhil, Arta, Ali-Sabieh, Obock, Tadjoura. Terrain: Coastal desert. Climate: Torrid and dry. More >>
Background Notes : Eritrea
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 2:49 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 125,000 sq. km. (48,000 sq. mi.); about the size of Pennsylvania. Cities: Capital --Asmara (est. pop. 435,000). Other cities --Keren (57,000); Assab (28,000); Massawa (25,000); Afabet (25,000); Tessenie (25,000); Mendefera (25,000); ... More >>
Background Notes : Ghana
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 2:48 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 238,538 sq. km. (92,100 sq. mi.); about the size of Illinois and Indiana combined. Cities: Capital --Accra (metropolitan area pop. 3 million est.). Other cities --Kumasi (1 million est.), Tema (500,000 est.), Sekondi-Takoradi (370,000 ... More >>
Background Notes : Mauritania
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 2:46 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 1,030,070 sq. km. (419,212 sq. mi.); slightly larger than Texas and New Mexico combined. Cities (2004): Capital --Nouakchott (pop. 708,000). Other cities --Nouadhibou (72,000), Rosso (50,000), Kaedi (34,000), Zouerate (34,000), ... More >>
Background Notes : Kenya
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 2:45 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 582,646 sq. km. (224,960 sq mi.); slightly smaller than Texas. Cities: Capital --Nairobi (pop. 2.9 million; 2007 est.). Other cities --Mombasa (828,500; 2006 est.), Kisumu (650,846; 2005-6), Nakuru (1.3 million; 2005-6), Eldoret (193,830; ... More >>
Background Notes : Samoa
Monday, 2 March 2009, 12:50 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 2,934 sq. km. (1,133 sq. mi.) in two main islands plus seven smaller ones. Cities: Capital (pop. 61,900)--Apia. Terrain: Mountainous with narrow coastal plain. Climate: Tropical. More >>
Background Notes : New Zealand
Monday, 2 March 2009, 12:48 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 270,500 sq. km.; about the size of Colorado. Cities (December 2006): Capital --Wellington (450,600). Other cities --Auckland (1,237,239), Christchurch (338,748), Hamilton (130,000). Terrain: Highly varied, from snowcapped mountains ... More >>
Background Notes : North Korea
Monday, 2 March 2009, 12:39 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 1122,762 sq. km. (47,918 sq. mi.), about the size of Mississippi. Cities: Capital --Pyongyang. Other cities --Hamhung, Chongjin, Wonsan, Nampo, and Kaesong. Terrain: About 80% of land area is moderately high mountains separated by ... More >>
Background Notes : Kuwait
Wednesday, 25 February 2009, 1:46 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 17,820 sq. km. (6,880 sq. mi.); approximately the size of the State of New Jersey. Cities: Capital --Kuwait City. Terrain: Almost entirely flat desert plain (highest elevation point--306 m). Climate: Summers are intensely hot and dry ... More >>
Background Notes : Austria
Wednesday, 25 February 2009, 1:44 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 83,857 sq. km. (32,377 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than Maine. Cities: Capital --Vienna (2007 pop. 1.68 million). Other cities --Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt. Terrain: Alpine (64%), northern highlands that form part of the Bohemian ... More >>
Background Note: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Friday, 16 January 2009, 11:05 am | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 51,129 sq. km, slightly smaller than West Virginia. Cities: Capital --Sarajevo (est. pop 387,876); Banja Luka (220,407); Mostar (208,904); Tuzla (118,500); Bihac (49,544). Terrain: Mountains in the central and southern regions, plains along ... More >>
Background Note: Turkey
Thursday, 15 January 2009, 10:53 am | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 780,580 sq. km. Cities: Capital --Ankara (pop. 3.9 million). Other cities --Istanbul (11.3 million), Izmir (2.6 million), Bursa (1.5 million), Adana (1.5 million), Gaziantep (1.2 million). Terrain: Narrow coastal plain surrounds Anatolia, ... More >>
Background Note: Togo
Thursday, 15 January 2009, 10:04 am | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 56,785 sq. km.; slightly smaller than West Virginia. Cities: Capital --Lome 1,008,000 (pop. 2007 est.). Other major cities --Sokode 111,200; Kara 104,900; Atakpame 77,300; Dapaong 53,600. Terrain: Savannah and hills and coastal plain. Climate: ... More >>
Background Note: Greece
Thursday, 15 January 2009, 10:03 am | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 131,957 sq. km. (51,146 sq. mi.; roughly the size of Alabama). Major cities: Capital --Athens. Greater Athens (pop. 3,566,060), municipality of Athens (772,072), Greater Thessaloniki (pop. 1,057,825), Thessaloniki (824,633), Piraeus ... More >>
Background Note: Aruba
Thursday, 15 January 2009, 10:01 am | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 180 sq. km. (112 sq. mi.). Cities: Capital --Oranjestad. Terrain: Flat with a few hills; scant vegetation. Climate: Subtropical. More >>
Background Note: Paraguay
Wednesday, 14 January 2009, 1:16 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 406,752 sq. km. (157,047 sq. mi.); about the size of California. Cities: Capital --Asuncion (pop. 539,000). Other cities --Ciudad del Este, Concepcion, Encarnacion, Pedro Juan Caballero, Coronel Oviedo. Terrain: East of the Paraguay ... More >>
Background Note: Saudi Arabia
Monday, 12 January 2009, 12:18 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 1,960,582 million sq. km. (784,233 sq. mi.), slightly more than one-fifth the size of the continental United States. Cities (2006 est.): Capital --Riyadh (pop. 4.3 million). Other cities --Jeddah (3.4 million), Makkah, (1.6 million), ... More >>
Background Note: Gabon
Monday, 12 January 2009, 11:47 am | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 267,667 sq. km. (103,347 sq. mi.); about the size of Colorado. Cities: Capital --Libreville (pop. 673,995). Other cities --Port-Gentil (118,940), Franceville. Terrain: Narrow coastal plain; hilly, heavily forested interior (about 80% forested); ... More >>
