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Background Note: Republic of the Congo
Monday, 12 January 2009, 11:46 am | 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: South Africa
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 12:40 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 1.2 million sq. km. (470,462 sq. mi.). Cities: Capitals --administrative, Pretoria; legislative, Cape Town; judicial, Bloemfontein. Other cities --Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth. Terrain: Plateau, savanna, desert, mountains, coastal plains. ... More >>
Background Note: Sudan
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 12:39 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 2.5 million sq. km. (967,500 sq. mi.); the largest country in Africa and almost the size of continental U.S. east of the Mississippi River. Cities: Capital --Khartoum (pop. 1.4 million). Other cities --Omdurman (2.1 million), Port Sudan ... More >>
Background Note: Comoros
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 12:37 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 Note: Djibouti
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 12:36 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 Note: Burundi
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 12:35 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Location: Central Africa. Bordering nations --Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda. Area: 27,830 sq. km. (10,747 sq. mi.); about the size of Maryland. Cities: Capital --Bujumbura (pop. 300,000). Other cities --Cibitoke, ... More >>
Background Note: Zimbabwe
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 12:33 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 390,580 sq. km. (150,760 sq. mi.), slightly larger than Montana. Cities: Capital --Harare (pronounced Ha-RAR-e), pop. 1.5 million. Other towns --Bulawayo, Chitungwiza, Mutare, Gweru, Kwekwe, Masvingo, Marondera. Terrain: Desert and savanna. ... More >>
Background Note: Niger
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 12:32 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 1,267,000 sq. km (490,000 sq. mi.); about three times the size of California. Cities: Capital --Niamey (pop. approx. 1 million). Other cities-- Tahoua, Konni, Maradi, Zinder, Diffa, Dosso, Arlit, and Agadez. Terrain: About two-thirds ... More >>
Background Note: Madagascar
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 12:31 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 592,800 sq. km. (228,880 sq. mi.). Cities: Capital --Antananarivo (pop. about 1,300,000). Other cities --Antsirabe (about 500,000), Mahajanga (about 400,000), Toamasina (about 450,000). Terrain: Mountainous central plateau, coastal ... More >>
Background Note: Eritrea
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 12:30 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 Note: Spain
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 12:29 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 504,750 sq. km. (194,884 sq. mi.), including the Balearic and Canary Islands; about the size of Arizona and Utah combined. Cities: Capital --Madrid (5.5 million). Other cities --Barcelona (4.9 million), Valencia (2.3 million), Seville ... More >>
Background Note: Kosovo
Wednesday, 7 January 2009, 12:07 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 10,887 square kilometers (4,203 square miles), slightly smaller than Connecticut. Capital: Pristina. Terrain: Varied. Climate: Temperate. More >>
Background Note: Micronesia
Wednesday, 7 January 2009, 12:05 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 702 sq. km (about 270 sq. mi.) in four major island groups (Pohnpei, Chuuk, Yap and Kosrae). Cities: Capital --Palikir. Other cities --Kolonia, Weno, Colonia, Lelu. Terrain: 607 mountainous islands and low-lying coral atolls. Climate: ... More >>
Background Note: Malaysia
Wednesday, 7 January 2009, 12:02 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 329,748 sq. km. (127,315 sq. mi.); slightly larger than New Mexico. Cities: Capital --Kuala Lumpur. Other cities --Penang, Ipoh, Malacca, Johor Baru, Shah Alam, Klang, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Kota Baru, Kuala Terengganu, Miri, Petaling ... More >>
Background Note: Guinea-Bissau
Wednesday, 7 January 2009, 12:01 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area (including Bijagos Archipelago): 36,125 sq. km., about the size of Maryland. Cities: Capital --Bissau. Other cities --Bafata, Gabu, Canchungo, Farim, Cacheu. Regions: Oio, Tombali, Cacheu, Bolama, Quinara, Biombo, Bafata, Gabu. Terrain: ... More >>
Background Note: Qatar
Wednesday, 7 January 2009, 12:00 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 11,437 sq. km. (4,427 sq. mi.); about the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Cities: Capital --Doha 431,525 (2005 est.). Other cities --Messaieed, Al-Khor, Dukhan, Ruwais. Terrain: Mostly desert, flat, barren. Climate: Hot and humid, ... More >>
Background Note: Montenegro
Wednesday, 24 December 2008, 10:38 am | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: Montenegro (13,938 sq. km.) is slightly smaller than Connecticut. Cities: Capital --Podgorica. Other cities --Bar, Berane, Bijelo Polje, Budva, Cetinje, Herceg Novi, Kotor, Niksic, Pljevlja, Tivat, Ulcinj. Terrain: Varied; mountainous ... More >>
Background Note: Malawi
Monday, 22 December 2008, 1:41 pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 118,484 sq. km. (45,747 sq. mi.); land the size of Pennsylvania, with a lake the size of Vermont. Cities: Capital --Lilongwe. Other cities --Blantyre (the commercial capital), Zomba, Mzuzu. Terrain: Plateaus, highlands, and valleys. ... More >>
Background Note: Uzbekistan
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 11:19 am | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 447,400 sq. km., slightly larger than California. Major cities: Capital --Tashkent (pop. 2.5 million); Samarkand (600,000); Bukhara (350,000). Terrain: Flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat, intensely irrigated river valleys ... More >>
Background Note: Cayman Islands
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 11:18 am | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 259 sq. km. (100 sq. mi.) on three islands: Grand Cayman (76 sq. mi.), Cayman Brac (14 sq. mi.), and Little Cayman (10 sq. mi.). Capital: George Town (pop. 20,626) (1999 Census). Terrain: Low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral ... More >>
