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Background Note: Sao Tome and Principe
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 11:06 am | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Location: Western Africa; islands straddling the equator in the Gulf of Guinea west of Gabon. Area: 1,001 sq. km. (386 sq. mi.); about the size of metropolitan Indianapolis, or one-third the size of Rhode Island. Cities: Capital --Sao Tome. ... More >>
Background Note: Honduras
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 11:05 am | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 112,090 sq. km. (43,278 sq. mi.); slightly larger than Virginia. Cities: Capital --Tegucigalpa (1,150,000); San Pedro Sula (800,000-900,000). Terrain: Mountainous. Climate: Tropical to subtropical, depending on elevation. More >>
Background Note: Republic of the Congo
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 10:52 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: Gabon
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 10:50 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 >>
Background Note: Croatia
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 10:41 am | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 56,542 sq. km. land area (slightly smaller than West Virginia), 31,067 sq. km. coastal sea area. Major cities (2002 est.): Capital --Zagreb (779,145). Others --Split (188,694), Rijeka (144,043), Osijek (114,616). Terrain: Croatia is ... More >>
Background Note: Mauritania
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 10:38 am | 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 Note: Jamaica
Friday, 12 December 2008, 11:15 am | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 10,991 sq. km. (4,244 sq. mi.). Cities: Capital --Kingston metro area and St. Andrew (pop. 650,000). Other cities --Montego Bay (96,000), Spanish Town (131,515). Terrain: Mountainous, coastal plains. Climate: Tropical. More >>
Background Note: Serbia
Friday, 12 December 2008, 10:42 am | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: Serbia (77,474 sq. km.) is slightly smaller than Maine. Cities: Capital --Belgrade. Other cities --Pancevo, Novi Pazar, Uzice, Novi Sad, Subotica, Bor, Nis. Terrain: Varied; in the north, rich fertile plains; in the east, limestone ... More >>
Background Note: Lithuania
Friday, 12 December 2008, 10:41 am | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography Area: 65,200 sq. km. (26,080 sq. mi.); slightly larger than West Virginia. Cities (2008): Capital --Vilnius (pop. 542,809); other cities --Kaunas (358,107); Klaipeda (185,899); Siauliai (128,396). Terrain: Lithuania's fertile, central lowland ... More >>
Background Note: Turkey
Friday, 5 December 2008, 10:52 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: New Zealand
Friday, 5 December 2008, 10:50 am | 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 >>
