Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Zimbabwe

Country name: Republic of Zimbabwe

Location: southern Africa

Capitol city: Harare

Religion: Christian

Exports/Imports: tobacco, soy, maize

Languages: English, Shona

Population: 13,010,000

Currency: Dollar

Foods: cornmeal, greens, sausage

Music: traditional African music

A little bit about the country: formerly Rhodesia

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Zambia

Country name: Republic of Zambia

Location: Southern Africa

Capitol city: Lusaka

Religion: Christian

Exports/Imports: 68% of Zambians live below the recognised national poverty line

Languages: about 90 languages are recognised

Population: 11,668,000

Currency: Zambian kwacha

Foods: maize, relish

Music: traditional

A little bit about the country: wire crafts are popular here

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Yemen

Country name: Republic of Yemen

Location: Arabian Peninsula

Capitol city: San'a'

Religion: Sunni, Shi'a

Exports/Imports: several

Languages: officially Arabic, English is spoken

Population: 23,013,376

Currency: Yemeni Rial

Foods: vegetables, fish

Music: influenced by Indian and Chinese

A little bit about the country: the average Yemeni woman bears seven children

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Vietnam

Country name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Location: Southeast Asia

Capitol city: Hanoi

Religion: Buddhism

Exports/Imports: cashews, rice, coffee

Languages: Vietnamese

Population: 87,375,000

Currency: đồng

Foods: vegetables, fish

Music: influenced by Chinese

A little bit about the country: is the world's top producer of cashews

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Venezuela

Country name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Location: South America

Capitol city: Caracas

Religion: Roman Catholic, nominally

Exports/Imports: petroleum

Languages: Spanish

Population: 28,199,822

Currency: Bolívar fuerte

Foods: influenced by Latin dishes

Music: traditional Spanish

A little bit about the country: baseball is their most popular sport

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Monday, May 5, 2008

Vatican City

Country name: State of the Vatican City

Location: within Rome

Capitol city: Vatican City

Religion: no set religion

Exports/Imports: coins, stamps

Languages: Italian, German, French, English

Population: 821

Currency: Euro

Foods: Italian recipes

Music: very versatile

A little bit about the country: is the smallest independent state in the world by both population and area

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Vanuatu

Country name: Republic of Vanuatu

Location: South Pacific Ocean

Capitol city: Port Vila

Religion: Christianity

Exports/Imports: fish, cattle

Languages: Bislama, English, French

Population: 209,000

Currency: Vanuatu vatu

Foods: several meats, spices

Music: slit drums, reggae

A little bit about the country: first self-governing nation to practice universal suffrage without distinction of sex or race

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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