Friday, November 30, 2007

Colombia

Country name: Colombia


Location: South America


Capitol city: Bogota


Religion: Christianity


Exports/Imports: coffee


Languages: Spanish


Population: 44,050,000


Currency: Peso


Foods: coffee, fish


Music: folk


A little bit about the country: bordered by Venezeula


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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China

Country name: People's Republic of China


Location: east Asia


Capitol city: Bejing


Religion: Taoism, Buddhism, no religion


Exports/Imports: various


Languages: Chinese (Mandarin)


Population: 1,321,851,888


Currency: Yuan


Foods: various


Music: folk


A little bit about the country: fifth largest area, most populous country


Would you like to visit this place?: yes


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Thursday, November 29, 2007

Chile

Country name: Chile


Location: South America


Capitol city: Santiago


Religion: Catholic, Protestant


Exports/Imports: copper, wine


Languages: Spanish


Population: 16,598,074


Currency: Peso


Foods: rice, alchohol


Music: folk


A little bit about the country: 5th most productive wine exports


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Chad

Country name: Chad


Location: Central Africa


Capitol city: N'Djamena


Religion: Muslim, Christian


Exports/Imports: livestock


Languages: French, Arabic


Population: 10,146,000


Currency: CFA franc


Foods: fish, millet


Music: folk


A little bit about the country: only %48 percent of population have access to clean water


Would you like to visit this place?: yes


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Central African Republic

Country name: Central African Republic


Location: Central Africa


Capitol city: Bangui


Religion: Muslim


Exports/Imports: peanuts, sesame, plantains


Languages: Sango, French


Population: 4,216,666


Currency: Central African CFA franc


Foods: fish, rice


Music: rock, pop, jazz


A little bit about the country: was a colony of France


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Cape Verde

Country name: Cape Verde


Location: western Africa


Capitol city: Praia


Religion: Catholic


Exports/Imports: salt


Languages: Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole


Population: 420,979


Currency: Cape Verdean escudo


Foods: wine, fish, salt


Music: Morna


A little bit about the country: one of the world's least developed countries


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Canada

Country name: Canada


Location: North America


Capitol city: Ottawa


Religion: Christian, Catholic


Exports/Imports: energy sources


Languages: English, French


Population: 33,109,300


Currency: Canadian Dollar


Foods: nothing in particular


Music: various


A little bit about the country: has hosted two Olympics


Would you like to visit this place?: yes


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Monday, November 26, 2007

Cameroon

Country name: Cameroon


Location: Africa


Capitol city: Yaounde


Religion: several


Exports/Imports: cotton, groundnuts


Languages: French, English


Population: 17,795,000


Currency: Central African CFA franc


Foods: rice, fish, coffee


Music: folk


A little bit about the country: basically the same as Cambodia, only in Africa


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Cambodia

Country name: Cambodia


Location: Southeast Asia


Capitol city: Phnom Penh


Religion: Buddhism


Exports/Imports: fish, timber, rubber


Languages: Khmer


Population: 13,971,000


Currency: Riel


Foods: rice, fish


Music: Chinese, folk


A little bit about the country: third most landmined country


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Burundi

Country name: Burundi


Location: Africa


Capitol city: Bujumbura


Religion: Roman Catholic


Exports/Imports: coffee, cotton, rice


Languages: Kirundi, French


Population: 7,548,000


Currency: Burundi franc


Foods: coffee, rice, sweet potatoes, bananas


Music: folk


A little bit about the country: was a colony of France


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Burkina Faso

Country name: Burkina Faso


Location: West Africa


Capitol city: Ougadougou


Religion: Muslim, Christian


Exports/Imports: livestock, cotton, rice


Languages: French


Population: 13,228,000


Currency: West African CFA franc


Foods: potatoes, rice, mostly imports


Music: folk


A little bit about the country: 27th porrest country on earth


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Bulgaria

Country name: Bulgaria


Location: Southeastern Europe


Capitol city: Sofia


Religion: Orthodox, Protestant, Islam, Roman Catholic


Exports/Imports: wheat, tobacco


Languages: Bulgarian


Population: 7,679,290


Currency: Lev


Foods: stew, vegetables


Music: Balkan, rock, pop, folk


A little bit about the country: held a large part on World War II


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Brunei

Country name: Brunei


Location: Southeast Asia


Capitol city: Bandar Seri Begawan


Religion: Islam, Buddhism


Exports/Imports: petroleum


Languages: Malay


Population: 385,660


Currency: Brunei dollar


Foods: Chinese, Indian


Music: folk, Malay


A little bit about the country: the 177th largest country


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Brazil

Country name: Brazil


Location: South America


Capitol city: Brasilia


Religion: Roman Catholic, Protestant


Exports/Imports: mining, agriculture


Languages: Portuguese


Population: 183,888,841


Currency: Real


Foods: rice, beans, tomatoes


Music: African, folk


A little bit about the country: 5th largest population on earth


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Botswana

Country name: Botswana



Location: Southern Africa



Capitol city: Gaborone



Religion: Christian, Roman Catholic



Exports/Imports: mining, cattle



Languages: English, Tswana



Population: 1,639,833



Currency: Pula



Foods: beef, ginger, melon



Music: folk



A little bit about the country: it's a landlocked nation



Would you like to visit this place?: yes



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Monday, November 19, 2007

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Country name: Bosnia and Herzegovina


Location: Southern Europe


Capitol city: Sarajevo


Religion: Bogumilism


Exports/Imports: metals, animal products


Languages: Bosnian, Croatian


Population: 4,552,198


Currency: Convertible mark


Foods: mostly imports, nothing particular


Music: folk


A little bit about the country: it took a long time to spell Herzegovina


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Bolivia

Country name: Bolivia


Location: central South America


Capitol city: Sucre


Religion: Roman Catholic


Exports/Imports: cocaine, gasoline, rubber


Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara


Population: 9,119,152


Currency: Boliviano


Foods: potatoes, pork, chicken


Music: folk


A little bit about the country: soccer is the'r most popular sport


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Bhutan

Country name: Bhutan


Location: South Asia


Capitol city: Thimphu


Religion: Buddhist, Hindu


Exports/Imports: cement, wood, fruit


Languages: Dzongkha


Population: 672,425


Currency: Ngultrum


Foods: rice, chicken


Music: folk


A little bit about the country: only country to have banned tobacco


Would you like to visit this place?: yes


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Friday, November 16, 2007

Benin

Country name: Benin


Location: Western Africa


Capitol city: Porto Novo


Religion: Islam


Exports/Imports: cotton


Languages: French


Population: 8,439,002


Currency: franc


Foods: nothing particular


Music: folk


A little bit about the country: they have a cool coat of arms


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Belize

Country name: Belize


Location: Central America


Capitol city: Belmopan


Religion: Christian


Exports/Imports: agricultural resources


Languages: English


Population: 297,651


Currency: dollar


Foods: bananas, other random foods


Music: folk


A little bit about the country: it used to be a British colony


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Belize

Country name: Belize


Location: Central America


Capitol city: Belmopan


Religion: Christian


Exports/Imports: agriculture


Languages: English


Population: 297,651


Currency: Dollar


Foods: diverse


Music: folk, nothing particular


A little bit about the country: there are a lot of different cultures


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Thursday, November 15, 2007

Belgium

Country name: Belgium


Location: nothwestern Europe


Capitol city: Brussels


Religion: Roman Catholic


Exports/Imports: chemicals, clothing, textiles


Languages: Dutch, French, German


Population: 10,584,534


Currency: Euro


Foods: nothing particular


Music: folk, contemporary


A little bit about the country: it has good waffles


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Belarus

Country name: Belarus


Location: Eastern Europe


Capitol city: Minsk


Religion: Russian Orthodox


Exports/Imports: heavy machinery, potatoes, cattle


Languages: Belarusian, Russian


Population: 9,724,723


Currency: rouble


Foods: stew, potatoes, pork


Music: folk


A little bit about the country: it's a big country


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Barbados

Country name: Barbados


Location: Caribbean Sea


Capitol city: Bridgetown


Religion: Protestant


Exports/Imports: meat, poultry


Languages: English


Population: 279,000


Currency: Barbadian dollar


Foods: crab, barbecue sauce


Music: folk


A little bit about the country: it has a cool flag


Would you like to visit this place?: yes


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Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Bangladesh

Country name: Bangladesh


Location: South Asia


Capitol city: Dhaka


Religion: Islam


Exports/Imports: rice, tea, mustard


Languages: Bangladeshi


Population: 150,448,340


Currency: Taka


Foods: rice, tea


Music: folk


A little bit about the country: its coat of arms has a leaf on it


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Bahrain

Country name: Bahrain


Location: Persian gulf


Capitol city: Manama


Religion: Islam, Muslim


Exports/Imports: petroleum


Languages: Arabic


Population: 708,573


Currency: Bahraini dinar


Foods: alchoholical beverages, sweets


Music: rap, folk


A little bit about the country: their weekends are Friday and Saturday.


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

The Bahamas

Country name: The Bahamas

Location: the Atlantic Ocean

Capitol city: Nassau

Religion: several

Exports/Imports: steel, cement

Languages: English

Population: 305,655

Currency: dollar

Foods: pineapple, crab

Music: calypso

A little bit about the country: it's a good vacation spot

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Azerbaijan

Country name: Azerbaijan

Location: Eastern Europe

Capitol city: Baku

Religion: Muslim

Exports/Imports: honey, electronics

Languages: Azeri Turkish

Population: 8,587,000

Currency: Manat

Foods: Turkish/Central Asian cuisine

Music: folk

A little bit about the country: their coat of arms has a flame on it

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Austria

Country name: Austria


Location: Europe


Capitol city: Vienna


Religion: Eastern Orthodox, Jewish


Exports/Imports: food, toys, office supplies


Languages: German, Hungarian


Population: 8,316,487


Currency: euro


Foods: schnitzel, macaroni


Music: classical


A little bit about the country: their president is named Heinz, like the ketchup


Would you like to visit this place?: yes


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Friday, November 9, 2007

Australia



Country name: Australia



Location: Australia



Capitol city: Canberra



Religion: Christian, Roman Catholic



Exports/Imports: natural resources



Languages: English



Population: 21,134,563



Currency: Australian dollar



Foods: calamari, spinach



Music: jazz, country, rock



A little bit about the country: is also a continent



Would you like to visit this place?: yes



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Thursday, November 8, 2007

Armenia

Country name: Armenia


Location: Eurasia


Capitol city: Yerevan


Religion: Christian


Exports/Imports: poultry, cotton, tobacco


Languages: Armenian


Population: 3,215,800


Currency: Dram


Foods: fruit preserves, sausages, pastries


Music: folk


A little bit about the country: their time zone is +5 UTC


Would you like to visit this place?: yes


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Argentina

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Location: South America


Capitol city: Bueona Aires


Religion: Roman Catholic


Exports/Imports: natural resources, soy, oil, cattle


Languages: Spanish


Population: 40,301,927


Currency: peso


Foods: pasta, sausage, corn


Music: tango


A little bit about the country: pumas live there


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Antigua/Barbuda

Country name: Antigua and Barbuda


Location: Caribbean Sea


Capitol city: Saint John's


Religion: Christian, Catholic


Exports/Imports: bedding, handicrafts, and electronic components


Languages: English, Antiguan Creole


Population: 82,786


Currency: East Caribbean Dollar


Food: pineapple, bananas, goat's milk, barbecue chicken


Music: calypso, folk


A little bit about the country: the governor's last name is Lake-Tack


Would you like to visit this place?: yes


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Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Angola

Country name: Angola


Location: Africa


Capitol city: Luanda


Religion: Roman Catholic


Exports/Imports: oil, gas, wood, shellfish, coffee


Languages: Portuguese


Population: 15,941,000


Currency: Kwanza


Foods: mostly imports


Music: folk


A little bit about the country: used to be part of Portugal


Would you like to visit this place?: no


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Andorra

Country name: Andorra

Location: borders Spain and France

Capitol city: Andorra la Vella

Religion: Roman Catholic

Exports/Imports: electricity, tobacco products, furniture

Languages: Catalan, Spanish, French

Population: 71,822

Currency: euro

Foods: mostly imported, nothing particular

Music: folk

A little bit about the country: highest human life expectancy on the planet

Would you like to visit this place?: yes
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Algeria

Country name: Algeria


Location: Africa


Capitol city: Algiers


Religion: mainly Islam


Exports/Imports: figs, dates, fruits, grain


Languages: Algerian Arabic


Population: 33,333,216


Currency: Algerian dinar


Foods: rice, fruit, spices, vegetables

Music: pop, folk

A little bit about the country: their second language is French

Would you like to visit this place?: yes


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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Albania

Country name: Albania


Location: Southeastern Europe


Capitol city: Tirana


Religion: mostly atheist


Exports/Imports: textiles and footwear, mined natural resources, foodstuffs, and tobacco


Languages: Albanian


Population: 3,600,523


Currency: Lek


Foods: corn, goat milk & cheese, grapes, lamb


Music: pop, rock, hip-hop


A little bit about the country: it borders Macedonia


Would you like to visit this place?: yes




Afghanistan

Country name: Afghanistan

Location: Asia

Capitol city: Kabul

Religion: %99 Muslim, some Jewish

Exports/Imports: opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems

Languages: Persan, Pashto

Population: 31,889,923 approx.

Currency: Afghani

Foods: tea, steamed rice, soup, kebabs, melon

Music: pop, classical, religious

A little bit about the country: they play lute-like instruments called rubabs

Would you like to visit this place?: no




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