Thursday, January 31, 2008

Lebanon

Country name: Republic of Lebanon

Location: Western Asia

Capitol city: Beirut

Religion: Muslim

Exports/Imports: soil, water

Languages: Arabic, French

Population: 4,099,000

Currency: Lebanese Lira

Foods: vegetarian recipes, salad, stew

Music: folk, R&B

A little bit about the country: only 8 years of school are required

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Latvia

Country name: Republic of Latvia

Location: Northern Europe

Capitol city: Riga

Religion: Catholic, Lutheran,, Orthodox

Exports/Imports: materials

Languages: Latvian

Population: 2,270,700

Currency: Lats

Foods: nothing in paticular

Music: folk, rock

A little bit about the country: has 33 different regions

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Laos

Country name: Lao People's Democratic Republic

Location: Southeast Asia

Capitol city: Vientiane

Religion: Theravade Buddhism

Exports/Imports: agricultural

Languages: Lao

Population: 6,521,998

Currency: Kip

Foods: nothing in paticular

Music: folk

A little bit about the country: is pronounced laʊs

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Kyrgyzstan

Country name: Kyrgyz Republic

Location: Central Asia

Capitol city: Bishkek

Religion: Atheist, Islam

Exports/Imports: minerals, wheat

Languages: Kyrgyz

Population: 5,264,000

Currency: Som

Foods: rice, vegetables

Music: folk, rock

A little bit about the country: is 111th in population

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Kuwait

Country name: State of Kuwait

Location: Persian Gulf

Capitol city: Kuwait City

Religion: Islam, Christianity

Exports/Imports: petroleum, oil

Languages: Arabic

Population: 3,100,000

Currency: Kuwaiti dinar

Foods: nothing in paticular

Music: folk, rock

A little bit about the country: is more that 80% Islam

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Friday, January 25, 2008

Korea (South)

Country name: Republic of Korea

Location: East Asia

Capitol city: Seoul

Religion: most have no religion, Buddhism, Christianity

Exports/Imports: electronics, vehicles

Languages: Korean

Population: 49,024,737

Currency: Won

Foods: seafood, rice

Music: folk, rock

A little bit about the country: has a cool flag

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Korea (North)

Country name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Location: East Asia

Capitol city: Pyongyang

Religion: Buddhist, Confucian

Exports/Imports: grain

Languages: Korean

Population: 23,301,725

Currency: North Korean won

Foods: rice, seafood

Music: folk, rock

A little bit about the country: is 48th in population

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Thursday, January 24, 2008

Kiribati

Country name: Republic of Kiribati

Location: Pacific Ocean

Capitol city: South Tarawa

Religion: Christian

Exports/Imports: phosphate, copra

Languages: English, Gilbertese

Population: 105,432

Currency: Kiribati dollar

Foods: nothing in paticular

Music: folk

A little bit about the country: is part of the United Nations

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Kenya

Country name: Republic of Kenya

Location: Eastern Africa

Capitol city: Nairobi

Religion: Protestant, Roman Catholic

Exports/Imports: tea, petroleum

Languages: Swahili, English

Population: 34,707,817

Currency: Kenyan shilling

Foods: several

Music: folk

A little bit about the country: there are lots of prehistoric animals from here

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Kazakhstan

Country name: Republic of Kazakhstan

Location: Central Asia

Capitol city: Astana

Religion: Islam, other

Exports/Imports: agriculture, energy

Languages: Kazakh, Russian

Population: 15,217,711

Currency: Tenge

Foods: nothing in paticular

Music: folk

A little bit about the country: is pronounced kozz-uh-stan

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Jordan

Country name: Jordan

Location: western Asia

Capitol city: Amman

Religion: Islam, several others

Exports/Imports: oil, textiles

Languages: Arabic

Population: 5,924,000

Currency: Jordanian dinar

Foods: nothing in paticular

Music: folk

A little bit about the country: borders the Dead Sea

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Japan

Country name: Japan

Location: East Asia

Capitol city: Tokyo

Religion: Buddhist, most are non-religious

Exports/Imports: transportation, technology

Languages: Japanese

Population: 127.4 million

Currency: Japanese yen (円)

Foods: several, seafood, rice

Music: folk, rock, pop

A little bit about the country: 10th largest population, 2nd largest exporter in world

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Jamaica

Country name: Jamaica

Location: Carribean Sea

Capitol city: Kingston

Religion: Protestant

Exports/Imports: natural resources, food

Languages: English, Jamaican Patois

Population: 2,651,000

Currency: Jamaican dollar

Foods: nothing in paticular

Music: folk, rock

A little bit about the country: is a good vacation spot

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Italy

Country name: Italian Republic

Location: Southern Europe

Capitol city: Rome

Religion: Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox

Exports/Imports: chemicals, motor vehicles, food

Languages: Italian

Population: 59,337,888

Currency: Euro

Foods: bread, wine

Music: folk

A little bit about the country: there are several active volcanoes

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Israel

Country name: State of Israel

Location: Southwest Asia

Capitol city: Jerusalem

Religion: Jewish

Exports/Imports: fruits, vegetables, pharmaceuticals, software, chemicals, military technology, diamonds

Languages: Hebrew, Arabic

Population: 7,184,000

Currency: New Israeli Sheqel

Foods: pork, shellfish, wine

Music: folk, rock

A little bit about the country: are strictly Jewish

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Ireland

Country name: Republic of Ireland

Location: North-Western Europe

Capitol city: Dublin

Religion: Catholic

Exports/Imports: several

Languages: Irish, English

Population: 4,339,000

Currency: Euro

Foods: several

Music: folk, rock

A little bit about the country: Enya, U2, and Damien Rice are from here

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Thursday, January 17, 2008

Iraq

Country name: Republic of Iraq

Location: Middle East

Capitol city: Baghdad

Religion: several

Exports/Imports: several

Languages: Arabic, Kurdish

Population: 26,783,383

Currency: Iraqi dinar

Foods: several

Music: folk

A little bit about the country: is in war with the USA

Would you like to visit this place?: eventually

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Iran

Country name: Islam Republic of Iran

Location: Central Eurasia

Capitol city: Tehran

Religion: Islam

Exports/Imports: dates, flowers, pistachios

Languages: Persian

Population: 70,472,846

Currency: Iranian rial

Foods: nuts

Music: folk, rock

A little bit about the country: was named Persia at one point

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Indonesia

Country name: Republic of Indonesia

Location: Southeast Asia

Capitol city: Jakarta

Religion: Muslim

Exports/Imports: several

Languages: Indonesian

Population: 206,000,000

Currency: Rupiah

Foods: nothing in particular

Music: folk, rock

A little bit about the country: %49 of the population live on less than $2 per day

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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India

Country name: Republic of India

Location: South Asia

Capitol city: New Delhi

Religion: Hindu, Muslim

Exports/Imports: several

Languages: Hindi, English

Population: 1.12 billion

Currency: Indian rupee

Foods: several

Music: folk

A little bit about the country: second most populous country

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Iceland

Country name: Republic of Iceland

Location: northern Europe

Capitol city: Reykjavik

Religion: Lutheran

Exports/Imports: potatoes, turnips, software

Languages: Icelandic

Population: 312,872

Currency: Iceland krona

Foods: fish, lamb, dairy

Music: folk

A little bit about the country: Europe's second largest island

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Hungary

Country name: Republic of Hungary

Location: Central Europe

Capitol city: Budapest

Religion: Catholic, Calvinist

Exports/Imports: several

Languages: Hungarian

Population: 10,053,000

Currency: Forint

Foods: goulash

Music: folk, rock

A little bit about the country: the ballpoint pen was invented here

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Monday, January 14, 2008

Honduras

Country name: Republic of Honduras

Location: Central America

Capitol city: Tegucigalpa

Religion: several

Exports/Imports: several

Languages: Spanish

Population: 7,483,763

Currency: Lempira

Foods: several

Music: folk

A little bit about the country: one of the poorest countries in the Western hemisphere

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Haiti

Country name: Republic of Haiti

Location: the Carribean Sea

Capitol city: Port-au-Prince

Religion: Roman Catholic, Protestant

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Languages: French, Haitian Creole

Population: 8,827,000

Currency: Gourde

Foods: several

Music: folk, rap

A little bit about the country: Wyclef Jean was born here

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Guyana

Country name: Co-Operative Republic of Guyana

Location: South America

Capitol city: Georgetown

Religion: Hindu, Christian

Exports/Imports: rice, sugar, gold

Languages: English

Population: 751,000

Currency: Guyanese dollar

Foods: shrimp, rice

Music: folk, rock

A little bit about the country: have one of the worst medical stardards in the world

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Thursday, January 10, 2008

Guinea-Bissau

Country name: Republic of Guinea-Bissau

Location: western Africa

Capitol city: Bissau

Religion: several

Exports/Imports: several, plants

Languages: Portuguese

Population: 1,586,000

Currency: CFA franc

Foods: several

Music: folk, rock

A little bit about the country: have one of the largest AIDS epidemics on earth

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Guinea

Country name: the Republic of Guinea

Location: West Africa

Capitol city: Conakry

Religion: several

Exports/Imports: several

Languages: French

Population: 9,947,814

Currency: Guniean franc

Foods: several

Music: folk

A little bit about the country: their internet suffix is .gn

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Guatemala

Country name: Republic of Guatemala


Location: Central America


Capitol city: Guatemala City


Religion: Protestant, Catholic, Evangelist


Exports/Imports: vegetables, flowers


Languages: Spanish


Population: 13,000,000


Currency: Quetzal


Foods: several


Music: folk


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


Would you like to visit this place?: yes


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Grenada

Country name: Grenada

Location: the Carribean Sea

Capitol city: St. George's

Religion: several

Exports/Imports: Cinnamon, cloves, ginger, mace, allspice, orange peels, wild coffee

Languages: English

Population: 103,000

Currency: East Caribbean dollar

Foods: several, spices, oranges

Music: folk, rock

A little bit about the country: is only 132 square miles in area

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Greece

Country name: Hellenic Republic

Location: southeastern Europe

Capitol city: Athens

Religion: Greek Orthodox

Exports/Imports: tourism, banking

Languages: Greek

Population: 11,170,957

Currency: Euro

Foods: several

Music: folk, rock

A little bit about the country: is awesome at soccer

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Ghana

Country name: The Republic of Ghana

Location: West Africa


Capitol city: Accra


Religion: Christian, African beliefs, Muslim


Exports/Imports: Gold, timber, cocoa, diamond


Languages: English


Population: 23,000,000


Currency: Ghanaian cedi


Foods: cocoa butter, fish


Music: folk


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


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Monday, January 7, 2008

Germany

Country name: Federal Republic of Germany


Location: West-central Europe


Capitol city: Berlin


Religion: Christianity, Islam, neutral


Exports/Imports: several


Languages: German


Population: 82,314,900


Currency: Euro


Foods: several


Music: folk, rock, pop


A little bit about the country: is the world's top exporter


Would you like to visit this place?: yes


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Georgia

Country name: Georgia

Location: the Black Sea

Capitol city: Tbilisi

Religion: Christian, Orthodox

Exports/Imports: wine, copper, iron

Languages: Georgian

Population: 4,661,473

Currency: Lari (ლ)

Foods: meat dumplings, others influenced by China and Greece

Music: folk, rock

A little bit about the country: shares its name with a state

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Gambia

Country name: Republic of The Gambia

Location: Western Africa

Capitol city: Banjul

Religion: several

Exports/Imports: peanuts

Languages: English

Population: 1,517,000

Currency: Dalasi

Foods: several

Music: folk

A little bit about the country: have their own religion - Gambian

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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