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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Friday, May 2, 2008

Uzbekistan

Country name: Republic of Uzbekistan

Location: Central Asia

Capitol city: Tashkent

Religion: Muslim, Orthodox

Exports/Imports: textiles, clothing

Languages: Uzbek

Population: 26,593,000

Currency: Uzbekistan som

Foods: very original with their recipes

Music: traditional, Muslim

A little bit about the country: has a 99.3% literacy rate among adults older than 15

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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Uruguay

Country name: Eastern Republic of Uruguay

Location: South America

Capitol city: Montevideo

Religion: Roman Catholic

Exports/Imports: agricultural

Languages: Spanish

Population: 3,460,607

Currency: Uruguayan peso

Foods: beef, dairy products

Music: traditional

A little bit about the country: the most popular sport is football

Would you like to visit this place?: no

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Thursday, May 1, 2008

United States

Country name: United States of America

Location: central North America

Capitol city: Washington, D.C.

Religion: Christian, Jewish

Exports/Imports: natural resources, food

Languages: no official languages

Population: 303,975,000

Currency: United States dollar

Foods: wheat, turkey, beef

Music: mix of rock, pop, country, and jazz

A little bit about the country: is made up of fifty states

Would you like to visit this place?: I live here

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United Kingdom

Country name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Location: mainland Europe

Capitol city: London

Religion: Christianity

Exports/Imports: steel, coal, tea

Languages: English, Welsh, Irish

Population: 60,587,300

Currency: Pound sterling

Foods: potatoes, pastries, roast beef

Music: traditional English music

A little bit about the country: I was helped by an actual citizen of the UK to write this

Would you like to visit this place?: yes

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