Countries of the World Flashcards
Afghanistan
Capital - Kabul Freedom Fighters Mujaheddin Former Ruling Party - Taliban Mountain Pass - Khyber Pass City Named for Alexander the Great - Kandahar
Albania
Capital - Tirana
Royalty - King Zog
Algeria
Largest Country in Africa
Capital - Algiers
16th Century Fortress - Kasbah
Andorra
Capital - Andorra La Vella
Mountains - Pyrenees
Principal Language - Catalan
Angola
Former Portuguese Colony
Capital - Luanda
Indigenous People - Bantu
Language - Portugese
Antigua and Barbuda
Largest Caribbean Leeward Islands
Capital - St. John’s
Argentina
Capital - Buenos Aires Currency - Peso Language - Spanish Desert - Atacama (World's Driest Place) Mountain - Aconcagua (Summit in Argentina But Shared with Chile) Plains - The Pampas Southern Island Shared with Chile (Tierra Del Fuego) National Dance - Tango
Armenia
Capital - Yerevan
Mountains - Caucasus
Australia
Only Nation on an Entire Continent, World’s 6th Largest Country
Capital - Canberra
Currency - Dollar
Largest City and Harbor Bridge Location - Sydney (Famous Opera House)
Opera Singer - Nellie Melba
Alcohol - Fosters, Yellow Tail
Gum Tree - Eucalyptus
States of Australia (6)
New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania
Austria
Capital - Vienna (the waltz city)
Winter Olympics Site, 1964/1976 - Innsbruck
Holy Roman Empress - Maria Theresa
20th Century Physicist - Erwin Schrodinger
Sometimes capital of HRE
Azerbaijan
Capital - Baku
Mountains - Caucus
Lake- Caspian Sea
Bahamas
Capital - Nassau (on New Providence)
Columbus Original Landing Point - San Salvador
Bangladesh
Formerly East Pakistan
Capital - Dhaka
Bay of Bengal
Language - Bengali
Barbados
Capital - Bridgetown
Island Group - Lesser Antillies
Singer - Rihanna
Belarus (
Former SSR
Capital - Minsk
Religion - Eastern Orthodox
Currency - Ruble
Belgium
Won Independence from Netherlands Capital - Brussels (NATO Headquarters) Napoleonic Battle Site - Waterloo Language - Flemish Ethnic Groups - Flemings, Wallons Fictional Detective - Hercules Poirot Current King - Phillipe Colony - Belgian Congo
Belize
Formerly British Honduras
Capital - Belmopan
Bermuda
Capital - Hamilton
Bhutan
Capital - Thimphu
Mountains - Himalayas
Boliva
Formerly Upper Peru, Named after Simon Bolivar
Admin Capital - La Paz (Highest Capital in World)
Lake - Titicaca
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Capital - Sarajevo
Botswana
Capital - Gaborone
Dessert - Kalahari
Brazil
Largest Country in SA Capital - Brasilia Rio Beaches - Copacabana/Ipanima Religious Statue Overlooking Rio - Christ the Redeemer Largest City - Sao Paulo Language - Portugese Currency - Real
Brunei
Island - Borneo
Ruler (By Decree) - Sultan of Brunei
Capital - Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria
Capital - Sophia
Burkina Faso
Formerly Upper Volta
Capital - Ouagadougou
Cambodia
Formerly Kampuchea Capital -- Phnom Penh Religion - Buddhism Ancient Empire - Khmer Empire Khmer Rouge Leader, Died 1998 - Pol Pot Ancient Buddhist Temple - Angkor Wat
Canada
World Second Largest Country 10 Provinces Capital - Ottowa Largest Island - Baffin Island PM - Stephen Harper NW Territory Lake - Great SLave Lake Nova Scotia French Area - Acadia Comedian and Actor - Jim Carrey Alberta National Park - Banff (Lake Louise) Canada to US proposed Pipeline - Keystone Yukon Gold Rush Area - Klondike Capitals Named for Queen Victoria - Victoria and Regina Nova Scotia Ship Builder - Cunard
Chad
Capital - N’jdamena
Dessert - Sahara
Chile
Southernmost SA Country
Capital - Santiago
Marxist President 1970-73 - Salvador Allende
Man who overthrew Allende - Augusto Pinochet
Mountain (Aconcagua - with Argentina)
Desert - Atacama (World’s Dryest place)
Southern Island - Tierra Del Fuego (With Argentina)
Pacific Island - Easter Island (Papa Nui)
Poet - Pablo Neruda
Female Author - Isabelle Allende
China
World's Third Largest Country Capital - Beijing (Formerly Peking) Major Language Dialects - Cantonese and Mandarin Ancient Northern China - Cathay Ancient Philosopher - Confucius Last Emperor - Pu-Yi Last Dynasty - Manchu Communist Revoluationary Leader - Mao Tse-Tung Premier Under Mao - Chou Enlai Head of Government 1976-92 - Deng Xiaoping Youth Military - Red Guard Chinese-American Architect - I.m. Pei Chinese-American Sleuth - Charlie Chan Chinese Self-Defense - Kung-Fu Richest Man in China - Jack Ma (Alibaba Founder) Desert - Gobi Longest River - Yangtze Second Longest River - Yellow Counting Table - Abacus Beijing Square - Tiananmen Square Beijing Temple - Temple of Heaven Beijing Central Area - Forbidden City Violent Uprising, 1900 - Boxer Rebellion Industrial Objection, 1956 - Great Leap Forward Egalitarian Movement, 1966 - Cultural Revolution Art of Furniture Arranging - Feng Shui President - Xi Jinping