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Afghanistan

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Capital - Kabul
Freedom Fighters Mujaheddin
Former Ruling Party - Taliban
Mountain Pass - Khyber Pass
City Named for Alexander the Great - Kandahar
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Albania

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Capital - Tirana

Royalty - King Zog

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Algeria

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Largest Country in Africa
Capital - Algiers
16th Century Fortress - Kasbah

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Andorra

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Capital - Andorra La Vella
Mountains - Pyrenees
Principal Language - Catalan

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Angola

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Former Portuguese Colony
Capital - Luanda
Indigenous People - Bantu
Language - Portugese

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Antigua and Barbuda

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Largest Caribbean Leeward Islands

Capital - St. John’s

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Argentina

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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
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Armenia

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Capital - Yerevan

Mountains - Caucasus

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Australia

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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

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States of Australia (6)

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New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
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Austria

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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

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Azerbaijan

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Capital - Baku
Mountains - Caucus
Lake- Caspian Sea

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Bahamas

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Capital - Nassau (on New Providence)

Columbus Original Landing Point - San Salvador

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Bangladesh

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Formerly East Pakistan
Capital - Dhaka
Bay of Bengal
Language - Bengali

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Barbados

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Capital - Bridgetown
Island Group - Lesser Antillies
Singer - Rihanna

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Belarus (

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Former SSR
Capital - Minsk
Religion - Eastern Orthodox
Currency - Ruble

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Belgium

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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
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Belize

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Formerly British Honduras

Capital - Belmopan

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Bermuda

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Capital - Hamilton

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Bhutan

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Capital - Thimphu

Mountains - Himalayas

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Boliva

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Formerly Upper Peru, Named after Simon Bolivar
Admin Capital - La Paz (Highest Capital in World)
Lake - Titicaca

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Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Capital - Sarajevo

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Botswana

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Capital - Gaborone

Dessert - Kalahari

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Brazil

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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
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Brunei
Island - Borneo Ruler (By Decree) - Sultan of Brunei Capital - Bandar Seri Begawan
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Bulgaria
Capital - Sophia
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Burkina Faso
Formerly Upper Volta | Capital - Ouagadougou
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Cambodia
``` Formerly Kampuchea Capital -- Phnom Penh Religion - Buddhism Ancient Empire - Khmer Empire Khmer Rouge Leader, Died 1998 - Pol Pot Ancient Buddhist Temple - Angkor Wat ```
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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 ```
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Chad
Capital - N'jdamena | Dessert - Sahara
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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
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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 ```
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Columbia
Only South American Country with Caribbean and Pacific Coasts Former Name - Gran-Columbia Capital - Bogota Auther - Gabriel Marquez
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Republic of Congo
Capital - Brazzaville
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Democratic Republic of Congo
Formerly Zaire Capital - Kinshasa River - Congo
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Costa Rica
Capital - San Jose | President 1986-2010 - Oscar Arias Sanchez (Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 1987)
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Croatia
Capital - Zagreb (Last in Alphabetical Order)
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Cuba
Largest Island in Caribbean Capital - Havana Head of Gov't - Raul Castro Former Dictator, OVerthrown by Fidel - Batista Castro's Revolutionary Aide - Che Guevera US Naval Base - Guantanamo Bay Site of Failed Invasion, 1961 - Bay of Pigs Brothers Pitching Major League Baseball - Livan and Orlando Hernandez
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Cyprus
Capital - Nicosia | Mythical King - Pygmalion of Tyre
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Czech Republic
``` Formerly part of Czechoslovakia Capital - Prague (city of 1000 spires) Prague Cathedral - St. Vitus 1968 - Prague Spring Leader During Prague Spring - Alexander Dubcek 1989 Revolution - Velvet Revolution President 1992-93, 1993 - Vaclav Havel Region - Bohemia New World Symphony Composer - Bedrich Smetana Female Tennis Star - Martina Navratilova Male Tennis Star - Ivan Lendl ```
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Denmark
Capital - Copenhagen Peninsula - Jutland Royalty - Margarethe II Ruling House - Orange Currency Krone Overseas Regions - Greenland and Faroe Islands Flag - Dannenbrog (World's Oldest Flag) Red Field, white cross Glazed Earthenware Down - Delft Astronomer - Tycho Brahe Philosopher - Soren Kierkegaard Explorer - Vitus Bering (Bering Sea and Strait) Physicist - Niels Bohr Author - Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen -- Out of Africa) Short Story Writer - Hans Christian Anderson Piano Comis - Victor Borge Copenhagen Harbor Fountain - The Little Mermaid Copenhagen Amusement Park - Tivoli Gardens
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Dominican Republic
Capital - Santo Domingo | Island - Hispaniola (Second Largest Island in the Caribbean)
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East Germany
``` Now Part of Germany Capital - East Berlin Dividing Wall - berlin wall Berlin Wall Crossing Point - Brandenburg Gate Figure Skater - Katarina Witt ```
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Ecuador
Equator Runs Through It Capital - Quito Currency - Sucre Islands - Galapagos Islands
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Egypt
President (2012-13) Mohamed Morsi, now Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, prior to that Mubarak Capital - Cairo (2nd Largest City in Africa - after Lagos) Cairo Square - Tahrir Square Dam - Aswan High Dam Aswan Dam Lake - Lake Nasser River - Nile Canal - Suez Currency - Pound Largest Pyramid - Khufu (AKA Cheops) Man Who overthrew King Farouk (1952) - Abdul Nasser President, 1981-2011 - Hosni Mubarak Amenhotep III's son, 17th Century BC - Akhenaton Akhenaton's wife - Nefertiti Longest Ruling Female Pharaoh, 14th Century BC - Hatshepsut King Who Died at 18 - Tutankhamen (King Tut) Book Found in Ancient Tombs - Book of the Dead 18th to 30th Century BC Dynasty - New Kingdom 19th Dynasty Rulers - Ramses II, Seti I King Who Fathered 160 Children - Ramses II Christian Sect - Coptic Church
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El Salvador
Only Central American Country without a Caribbean Coastline The smallest Central American Country Capital - San Salvador President 1980-82, 1984-89 - Jose Napolean Duarte
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Estonia
Capital - Tallinn
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Ethiopia
Capital - Addis Ababa Country Newly Independent from Ethiopia - Eritrea Emperor 1930-74 - Haile Selassie (aka Ras Tafari)
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Fiji
Capital - Suva | Largest Island - Viti Levu
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Finland
Capital - Helsinki (Site of Human Rights Accord) Northern Herdsmen - Lapps Composer - Jean Sibelius Finnish-American Architect - Eero Saarinen
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France
Capital - Paris Porcelain City - Limoges National Anthem - Les Marseilles Current Gov't - 5th Republic President 1958-69 - Charles De Gaulle President 2007-12 - Nicholas Sarkozy (wife - Carla Bruni) Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Arc De Triomphe
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Afghan President
President Ashraf Ghani
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Albanian Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Nobel peace Prize Winner - Mother Teresa
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French Southern Port
Marseille
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French Film Festival City
Cannes
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Spa City and World War 2 capital
Vichy (Chief of Vichey Gov't - Marshal Petain
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Former Seat of Papacy
Avignon
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Stained Glass Cathedral City
- Chartres
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Paris Gardens Paris River
Tuilleries
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Paris River
Seine
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Current French President
Current President - Francois Hollande
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Finnish Cell PHone Maker
Cell Phone Maker - Nokia
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Ancient Capitals of Egypt
Ancient Capitals - Memphis, Thebes
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Site of 1982 War
Falkland Islands | Falkland Islands Argentine Name - Malvinas
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Argentine Cowboys
Gauchos
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President of Argentina 1946-55, 1973-74
Juan Peron Juan Peron's Second Wife, Died 1952 - Evita (Eva) Person Juan Peron's Third Wife and President -- Isabella Person
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Southern Plateau of Argentina
Southern Plateau - Patagonia
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PM of Australia
Prime Minister - Tony Abbot
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Color Changing Landmark "The Remarkable Pebble" --
Ayres Rock (Uluru)
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Female Author Australian
- Colleen McCullough (The Thorn Birds)
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Australian Tennis Grand Slam Winner
Tennis Grand Slam Winner - Margaret Court Australian Open in mid January, the French Open in May/June, Wimbledon in June/July, and the US Open in August/September.
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Australian Olympic Sites
Olympic Sites - 1956-Melbourne, 2000 - Sydney
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Australian Super Model
Super Model - Elle McPherson
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Holy Roman Empire Dynasty
Dynasty 1247-1918 (Hapsburg)
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City of Treated the Ended War of 1812
Ghent (Belgium)
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Flemish Painter
- Van Dyck (Beard named after him)
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WWI Cemeteryin Belgium
- Flanders Field
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Artist who taught Van Dyke
- Rubens (Belgian)
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Flemish Cartographer
- Gerardus Mercator (Belgian)
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Belgian Surrealist -
Rene Magritte
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Australian Media Magnate
Media Magnate - Rupert Murdoch
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Actress who Wore Fruit on her head
- Carmen Miranda

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