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China

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East Asia

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Japan

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East Asia

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Mongolia

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East Asia

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North Korea

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East Asia

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Taiwan

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East Asia

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South Korea

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East Asia

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Kazakhstan

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Central Asia

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Turkmenistan

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Central Asia

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Uzbekistan

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Central Asia

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Kyrgyzstan

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Central Asia

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Tajikistan

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Central Asia

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Afghanistan

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Central Asia

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Vietnam

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Southeast Asia

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Cambodia

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Southeast Asia

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Philippines

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Southeast Asia

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Thailand

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Southeast Asia

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Laos

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Southeast Asia

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Indonesia

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Southeast Asia

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Malaysia

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Southeast Asia

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Singapore

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Southeast Asia

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Burma (Myanmar)

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Southeast Asia

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India

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South Asia

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Pakistan

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South Asia

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Afghanistan

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South Asia

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Nepal

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South Asia

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Bangladesh

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South Asia

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Sri Lanka

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South Asia

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Maldives

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South Asia

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Bhutan

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South Asia

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Iraq

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Middle East/Western Asia

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Egypt

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Middle East/Western Asia

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Turkey

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Middle East/Western Asia

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Saudi Arabia

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Middle East/Western Asia

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Iran

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Middle East/Western Asia

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Israel

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Middle East/Western Asia

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Palestine

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Middle East/Western Asia

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Jordan

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Middle East/Western Asia

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Syria

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Middle East/Western Asia

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Lebanon

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Middle East/Western Asia

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Qatar

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Middle East/Western Asia

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Yemen

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Middle East/Western Asia

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Oman

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Middle East/Western Asia

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Kuwait

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Middle East/Western Asia

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Bahrain

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Middle East/Western Asia

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United Arab Emirates

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Middle East/Western Asia

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Libya

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North Africa

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Morocco

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North Africa

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Tunisia

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North Africa

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Algeria

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North Africa

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50
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Western Sahara

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North Africa

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51
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Egypt

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North Africa

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Ghana

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West Africa

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53
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Senegal

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West Africa

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54
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Benin

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West Africa

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Cote D’Ivoire

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West Africa

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Gambia

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West Africa

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57
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Togo

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West Africa

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Mali

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West Africa

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Niger

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West Africa

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Nigeria

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West Africa

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Mauritania

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West Africa

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Libera

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West Africa

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Sierra Leone

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West Africa

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Burkina Faso

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West Africa

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Guinea

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West Africa

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Guinea-Bissau

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West Africa

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Cape Verde

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West Africa

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Chad

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Central Africa

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Congo

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Central Africa

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Central Africa

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71
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Central African Republic

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Central Africa

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72
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Cameroon

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Central Africa

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73
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Equatorial Guinea

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Central Africa

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Gabon

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Central Africa

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Sao Tome and Principe

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Central Africa

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Sudan & South Sudan

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Central Africa

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Somalia

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East Africa

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78
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Madagascar

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East Africa

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Ethiopia

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East Africa

80
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Eritrea

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East Africa

81
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Kenya

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East Africa

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Sudan & South Sudan

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East Africa

83
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South Africa

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Southern Africa

84
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Zimbabwe

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Southern Africa

85
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Zambia

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Southern Africa

86
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Namibia

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Southern Africa

87
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Botswana

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Southern Africa

88
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Angola

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Southern Africa

89
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Lesotho

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Southern Africa

90
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Malawi

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Southern Africa

91
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Mozambique

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Southern Africa

92
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Madagascar

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Southern Africa

93
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Canada

A

North America

94
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United States

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North America

95
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Mexico

A

North America

96
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Argentina

A

Latin America

97
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Bolivia

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Latin America

98
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Brazil

A

Latin America

99
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Chile

A

Latin America

100
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Colombia

A

Latin America

101
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Costa Rica

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Latin America

102
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Cuba

A

Latin America

103
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Dominican Republic

A

Latin America

104
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Ecuador

A

Latin America

105
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Mexico

A

Latin America

106
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Nicaragua

A

Latin America

107
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Guatemala

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Latin America

108
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Haiti

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Latin America

109
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Peru

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Latin America

110
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Panama

A

Latin America

111
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Puerto Rico

A

Latin America

112
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Uruguay

A

Latin America

113
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Cuba

A

Caribbean

114
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Dominican Republic

A

Caribbean

115
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Haiti

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Caribbean

116
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Jamaica

A

Caribbean

117
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Puerto Rico

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Caribbean

118
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Barbados

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Caribbean

119
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Bahamas

A

Caribbean

120
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Antigua

A

Caribbean

121
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Curaçao

A

Caribbean

122
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Mexico

A

Mesoamerica

123
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Guatemala

A

Mesoamerica

124
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Belize

A

Mesoamerica

125
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El Salvador

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Mesoamerica

126
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Honduras

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Mesoamerica

127
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Nicaragua

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Mesoamerica

128
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Costa Rica

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Mesoamerica

129
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Panama

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Mesoamerica

130
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Australia

A

Oceania

131
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New Zealand

A

Oceania

132
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Papua New Guinea

A

Oceania

133
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Hawaii

A

Oceania

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Fiji

A

Oceania

135
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Easter Island

A

Oceania

136
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Marshall Islands

A

Oceania

137
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France

A

Western Europe

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Britain

A

Western Europe

139
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Spain

A

Western Europe

140
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Portugal

A

Western Europe

141
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Germany

A

Western Europe

142
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Italy

A

Western Europe

143
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Netherlands

A

Western Europe

144
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Belgium

A

Western Europe

145
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Ireland

A

Western Europe

146
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Switzerland

A

Western Europe

147
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Greece

A

Western Europe

148
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Russia

A

Eastern Europe

149
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Ukraine

A

Eastern Europe

150
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Poland

A

Eastern Europe

151
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Romania

A

Eastern Europe

152
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Serbia

A

Eastern Europe

153
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Czech Republic

A

Eastern Europe

154
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Hungary

A

Eastern Europe

155
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Bulgaria

A

Eastern Europe

156
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Latvia

A

Eastern Europe

157
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Estonia

A

Eastern Europe

158
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Lithuania

A

Eastern Europe

159
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Ottoman Empire (3 regions)

A

Middle East (started in Anatolia), Eastern Europe, North Africa

160
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Aztec Empire (1)

A

Mesoamerica

161
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Inca Empire

A

Latin America

162
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NATO during the Cold War (2)

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North America + Western Europe

163
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Warsaw Pact (1 region)

A

Eastern Europe

164
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Swahili city-states (1 region)

A

East Africa

165
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Tenochtitlan (2 regions)

A

Mesoamerica / Latin America (Aztec capital

166
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Mali Empire (1 region)

A

West Africa

167
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Delhi Sultanate (1 region)

A

South Asia

168
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Mughal Empire (1 region)

A

South Asia

169
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Dar al-Islam (where it started, expanded, then where in Europe)

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Started in Middle East (Arabian peninsula).

Expanded into West Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia,

Europe:

  • Spain during the Middle Ages until 1492
  • parts of Eastern Europe under Ottoman rule
170
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Srivijaya Empire (1 region)

A

Southeast Asia

171
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Song/Yuan/Ming/Qing Dynasties (1 region)

A

East Asia

*Qing Dynasty expanded into Central Asia using military conquest/canons

172
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Latin Christendom

A

Western Europe

173
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Mongol Empire

A

Started in Central Asia. Expanded into East Asia, Middle East

174
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Hispaniola

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Caribbean/Latin America (modern-day Haiti & Dominican Republic)

175
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Spanish Empire (1450-1750)

A

North America (west, southwest, Florida)
Latin America
East Asia (Philippines)

176
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Portuguese Empire (1450-1750)

A

Latin America (Brazil)
Trading posts around West Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia

177
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British Empire (1450-1750)

A

North America (Canada, east coast of modern U.S.)
Caribbean

178
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British Empire (1750-1900)

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East/West/Southern Africa (e.g. Ghana, South Africa)
North America (Canada)
Caribbean (e.g. Jamaica)
South Asia (e.g. India)
Oceania (e.g. Australia)
Ireland

179
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Soviet Union

A

Eastern Europe (Russia); Central Asia; East Asia

180
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Global North/Global South

A

“North” - North America (except Mexico), Europe, Japan, Australia

“South” - Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Asia

181
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Baghdad

A

Middle East (Abbasid capital; now modern-day Iraq)

182
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Timbuktu

A

West Africa (Mali Empire capital)

183
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Karakorum

A

Central Asia (Mongol capital)

184
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Beijing

A

East Asia (Capital of China from Ming dynasty to present)

185
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Constantinople/Istanbul

A

Middle East (capital of the Byzantine Empire and Ottoman Empire)

186
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Italian city-states

A

Western Europe/Mediterranean

(e.g. Venice, Florence)

187
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Potosi

A

Latin America (specifically, South America – modern-day Bolivia)

188
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Manila

A

Southeast Asia (Philippines)

189
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Kiev

A

Eastern Europe (capital of Kievan Rus before Mongol conquest; now modern-day Ukraine)

190
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Moscow

A

Eastern Europe (Russian/Soviet capital)

191
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St. Petersburg

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Eastern Europe (Russian Empire capital from the reign of Peter the Great until the 1917 Russian Revolution)

192
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Paris

A

Western Europe (France)

193
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Manchester

A

Western Europe (England)

194
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Berlin

A

Crossroads of Western & Eastern Europe (Germany)

195
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Sub-Saharan Africa

A

the part of Africa below the Sahara Desert

196
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Mediterranean region (3 regions bordering the sea)

A

The regions bordering the Mediterranean Sea:

Europe

North Africa

Middle East (Anatolia/Egypt)