Chile is a South American country bordering Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. The name Chile comes from the Incas who called the valley of the Aconcagua, ‘Chili’. Augusto Pinochet’s authoritarian military government ruled Chile between 1973 and 1990. The first…
Cape Verde (officially the Republic of Cabo Verde) is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean (570 km off the west coast of Africa). The economy of Cape Verde is service-oriented with commerce, transport, tourism, and public services accounting for more than 70% of GDP. In…
Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II being the head of state. The federation is composed of ten provinces and three territories. Although Canada is the world’s second-largest county (covering 9.98 million square km), it’s sparsely populated with the majority of its land being dominated…
Campione d’Italia is a municipality of the Province of Como in the Lombardy region of Italy. This postage stamp exclave only totals 1.6 km2 and is surrounded by the Swiss canton of Ticino. Campione is very integrated with Switzerland, both administratively and economically. For example, Italian citizens residing in Campione have the Swiss franc as…
Capital city: Bandar Seri Begawan Currency: Brunei dollar (BND) Population: 417,200 Language: Malay GDP: …
Capital city: Gaborone Currency: Pula Population: 2,250,260 Language: English GDP: …
Capital city: Sucre, La Paz Currency: Boliviano (BOB) Population: 11,410,651 Language: Spanish GDP: …
Capital city: Belmopan Currency: Belize dollar (BZD) Population: 387,528 Language: English GDP: …
Capital city: Manama Currency: Bahraini Dina (BHD) Population: 1,425,171 Language: Arabic GDP: …
Capital city: Georgetown Currency: Saint Helena Pound Population: 806 Language: English GDP: …
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