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  • Venezuela
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    Capital: Caracas.Major Cities: Caracas, 1.8 million inhabitants; Zulia, 2.9 million; and Carabolo, 1.9 million(2003).Independence: July 5, 1811, from Spain.Public Holidays: Año Nuevo (New Year’s Day), January 1; Carnaval (Carnival), the Mondayand Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, movable dates in early February to early March; Día deSan José (St. Joseph’s Day), March 19; Jueves San...
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  • Vietnam
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    Capital: Hanoi.Major Cities: With 5.6 million people, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) is the mostpopulous city. Hanoi has a population of 3 million. Other major cities are Danang, Haiphong,and Can Tho.Independence: Vietnam declared independence from Japan and France on September 2, 1945.However, Vietnam remained under French control until the communist Viet Minh defeatedFren...
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  • Mexico
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    Capital: Mexico City (Ciudad de México), located in the FederalDistrict (Distrito Federal) with a population estimated at 8.8 million in 2008.Major Cities: The Greater Mexico City metropolitan area encompasses Mexico City and severaladjacent suburbs, including the populous cities of Ecatepec de Morelos (1.8 million residents in2005) and Netzahualcóyotl (1.2 million). The total ...
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  • Morocco
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    Capital: Rabat.Major Cities: Morocco’s most populous cities, in order of their population as of 2002, areCasablanca (3,454,000), Salé (849,000), Rabat (668,000), Marrakech (653,000), Fès (643,000),Kenitra (581,000), and Tangier (509,000).Independence: Morocco achieved independence from France on March 2, 1956.Public Holidays: New Year’s Day (January 1), Independence Manifesto (...
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  • Nepal
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    Capital: Kathmandu.Major Cities: According to the 2001 census, only Kathmandu had a population of more than500,000. The only other cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants were Biratnagar, Birgunj,Lalitpur, and Pokhara.Independence: In 1768 Prithvi Narayan Shah unified a number of states in the KathmanduValley under the Kingdom of Gorkha. Nepal recognizes National Unity Day (J...
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  • Nigeria
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    Capital: Abuja has been the capital of Nigeria since December 12, 1991. Previously, the capitalwas Lagos.Major Cities: According to preliminary results of the 2006 census and subsequent estimates, themost populous cities in Nigeria are Lagos (about 8 million), Kano (3.8 million), Ibadan (2.6million), Kaduna (1.7 million), Port Harcourt (1.3 million), and Benin City (1.1 million...
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  • North Korea
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    Major Cities: The largest city is P’y4ngyang, with a reported 3.3 million inhabitants in 2005.According to the 1993 census, others, based on population size, are Namp’o, Hamhßng,Ch’4ngjin, Kaes4ng, Sinßiju, and W4nsan (all with populations of more than 300,000).Independence: August 15, 1945, from Japan; Democratic People’s Republic of Korea foundedSeptember 9, 1948.National Pub...
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  • Pakistan
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    Capital: Islamabad (Islamabad Capital Territory).Major Cities: Pakistan has seven cities with a populationof 1 million or more: Karachi (9,339,023), Lahore (5,143,495),Faisalabad (2,008,861), Rawalpindi (1,409,768), Multan(1,197,384), Hyderabad (1,166,894), and Gujranwala (1,132,509).Independence: Proclaimed August 14, 1947, from Britain.Public Holidays: Eid-ul-Azha (Feast of t...
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  • Paraguay
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    Capital: Asunción.Major Cities: Asunción (508,000 inhabitants), Ciudad del Este (261,000), San Lorenzo(228,000), Luque (210,000), Capiatá (199,000), Lambaré (126,000), and Fernando de la Mora(120,000) rank as Paraguay’s most populous cities ...
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  • Philippines
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    Capital: Manila.Major Cities: Located on Luzon Island, Metropolitan Manila, including the adjacent QuezonCity and surrounding suburbs, is the largest city in the Philippines, with about 12 million people,or nearly 14 percent of the total population. Other large cities include Cebu City on Cebu Islandand Davao City on Mindanao Island.Independence: The Philippines attained indepe...
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  • Country Profile
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    Capital: Bucharest (Bucure ...
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  • Russia
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    Capital: Moscow (Moskva).Major Cities (in order of population): St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, NizhniyNovgorod, Omsk, Samara, Kazan’, Chelyabinsk, Rostov-na-Donu, Ufa, Volgograd, and Perm.Independence: Russia officially marks its independence on June 12, 1991, the date of theRussian Republic’s declaration of sovereignty from the Soviet Union.Public Holidays: Offici...
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  • Saudi Arabia
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    Capital: Riyadh (estimated population 3.6 million).Major Cities: Population estimates for 2006 show continued growth for Saudi Arabia’s majorurban areas: Jiddah (2.9 million), Mecca (1.6 million), Ad Dammam/Khobar/Dhahran (1.6million), and Medina (854,500). Mecca and Medina have religious significance that faroutweighs their respective populations.Independence: Following Ottoma...
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  • Singapore
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    Capital: Singapore.Major Cities: Singapore is a city-state. The city of Singapore is located on the south-centralcoast of the island of Singapore, but urbanization has taken over most of the territory of theisland.Date of Independence: August 31, 1963, from Britain; August 9, 1965, from the Federation ofMalaysia.National Public Holidays: New Year’s Day (January 1); Lunar New Ye...
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  • South Korea
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    Capital: Seoul. ...
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  • Syria
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    Capital: Damascus (population estimated at 5 million in 2004).Other Major Cities: Aleppo (4.5 million), Homs (1.8 million), Hamah (1.6 million), AlHasakah (1.3 million), Idlib (1.2 million), and Latakia (1 million).Independence: Syrians celebrate their independence on April 17, known as Evacuation Day, incommemoration of the departure of French forces in 1946.Public Holidays: P...
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  • Taiwan
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    Capital: The capital of central administration of Taiwan isTaipei (T’ai-pei- ...
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  • Thailand
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    Capital: Bangkok (in Thai, Krung Thep, ...
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  • Turkey
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    Capital: Ankara.Other Major Cities: Istanbul, ...
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  • United Arab Emirates
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    Capital: Abu Dhabi City. ...
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  • Malaysia
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    Capital: Since 1999 Putrajaya (25 kilometers south of Kuala Lumpur)has been the administrative capital and seat of government. Parliamentstill meets in Kuala Lumpur, but most ministries are located in Putrajaya.Major Cities: Kuala Lumpur is the only city with a population greater than 1 million persons(1,305,792 according to the most recent census in 2000). Other major cities i...
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  • Iraq
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    Capital: Baghdad.Major Cities (in order of population size): Baghdad, Mosul (Al Mawsil), Basra (Al Basrah),Arbil (Irbil), Kirkuk, and Sulaymaniyah (As Sulaymaniyah).Independence: October 3, 1932, from the British administration established under a 1920League of Nations mandate.Public Holidays: New Year’s Day (January 1) and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein (April 9)are celebrate...
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  • Jordan
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    Capital: Amman (with a population of about 2 million).Other Major Cities: Az Zarqa (472,830 inhabitants) and Irbid (272,681).Independence: Jordan celebrates its independence on May 25, the day in 1946 on whichAbdullah ibn Hussein al Hashimi was proclaimed King of Transjordan and a new constitutionwas enacted, replacing the British Mandate that ended three days before.Public Hol...
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  • Kazakhstan
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    Capital: Astana (formerly Aqmola) became the official capital of Kazakhstan in 1997,succeeding Almaty (formerly Alma-Ata) and moving the national government from the farsoutheast to the industrial north.Other Major Cities: Almaty, Karaganda, Öskemen, Pavlodar, Shymkent, and Taraz.Independence: The recognized date of independence is December 16, 1991, when the Republicof Kazakhs...
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  • Kenya
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    Capital: Nairobi.Major Cities: The country’s largest cites are Nairobi, the capital and chief manufacturing center;Mombasa, the principal seaport; and Kisumu, the chief port on Lake Victoria. Smaller citiesinclude Nakuru, a commercial and manufacturing center in the Eastern Rift Valley; and Eldoret,an industrial center in western Kenya. The population of cities, according to th...
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  • Libya
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    Capital: Tripoli (also known as Tarabulus), with an estimated population of 1,223,300 in 2002.Major Cities: Tripoli, Benghazi, Misratah, Az Zawiyah, Tobruk (according to decreasing size,2000-2002 estimates).Independence: December 24, 1951, from Italy.National Public Holidays: Commercial offices and government establishments are closed onFridays. In 2005 the major holidays are: ...
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  • Libya
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    Capital: Tripoli (also known as Tarabulus), with an estimated population of 1,223,300 in 2002.Major Cities: Tripoli, Benghazi, Misratah, Az Zawiyah, Tobruk (according to decreasing size,2000-2002 estimates).Independence: December 24, 1951, from Italy.National Public Holidays: Commercial offices and government establishments are closed onFridays. In 2005 the major holidays are: ...
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  • Mali
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    Capital: Bamako.Major Cities: Bamako (more than 1 million inhabitants according to the 1998 census), Sikasso(113,813), Ségou (90,898), Mopti (79,840), Koutiala (74,153), Kayes (67,262), and Gao(54,903).Independence: September 22, 1960, from France.Public Holidays: In 2005 legal holidays in Mali include: January 1 (New Year’s Day); January20 (Armed Forces Day); January 21* (Taba...
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  • Iran
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    Capital: Tehran.Other Major Cities (in order of population): Mashhad, Esfahan, Tabriz, Karaj, Shiraz, Qom, and Ahvaz.Independence: In the modern era, Iran always has existed as an independent country.Public Holidays: The national holiday, Islamic Revolution Day, celebrates the victory of the Islamic Revolution on February 11, 1979. Other official holidays are Dawn (the return o...
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  • Bolivia
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    Formal Name: Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia).Short Form: Bolivia.Term for Citizen(s): Bolivian(s).Capitals: La Paz (executive) and Sucre (judicial).Major Cities: Santa Cruz (1.3 million inhabitants), Cochabamba (900,000), El Alto (830,000), La Paz (810,000), and Sucre (225,000), according to 2005 projections.Independence: Led by 'El Libertador,' Simón Bolívar Palacio...
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