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Haiti

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Haiti äētēˈ, officially Republic of Haiti, republic (2015 est. pop. 10,711,000), 10,700 sq mi (27,713 sq km), West Indies, on the western third of the island of Hispaniola. It is bounded on...

Indonesia

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Indonesia ĭnˌdənēˈzhə, officially Republic of Indonesia, republic (2015 est. pop. 258,162,000), c.735,000 sq mi (1,903,650 sq km), SE Asia, in the Malay Archipelago. The fourth most popul...

Malaysia

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Malaysia məlāˈzhə, independent federation (2015 est. pop. 30,723,000), 128,430 sq mi (332,633 sq km), Southeast Asia. The official capital and by far the largest city is Kuala Lumpur; Putra...

Uganda

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Uganda y&oomacr;gänˈdə, &oomacr;gänˈdä, officially Republic of Uganda, republic (2015 est. pop. 37,102,000), 91,133 sq mi (236,036 sq km), E central Africa. It borders on Tanzania...

Japan

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Japan jəpănˈ, Jap. Nihon or Nippon, country (2015 est. pop. 127,975,000), 145,833 sq mi (377,835 sq km), occupying an archipelago off the coast of E Asia. The capital is Tokyo, which, along ...

Colombia

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Colombia kəlŭmˈbēə, Span. kōlōmˈbyä , officially Republic of Colombia,...

Myanmar

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Myanmar bûrˈmə , officially Republic of the Union of Myanmar, republic (2021 est. po...

Ethiopia

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Ethiopia ēthēōˈpēə , officially Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, republic (2021 ...

Romania

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Romania r&oomacr;–, republic (2015 est. pop. 19,877,000), 91,699 sq mi (237,500 sq km), SE Europe. It borders on Hungary in the northwest, on Serbia in the southwest, on Bulgaria in the s...

India

(Encyclopedia)CE5 India, officially Republic of India, republic (2015 est. pop. 1,309,054,000), 1,261,810 sq mi (3,268,090 sq km), S Asia. The second most populous country in the world, it is also sometimes call...

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