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Gansu
(Encyclopedia)Gansu or Kansu both: gänˈso͞oˈ [key], province, 141,000 sq mi (365,284 sq km), NW China. The capital is ...Mexico, country, North America
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Mexico both: māˈhēkō, officially United Mexican States, republic (2015 est. pop. 125,891,000), 753,665 sq mi (1,952,500 sq km), S North America. It borders on the United States in the north...Guatemala, country, Central America
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Guatemala gwätəmäˈlə , officially Republic of Guatemala, republic (2021 est. pop. ...Gambia, The, country, Africa
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Gambia, The gămˈbēə, gämˈ–, officially Republic of The Gambia, republic (2015 est. pop. 1,978,000), 4,361 sq mi (11,295 sq km), W Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the wes...Panama, country, Central America
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Panama pănˈəmäˌ, Span. Panamá, officially Republic of Panama, republic (2015 est. pop. 3,657,000), 29,760 sq mi (77,081 sq km), occupying the Isthmus of Panama, which connects Central and...Paraguay, country, South America
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Paraguay pârˈəgwā, –gwī, Span. pärägwīˈ, officially Republic of Paraguay, republic (2015 est. pop. 6,639,000), 157,047 sq mi (406,752 sq km), S central South America. Paraguay is enc...San Marino, country, Europe
(Encyclopedia)CE5 San Marino sän märēˈnō, officially Republic of San Marino, republic (2015 est. pop. 33,000), 24 sq mi (62 sq km), in the Apennines near the Adriatic Sea, SW of Rimini, N central Italy. It ...Uruguay , country, South America
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Uruguay y&oobreve;ˈrəgwā, gwī, Span. &oomacr;r&oomacr;gwiˈ, &oomacr;r&oomacr;wīˈ, officially Oriental Republic of Uruguay, republic (2015 est. pop. 3,432,000), 68,536...Pisidia
(Encyclopedia)Pisidia pĭsĭdˈēə, pī– [key], ancient country of S Asia Minor, S of Phrygia and N of Pamphylia. It was a mountainous country, traversed by the Taurus range. Its warlike tribes maintained their ...Lanzhou
(Encyclopedia)Lanzhou or Lanchow both: länˈjōˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,295,600), capital of Gansu prov., W China, on the Huang He (Yellow River) at its confluence with the Wei. It is a rail, highway, and ...Browse by Subject
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