Uruguay

About Uruguay    » Capital City : Montevideo » Continent : South America » Region : South America » Surface Area : 176000.00 » ISO Code : UY » ISD Code : 598 » Currancy : Uruguayan Peso (UYU) » Local Time : UTC -3h

Independence Year : 1828 Population : 3337000 Life Expectancy : 75.2 Capital : 3492 GNP : 20831.00 GNP Old : 19967.00 Local Name : Uruguay Government Form : Republic Location : Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil. Terrain : Plains and low hills; 84% agricultural Climate : Temperate Ethnic Group : European descent 93%, African descent 5%, mestizo 1%, Amerindian (practically nonexistent). Religions : Roman Catholic 52%,Protestant and other Christian 16%, Jewish 2%, non-professing or other 30%. Official Website :www.presidencia.gub.uy

Genral Information - Uruguay Background A violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement, the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to agree to military control of his administration in 1973. By the end of the year the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand its hold throughout the government. Civilian rule was not restored until 1985. Uruguay's political and labor conditions are among the freest on the continent. (Source: CIA - The World Factbook)

City District Population Montevideo Montevideo 1236000

Language Percentage Spanish 95.7

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United States Minor Outlying Islands

United States Minor Outlying Islands   » Capital City : » Continent : Oceania » Region : Micronesia/Caribbean » Surface Area : 16.00 » ISO Code : UM » ISD Code : 0 » Currancy : United States Dollars (USD) » Local Time :

Independence Year : Population : 0 Life Expectancy : 0.0 Capital : GNP : 0.00 GNP Old : 0.00 Local Name : United States Minor Outlying Islands Government Form : Dependent Territory of the US Location : Terrain : Climate : Ethnic Group : Religions : Official Website : www.

Genral Information - United States Minor Outlying Islands The United States Minor Outlying Islands, a statistical designation defined by the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 3166-1 code, consists of nine United States insular areas. Palmyra Atoll is the only incorporated territory. As of 2008, none of the islands has any permanent residents. The only human population consists of temporarily stationed scientific and military personnel. The 2000 census counted 315 people on Johnston Atoll and 1 person on Wake Island. There has been no modern indigenous population, except at the 1940 census. The Baker, Howland and Jarvis Colonization Scheme attempted to settle Americans on those three islands beginning in 1935, but all three islands were evacuated in 1942 as a result of World War II. The islands are grouped together as a statistical convenience. They are not administered collectively, nor do they share a single cultural or political history beyond being uninhabited islands under the sovereignty of the United States. They are collectively represented by the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code UM. The individual islands have ISO 3166-2 numerical codes, see ISO 3166-2:UM. The Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) ".um" has historically been assigned to the islands; however, the .um ccTLD was retired in January 2007. The term "United States Minor Outlying Islands" was introduced in 1986. From 1974 until 1986, five of the islands (Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Palmyra Atoll and Kingman Reef) were grouped under the term United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands, with ISO 3166 code PU (the code of Midway Atoll was MI, the code of Johnston Atoll was JT, and the code of Wake Island was WK).

City District Population

Language Percentage English 0.0

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United States

About United States    » Capital City : Washington D.C. » Continent : North America » Region : North America » Surface Area : 9631418.00 » ISO Code : US » ISD Code : 1 » Currancy : US Dollar (USD) » Local Time : UTC - 5h

Independence Year : 1776 Population : 278357000 Life Expectancy : 77.1 Capital : 3813 GNP : 8510700.00 GNP Old : 8110900.00 Local Name : United States Government Form : Federal Republic Location : North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean in the east and the North Pacific Ocean in the west, between Canada and Mexico Terrain : Vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii Climate : Mostly temperate, tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska Ethnic Group : white 77.1%, black 12.9%, Asian 4.2%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1.5%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.3%, other 4% (2000) Religions : Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%, Jewish 2%, other 4%, none 10% (1989) Official Website :www.whitehouse.gov Genral Information - United States Background Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country (UK) in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. The economy is marked by steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology. (Source: CIA - The World Factbook)

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Florida 226419 Lincoln Nebraska 225581 Greensboro North Carolina 223891 Plano Texas 222030 Rochester New York 219773 Glendale Arizona 218812 Akron Ohio 217074 Garland Texas 215768 Madison Wisconsin 208054 Fort Wayne Indiana 205727 Fremont California 203413 Scottsdale Arizona 202705 Montgomery Alabama 201568 Shreveport Louisiana 200145 Augusta-Richmond County Georgia 199775 Lubbock Texas 199564 Chesapeake Virginia 199184 Mobile Alabama 198915 Des Moines Iowa 198682 Grand Rapids Michigan 197800 Richmond Virginia 197790 Yonkers New York 196086 Spokane Washington 195629 Glendale California 194973 Tacoma Washington 193556 Irving Texas 191615 Huntington Beach California 189594 Modesto California 188856 Durham North Carolina 187035 Columbus Georgia 186291 Orlando Florida 185951 Boise City Idaho 185787 Winston-Salem North Carolina 185776 San Bernardino California 185401 Jackson Mississippi 184256 Little Rock Arkansas 183133 Salt Lake City Utah 181743 Reno Nevada 180480 Newport News Virginia 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California 91799 Visalia California 91762 Boulder Colorado 91238 Cary North Carolina 91213 Santa Monica California 91084 Fall River Massachusetts 90555 Kenosha Wisconsin 89447 Elgin Illinois 89408 Odessa Texas 89293 Carson California 89089 Charleston South Carolina 89063 Language Percentage Chinese 0.6 English 86.2 French 0.7 German 0.7 Italian 0.6 Japanese 0.2 Korean 0.3 Polish 0.3 Portuguese 0.2 Spanish 7.5 Tagalog 0.4 Vietnamese 0.2

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United Kingdom

About United Kingdom    » Capital City : London » Continent : Europe » Region : British Islands » Surface Area : 243000.00 » ISO Code : GB » ISD Code : 44 » Currancy : British Pound £ (GBP) » Local Time : UTC No UTC offset

Independence Year : 1066 Population : 59623400 Life Expectancy : 77.7 Capital : 456 GNP : 1378330.00 GNP Old : 1296830.00 Local Name : United Kingdom Government Form :Constitutional Monarchy Location : Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France Terrain : 30% arable, 50% meadow and pasture, 12% waste or urban, 7% forested, 1% inlandwater. Climate : Very British: more than one-half of the days are overcast; generally mild and temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current Ethnic Group : British, Irish, West Indian, South Asian. Religions : Church of England(Anglican), Roman Catholic, Church of Scotland (Presbyterian), Muslim. Official Website :www.royal.gov.uk/

Genral Information - United Kingdom Background Four constituent nations form the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two World Wars. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council, a founding member of NATO, and of the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy; it currently is weighing the degree of its integration with continental Europe. A member of the EU, it chose to remain outside of the European Monetary Union for the time being. Constitutional reform is also a significant issue in the UK. Regional assemblies with varying degrees of power opened in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland in 1999.

City District Population London England 7285000 Birmingham England 1013000 Glasgow Scotland 619680 Liverpool England 462000 Edinburgh Scotland 450180 Sheffield England 431607 Manchester England 430000 Leeds England 424194 Bristol England 402000 Cardiff Wales 321000 Coventry England 304000 Leicester England 294000 Bradford England 289376 Belfast North Ireland 287500 Nottingham England 287000 Kingston upon Hull England 262000 Plymouth England 253000 Stoke-on-Trent England 252000 Wolverhampton England 242000 Derby England 236000 Swansea Wales 230000 Southampton England 216000 Aberdeen Scotland 213070 Northampton England 196000 Dudley England 192171 Portsmouth England 190000 Newcastle upon Tyne England 189150 Sunderland England 183310 Luton England 183000 Swindon England 180000 Southend-on-Sea England 176000 Walsall England 174739 Bournemouth England 162000 Peterborough England 156000 Brighton England 156124 Blackpool England 151000 Dundee Scotland 146690 West Bromwich England 146386 Reading England 148000 Oldbury/Smethwick (Warley) England 145542 Middlesbrough England 145000 Huddersfield England 143726 Oxford England 144000 Poole England 141000 Bolton England 139020 Blackburn England 140000 Newport Wales 139000 Preston England 135000 Stockport England 132813 Norwich England 124000 Rotherrham England 121380 Cambridge England 121000 Watford England 113080 Ipswich England 114000 Slough England 112000 Exeter England 111000 Cheltenham England 106000 Gloucester England 107000 Saint Helens England 106293 Sutton Coldfield England 106001 York England 104425 Oldham England 103931 Basildon England 100924 Worthing England 100000 Chelmsford England 97451 Colchester England 96063 Crawley England 97000 Gillingham England 92000 Solihull England 94531 Rochdale England 94313 Birkenhead England 93087 Worcester England 95000 Hartlepool England 92000 Halifax England 91069 Woking/Byfleet England 92000 Southport England 90959 Maidstone England 90878 Eastbourne England 90000 Grimsby England 89000 Saint Helier Jersey 27523 Douglas – 23487

Language Percentage English 97.3 Gaeli 0.1 Kymri 0.9

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United Arab Emirates

About United Arab Emirates    » Capital City : Abu Dhabi » Continent : Asia » Region : Middle East » Surface Area : 83600.00 » ISO Code : AE » ISD Code : 971 » Currancy : UAE Dirham (AED) » Local Time : UTC +4h

Independence Year : 1971 Population : 2441000 Life Expectancy : 74.1 Capital : 65 GNP : 37966.00 GNP Old : 36846.00 Local Name : Al-Imarat al-´Arabiya al-Muttahida Government Form : Emirate Federation Location : Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia. Terrain : Largely desert with some agricultural areas. Climate : Hot, humid, low annual rainfall, cooler in eastern mountains Ethnic Group : Arab, Pakistani,Indian, Iranian, Filipino (27% of residents are UAE citizens) Religions : Muslim (96%), Hindu, Christian Official Website :www.sheikhmohammed.co.ae/

Genral Information - United Arab Emirates Background An oil-rich desert country situated in the south-east of the Arabian Pensinsula. In 1971 the former Trucial States of the Persian Gulf coast Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi), 'Ajman (Ajman), Al Fujayrah (Fujairah), Ash Shariqah (Sharjah), Dubayy (Dubai), and Umm al Qaywayn (Umm al-Qaiwain) - merged to form the United Arab Emirates joined by Ra's al Khaymah (Ras al-Khaimah) in 1972. The UAE is the third largest oil producer in the Gulf after Saudi Arabia and Iran.

City District Population Dubai Dubai 669181 Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi 398695 Sharja Sharja 320095 al-Ayn Abu Dhabi 225970 Ajman Ajman 114395

Language Percentage Arabic 42.0 Hindi 0.0

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Ukraine

About Ukraine    » Capital City : Kiev (Kyiv) » Continent : Europe » Region : Eastern Europe » Surface Area : 603700.00 » ISO Code : UA » ISD Code : 380 » Currancy : Hryvnia (UAH) » Local Time : UTC +2h

Independence Year : 1991 Population : 50456000 Life Expectancy : 66.0 Capital : 3426 GNP : 42168.00 GNP Old : 49677.00 Local Name : Ukrajina Government Form : Republic Location : Eastern Europe, bordered on the West by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary; on the Southwest by Romania and Moldova; on the South by the Black Sea and Sea of Azov; on the East and Northeast by Russia; and on the North by Belarus. Terrain : mostly flat; 95% of lands are plains and 5% are mountainous Climate : two climatic zones: moderate, subtropical (southern shore of Crimea) Ethnic Group : Ukrainians, Russians, Belarusians, Moldovans, Hungarians, Bulgarians, Jews, Poles, Crimean Tatars, and other groups Religions : Ukrainian Orthodoxy, Ukrainian Greek Catholicism,Judaism, Roman Catholicism,Islam Official Website :www.president.gov.ua

Genral Information - Ukraine Background  Ukraine, a country in Eastern Europe, and the second largest country in Europe after Russia. The Crimean Autonomous Republic - encompassing the Crimean Peninsula, or Crimea, in the South -is included in Ukraine's borders. Richly endowed in natural resources, Ukraine has been fought over and subjugated for centuries; its 20th-century struggle for liberty is not yet complete. A short-lived independence from Russia (1917-1920) was followed by brutal Soviet rule that engineered two artificial famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died, and World War II, in which German and Soviet armies were responsible for some 7 million more deaths. Although independence was attained in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, true freedom remains elusive as many of the former Soviet elite remain entrenched, stalling efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civic liberties.

City District Population Kyiv Kiova 2624000 Harkova [Harkiv] Harkova 1500000 Dnipropetrovsk Dnipropetrovsk 1103000 Donetsk Donetsk 1050000 Odesa Odesa 1011000 Zaporizzja Zaporizzja 848000 Lviv Lviv 788000 Kryvyi Rig Dnipropetrovsk 703000 Mykolajiv Mykolajiv 508000 Mariupol Donetsk 490000 Lugansk Lugansk 469000 Vinnytsja Vinnytsja 391000 Makijivka Donetsk 384000 Herson Herson 353000 Sevastopol Krim 348000 Simferopol Krim 339000 Pultava [Poltava] Pultava 313000 Tšernigiv Tšernigiv 313000 Tšerkasy Tšerkasy 309000 Gorlivka Donetsk 299000 Zytomyr Zytomyr 297000 Sumy Sumy 294000 Dniprodzerzynsk Dnipropetrovsk 270000 Kirovograd Kirovograd 265000 Hmelnytskyi Hmelnytskyi 262000 Tšernivtsi Tšernivtsi 259000 Rivne Rivne 245000 Krementšuk Pultava 239000 Ivano-Frankivsk Ivano-Frankivsk 237000 Ternopil Ternopil 236000 Lutsk Volynia 217000 Bila Tserkva Kiova 215000 Kramatorsk Donetsk 186000 Melitopol Zaporizzja 169000 Kertš Krim 162000 Nikopol Dnipropetrovsk 149000 Berdjansk Zaporizzja 130000 Pavlograd Dnipropetrovsk 127000 Sjeverodonetsk Lugansk 127000 Slovjansk Donetsk 127000 Uzgorod Taka-Karpatia 127000 Altševsk Lugansk 119000 Lysytšansk Lugansk 116000 Jevpatorija Krim 112000 Kamjanets-Podilskyi Hmelnytskyi 109000 Jenakijeve Donetsk 105000 Krasnyi Lutš Lugansk 101000 Stahanov Lugansk 101000 Oleksandrija Kirovograd 99000 Konotop Sumy 96000 Kostjantynivka Donetsk 95000 Berdytšiv Zytomyr 90000 Izmajil Odesa 90000 Šostka Sumy 90000 Uman Tšerkasy 90000 Brovary Kiova 89000 Mukatševe Taka-Karpatia 89000

Language Percentage Belorussian 0.3 Bulgariana 0.3 Hungarian 0.3 Polish 0.1 Romanian 0.7 Russian 32.9 Ukrainian 64.7

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