Vietnam

About Vietnam    » Capital City : Hanoi » Continent : Asia » Region : Southeast Asia » Surface Area : 331114.00 » ISO Code : VN » ISD Code : 84 » Currancy : Dong (VND) » Local Time : UTC +7h

Independence Year : 1945 Population : 79832000 Life Expectancy : 69.3 Capital : 3770 GNP : 21929.00 GNP Old : 22834.00 Local Name : Viêt Nam Government Form : Socialistic Republic Location : Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Tonkin and South China Sea Terrain : Varies from mountainous to coastal delta Climate : Tropical monsoon Ethnic Group : Vietnam is a multi-nationality country with 54 ethnic groups. Viet (Kinh) (87%), Chinese (3%), Tay, Thai, Muong, Hoa, Khmer, Nung, other mountain people. Religions : Buddhism, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Christian, animism, Islam. Official Website :www.na.gov.vn

Genral Information - Vietnam Background France occupied all of Vietnam by 1884. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by communist forces under Ho Chi MINH, who took control of the north. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later North Vietnamese forces overran the south. Economic reconstruction of the reunited country has proven difficult as aging Communist Party leaders have only grudgingly initiated reforms necessary for a free market. (Source: CIA - The World Factbook)

City District Population Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City 3980000 Hanoi Hanoi 1410000 Haiphong Haiphong 783133 Da Nang Quang Nam-Da Nang 382674 Biên Hoa Dong Nai 282095 Nha Trang Khanh Hoa 221331 Hue Thua Thien-Hue 219149 Can Tho Can Tho 215587 Cam Pha Quang Binh 209086 Nam Dinh Nam Ha 171699 Quy Nhon Binh Dinh 163385 Vung Tau Ba Ria-Vung Tau 145145 Rach Gia Kien Giang 141132 Long Xuyen An Giang 132681 Thai Nguyen Bac Thai 127643 Hong Gai Quang Ninh 127484 Phan Thiêt Binh Thuan 114236 Cam Ranh Khanh Hoa 114041 Vinh Nghe An 112455 My Tho Tien Giang 108404 Da Lat Lam Dong 106409 Buon Ma Thuot Dac Lac 97044

Language Percentage Chinese 1.4 Khmer 1.4 Man 0.7 Miao 0.9 Muong 1.5 Nung 1.1 Thai 1.6 Tho 1.8 Vietnamese 86.8

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Venezuela

Venezuela   » Capital City : Caracas » Continent : South America » Region : South America » Surface Area : 912050.00 » ISO Code : VE » ISD Code : 58 » Currancy : Bolivar (VEB) » Local Time : UTC -4h

Independence Year : 1811 Population : 24700000 Life Expectancy : 73.1 Capital : 3539 GNP : 95023.00 GNP Old : 88434.00 Local Name : Venezuela Government Form : Federal Republic Location : Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean Terrain : Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central plains; Guiana Highlands in southeast Climate : Varies from tropical to temperate, depending on elevation Ethnic Group : Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, Amerindian Religions : Roman Catholic 96%,Protestant 2%, other 2% Official Website :www.venezuela.gov.ve

Genral Information - Venezuela Background Venezuela was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Colombia and Ecuador). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959. Current concerns include: drug-related conflicts along the Colombian border, increasing internal drug consumption, overdependence on the petroleum industry with its price fluctuations, and irresponsible mining operations that are endangering the rain forest and indigenous peoples. (Source: CIA - The World Factbook)

City District Population Caracas Distrito Federal 1975294 Maracaíbo Zulia 1304776 Barquisimeto Lara 877239 Valencia Carabobo 794246 Ciudad Guayana Bolívar 663713 Petare Miranda 488868 Maracay Aragua 444443 Barcelona Anzoátegui 322267 Maturín Monagas 319726 San Cristóbal Táchira 319373 Ciudad Bolívar Bolívar 301107 Cumaná Sucre 293105 Mérida Mérida 224887 Cabimas Zulia 221329 Barinas Barinas 217831 Turmero Aragua 217499 Baruta Miranda 207290 Puerto Cabello Carabobo 187722 Santa Ana de Coro Falcón 185766 Los Teques Miranda 178784 Punto Fijo Falcón 167215 Guarenas Miranda 165889 Acarigua Portuguesa 158954 Puerto La Cruz Anzoátegui 155700 Ciudad Losada 134501 Guacara Carabobo 131334 Valera Trujillo 130281 Guanare Portuguesa 125621 Carúpano Sucre 119639 Catia La Mar Distrito Federal 117012 El Tigre Anzoátegui 116256 Guatire Miranda 109121 Calabozo Guárico 107146 Pozuelos Anzoátegui 105690 Ciudad Ojeda Zulia 99354 Ocumare del Tuy Miranda 97168 Valle de la Pascua Guárico 95927 Araure Portuguesa 94269 San Fernando de Apure Apure 93809 San Felipe Yaracuy 90940 El Limón Aragua 90000

Language Percentage Goajiro 0.4 Spanish 96.9 Warrau 0.1

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Vanuatu

About Vanuatu    » Capital City : Port Vila » Continent : Oceania » Region : Melanesia » Surface Area : 14760.00 » ISO Code : VU » ISD Code : 678 » Currancy : Vatu (VUV) » Local Time : UTC +11h

Independence Year : 1980 Population : 190000 Life Expectancy : 60.6 Capital : 3537 GNP : 261.00 GNP Old : 246.00 Local Name : Vanuatu Government Form : Republic Location : Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and west of Fiji Terrain : Mostly mountains of volcanic origin, narrow coastal plains Climate : Maritime tropical; moderate rainfall from November to April Ethnic Group : 94% ni-Vanuatu; 4% European; 2% other Pacific Islanders, Asian Religions : Predominantly Christian Official Website :www.vanuatugovernment.gov.vu

Genral Information - Vanuatu Background The Republic of Vanuatu is an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and west of Fiji, that comprises about 80 islands. Of these, there are thirteen major islands, and nine home active volcanoes. British and French settled the islands in the 19th century, they agreed in 1906 to administer the islands jointly, called the British-French Condominium, which last until independence in 1980. Vanuatu is recognised as one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. Besides the Ni-Vanuatu people there are small communities of French, British, Australian, new Zealand, Vietnamese, Chinese and other Pacific Island people.

City District Population Port-Vila Shefa 33700

Language Percentage Bislama 56.6 English 28.3 French 14.2

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Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan   » Capital City : Tashkent » Continent : Asia » Region : Southern and Central Asia » Surface Area : 447400.00 » ISO Code : UZ » ISD Code : 998 » Currancy : Uzbekistani Soum (UZS) » Local Time : UTC + 5h

Independence Year : 1991 Population : 24318000 Life Expectancy : 63.7 Capital : 3503 GNP : 14194.00 GNP Old : 21300.00 Local Name : Uzbekiston Government Form : Republic Location : Central Asia, landlocked country north of Afghanistan Terrain : Mostly plains, intenselyirrigated river valleys along Amu Darya and Syr Darya; shrinking Aral Sea; In the east and northeast of the country are situated spurs of Tien-Shan and the Pamirs. Climate : Desert-continental; long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east Ethnic Group : Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5%. Religions : Muslim 88% (Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%. Official Website : www.mfa.uz

Genral Information - Uzbekistan Background Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1925. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land poisoned and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991, the country seeks to gradually lessen its dependence on agriculture while developing its mineral and petroleum reserves. \Current concerns include insurgency by Islamic militants based in Tajikistan and Afghanistan, a non-convertible currency, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization. (Source: CIA - The World Factbook)

City District Population Toskent Toskent Shahri 2117500 Namangan Namangan 370500 Samarkand Samarkand 361800 Andijon Andijon 318600 Buhoro Buhoro 237100 Karsi Qashqadaryo 194100 Nukus Karakalpakistan 194100 Kükon Fargona 190100 Fargona Fargona 180500 Circik Toskent 146400 Margilon Fargona 140800 Ürgenc Khorazm 138900 Angren Toskent 128000 Cizah Cizah 124800 Navoi Navoi 116300 Olmalik Toskent 114900 Termiz Surkhondaryo 109500

Language Percentage Karakalpak 2.0 Kazakh 3.8 Russian 10.9 Tadzhik 4.4 Tatar 1.8 Uzbek 72.6

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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)

City District Population New York New York 8008278 Los Angeles California 3694820 Chicago Illinois 2896016 Houston Texas 1953631 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1517550 Phoenix Arizona 1321045 San Diego California 1223400 Dallas Texas 1188580 San Antonio Texas 1144646 Detroit Michigan 951270 San Jose California 894943 Indianapolis Indiana 791926 San Francisco California 776733 Jacksonville Florida 735167 Columbus Ohio 711470 Austin Texas 656562 Baltimore Maryland 651154 Memphis Tennessee 650100 Milwaukee Wisconsin 596974 Boston Massachusetts 589141 Washington District of Columbia 572059 Nashville-Davidson Tennessee 569891 El Paso Texas 563662 Seattle Washington 563374 Denver Colorado 554636 Charlotte North Carolina 540828 Fort Worth Texas 534694 Portland Oregon 529121 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 506132 Tucson Arizona 486699 New Orleans Louisiana 484674 Las Vegas Nevada 478434 Cleveland Ohio 478403 Long Beach California 461522 Albuquerque New Mexico 448607 Kansas City Missouri 441545 Fresno California 427652 Virginia Beach Virginia 425257 Atlanta Georgia 416474 Sacramento California 407018 Oakland California 399484 Mesa Arizona 396375 Tulsa Oklahoma 393049 Omaha Nebraska 390007 Minneapolis Minnesota 382618 Honolulu Hawaii 371657 Miami Florida 362470 Colorado Springs Colorado 360890 Saint Louis Missouri 348189 Wichita Kansas 344284 Santa Ana California 337977 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 334563 Arlington Texas 332969 Cincinnati Ohio 331285 Anaheim California 328014 Toledo Ohio 313619 Tampa Florida 303447 Buffalo New York 292648 Saint Paul Minnesota 287151 Corpus Christi Texas 277454 Aurora Colorado 276393 Raleigh North Carolina 276093 Newark New Jersey 273546 Lexington-Fayette Kentucky 260512 Anchorage Alaska 260283 Louisville Kentucky 256231 Riverside California 255166 Saint Petersburg Florida 248232 Bakersfield California 247057 Stockton California 243771 Birmingham Alabama 242820 Jersey City New Jersey 240055 Norfolk Virginia 234403 Baton Rouge Louisiana 227818 Hialeah 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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Texas 104197 Erie Pennsylvania 103717 Daly City California 103621 Citrus Heights California 103455 Norwalk California 103298 Gary Indiana 102746 Berkeley California 102743 Santa Clara California 102361 Green Bay Wisconsin 102313 Cape Coral Florida 102286 Arvada Colorado 102153 Pueblo Colorado 102121 Sandy Utah 101853 Athens-Clarke County Georgia 101489 Cambridge Massachusetts 101355 Westminster Colorado 100940 San Buenaventura California 100916 Portsmouth Virginia 100565 Livonia Michigan 100545 Burbank California 100316 Clearwater Florida 99936 Midland Texas 98293 Davenport Iowa 98256 Mission Viejo California 98049 Miami Beach Florida 97855 Sunrise Manor Nevada 95362 New Bedford Massachusetts 94780 El Cajon California 94578 Norman Oklahoma 94193 Richmond California 94100 Albany New York 93994 Brockton Massachusetts 93653 Roanoke Virginia 93357 Billings Montana 92988 Compton California 92864 Gainesville Florida 92291 Fairfield California 92256 Arden-Arcade California 92040 San Mateo 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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