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I am a landlocked country of about 6.5 million people. I am surrounded by 5 countries. My history traces back to the Kingdom of Lan Xang (Million Elephants). I most recently was ruled by France and received my independence in 1953. Today I am a single-party socialist republic; some may call me a communist state. […]

I am divided into 5 provinces or welayatler and one capital district. I received my independence in 1991. I am called a constitutional democratic presidential republic, but I am in fact a single-party state with the president acting much like a dictator. The current president is Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. Today over 5 million people live here. […]

I am divided into 12 regions called wilaya and one capital district. I am about the size of Bolivia in area. I received my independence from France in 1960. My terrain is generally flat, with vast arid plains broken by occasional ridges and cliff-like outcroppings. About three quarters of my land is desert or semi-desert. […]

I am a small two-island nation (104 square miles). The two islands lie about 2 miles apart and are separated by a shallow channel called “The Narrows”. I received my independence from the United Kingdom in 1983. The official language is English and my capital and largest city is Basseterre. My smaller island was once […]

I am commonly known as “The Western Kingdom.” My interior is mostly mountainous and I have coastlines on an ocean and a sea. I have a population of over 32 million which is double the population in 1971. I was part of the Roman Empire as far back as the 1st century BCE. Most recently […]

I am a relatively small country (83,000 sq. miles) with a population of about 770,000. I am the only country on my continent whose official language is English. I received my independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 and became a Republic in 1970. One can feel the British influence because we drive on the […]