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India

Full name: Republic of India Population: 1.2 billion (UN, 2011) Capital: New Delhi (formerly known as Delhi) Most-populated city: Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) Area: 3.1 million sq km (1.2 million sq miles) Major languages: Hindi, English and 17 other … Continue reading

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Thailand

Full name: Kingdom of Thailand Population: 69.5 million (UN, 2011) Capital: Bangkok Area: 513,115 sq km (198,115 sq miles) Major language: Thai Major religion: Buddhism Monetary unit: 1 baht = 100 satangs Main exports: Food including rice, seafood and live … Continue reading

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Uruguay

Country name: Uruguay Population: 3.4 million (UN, 2010) Capital: Montevideo (1.3 million population) Area: 68, 037 square miles Major language: Spanish (with some Portuguese spoken near the Brazilian border) Major Religion: Christianity Currency: 1 Uruguayan pesos = 100 centesimos Main … Continue reading

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Brazil

Country name: Federative Republic of Brazil (Brazil is South America’s most influential country and one of the world’s biggest democracies) Population: 196.6 million (UN, 2011) Capital: Brasilia Largest City: Sao Paolo Area: 8.55 million square miles Major language: Portuguese Major … Continue reading

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United Kingdom

Country name: United Kingdom (The United Kingdom is made up England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). Population: 62.4 million (U.N. 2011) Capital and largest city: London Second largest city: Birmingham Major Language: English Major Religion: Christianity Currency: 1 pound sterling … Continue reading

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