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1) Afghanistan

Official name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Capital: Kabul
Total Area: 652,225 km²
Approximate population: 40,459,742
Location: Central Asia
Languages: Dari, Pushtu, Uzbek,Turkmen
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim
Currency: Afghani
Organizations: United Nations
World's 41st largest country
Borders: China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Interesting facts:
- Buzkashi, meaning "goat grabbing", is the national sport of Afghanistan.
- Gudiparan Bazi or Kite Flying (Kite Fighting) is a popular sport in Afghanistan.

2) Albania

Official name: Republic of Albania

Capital: Tirana
Total Area: 28,748 km²
Approximate population: 2,878,499
Location: Southeastern Europe
Languages: Albanian, Greek
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Albanian Orthodox, Roman Catholic
Currency: Lek
Organizations: United Nations
World's 140th largest country
Maritime boundaries: Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea
Borders: Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro

Interesting facts:
- Albania is one of the only majority Muslim nations in Europe.
- Albania had become a Christian country by the 2nd century. It was only in the 15th century that Ottoman Turks introduced Islam here.
- The local name of Albania is 'Shqiperia', which can be translated to 'Land of the Eagles'.

3) Algeria

Official name: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

Capital: Algiers
Total Area: 2,381,741 km²
Approximate population: 45,220,773
Location: Northwestern Africa
Languages: Arabic, French, Berber
Religions: Sunni Muslim
Currency: Algerian Dinar
Organizations: United Nations, African Union, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
World's 11th largest country
Maritime boundaries: Mediterranean Sea
Borders: Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia

Interesting facts:

4) Andorra

Official name:Principality of Andorra

Capital: Andorra la Vella
Total Area: 465 km²
Approximate population: 88,815
Location: Southwestern Europe
Languages: Spanish, French, Catalan
Religions: Roman Catholic
Currency: Euro
Organizations: United Nations
World's 181st largest country
Borders: France, Spain

Interesting facts:
Andorra has no airports and no rail systems, however it does have an excellent road system.

5) Angola

Official name: Republic of Angola

Capital: Luanda
Total Area: 1,246,700 km²
Approximate population: 18,498,000
Location: South-central Africa
Languages: Portuguese, Bantu, other local languages
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic, other traditional beliefs
Currency: Kwanza
Organizations: United Nations, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Southern African Development Community
World's 23rd largest country
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean
Borders: Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Republic of the Congo, Zambia

Interesting facts:
- Angola has the fastest economic growth rate in Africa, mostly due to the rising oil industry.

6) Antigua and Barbuda

Official name: Antigua and Barbuda

Capital: St. John's
Total Area: 442 km²
Approximate population: 85,630
Location: The Caribbean
Languages: English, Creole
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar
Organizations: United Nations, Caribbean Community, Commonwealth of Nations
World's 183rd largest country
Maritime boundaries: Caribbean Sea

Interesting facts:
- The country of Antigua and Barbuda consists of the islands of Antigua, Barbuda and Redonda.
- Antigua and Barbuda doesn't collect personal tax (considered a tax haven).
- There is a weekly crab race held in Antigua and Barbuda.

7) Argentina

Official name: Argentine Republic

Capital: Buenos Aires
Total Area: 2,766,889 km²
Approximate population: 45,195,774
Location: Southern South America
Languages: Spanish, Italian, Amerindian languages
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Argentinian Peso
Organizations: United Nations
World's 8th largest country
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean
Borders: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay

Interesting facts:
- As a law, the President and Vice President of Argentina need to be Roman Catholics.
- The popular dance form 'Tango' belongs to Argentina.

8) Armenia

Official name: Republic of Armenia

Capital: Yerevan
Total Area: 29,800 km²
Approximate population: 2,967,000
Location: Southern Caucasus region of Eurasia
Languages: Armenian, Azeri
Religions: Armenian Orthodox
Currency: Dram
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Independent States
World's 139th largest country
Borders: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Turkey

Interesting facts:
- Armenia's Ararat Valley houses a huge underground lake.
- The Ararat Valley of Armenia is believed to be inhabited since the Stone Age, making it is one of the oldest settled regions in the world.
- It is said that astronomy has been studied in Armenia since the time of the early city of Metsamor (3,000 - 4,000 BC).

9) Australia

Official name: Commonwealth of Australia

Capital: Canberra
Total Area: 7,692,024 km²
Approximate population: 25,499,884
Location: Oceania, between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
Languages: English
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox
Currency: Australian Dollar
Organizations: United Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Commonwealth of Nations, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
World's 6th largest country
Maritime boundaries: Arafura Sea, Coral Sea, Indian Ocean, Tasman Sea, Timor Sea

Interesting facts:
- The Great Barrier Reef is the largest organic construction on earth.
- Tasmania has the cleanest air in the world.
- Australia is known as the smallest continent in the world.
- Australia is three times larger than the largest island (Greenland) in the world.
- The oldest skeleton to ever be found in Australia was believed to be 60,000 years old.

10) Austria

Official name: Republic of Austria

Capital: Vienna
Total Area: 83,855 km²
Approximate population: 8,356,700
Location: Central Europe
Languages: German, Croatian, Turkish
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Euro
Organizations: United Nations, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, European Union
World's 112th largest country
Borders: Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland

Interesting facts:
- The Austrian flag is one of the oldest national flag in the world. It dates from 1191, when Duke Leopold V fought in the Battle of Acre during the Third Crusade.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Hollywood actor and current governor of California, grew up as an Austrian citizen.
- Vienna once served as the musical center of Europe.
- Austria has given the world many famous classical music composers, including Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Liszt, J. Strauss, Mahler, and Bruckner.

11) Azerbaijan

Official name: Republic of Azerbaijan

Capital: Baku
Total Area: 86,600 km²
Approximate population: 9,000,000
Location: Southern Caucasus region of Eurasia
Languages: Armenian, Azeri, Lezgian, Russian
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Russian and Armenian Orthodox
Currency: Azerbaijani Manat
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Independent States
World's 111th largest country
Maritime boundaries: Caspian Sea
Borders: Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey

Interesting facts:
- The Azykh cave of Azerbaijan is believed to be one of the earliest known caves inhabited by man.
- The first oil well world was drilled near Baku, somewhere around the end-19th century.
- Baku used to serve as one of the important commercial centers on the Silk Road, from Europe to China.

12) The Bahamas

Official name: Commonwealth of the Bahamas

Capital: Nassau
Total Area: 13,939 km²
Approximate population: 331,000
Location: The Caribbean, Atlantic
Languages: English, Creole
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Bahamian Dollar
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, Caribbean Community
World's 156th largest country
Maritime boundaries: Caribbean Sea

Interesting facts:
- The Bahamas is an archipelago, consisting of more than 700 islands.
- There is no income tax or corporate tax levied in Bahamas.

13) Bahrain

Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain

Capital: Manama
Total Area: 691 km²
Approximate population: 791,000
Location: Middle East
Languages: English, Arabic
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Christian
Currency: Bahraini Dinar
Organizations: United Nations
World's 178th largest country
Maritime boundaries: Persian Gulf

Interesting facts:
- Bahrain is an amalgamation of 33 islands.
- Bahrain has been proposed as a site for the Biblical Garden of Eden.
- Bahrain is one of the fastest growing economies in the whole of Arab world.

14) Bangladesh

Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh

Capital: Dhaka
Total Area: 143,998 km²
Approximate population: 162,221,000
Location: Southern Asia
Languages: English, Bengali
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Hindu
Currency: Taka
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations
World's 93rd largest country
Maritime boundaries: Bay of Bengal
Borders: India, Myanmar

Interesting facts:
- The Lily is the national flower of Bangladesh.
- Bangladesh was earlier known as East Pakistan.
- The national game of Bangladesh is known as Kabaddi (a team sport involving tagging / wrestling).

15) Barbados

Official name: Barbados

Capital: Bridgetown
Total Area: 430 km²
Approximate population: 284,590
Location: The Caribbean
Languages: English, Creole
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Barbados Dollar
Organizations: United Nations, Caribbean Community, Commonwealth of Nations
World's 184th largest country
Maritime boundaries: Caribbean Sea

Interesting facts:
- Barbados has the third oldest parliament in the world with 358 years of an uninterrupted parliamentary system of government.
- It's considered good luck to have a mongoose scurry across the road in front of you in Barbados.
- The National dish of Barbados is Cou-Cou and Flying Fish (these fish can "glide" for 30 to 50 meters out of the water).

16) Belarus

Official name: Republic of Belarus

Capital: Minsk
Total Area: 207,600 km²
Approximate population: 9,648,500
Location: Eastern Europe
Languages: Belorussian, Russian
Religions: Belorussian Orthodox>/a>, Roman Catholic
Currency: Belarus Rouble
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Independent States
World's 84th largest country
Borders: Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Interesting facts:
- Belarus is sometimes also known as 'White Russia'.
- Belarus has a literacy rate of over 99%.
- The unemployment rate in Belarus is very low, only 1.5%. Two-thirds of the total number of unemployed people are women.

17) Belgium

Official name: Kingdom of Belgium

Capital: Brussels
Total Area: 30,520 km²
Approximate population: 10,414,300
Location: Western Europe
Languages: Dutch, French, German
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Euro
Organizations: United Nations, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, European Union, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
World's 137th largest country
Maritime boundaries: North Sea
Borders: France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands

Interesting facts:
- There are over 800 kinds of beer in Belgium, and Belgians consume on average about 150 liters of beer pet person in a year.
- Belgium produces 220,000 tonnes of chocolate every year. That's about 22 kg of chocolate per person annually.
- The parliament of Belgium has the highest number of female ministers in the world.
- Education is compulsory in Belgium upto the age of 18, which makes it the highest in the world.
- The only man-made structure visible from the moon is the Belgian motorway system.

18) Belize

Official name: Belize

Capital: Belmopan
Total Area: 22,965 km²
Approximate population: 307,900
Location: The Caribbean, Central America
Languages: English, Spanish, Mayan, Creole
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Belize Dollar
Organizations: United Nations, Caribbean Community, Commonwealth of Nations
World's 148th largest country
Maritime boundaries: Caribbean Sea
Borders: Guatemala, Mexico

Interesting facts:
- Belize is the only country in Central America to have English as its official language.

19) Benin

Official name: Republic of Benin

Capital: Porto-Novo
Total Area: 112,620 km²
Approximate population: 8,791,800
Location: Wesern Africa
Languages: French, Fon, Yoruba, Adja, other local languages
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Roman Catholic, other traditional beliefs
Currency: CFA Franc
Organizations: United Nations
World's 100th largest country
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean
Borders: Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Togo

Interesting facts:
- There are over 40 different ethnic groups and 51 languages spoken in the country.
- Most Haitians trace their ancestry to Benin.
- Benin's capital Porto-Novo, is also known as "the city with three names" (Porto-Novo, Hogbonou, and Adjatche).

20) Bhutan

Official name: Kingdom of Bhutan

Capital: Thimphu
Total Area: 46,620 km²
Approximate population: 658,000
Location: Southern Asia
Languages: Dzongkha, Nepali, Assamese
Religions: Buddhist, Hindu
Currency: Ngultrum, Indian Rupee
Organizations: United Nations
Borders: China, India

21) Bolivia

Official name: Republic of Bolivia

Capital: La Paz, Sucre
Total Area: 1,098,581 km²
Approximate population: 9,525,000
Location: Central South America
Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Religions:
Protestant, Roman Catholic, Baha'i
Currency: Boliviano
Organizations: United Nations
Borders: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru

22) Bosnia-Herzegovina

Official name: Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Capital: Sarajevo
Total Area: 51,130 km²
Approximate population: 3,935,000
Location: Southern Europe
Languages: Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Sunni Muslim, Serbian Orthodox
Currency: Marka
Organizations: United Nations
Maritime boundaries: Adriatic Sea
Borders: Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia

23) Botswana

Official name: Republic of Botswana

Capital: Gaborone
Total Area: 581,370 km²
Approximate population: 1,882,000
Location: Southern Africa
Languages: English, Setswana, Shona, other local languages
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic, other traditional beliefs
Currency: Pula
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, Southern African Development Community
Borders: Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

24) Brazil

Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil

Capital: Brasilia
Total Area: 8,514,879 km²
Approximate population: 191,791,000
Location: Eastern South America
Languages: Portuguese
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Real
Organizations: United Nations
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean
Borders: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

25) Brunei

Official name: Brunei Darussalam

Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Total Area: 5,765 km²
Approximate population: 390,000
Location: South-eastern Asia
Languages: Malay, English, Chinese
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Buddhist, Christian
Currency: Brunei Dollar
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Maritime boundaries: South China Sea
Borders: Malaysia

26) Bulgaria

Official name: Republic of Bulgaria

Capital: Sofia
Total Area: 110,994 km²
Approximate population: 7,639,000
Location: Southern Europe
Languages: Bulgarian, Turkish, Romany, Macedonian
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Bulgarian Orthodox
Currency: Lev
Organizations: United Nations, European Union, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Maritime boundaries: Black Sea
Borders: Greece, Romania, Serbia, Turkey

27) Burkina Faso

Official name: Democratic Republic of Burkina Faso

Capital: Quagadougou
Total Area: 274,200 km²
Approximate population: 14,784,000
Location: Western Africa
Languages: French, Moore, Fulani, other local languages
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Roman Catholic, other traditional beliefs
Currency: CFA Franc
Organizations: United Nations
Borders: Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Togo

Official name: Republic of Burundi

Capital: Bujumbura
Total Area: 27,835 km²
Approximate population: 8,508,000
Location: Eastern Africa
Languages: Kirundi (Hutu, Tutsi), French
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic, other traditional beliefs
Currency: Burundian Franc
Organizations: United Nations
Borders: Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania

29) Cambodia

Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia

Capital: Phnom Penh
Total Area: 181,000 km²
Approximate population: 14,444,000
Location: Southeastern Asia
Languages: Khmer, Vietnamese
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Buddhist, Roman Catholic
Currency: Riel
Organizations: United Nations, Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Maritime boundaries: Gulf of Thailand
Borders: Laos, Thailand, Vietnam

30) Cameroon

Official name: Republic of Cameroon

Capital: Yaoundé
Total Area: 475,442 km²
Approximate population: 18,549,000
Location: Western Africa
Languages: French, English, Fang, Bamileke, other local languages
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Sunni Muslim, other traditional beliefs
Currency: CFA Franc
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations
Maritime boundaries: Gulf of Guinea
Borders: Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo

31) Canada

Official name: Canada

Capital: Ottawa
Total Area: 9,984,670 km²
Approximate population: 33,855,103
Location: Northern North America
Languages: English, French
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish
Currency: Canadian Dollar
Organizations: United Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Commonwealth of Nations, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Maritime boundaries: Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean
Borders: United States

32) Cape Verde

Official name: Republic of Cape Verde

Capital: Praia
Total Area: 4,033 km²
Approximate population: 530,000
Location: Atlantic, off Western African coast
Languages: Portuguese, Creole
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Cape Verde Escudo
Organizations: United Nations
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean

33) Central African Republic

Official name: Central African Republic

Capital: Bangui
Total Area: 622,436 km²
Approximate population: 4,343,000
Location: Central Africa
Languages: French, Sango, Banda, Baya, other local languages
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Sunni Muslim, other traditional beliefs
Currency: CFA Franc
Organizations: United Nations
Borders: Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Sudan

34) Chad

Official name: Republic of Chad

Capital: Ndjamena
Total Area: 1,284,000 km²
Approximate population: 10,781,000
Location: North-central Africa
Languages: Arabic, French, Sara, other local languages
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Sunni Muslim, other traditional beliefs
Currency: CFA Franc
Organizations: United Nations
Borders: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan

35) Chile

Official name: Republic of Chile

Capital: Santiago
Total Area: 756,945 km²
Approximate population: 16,635,000
Location: Southeastern South America
Languages: Spanish, Amerindian languages
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Chilean Peso
Organizations: United Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Maritime boundaries: Pacific Ocean
Borders: Argentina, Bolivia, Peru

36) China

Official name: People's Republic of China

Capital: Beijing
Total Area: 9,584,492 - 9,640,821 km²
Approximate population: 1,313,437,000
Location: Central/Eastern Asia
Languages: Mandarin, Wu, Cantonese, Hsiang, other regional languages and dialects
Religions: Confucian, Taoist, Buddhist
Currency: Yuan, Hong Kong Dollar, Macau Pataca
Organizations: United Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Maritime boundaries: East China Sea, South China Sea, Yellow Sea
Borders: Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Korea, North, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam

37) Colombia

Official name: Republic of Colombia

Capital: Bogotá
Total Area: 1,141,748 km²
Approximate population: 46,156,000
Location: Northwestern South America
Languages: Spanish, Amerindian languages
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Colombian Peso
Organizations: United Nations
Maritime boundaries: Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean
Borders: Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela

38) Comoros

Official name: Union of the Comoros

Capital: Moroni
Total Area: 1,862 km²
Approximate population: 839,000
Location: Off Eastern African coast
Languages: Comorian, French, Arabic
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Roman Catholic
Currency: Comoros Franc
Organizations: United Nations
Maritime boundaries: Indian Ocean

39) Congo

Official name: Republic of Congo

Capital: Brazzaville
Total Area: 342,000 km²
Approximate population: 3,768,000
Location: Central Africa
Languages: French, Kongo, Monokutuba, other local languages
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Sunni Muslim, other traditional beliefs
Currency: CFA Franc
Organizations: United Nations
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean
Borders: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon

40) Democratic Republic of the Congo

Official name: Democratic Republic of the Congo, The Democratic Republic of Congo

Capital: Kinshasa
Total Area: 2,345,410 km²
Approximate population: 62,636,000
Location: Central Africa
Languages: French, Lingala, Swahili, Kongo, other local languages
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Christian
Currency: Congolese Franc
Organizations: United Nations, Southern African Development Community
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean
Borders: Angola, Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

41) Costa Rica

Official name: Republic of Costa Rica

Capital: San José
Total Area: 51,100 km²
Approximate population: 4,468,000
Location: Central America
Languages: Spanish
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Costa Rican Colón
Organizations: United Nations
Maritime boundaries: Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean
Borders: Nicaragua, Panama

42) Côte D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Official name: Republic of Côte D'Ivoire

Capital: Yamoussoukro
Total Area: 322,463 km²
Approximate population: 19,262,000
Location: Western Africa
Languages: French, Creole, Akan, other local languages
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Sunni Muslim, other traditional beliefs
Currency: CFA Franc
Organizations: United Nations
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean
Borders: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali

43) Croatia

Official name: Republic of Croatia

Capital: Zagreb
Total Area: 56,538 km²
Approximate population: 4,555,000
Location: Southern Europe
Languages: Croatian, Serbian
Religions: Serbian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Sunni Muslim
Currency: Kuna
Organizations: United Nations, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Maritime boundaries: Adriatic Sea
Borders: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia

44) Cuba

Official name: Republic of Cuba

Capital: Havana
Total Area: 110,860 km²
Approximate population: 11,268,000
Location: The Caribbean
Languages: Spanish
Religions: Protestant Roman Catholic
Currency: Cuban Peso
Organizations: United Nations
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico

45) Cyprus

Official name: Republic of Cyprus

Capital: Nicosia
Total Area: 9,251 km²
Approximate population: 855,000
Location: Eastern Mediterranean
Languages: English, Greek, Turkish
Religions: Greek Orthodox, Sunni Muslim
Currency: Euro
Organizations: United Nations, European Union, Commonwealth of Nations
Maritime boundaries: Mediterranean Sea

46) Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia)

Official name: Czech Republic

Capital: Prague
Total Area: 78,864 km²
Approximate population: 10,186,000
Location: Central Europe
Languages: Czech, Moravian, Slovakian
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Czech Koruna
Organizations: United Nations, European Union, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Borders: Austria, Germany, Poland, Slovakia

47) Denmark

Official name: Kingdom of Denmark

Capital: Copenhagen
Total Area: 43,075 km²
Approximate population: 5,442,000
Location: Northern Europe
Languages: Danish
Religions: Protestant
Currency: Danish Krone
Organizations: United Nations, European Union, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Maritime boundaries: Baltic Sea, North Sea
Borders: Germany, Sweden

48) Djibouti

Official name: Republic of Djibouti

Capital: Djibouti
Total Area: 23,200 km²
Approximate population: 833,000
Location: Northeastern Africa
Languages: Somali, Afar, French, Arabic
Religions: Christian, Sunni Muslim
Currency: Djibouti Franc
Organizations: United Nations
Maritime boundaries: Gulf of Aden, Red Sea
Borders: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia

49) Dominica

Official name: Commonwealth of Dominica

Capital: Roseau
Total Area: 750 km²
Approximate population: 67,000
Location: Eastern Caribbean
Languages: English, Creole
Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar
Organizations: United Nations, Caribbean Community, Commonwealth of Nations
Maritime boundaries: Caribbean Sea

50) Dominican Republic

Official name: Dominican Republic

Capital: Santo Domingo
Total Area: 48,442 km²
Approximate population: 9,760,000
Location: Eastern Caribbean
Languages: Spanish, Creole
Religions: Roman Catholic,Protestant
Currency: Dominican Peso
Organizations: United Nations
Maritime boundaries: Caribbean Sea
Borders: Haiti