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North Carolina State, occupies a median location along the Atlantic seaboard and is bounded on the south by South Carolina and Georgia, on the west by Tennessee, on the north by Virginia, and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. In area, the state ranks 28th, and in population it ranks 10th. RALEIGH is the state capital. North Carolinians are …

Kansas occupying the central position in the conterminous United States, Kansas is one of the nation’s leading agricultural states. It is 15th in size among the states. Kansas is bordered by Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Colorado. The area was first explored by Europeans with the Coronado expedition of 1541, but significant Anglo settlement did not occur until 1855. After a …

Canada : Country Name System of government: Federal state, number of the Commonwealth Capital: Ottawa (metropolitan area) Location: In the northern part of North America, bounded by the United States in the south and the north-west (Alaska). Canadian territory also includes numerous islands, the largest ones being Baffin, Ellesmere, Victoria, Newfoundland and Vancouver. Area: 9,976,900 sq km National composition: English-speaking …

Kuwait : Country Name System of government: Sheikhdom Capital: Kuwait City Location: In the north-western corner of the Persian Gulf; land borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Kuwait also includes several offshore islands Area: 17,818 sq km National composition: Arabs (about half are indigenous Kuwaitis and the rest are immigrants from other Arab nations) Religion: Islam Official language: Arabic Currency: …

Morocco : Country Name System of government: Constitutional Monarchy (kingdom) Capital: Rabat Location: This north-western African country faces the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic and is bordered by Algeria and Western Sahara Area: 458,730 sq km National composition: Arabs and Berbers, some Europeans Religion: Islamic Official language: Arabic Currency: Moroccan dirham = 100 centimes Administrative divisions: In Morocco, the 75 …

New York, the largest of the Middle Atlantic states, is bordered on the east by Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, on the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Pennsylvania and New Jersey, on the west by Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the north by the province of Quebec. New York has …

Italy : Country Name System of government: Republic Capital: Rome Location: In southern Europe; bounded by France, Switzerland, Austria and Yugoslavia on the north. Italian territory also includes the islands of (Sicilia), Sardinia (Sardegna), Elba, Capri, Ischia, Pantelleria and the Lipari and Aegadian Islands Area: 301, 225 sq km National composition: Italians Religion: Roman Catholic Official language: Italian Currency: Euro …

New Zealand : Country Name System of government: An independent member of the Commonwealth Capital: Wellington (metropolitan area pop. 350,000) Location: In the south-western Pacific, south-east of Australia. National territory includes the two main islands (North and South),as well as a number of smaller islands (Stewart, Solander, Snares, Chatham, Antipodes, Kermadec, etc.) Area: 286,675 sq km Population: 5,053,004 (2022 Estimate) …

System of government: Constitutional Monarchy Capital: London Location: An island kingdom of western Europe in the British Isles, including the Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales) and Northern Ireland. It contains many smaller islands, including the Shetlands, Orkneys and Hebrides in Scotland, Anglesey in Wales and the Isle of Wight, England. It is separated from the continent of Europe by the …

Country Name: Saudi Arabia System of government: Monarchy Capital: Riyadh Location: In the Arabian Peninsula, between the Persian (or Arabian) Gulf, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. It has borders with Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, the Yemen Arab Republic and South Yemen (Yemen PDR) Area: 2,149,690 sq km National composition: Mostly Arabs, with Indian, …