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System of government: Democratic Capital: Taipei Location: An island nation separated from mainland China by the Formosa Strait Area: 35,961 sq km Religions: 35.1% Buddhism, 33.0% Taoism, 18.7% No religion, 3.9% Christianity, 9.3% Others National composition: Chinese mostly National language: Formosan languages, Hakka, Hokkien, Mandarin, Matsu, Taiwan Sign Language Currency: Taiwan dollar = 100 cents Other major cities: Kao-hsiung, T’ai-chung, …

South Dakota State is located in the center of the North American continent, bounded on the north by North Dakota, on the east by Minnesota and Iowa, on the south by Nebraska, and on the west by Wyoming and Montana. Its area of 199,743 sq km (77,121 sq mi) ranks 17th in size among the U.S. states. The population is …

New Hampshire lies between Maine on the east and Vermont on the west in northern New England. Its southern boundary, except for the southeast corner that provides New Hampshire’s 29 km (18 mi) of Atlantic coastline, borders Massachusetts. New Hampshire’s northern tip touches the Canadian province of Quebec. Of New Hampshire’s 24,219 sq km (9,351 sq mi), about 85% is …

Species: Several species of African equids Plains Zebra, Grevy’s Zebra and Mountain Zebra Genus: Equus Kingdom: Animalia Family: Equidae Zebra – Zebras are odd-toed ungulates of the Equidae family native to eastern, southern and southwestern Africa. They are best known for their distinctive white and black stripes, which come in different patterns unique to each individual. They are generally social …

Kingdom: Plantae Family: Papaveraceae Tribe: Fumarieae Genus: Dicentra Bleeding Heart Plant— Dicentra is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Fumariaceae, native to Asia and North America. The common name, bleeding heart, is used for many of the species. This name comes from the appearance of the pink flower, which resembles the shape of …

Kingdom: Plantae Family: Papaveraceae Tribe: Fumarieae Genus: Dicentra Bleeding Heart — Dicentra is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Fumariaceae, native to Asia and North America. The common name, bleeding heart, is used for many of the species. This name comes from the appearance of the pink flower, which resembles the shape of …

Kingdom: Plantae Family: Solanaceae Order: Solanales Genus: Physalis Chinese Lantern Plant — Chinese Lantern Plant, common name for a herbaceous perennial (a plant that lives at least three years) grown in gardens for its showy fruit. It is native to southeastern Europe and Japan and can survive winter temperatures as low as -40° C (-40° F). In colder regions, it …

Species: Panthera tigris Genus: ‎Panthera Kingdom: Animalia Family: Felidae Tiger – The tiger (Panthera tigris) is a mammal of the Felidae family, the largest of four “big cats” in the Panthera genus. Native to much of eastern and southern Asia, the tiger is an apex predator and an obligate carnivore. Reaching up to 4 metres (13 feet) in total length …

Georgia, is the largest state east of the Mississippi River. Its territory extends from the Sea Islands on the Atlantic shore to the forested mountains of the southern Appalachians. Georgia shares borders with five states, bounded on the east by South Carolina and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Alabama, on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina, and …

Rhode Island State, one of the 13 original colonies and the smallest of the 50 states, is bounded on the north and east by Massachusetts, on the south by Rhode Island Sound, and on the west by Connecticut. The state is almost cut in two parts by NARRAGANSETT BAY, which reaches 45 km (28 mi) to the state capital of …