Thursday, September 11, 2014

Islands of North America

Islands of North America
Bahamas
Nassau
English, Creole
Bahamian Dollar
Senate & the House of Assembly
Baptist, Anglican, Roman Catholic
Cuba
Havana
Spanish
Cuban Peso
National Assembly of People's Power; Communist State
Roman Catholic
Jamaica
Kingston
English, Creole
Jamaican Dollar
Democratic
Christian
Haiti
Port-au-Prince
French, Creole
Haitian Gourde
bicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies
Roman Catholic
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Spanish
Dominican Peso
bicameral National Congress – Senate & the Chamber of Deputies
Roman Catholic
Antigua & Barbuda
St. Johns
English
East Caribbean Dollar
Constitutional Monarchy;
bicameral - consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives
Anglican, Roman Catholic
St. Kitts-Nevis
Basseterre
English
East Caribbean Dollar
National Assembly
Anglican
Dominica
Roseau
English
East Caribbean Dollar
House of Assembly; Democracy
Roman Catholic
St. Lucia
Castries
English
East Caribbean Dollar
Senate & the House of Assembly
Roman Catholic
Barbados
Bridgetown
English
Barbados Dollar
Senate & the House of Assembly
Protestant
St. Vincent &
The Grenadines
Kingstown
English
East Caribbean Dollar
House of Assembly
Christian
Grenada
Saint George’s
English
East Caribbean Dollar
Senate & the House of Representatives
Roman Catholic, Protestant
Trinidad & Tobago
Port-of-Spain
English, Hindi
Trinidad and Tobago Dollar
Senate & the House of Representatives
Roman Catholic, Hindu

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Asian Countries continued...


ASIA

Countries
Area
Location & Borders
Coast Line
Geography - note
Afghanistan
647,500
China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
landlocked

Bahrain
665
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf
161

Bangladesh
144,000
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between India and Myanmar
580
most of the country is situated on deltas of large rivers flowing from the Himalayas: the Ganges unites with the Jamuna (main channel of the Brahmaputra) and later joins the Meghna to eventually empty into the Bay of Bengal
Bhutan
47,000
Southern Asia, between China and India
landlocked

Brunei Darussalam
5,770
South-eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
161
two parts of the country are physically separated by Malaysia
Cambodia
181,040
South-eastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand;
443

China


9,596,960
Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea;
Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, India 3,380 km, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia 4,677 km, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia (northeast) 3,605 km, Tajikistan, Vietnam
14,500
Autonomous Territories:
Tibet, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia Hui, Guangxi Zhuang and Xinjiang 
Special Administrative Regions:
Hong Kong, Macau
East Timor
15,007
South-eastern Asia, Indonesia

East Timor includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco
India
3,287,263
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal,
7,000

Indonesia
1,919,440
South-eastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean East Timor, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea
54,716
archipelago of more than 17,000 islands (6,000 inhabited); straddles Equator
Iran
1,648,000
West Asia bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea,
2,440
strategic location on the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, which are vital maritime pathways for crude oil transport
Iraq
437,072
West Asia bordering the Persian Gulf, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey
58
Rivers Tigris & Euphrates
Israel
20,770
West Asia bordering the Mediterranean Sea; Egypt, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank
273
Sea of Galilee is an important freshwater source
Japan
377,835
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
29,751
highest point: Mount Fuji 3,776 m
Jordan
92,300
Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria, West Bank
26
strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and as the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank
Kazakhstan
2,717,300
Central Asia
landlocked
Russia leases approximately 6,000 sq km of territory enclosing the Baikonur Cosmodrome
Kuwait
17,820
bordering the Persian Gulf;
Iraq & Saudi Arabia
499
sudden cloudbursts are common from October to April and bring heavy rain; sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year, but are most common between March and August
Kyrgyzstan
198,500
Central Asia; China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
landlocked
Kyrgyzstan has the world's largest natural growth walnut forest
Laos
236,800
South-eastern Asia; Burma, Cambodia, China, Thailand, Vietnam
landlocked
the Mekong forms a large part of the western boundary with Thailand
Lebanon
10,400
bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria
225

Malaysia
329,750
South-eastern Asia, peninsula and northern one-third of the island of Borneo; Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei
4,675

Maldives
300
Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean
644
1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts)
Mongolia
1,565,000
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
landlocked

Myanmar
678,500
South-eastern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal; Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Thailand
1,930

Nepal
140,800
Southern Asia, between China and India
landlocked
contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest
North Korea
120,540
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China, Russia (19 km) and South Korea
2,495

Oman
212,460
bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between UAE, Saudi Arabia and Yemen
2,092
adjacent to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil
Pakistan
803,940
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north
1,046
controls Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass, traditional routes between Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent
Papua New Guinea
462,840
the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and a group of islands between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia
5,152
one of world's largest swamps along southwest coast
Philippines
300,000
South-eastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea
36,289
It comprises over 7,000 islands and rocks, of which about 400 are permanently inhabited
Qatar
11,437
peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
563

Saudi Arabia
1,960,582
bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea; Iraq 814 km, Jordan 744 km, Kuwait 222 km, Oman 676 km, Qatar 60 km, UAE 457 km, Yemen
2,640
great leverage on shipping (especially crude oil) through Persian Gulf and Suez Canal
Singapore
692
South-eastern Asia; Island country
193
separated from Malaysia to the north by the Johore Strait and from Indonesia to the south by the Singapore Strait
South Korea
98,480
Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea; North Korea
2,413

Sri Lanka
65,610
Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean
1,340

Syria
185,180
bordering the Mediterranean Sea;
Iraq 605 km, Israel 76 km, Jordan 375 km, Lebanon 375 km, Turkey
193
there are 42 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
Taiwan
35,980
Eastern Asia, island bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait
1,566

Tajikistan
143,100
Central Asia; Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
landlocked
mountainous region dominated by the Trans-Alay Range in the north and the Pamirs in the southeast
Thailand
514,000
South-eastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand;
Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia
3,219
controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore
Turkey
780,580
south-eastern Europe and south-western Asia, bordering the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea;
Armenia, Azerbaijan 9 km, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria
7,200
that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe
Turkmenistan
488,100
Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran, Afghanistan and Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
landlocked
Turkmenistan borders the Caspian Sea (1,768 km)
United Arab Emirates
82,880
bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
1,318
strategic location along southern approaches to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil
Uzbekistan
447,400
Central Asia; Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
landlocked
a 420 km shoreline with Aral Sea
Vietnam
329,560
South-eastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia
3,444

Yemen
527,970
bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
1,906
strategic location on Bab el Mandeb, the strait linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, one of world's most active shipping lanes