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Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo) (fka Zaïre, aka DR Congo, DRC, Congo-Kinshasa) Continent: Africa Area: 2,345,409 km2 (905,355 mi2) Population (2013 est.): 75,507,308 (+2.58% pa) Capital: Kinshasa (fka Léopoldville & Leopoldstad) (9,046,000) Other cities: Lubumbashi (Elizabethville) (1.63m), Mbuji-Mayi (Bakwanga) (1.56m) Languages: French (official), Lingala, Kikongo, Swahili, Tshiluba Products: Copper, cobalt, metals, oil, diamonds, wood, coffee Borders: Central African Rep., S.Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, Congo Time zone: UTC+1/2 (summer time not observed) Currency: Congolese franc (CDF) GDPPC (PPP / Nominal): $694 / $416 Calling code: +243 Internet domain: .cd Independence: June 30, 1960 (from Belgium) UN admission: September 20, 1960 Religions: Christianity National anthem: "Debout Congolais" ("Arise Congolese") Nations Online | Travel | Lonely Planet | More...	Denmark  (Danmark) Continent: Europe Area: 42,915.7 km2 (16,562.1 mi2) Population (2014 est.): 5,627,235 (+0.24% p.a.) Capital: Copenhagen (København) (1,181,239) Other cities: Aarhus (260k), Odense (173k) Languages: Danish (official), Faroese, Greenlandic, German Products: Packaged medicaments, machinery, medical instruments, oil, gas, chemicals, pig meat, fish, cheese, metals, ships, vehicles & parts Borders: Germany Time zone: UTC/BST +1 Currency: Danish krone (DKK) GDPPC (PPP / Nominal): $37,794 / $57,998 Calling code: +45 Internet domain: .dk Consolidation: 8th century AD UN admission: October 24, 1945 Religions: Christianity National anthem: "Der er et yndigt land" ("There is a lovely country") Nations Online | Travel | Lonely Planet | More...	Djibouti (جيبوتي‎, Gabuutih, Jabuuti) Continent: Africa Area: 23,200 km2 (8,958 mi2) Population (2014 est.): 810,179 (+2.29% p.a.) Capital: Djibouti (city) (Ville de Djibouti) (623,891) Other cities: Ali Sabieh (علي صبيح‎) (40k), Tadjourah ( تاجورة‎ ) (22k) Languages: French, Arabic (both official), Somali, Afar Products: Livestock, coffee, rice, broadcasting equipment, vehicles, machinery & tools, sheep hides Borders: Eritrea, Somalia, Ethiopia Time zone: UTC +3 (summer time not observed) Currency: Franc (DJF) GDPPC (PPP / Nominal): $2,676 / $1,522 Calling code: +253 Internet domain: .dj Independence: June 27, 1977 (from France) UN admission: September 20, 1977 Religions: Islam, Christianity National anthem: "Djibouti" Nations Online | Travel | Lonely Planet | More...
Dominica (Dominique, Wai‘tu kubuli) Continent: North America Area: 750 km2 (290 mi2) Population (2011): 71,293 (+0.22% p.a.) Capital: Roseau (Wozo) (16,582) Other cities: Portsmouth (3.6k), Marigot (2.7k) Languages: English (official), Antillean Creole, French Products: Refined oil, gas, soap, scrap iron, sand, stone, bananas, tropical fruits, vegetables, medical instruments, plastic products, cocoa beans, footwear Sea borders: France, Venezuela Time zone: UTC -4 (summer time not observed) Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD) GDPPC (PPP / Nominal): $14,166 / $7,022 Calling code: +1-767 Internet domain: .dm Independence: November 3, 1978 (from U.K.) UN admission: December 18, 1978 Religions: Christianity, Islam National anthem: Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour Nations Online | Travel | Lonely Planet | More...	Dominican Republic (República Dominicana) Continent: North America Area: 48,442 km2 (18,704 mi2) Population (2010): 9,445,281 (+1.31% p.a.) Capital: Santo Domingo (St. Dominic) (965,040) Other cities: Santo Domingo Este (701k), Santiago de los Caballeros (550k) Languages: Spanish (official), Haitian Creole Products: Medical instruments, plastic goods, rolled tobacco, bananas, textiles & apparel, cocoa beans, hard liquor, sugar, leather footwear, jewellery, iron, copper, protection equipment, refined oil, cement Borders: Haiti Time zone: UTC -4 (summer time not observed) Currency: Peso (DOP) GDPPC (PPP / Nominal): $9,646 / $5,763 Calling code: +1-809, +1-829, +1-849 Internet domain: .do Independence: July 12, 1924 (from the U.S.A.) UN admission: October 24, 1945 Religions: Christianity National anthem: "Himno Nacional" Nations Online | Travel | Lonely Planet | More...	Ecuador Continent: South America Area: 283,560 km2 (109,484 mi2) Population (2010): 14,483,499 (+1.42% p.a.) Capital: Quito (1,619,146) Largest city: Guayaquil (2,291,158) Other cities: Cuenca (332k), Santo Domingo (306k) Languages: Spanish (official), Kichwa (Quichua), Shuar Products: Oil, bananas, cut flowers, crustaceans & molluscs, fish, cocoa beans, palm oil, vehicles Borders: Colombia, Peru Time zone: UTC -5 (Galápagos:-6) (no summer time) Currency: United States dollar ($) (USD) GDPPC (PPP / Nominal): $10,055 / $5,310 Calling code: +593 Internet domain: .ec Independence (rec.): February 16, 1830 (f. Spain) UN admission: December 21, 1945 Religions: Christianity National anthem: "Salve, Oh Patria" (Hail, Oh Homeland) Nations Online | Travel | Lonely Planet | More...
Egypt  (مصر‎ 'Miṣr) Continent: Africa Area: 1,002,450 km2 (387,048 mi2) Population (2014 est.): 86,000,000 (+1.92% p.a.) Capital: Cairo (القاهرة‎) (10,230,350) Other cities: Alexandria (الإسكندرية) (4.54m), Giza (الجيزة) (3.62m), Shubra El-Kheima (1.1m) Languages: Arabic (official), Egyptian Arabic, Sa'idi Arabic Products: Oil, gas, gold, fertilisers, insulated wire & optical cables, gold, iron, copper, aluminium products, chemicals, citrus, apparel Borders: Israel, Sudan, Libya Time zone: UTC/BST +2 Currency: Egyptian pound (EGP) GDPPC (PPP / Nominal): $6,714 / $3,213 Calling code: +20 Internet domain: .eg, مصر. Independence: 28 February 1922 (from U.K.) UN admission: October 24, 1945 Religions: Islam, Christianity National anthem: "Bilady, Bilady, Bilady" (My country, my country, my country) Nations Online | Travel | Lonely Planet | More...	El Salvador Continent: North America Area: 21,040 km2 (8,124 mi2) Population (2009): 5,744,113 (+0.30% p.a.) Capital: San Salvador (567,698) Other cities: Santa Ana (246k), Soyapango (242k) Languages: Spanish Products: Knitwear, coffee, sugar, electrical capacitors, refined oil, plastic housewares, toilet paper, packaged medicaments Borders: Guatemala, Honduras Time zone: UTC -6 (summer time not observed) Currency: United States dollar ($) (USD) GDPPC (PPP / Nominal): $7,549 / $3,855 Calling code: +503 Internet domain: .sv Independence: September 15, 1821 (from Spain) UN admission: October 24, 1945 Religions: Christianity National anthem: Himno Nacional de El Salvador Nations Online | Travel | Lonely Planet | More...	Equatorial Guinea (Guinea Ecuatorial, Guinée équatoriale) Continent: Africa Area: 28,050 km2 (10,830 mi2) Population (2012 est.): 736,296 (+2.61% p.a.) Capital: Malabo (187,302) Largest city: Bata (250,770) Other cities: Ebebiyín (37k), Aconibe (or Akonibe) (17k), Añisoc (17k) Languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese (all official),Fang,Bube,Igbo,Pidgin English,Annobonese Products: Crude oil, gas, refined oil, acyclic alcohols, wood, gold, fish Borders: Cameroon, Gabon Time zone: UTC +1 (summer time not observed) Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF) GDPPC (PPP / Nominal): $25,929 / $23,133 Calling code: +240 Internet domain: .gq Independence: October 12, 1968 (from Spain) UN admission: November 12, 1968 Religions: Christianity, Baha'i, Islam National anthem: "Caminemos pisando las sendas de nuestra inmensa felicidad" ("Let Us Tread the Path of our Immense Happiness") Nations Online | Travel | Lonely Planet | More...
Eritrea   (إرتريا, ኤርትራ‎) Continent: Africa Area: 117,600 km2 (45,405 mi2) Population (2012 est.): 6,233,682 (+2.42% p.a.) Capital: Asmara (أسمرة‎, ኣስመራ, Asmera) (649,707) Other cities: Keren (ከረን, كيرين)(82k), Teseney (ተሰነይ) (65k), Mendefera (መንደፈራ) (64k) Languages: Tigrinya,Arabic,English (all official) Products: Gold, apparel, cotton yarn, sheep, nutmeg, tanned hides & skins, ADP machines, fertilisers, ferrous waste & scrap Borders: Sudan, Djibouti, Ethiopia Time zone: UTC +3 (summer time not observed) Currency: Nakfa (ERN) GDPPC (PPP / Nominal): $776 / $546 Calling code: +291 Internet domain: .er Independence: May 24, 1993 (from Ethiopia) UN admission: May 28, 1993 Religions: Christianity, Islam National anthem: "Ertra, Ertra, Ertra" Nations Online | Travel | Lonely Planet | More...	Estonia  (Eesti) Continent: Europe Area: 45,227 km2 (17,413 mi2) Population (2011): 1,294,486 (-0.65% p.a.) Capital: Tallinn (Таллинн) (431,021) Other cities: Tartu (99k), Narva (Нарва) (59k) Languages: Estonian (official), Russian, Võro, Setu Products: Telephones, refined oil, vehicles & parts, wood, scrap iron, insulated wire, cocoa beans, hard liquor, plastics, rubber tires, apparel, textiles, mattresses, furniture Borders: Latvia, Russia Time zone: UTC/BST +2 Currency: Euro (€) (EUR) GDPPC (PPP / Nominal): $23,213 / $20,179 Calling code: +372 Internet domain: .ee Independence: August 20, 1991 (from USSR) UN admission: September 17, 1991 Religions: Christianity National anthem: "Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm" ("My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy") Nations Online | Travel | Lonely Planet | More...	Ethiopia  (ኢትዮጵያ) Continent: Africa Area: 1,104,300 km2 (426,371 mi2) Population (2013 est.): 93,877,025 (+3.18% pa) Capital: Addis Ababa (አዲስ አበባ) (3,384,569) Other cities: Dire Dawa (ድሬ ዳዋ) (607k), Mek'ele (መቐለ) (220k) Languages: Amharic (official), Oromo, English, Somali, Tigrinya, Sidamo, Wolaytta, Gurage, Afar, Hadiyya, Gamo Products: Coffee, oil seeds, vegetables, dried legumes, flowers, gold, live animals, meat, hides Borders: Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan Time zone: UTC +3 (summer time not observed) Currency: Birr (ETB) GDPPC (PPP / Nominal): $1,300 / $513 Calling code: +251 Internet domain: .et Formation: 1137 AD (Empire of Ethiopia) UN admission: November 13, 1945 Religions: Christianity, Islam National anthem: "Wodefit Gesgeshi, Widd Innat Ityopp'ya" ("March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia") Nations Online | Travel | Lonely Planet | More...
Fiji   (Viti, फ़िजी) Continent: Australia and Oceania Area: 18,274 km2 (7,056 mi2) Population (2012 est.): 858,038 (+0.73% p.a.) Capital: Suva (88,271) Other cities: Lautoka (53k), Nadi (43k) Languages: English, Fijian, Fiji Hindi (all official) Products: Tourism, refined oil, fish & molluscs, water, gold, wood, sugar, apparel, scrap iron Sea borders: Tuvalu, Tonga, New Zealand, Vanuatu, France Time zone: UTC/BST +12 Currency: Fijian dollar (FJD) GDPPC (PPP / Nominal): $4,728 / $4,083 Calling code: +679 Internet domain: .fj Independence: October 10, 1970 (from U.K.) UN admission: October 13, 1970 Religions: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam National anthem: "Meda Dau Doka" ("God Bless Fiji") Nations Online | Travel | Lonely Planet | More...	Finland  (Suomi) Continent: Europe Area: 338,424 km2 (130,596 mi2) Population (2014 est.): 5,457,429 (+0.06% p.a.) Capital: Helsinki (Helsingfors) (1,092,404) Other cities: Tampere (Tammerfors) (313k), Espoo (Esbo) (261k), Turku (Åbo) (253k) Languages: Finnish, Swedish (both official), Sami Products: Refined oil, paper, wood, woodpulp, iron & steel, broadcasting equipment, telephones, vehicles, ships & boats, medicaments, medical instruments, chemicals, plastics Borders: Norway, Russia, Sweden Time zone: UTC/BST +2 Currency: Euro (€) (EUR) GDPPC (PPP / Nominal): $36,395 / $36,395 Calling code: +358 Internet domain: .fi Independence: December 6,1917 (from Soviet Russia) UN admission: December 14, 1955 Religions: Christianity National anthem: "Maamme" ("Our Land") Nations Online | Travel | Lonely Planet | More...	France Continent: Europe Area: 640,679 km2 (246,201 mi2) Population (2014): 66,616,416 (+0.47% p.a.) Capital: Paris (10,413,386) Other cities: Marseille (Marselha, Marseilles) (1.6m), Lyon (1.55m), Toulouse (1.2m) Languages: French (official), Alsatian, Catalan, Corsican, Breton, Gallo, Occitan, Tahitian Products: Machinery, aircrafts, spacecrafts, cars & parts, electronics, medicaments, medical instruments, beauty products, perfumes, chemicals, textiles & apparel, refined oil & gas, plastics, wine, hard liquor, cheese, wheat, corn Borders: Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Spain, Andorra Time zone: UTC/BST +1 Currency: Euro (€) (EUR), CFP franc (XPF) GDPPC (PPP / Nominal): $36,453 / $44,730 Calling code: +33 Internet domain: .fr Formation of Republic: September 22, 1792 UN admission: October 24, 1945 Religions: Christianity, Islam, Judaism National anthem: "La Marseillaise" Nations Online | Travel | Lonely Planet | More...