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Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations (The British Empire)

    Member of the Organization of American States

    Member of the African Union

   Member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

     Member of the European Union

   Member of the Association of South East Asian Nations

Member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (ex-Soviet Union)

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   (AUSTRALIA)   Commonwealth of Australia
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Greek cross 47% 38% 15%
   Cabinda (Previously Portuguese Congo)
   Capital City ~ Cabinda
   NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS
    AFRICA MAP
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Population January 2014 - 357,576
Local weather conditions today
       Local Time

    See: Angola
    Wikipedia Overview

   95%
Cambodia
   Capital City ~ Phnom Penh
   British Foreign Office Travel Advice
   United Nations Mission
    Diplomatic Missions
    Constitutional Monarchy
   Languages    Travel Guide    Pictures
   ASIA MAP
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile
    Etiquette, Customs and Protocol Guide
    _____________________________________________

    Country Profiles

   United States Central Intelligence Agency
   United States Department of State
    British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
      Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peoples Republic of China

German Federal Foreign Office
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

EUEA   European Union External Action

Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs
United Nations Children's Fund
World Bank Report
    World Health Organization
World Trade Organization

International Monetary Fund
   Freedom House Report
Prison Population Statistics
   Amnesty International Report
Data on Human Trafficking & Slavery
    Transparency International Corruption Report
   Overview with political and topographic maps.
   ____________________________________________________

    Population January 2014 - 14,572,000
    Population 2050 (projected) 24,400,000   + 94% from 2000
    U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
    Cambodia does not fully comply with the minimum
    standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
    U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report
    Age of Consent - 16
    United Nations International Migration Profile
    National Intelligence Quotient - 89
    Armed Forces
    United States US AID Payments
    News Sources
   Phnom Penh Post
Chambers of Commerce
    Wikipedia Overview
      Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
Local weather conditions today
       Local Time
Member of the Association of South East Asian Nations

    TODAY'S NEWS IN CAMBODIA

   Kingdom of Cambodia
   Nation Founded 1953

      40%    20%
   Cameroon
   Capital City ~ Yaound�
   British Foreign Office Travel Advice
   United Nations Mission
    Diplomatic Missions
Languages    Travel Guide    Pictures   Universities
   AFRICA MAP
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile
    Etiquette, Customs and Protocol Guide
    _____________________________________________

    Country Profiles

        United States Central Intelligence Agency
       United States Department of State
British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
    Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade

   German Federal Foreign Office
     Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

  EUEA   European Union External Action

Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs
  United Nations Children's Fund
    World Bank Report
World Trade Organization
    World Health Organization

International Monetary Fund
   Freedom House Report
Prison Population Statistics
  Amnesty International Report
   Data on Human Trafficking & Slavery
   Transparency International Corruption Report
Overview with political and topographic maps.
   ____________________________________________________

   Population January 2014 - 20,930,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 30,900,000   + 96% from 2000
   U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
   Cameroon does not fully comply with the minimum
   standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
   U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report
   Age of Consent - No Legal Definition
   United Nations International Migration Profile
   National Intelligence Quotient - 70
   Armed Forces
   United States US AID Payments
   News Sources
All Africa
   Chambers of Commerce
   Wikipedia Overview
      Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
Local weather conditions today
       Local Time
Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations
   Member of the African Union

    TODAY'S NEWS IN CAMEROON

   Republic of Cameroon
   Nation Founded 1963

   42% 40%
   Canada
   Capital City ~ Ottawa
British Foreign Office Travel Advice
United Nations Mission
    Diplomatic Missions
    Constitutional Monarchy
    Languages    Travel Guide    Pictures    Universities
   NORTH AMERICA MAP
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile
    Etiquette, Customs and Protocol Guide
    _____________________________________________

    Country Profiles

       United States Central Intelligence Agency
       United States Department of State
    British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
       Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peoples Republic of China

German Federal Foreign Office
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

   EUEA   European Union External Action
United Nations Children's Fund
World Bank Report
    World Health Organization
World Trade Organization

International Monetary Fund
   Freedom House Report
Prison Population Statistics
   Amnesty International Report
Data on Human Trafficking & Slavery
    Transparency International Corruption Report
Overview with political and topographic maps.
   Canadian Intelligence Services
   ____________________________________________________

   Population January 2014 - 35,236,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 36,600,000 + 16% from 2000
   U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
   Canada complies fully with the minimum standards
   for the elimination of trafficking of human beings.
   U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report
   Age of Consent - 14
   United Nations International Migration Profile
   National Intelligence Quotient - 97
   Armed Forces
   United States US AID Payments
   News Sources
   Business in Vancouver
   Vancouver Sun
   Toronto Star
Calgary Herald
   Edmonton Journal
   Montreal Gazette
   Ottawa Citizen
   Ottawa Business Journal
   Montreal Stock Exchange
   Toronto Stock Exchange
   Chambers of Commerce
   Wikipedia Overview
      Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
Local weather conditions today
       Local Time
Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations
   Member of the Organization of American States
   Member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

    TODAY'S NEWS IN CANADA

   Canada
   Nation Founded 1867

    Canary Islands
   Capital City ~ Las Palmas
    Diplomatic Missions
   Constitutional Monarchy
Languages    Travel Guide
AFRICA MAP
    _____________________________________________

Population January 2014 - 2,117,519
    Wikipedia Overview
      Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
Local weather conditions today
        Local Time
Island Vulnerability

     TODAY'S NEWS IN CANARY ISLANDS

      Spanish Overseas Territory or Possession

    80%
   Cape Verde
   Capital City ~ Praia
   British Foreign Office Travel Advice
   United Nations Mission
    Diplomatic Missions
    Languages    Travel Guide
    AFRICA MAP
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile
    _____________________________________________

    Country Profiles

   United States Central Intelligence Agency
   United States Department of State
British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
      Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peoples Republic of China

German Federal Foreign Office
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

  EUEA European Union External Action

Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs
United Nations Children's Fund
  World Bank Report
World Health Organization
World Trade Organization

International Monetary Fund
Freedom House Report
Prison Population Statistics
Amnesty International Report
   Transparency International Corruption Report
   Overview with political and topographic maps.
   ____________________________________________________

   Population January 2014 - 511,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 800,000    + 76% from 2000
   U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
   Cape Verde does not fully comply with the minimum
   standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
   U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report
   Age of Consent - No Legal Definition
   United Nations International Migration Profile
   National Intelligence Quotient - 78
   Armed Forces
   United States US AID Payments
   News Sources
   All Africa
   Chambers of Commerce
   Wikipedia Overview
      Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
Local weather conditions today
       Local Time
   Island Vulnerability
Member of the African Union

    TODAY'S NEWS IN CAPE VERDE

   Republic of Cape Verde
   Nation Founded 1975

   89%
    Cayman Islands
   Capital City ~ George Town
  British Foreign Office Travel Advice
    Diplomatic Missions
    Constitutional Monarchy
      Languages    Travel Guide    Pictures
   CARIBBEAN MAP
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile
    _____________________________________________

    Country Profiles

       United States Central Intelligence Agency
       United States Department of State
British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

   EUEA   European Union External Action

Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs
Prison Population Statistics
    Transparency International Corruption Report
   ____________________________________________________

    Population January 2014 - 60,000
    United Nations International Migration Profile
    CayCompass
    Cayman Islands Stock Exchange
    Chambers of Commerce
    Wikipedia Overview
      Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
Local weather conditions today
       Local Time
   Island Vulnerability
Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations

    TODAY'S NEWS IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

   British Overseas Territory or Possession

25% 22% 15%
   Central African Republic
   Capital City ~ Bangui
British Foreign Office Travel Advice
   United Nations Mission
    Diplomatic Missions
   Languages    Travel Guide
AFRICA MAP
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile
    _____________________________________________

    Country Profiles

        United States Central Intelligence Agency
      United States Department of State
  British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
   Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
        Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peoples Republic of China

German Federal Foreign Office
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

  EUEA    European Union External Action

Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs
United Nations Children's Fund
    World Bank Report
    World Health Organization
World Trade Organization

International Monetary Fund
   Freedom House Report
Prison Population Statistics
   Amnesty International Report
Data on Human Trafficking & Slavery
    Transparency International Corruption Report
    Overview with political and topographic maps.
   ____________________________________________________

   Population January 2014 - 5,217,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 6,200,000   + 68% from 2000
   U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
   Central African Republic does not fully comply with the minimum
   standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
   U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report
   Age of Consent - No Legal Definition
   United Nations International Migration Profile
   National Intelligence Quotient - 68
   Armed Forces
   United States US AID Payments
   News Sources
   All Africa
   Chambers of Commerce
   Wikipedia Overview
      Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
Local weather conditions today
       Local Time
Member of the African Union

    TODAY'S NEWS IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

   Central African Republic
   Nation Founded 1960

   85%
Ceuta
   Constitutional Monarchy
    _____________________________________________

   Population January 2014 - 82,376
   Wikipedia Overview

Local weather conditions today
        Local Time

  TODAY'S NEWS IN CEUTA

      Spanish Overseas Territory or Possession

51% 35%
   Chad
   Capital City ~ N'Djamena
British Foreign Office Travel Advice
   United Nations Mission
    Diplomatic Missions
    Languages   Travel Guide
    AFRICA MAP
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile
    _____________________________________________

    Country Profiles

   United States Central Intelligence Agency
      United States Department of State
British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
       Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peoples Republic of China

German Federal Foreign Office
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

EUEA   European Union External Action

Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs
United Nations Children's Fund
    World Bank Report
    World Health Organization
World Trade Organization

International Monetary Fund
   Freedom House Report
Prison Population Statistics
   Amnesty International Report
Data on Human Trafficking & Slavery
    Transparency International Corruption Report
Overview with political and topographic maps.
   ____________________________________________________

   Population January 2014 - 12,948,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 29,200,000   + 215% from 2000
   U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
   Chad does not fully comply with the minimum
   standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
   U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report
   Age of Consent - No Legal Definition
   United Nations International Migration Profile
   National Intelligence Quotient - 72
   Armed Forces
   United States US AID Payments
   News Sources
   All Africa
   Chambers of Commerce
   Wikipedia Overview
      Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
Local weather conditions today
       Local Time
Member of the African Union

    TODAY'S NEWS IN CHAD

   Republic of Chad
   Nation Founded 1960

      90%
   Chechnya
Capital City ~ Grozny
   NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS
BBC  British Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile
    _____________________________________________

   Freedom House Report
    _____________________________________________

   Wikipedia Overview
    News Sources

Local weather conditions today
       Local Time

    See: Russia

  TODAY'S NEWS IN CHECHNYA

    77%
      Chile
   Capital City ~ Santiago
    British Foreign Office Travel Advice
   United Nations Mission
    Diplomatic Missions
    Languages    Travel Guide Pictures    Universities
   SOUTH AMERICA MAP
   BBC British Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile
    Etiquette, Customs and Protocol Guide
    _____________________________________________

    Country Profiles

   United States Central Intelligence Agency
      United States Department of State
British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
      Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peoples Republic of China

German Federal Foreign Office
   Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

  EUEA   European Union External Action

Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs
United Nations Children's Fund
   World Bank Report
   World Health Organization
World Trade Organization

International Monetary Fund
   Freedom House Report
Prison Population Statistics
   Amnesty International Report
Data on Human Trafficking & Slavery
    Transparency International Corruption Report
  Overview with political and topographic maps.
Chilean Intelligence Services
   ____________________________________________________

   Population January 2014 - 16,841,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 22,200,000 + 41% from 2000
   U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
   Chile does not fully comply with the minimum
   standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
   U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report
   Age of Consent - 12
   United Nations International Migration Profile
   National Intelligence Quotient - 93
   Armed Forces
   United States US AID Payments
   News Sources
   Chile Post
   Business News Americas
   Bolsa de Comercio Santiago
   Chambers of Commerce
   Wikipedia Overview
      Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
Local weather conditions today
        Local Time
Member of the Organization of American States

    TODAY'S NEWS IN CHILE

   Republic of Chile
   Nation Founded 1810

China
   Capital City ~ Beijing
   British Foreign Office Travel Advice
   United Nations Mission
    Diplomatic Missions
Languages    Travel Guide    Pictures    Universities
   ASIA MAP
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile
    Etiquette, Customs and Protocol Guide
    _____________________________________________

    Country Profiles

      United States Central Intelligence Agency
   United States Department of State
  British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade

German Federal Foreign Office
   Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

  EUEA   European Union External Action

Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs
United Nations Children's Fund
   World Bank Report
   World Health Organization
World Trade Organization

International Monetary Fund
   Freedom House Report
Prison Population Statistics
  Amnesty International Report
   Data on Human Trafficking & Slavery
   Transparency International Corruption Report
Overview with political and topographic maps.
Chinese Intelligence Services
   ____________________________________________________

   Population January 2014 - 1,357,379,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 1,393,600,000 + 8% from 2000
   U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
   China does not fully comply with the minimum
   standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
   U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report
   Age of Consent - 14
   United Nations International Migration Profile
   National Intelligence Quotient - 100
   Armed Forces
   United States US AID Payments
   News Sources
China Daily
   Inside China Today
   China Stock Markets
   Chambers of Commerce
   Wikipedia Overview
   Current Conflicts Senkaku Islands Spratly Islands
      Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
Local weather conditions today
       Local Time

    TODAY'S NEWS IN CHINA

   People's Republic of China
   Nation Founded 1949

   Chinese Territories or Possessions

    36% 25% 18%
Christmas Island
   Capital City ~ Flying Fish Cove
    Constitutional Monarchy
   Travel Guide    Pictures
    OCEANIA MAP
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile
   _____________________________________________

    Country Profiles

   United States Central Intelligence Agency
    ____________________________________________________

    Population January 2014 - 2,072
    The Australian
    The Islander
    Chambers of Commerce
    Wikipedia Overview
      Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
Local weather conditions today
       Local Time
   Island Vulnerability
Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations

    TODAY'S NEWS IN CHRISTMAS ISLAND

      Australian Territory or Possession

Clipperton Island
    _____________________________________________

    Country Profiles

    United States Central Intelligence Agency
    ____________________________________________________

    Wikipedia Overview
Island Vulnerability

      French Territory or Possession

       80%
   Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands)
   Capital City ~ West Island
    Constitutional Monarchy
   Travel Guide    Pictures
    OCEANIA MAP
    _____________________________________________

    Country Profiles

    United States Central Intelligence Agency
____________________________________________________

Population January 2014 - 596
    The Australian
    Chambers of Commerce
    Wikipedia Overview
      Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
Local weather conditions today
       Local Time
   Island Vulnerability
Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations

    TODAY'S NEWS IN COCOS ISLANDS

   Australian Territory or Possession

    90%
   Colombia
   Capital City ~ Bogot�
   British Foreign Office Travel Advice
   United Nations Mission
    Diplomatic Missions
   Languages    Travel Guide Pictures    Universities
   SOUTH AMERICA MAP
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile
    Etiquette, Customs and Protocol Guide
    _____________________________________________

    Country Profiles

   United States Central Intelligence Agency
      United States Department of State
    British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
      Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peoples Republic of China

German Federal Foreign Office
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

EUEA   European Union External Action

Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs
United Nations Children's Fund
    World Bank Report
    World Health Organization
World Trade Organization

International Monetary Fund
   Freedom House Report
Prison Population Statistics
   Amnesty International Report
Data on Human Trafficking & Slavery
    Transparency International Corruption Report
Overview with political and topographic maps.
   ____________________________________________________

   Population January 2014 - 47,130,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 67,300,000 + 52% from 2000
   U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
   Colombia complies fully with the minimum standards for
   the elimination of trafficking of human beings.
   U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report
   Age of Consent - 12
   United Nations International Migration Profile
   National Intelligence Quotient - 88
   Armed Forces
   United States US AID Payments
   News Sources
   Bogot� Daily
   Bolsa de Valores de Colombia
   Chambers of Commerce
   Wikipedia Overview
   Current Conflicts
      Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
Local weather conditions today
       Local Time
Member of the Organization of American States

    TODAY'S NEWS IN COLOMBIA

   Republic of Colombia
   Nation Founded 1810

    Commonwealth of Nations (The)
(Also known as The British Commonwealth)
   BBC British Broadcasting Corporation Profile
    Population January 2014 - 1,921,974,000 - Statistics
   Wikipedia Overview

Founded 1949

       98%
   Comoros
   Capital City ~ Moroni
   British Foreign Office Travel Advice
   United Nations Mission
    Diplomatic Missions
Languages    Travel Guide
   AFRICA MAP
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile
    _____________________________________________

    Country Profiles

       United States Central Intelligence Agency
   United States Department of State
   British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
   Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
      Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peoples Republic of China

German Federal Foreign Office
   Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

  EUEA   European Union External Action

Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs
United Nations Children's Fund
   World Bank Report
   World Health Organization

International Monetary Fund
  Freedom House Report
Prison Population Statistics
   Transparency International Corruption Report
Overview with political and topographic maps.
   ____________________________________________________

   Population January 2014 - 743,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 1,800,000 + 190% from 2000
   U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
   Comoros does not fully comply with the minimum
   standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
   U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report
   Age of Consent - No Legal Definition
   United Nations International Migration Profile
   National Intelligence Quotient - 79
   United States US AID Payments
   News Sources
   All Africa
   Chambers of Commerce
   Wikipedia Overview
      Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
Local weather conditions today
       Local Time
   Island Vulnerability
Member of the League of Arab States
   Member of the Organization of American States

    TODAY'S NEWS IN COMOROS

   Union of the Comoros
   Nation Founded 1975

       50%
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   Population January 2014 - 4,525,000
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   Population January 2014 - 74,618,000
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   Population January 2014 - 19,738,000
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   Population January 2014 - 4,258,000
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   Population January 2014 - 865,878
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   Population January 2014 - 10,519,000
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