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		RELIGION
		              
		
                        90% Islamic   Catholic  Protestant Orthodox 
      
      	Syncretism
      
      	Buddhism 
      
      	Hinduism
      
      	Judaism  Communism
 
		                   
		The majority Religion of each Country is listed using a recognized symbol(see 
		
      	RELIGION 
		below), the % number is the estimated size of the Majority.
 
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		 British Foreign Office 
		Travel Advice for business and tourist 
		travellers. 
 United Nations 
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		Foreign Representation in 
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	_svg/100px-Heraldic_Royal_Crown_(Common).svg.png) Constitutional Monarchy 
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 Travel Guide   All you need to know if travelling
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       United States Central Intelligence Agency 
  
 United States Department of 
		State 
 British Foreign & Commonwealth Office 
  Australian Department of 
		Foreign Affairs and Trade 
 
		 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Peoples Republic 
	of China 
  
 German Federal 
		Foreign Office
 
  
 Ministry of Foreign 
		Affairs of the Russian Federation
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		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 
  Link to overview of country listed, including political and topographic 
		maps. 
		
		 National Intelligence Services 
			
 
		
	Population January 2014 
	
	
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	Population Growth Reference Bureau Data Finder Information. The
    % after the entry is the 
	Growth 
	or 
	Decline 
	in native population expected between 2000 and 2050 (not including migrations.)  
	
	U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report -  US Department of State Report.
	
		 
	
	U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report 
	
    	
		- US Department of State Country Briefs on Human Rights. 
	Age of Consent.
	
    	
	
	- Legal Age of Sexual Consent. 
	
	
    	
      Source 
	
	International 
	Migration Profile 
    	
	
	- United Nations Data on Migration.  
    	
    
	
	Source 
	National
    Intelligence Quotient  
    	
	
	- The Average Intelligence Quotient is 100. Source  
		Armed
      Forces -  Includes
      various data on Land, Sea and Air Forces and Budgets. 
    	 
		United States US AID Payments   
	
		
	 -  U.S. authorized financial aid to foreign Nations. News
      Sources -  English
      Language Local News sources. 
		Newspaper -  National Newspapers &
      Business Publications published in English. 
 Stock Exchange - Stock Exchanges that are 
		presented real-time in English.
 
		
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      of Commerce 
      	
    	
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      	Link takes you to the World Chambers Network. 
		Wikipedia 
		Overview
		
	
    	
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		 Currency 
		exchange rates for Local Currency.  Local 
		weather conditions today
  Local Time
 
		
		 Island 
		Vulnerability 
	 Member of the League of Arab States 
	
	 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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    	This 
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	hasdeemed that this Country is considered a State Sponsor of International 
	Terrorism.
 RELIGION
 
 NATIONS WITH MAJORITY MUSLIM  POPULATIONS
 
 
  
 Map
    of the Muslim World
 (Showing
    Sunni & Shia Majorities)
 
 
 NATIONS WITH MAJORITY CHRISTIAN POPULATIONS
 
 
  Catholic  Protestant  Orthodox 
 
   Syncretism
 The combination of 
	different systems of philosophical or religious belief or
 practice, often incorporating some Christian beliefs and Bible  
	references.
 
 
 NATIONS WITH
    MAJORITY BUDDHIST POPULATIONS
 
 
  
 NATIONS WITH
    MAJORITY HINDU POPULATIONS
 
 
  
 NATIONS WITH MAJORITY JEWISH POPULATIONS
 
 
  
 NATIONS WITH MAJORITY COMMUNIST POPULATIONS
 
 
  
 
 
 Major Religious Groups of the World Ranked by Number 
	of Adherents
 
 A
    Basic Overview of the World's Major Religions
 
 Alphabetical Listing of Alternative Religions
 
 Map of Religious Majorities by State in the United States of America
 
 Largest Religious Groups in the United States of America
 
 
   THE WAR ON TERROR
 
 
  
 The States of Cuba, Iran, Syria and Sudan are the four
 governments that the United States Secretary of State
 has designated as being state sponsors of terrorism.
 
 U.S. Department of Homeland Security
 
 
 
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  (CHINA)   People's
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  (DENMARK) 
      Kingdom
      of Denmark 
  (FRANCE) 
      French
      Republic 
  (FINLAND) 
      Republic
      of Finland 
  (NETHERLANDS) 
      Kingdom
      of the Netherlands 
  (NEW
      ZEALAND)  New
      Zealand 
  (NORWAY)   Kingdom
      of Norway 
  (PORTUGAL) 
      Portuguese
      Republic 
  (SPAIN)  Kingdom
      of Spain 
  (U.K.)  United
      Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland 
  (U.S.A.)  United
      States of America 
 
		Could,
      Should or Would be Countries
 NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS
 
      
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    70% Jamaica
 Capital 
	City ~ 
	Kingston
 
  British Foreign Office 
	Travel Advice United Nations 
	Mission
 Diplomatic Missions
 
 _svg/100px-Heraldic_Royal_Crown_(Common).svg.png) Constitutional Monarchy Languages   
    Travel
    Guide   Pictures 
    Universities
 CARIBBEAN
    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
	- 2,715,000
 Population 2050 (projected) 3,700,000
  + 38%  from 2000 U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
 Jamaica
	
	
	
	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 - 72
 Armed
      Forces
 United States US AID Payments
  News
    Sources
 The
    Jamaica Observer
 Jamaica
    Star
 Jamaica
    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 
  Member of the Organization of American States 
 TODAY'S 
	NEWS IN JAMAICA
 
 Jamaica
 Nation Founded 1962
 
 
   Jan Mayen Island
   
 Capital 
	City  
  ~
	Olonkinbyen
 
 _svg/100px-Heraldic_Royal_Crown_(Common).svg.png) Constitutional Monarchy _____________________________________________
 
 Population January 2014
	- 3,000
 Wikipedia Overview
 
 
  Island 
		Vulnerability 
 
  Norwegian
  Territories or Possessions 
 
   Japan
    84% 
 Capital 
	City ~ 
	Tokyo
 
  British Foreign Office 
	Travel Advice United Nations 
	Mission
 Diplomatic Missions
 
 _svg/100px-Heraldic_Royal_Crown_(Common).svg.png) Constitutional Monarchy 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 
  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. 
  Japanese Intelligence Services ______ ______________________________________________
 
 Population January 2014
	- 127,350,000
 Population 2050 (projected) 100,600,000
  - 21%  from 2000 U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
 Japan
	
	
	
	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 - 105
 Armed
      Forces
 United States US AID Payments
  News
    Sources
 Asahi
    Shimbun
 Yomiuri
    Shimbun
 Japan
    Economic Foundation
 The
    Japan Times
 The
    Weekly Post
 Nagoya Stock Exchange
 Tokyo
        Stock Exchange
 Chambers
    of Commerce
 Wikipedia Overview
 
  Currency exchange rates for Local Currency 
  Local 
	weather conditions today 
  Local Time 
  Island 
		Vulnerability 
 TODAY'S 
	NEWS IN JAPAN
 
 Japan
 Nation Founded 660BC
 
 
   Jersey  (Isle 
	of Jersey)
    
 Capital 
	City ~ 
	Saint Helier
 
 _svg/100px-Heraldic_Royal_Crown_(Common).svg.png) Constitutional Monarchy Travel
    Guide
 _____________________________________________
 
 Country Profiles
 
 
  United States Central Intelligence Agency 
  Prison 
	Population Statistics _____________________________________________
 
 Population January 2014
	- 
	100,000
 Wikipedia Overview
 
  Local 
	weather conditions today 
  Island 
		Vulnerability 
  Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations 
 
  British
    Crown Dependency 
 
   Jordan
    96% 
 Capital 
	City ~ 
	Amman
 
  British Foreign Office 
	Travel Advice United Nations Mission
 Diplomatic Missions
 Languages   
    Travel
    Guide   Pictures 
    Universities
 ASIA
    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. 
  Jordanian Intelligence Services ____________________________________________________
 
 Population January 2014
	- 
	6,517,000
 Population 2050 (projected) 11,800,000
  + 115%  from 2000 U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
 Jordan
	
	
	
	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 - 87
 Armed
      Forces
 United States US AID Payments
  News
    Sources
 The
    Star
 The
    Jordan Times
 Amman
    Stock Exchange
 Chambers
    of Commerce
 Wikipedia Overview
 
  Currency exchange rates for Local Currency 
  Local 
	weather conditions today 
  Local Time 
  Member 
	of the League of Arab States 
 TODAY'S 
	NEWS IN JORDAN
 
 
             
 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
 Nation Founded 
	1946
 
 
   Juan de Nova Island
   
 _____________________________________________
 
 Country Profiles
 
 
  United States Central Intelligence Agency ____________________________________________________
 
 Wikipedia Overview
 
 
  Island 
		Vulnerability 
 
  French Overseas Territory or Possession 
 
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