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We welcomed 30,211 Visitors from 153 Countries in March 2015


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Please Note: For you to be able to gain full value from this web site you will need to learn what all of the symbols shown below mean.  Various data bases throughout the world show different statistics, and so we have done our best to check with governments and some other reliable sources (including our friends, members, supporters and our many contacts in the Diplomatic Corps and the International Media Community, living in the countries involved). If you should find a mistake on our site, or just know a better source of facts and data; please let us know.


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We have linked each country to the United Nations - Country Statistics. (If the UN does not provide data we have used National Statistics). Click on the country's flag to access this information.

RELIGION

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Muslim   Catholic  Protestant Orthodox  Syncretism   Buddhist    Hindu     Jewish   Communist                
 

The majority Religion of each Country is listed using a recognized symbol
(see
RELIGION below), the % number is the estimated size of the Majority.

Embassy   Each country's Embassy located in Washington DC is shown thus.

  British Foreign Office Travel Advice for business and tourist travellers.

United Nations Mission   The Nation's permanent mission to the United Nations.

Diplomatic Missions  Foreign Representation in Country and National Representation abroad.

Heraldic royal crown  Constitutional Monarchy  When a Country is a Constitutional Monarchy it is shown thus.

Languages   A listing of the languages spoken in the country.

Travel Guide  
All you need to know if travelling to the country.

Pictures   Pictures of the country, its people and its cities.

Universities   A listing of major Universities within the country.

BBC  British Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile

Etiquette, Customs and Protocol Guide


Country Profiles

        United States Central Intelligence Agency 

  U.S. Department of State - Great Seal       United States Department of State

   British Foreign & Commonwealth Office

 Australian Coat of Arms.png    Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

       Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Peoples Republic of China
 Bundesadler Bundesorgane.svg
 
   German Federal Foreign Office

  MID emblem.png       Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation  (Use Site Search)

  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

Small Spinning Earth Globe Animation   Prison Population Statistics

      Amnesty International Report

  The Maltese Cross     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

 -  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.

Chambers of Commerce  -  Link takes you to the World Chambers Network. 

Wikipedia Overview - Link takes you to the Wikipedia Encyclopaedia.

Current Conflicts - Link takes you to an update on conflicts the Nation is engaged in.

   Currency exchange rates for Local Currency

  Local weather conditions today

     Local Time

Fiji Sunset. Island Vulnerability  

Animated flag of Arab League  Member of the League of Arab States

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

Animated Flag of OAS (Organization of American States)      Member of the Organization of American States

Animated Flag of OAU (Organization of African Unity)      Member of the African Union

Animated Flag of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)       Member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Animated Flag of European Union     Member of the European Union

     Member of the Association of South East Asian Nations

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

TODAY'S NEWS - News relating to the country from around the world.

  This symbol indicates that the State Department of the United States Government has
  deemed that this Country is considered a State Sponsor of International Terrorism.


RELIGION

NATIONS WITH MAJORITY MUSLIM  POPULATIONS

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Map of the Muslim World
(Showing Sunni & Shia Majorities)


NATIONS WITH MAJORITY CHRISTIAN POPULATIONS

 
Catholic   Protestant   budded cross Orthodox

Greek cross 
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

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NATIONS WITH MAJORITY HINDU POPULATIONS

animated gold OM, large


NATIONS WITH MAJORITY JEWISH POPULATIONS

anamated large gold Star of David


NATIONS WITH MAJORITY COMMUNIST POPULATIONS

3D Animation : red star



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 Iran, Syria, Cuba, North Korea and Sudan are the
five governments that the United States Secretary of State
has designated as state sponsors of international terrorism.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
     

 
Nations with Overseas Territories & Possessions

     (AUSTRALIA)   Commonwealth of Australia
        (CHINA)  
People's Republic of China
  
        (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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Freedom of the Press

Although we have listed as many English Language newspapers and other business publications as we can find, we would point out that not all publications have the Freedom of the Press enjoyed by those in North America and Europe.  So, we suggest you check the Freedom House - Freedom of the Press Report, before reading any of the newspapers or other publications listed on this site.


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  Small Animated local Flag of Saint Barthelemy      
  
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Capital City ~ Gustavia
   Languages   Travel Guide   Pictures
   CARIBBEAN MAP
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    Population January 2014 - 9,035
   Wikipedia Overview
  Local weather conditions today

      French Overseas Territory or Possession

 


   Animated Flag of St. Helena       85%   
   Saint Helena
    
Capital City ~ Jamestown

  
British Foreign Office Travel Advice
   
Heraldic royal crown  Constitutional Monarchy

  
Languages   Travel Guide   Pictures
  
AFRICA MAP
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   United States Central Intelligence Agency 
  
British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  
Australian Coat of Arms.png  Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade

    EUEA  European Union External Action

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   Population January 2014 - 4,000
   United Nations International Migration Profile

   SARTMA News Network
   Chambers of Commerce
   Wikipedia Overview
  
      Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
      Local weather conditions today
  
       Local Time
  Fiji Sunset.     
Island Vulnerability
 
Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations


 
   TODAY'S NEWS IN SAINT HELENA 


     British Overseas Territory or Possession

 


        70% 
  
Saint Kitts & Nevis
    
Capital City ~ Basseterre

   British Foreign Office Travel Advice
   United Nations Mission
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Heraldic royal crown  Constitutional Monarchy

   Languages 
  Travel Guide   Universities
  
CARIBBEAN MAP

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  United States Central Intelligence Agency
  
U.S. Department of State - Great Seal  United States Department of State
  British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
 
Australian Coat of Arms.png  Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade      Bundesadler Bundesorgane.svg
 
German Federal Foreign Office  
  MID emblem.png  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

Small Spinning Earth Globe Animation
Prison Population Statistics
    Amnesty International Report

  
  Transparency International Corruption Report

 
 
Overview with political and topographic maps.
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   Population January 2014 - 55,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 100,000 
  + 60% from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report

  
Age of Consent - No Legal Definition
   United Nations International Migration Profile

  
National Intelligence Quotient -  75

  
United States US AID Payments  
   News Sources
  
The Democrat
   Chambers of Commerce
   Wikipedia Overview
     
   Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
      Local weather conditions today
  
       Local Time
  Fiji Sunset.     
Island Vulnerability
 
Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations

  Animated Flag of OAS (Organization of American States)     Member of the Organization of American States


 
  TODAY'S NEWS IN SAINT KITTS & NEVIS 


  
Federation of Saint Christopher & Nevis
   Nation Founded 1983

 


      90%  
  
Saint Lucia
    
Capital City ~ Castries

 
British Foreign Office Travel Advice
   United Nations Mission
   
Heraldic royal crown  Constitutional Monarchy

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    CARIBBEAN MAP

   BBC British Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile

    _____________________________________________
   
    Country Profiles

  
  United States Central Intelligence Agency
  
U.S. Department of State - Great Seal  United States Department of State
  British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
 
Australian Coat of Arms.png  Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade      Bundesadler Bundesorgane.svg
 
German Federal Foreign Office  
  MID emblem.png  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

Small Spinning Earth Globe Animation
Prison Population Statistics
    Amnesty International Report

  
  Transparency International Corruption Report

  
 
Overview with political and topographic maps.
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   Population January 2014 - 170,000
 
 Population 2050 (projected) 200,000    + 45% from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Saint Lucia 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 -  75

 
 United States US AID Payments  
   News Sources
   St Lucia Online
   Chambers of Commerce
   Wikipedia Overview
  
      Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
      Local weather conditions today
  
       Local Time
  Fiji Sunset.     
Island Vulnerability
 
Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations

  Animated Flag of OAS (Organization of American States)     Member of the Organization of American States


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Saint Lucia
   Nation Founded 1979


 


       80%  
   Saint Martin
    
Capital City ~ Marigot

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CARIBBEAN MAP
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    Population January 2014 - 39,000
    Wikipedia Overview

  
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  Local weather conditions today
  
    Local Time
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Island Vulnerability


 
    TODAY'S NEWS IN SAINT MARTIN 


     
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   Animated Flag of St. Pierre and Miquelon     99%  
   Saint Pierre & Miquelon
    
Capital City ~ Saint Pierre

   British Foreign Office Travel Advice
  
Languages   Travel Guide   Pictures
  
NORTH AMERICA MAP
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    Country Profiles

   
   United States Central Intelligence Agency
     British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  
Australian Coat of Arms.png   Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade

    EUEA    European Union External Action

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    Population January 2014 - 6,000
    United Nations International Migration Profile

    Expatia
   
Chambers of Commerce
    Wikipedia Overview
  
   Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
  Local weather conditions today
  
    Local Time
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Island Vulnerability


 
    TODAY'S NEWS IN SAINT PIERRE & MIQUELON


     
French Overseas Territory or Possession

 


        70%  
  
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
    
Capital City ~ Kingstown

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Heraldic royal crown  Constitutional Monarchy

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CARIBBEAN MAP

   BBC British Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile

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    Country Profiles

  
   United States Central Intelligence Agency
  
U.S. Department of State - Great Seal   United States Department of State
  British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
 
Australian Coat of Arms.png  Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade      Bundesadler Bundesorgane.svg
 
German Federal Foreign Office  
  MID emblem.png  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

Small Spinning Earth Globe Animation
Prison Population Statistics
    Amnesty International Report
  The Maltese Cross   Data on Human Trafficking & Slavery

  
  Transparency International Corruption Report

 
 
Overview with political and topographic maps.
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   Population January 2014 - 97,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 100,000 
- 16%  from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 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 -  75

  
United States US AID Payments  
   News Sources
   Caribbean Compass
  
The Herald
   Chambers of Commerce
   Wikipedia Overview
  
      Currency exchange rates for Local Currency
      Local weather conditions today
  
       Local Time
  Fiji Sunset. 
    Island Vulnerability
 
Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations

  Animated Flag of OAS (Organization of American States)     Member of the Organization of American States


 
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Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
   Nation Founded 1979


 


         99% 
  
Samoa
    
Capital City ~ Apia

  
British Foreign Office Travel Advice
   United Nations Mission
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Languages    Travel Guide   Pictures
  
OCEANIA MAP

   BBC British Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile

    _____________________________________________
   
    Country Profiles

  
   United States Central Intelligence Agency
  
U.S. Department of State - Great Seal   United States Department of State
  British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
 
Australian Coat of Arms.png  Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
  
  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peoples Republic of China      Bundesadler Bundesorgane.svg
 
German Federal Foreign Office  
  MID emblem.png  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

Small Spinning Earth Globe Animation
Prison Population Statistics
  
  Transparency International Corruption Report

 
 
Overview with political and topographic maps.
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   Population January 2014 - 190,000
  
Population 2050 (projected) 200,000 
  + 22%  from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report

  
Age of Consent - No Legal Definition
   United Nations International Migration Profile

  
National Intelligence Quotient -  87

  
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Samoa International
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Le Samoa
  
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    TODAY'S NEWS IN SAMOA 


  
Independent State of Samoa
   Nation Founded 1962


 


       90%  
   
San Marino
    
Capital City ~ City of San Marino

  
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   Population January 2014 - 32,000
  
Population 2050 (projected) 40,000 
  + 23%  from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
San Marino 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
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National Intelligence Quotient -  102
  
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    TODAY'S NEWS IN SAN MARINO 

  
Republic of San Marino
   Nation Founded 301AD


 

 
     Animated Flag of Sao Tome and Principe     
80%  
 
  
São Tomé & Príncipe
    
Capital City ~ São Tomé

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   Population January 2014 - 194,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 500,000 
  + 285%
from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report
  
Age of Consent - No Legal Definition
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National Intelligence Quotient -  59
  
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   News Sources

  
All Africa
  
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    TODAY'S NEWS IN SAO TOME & PRINCIPE 

  
Democratic Republic of Sao Tome & Principe
   Nation Founded 1975


 


       
   
Sark
    
Capital City ~ La Seigneurie

  
Heraldic royal crown  Constitutional Monarchy

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   Population January 2014 - 600
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Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations


     
British Crown Dependency

 


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Saudi Arabia
    
Capital City ~ Riyadh

 
 
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   Population January 2014 - 30,193,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 74,200,000 
  + 208%
from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Saudi Arabia 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 - Must be Married
   United Nations International Migration Profile
  
National Intelligence Quotient -  83
  
Armed Forces  
  
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Riyadh Daily
  
Saudia Online
  
Arab News
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    TODAY'S NEWS IN SAUDI ARABIA 


 
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
   Nation Founded 1932


 


         animated large gold symbol of Islam
94%  
  
Senegal
    
Capital City ~ Dakar

   
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Overview with political and topographic maps.
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   Population January 2014 - 13,567,000
  
Population 2050 (projected) 24,600,000
  + 132%
from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Senegal 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
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National Intelligence Quotient -  64
  
Armed Forces  
  
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   News Sources

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    TODAY'S NEWS IN SENEGAL 

  
Republic of Senegal
   Nation Founded 1960


 


          budded cross
65%   
   
 
Serbia
     
Capital City ~ Belgrade

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   ____________________________________________________
 
   Population January 2014 - 7,203,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 10,200,000 
  - 10%
from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Serbia 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 -  93
  
Armed Forces   
  
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   News Sources
   Beta News
  
Belgrade Stock Exchange
  
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    TODAY'S NEWS IN SERBIA 

  
Republic of Serbia
   Nation Founded 2006


 


       
 87%   
  
Seychelles
    
Capital City ~ Victoria

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   Population January 2014 - 94,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 100,000 
  + 11%
 from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Seychelles 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 -  81
  
Armed Forces   
  
United States US AID Payments  
   News Sources

  
Seychelles Nation
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   Chambers of Commerce
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    TODAY'S NEWS IN THE SEYCHELLES 

  
Republic of Seychelles
   Nation Founded 1976


 


         animated large gold symbol of Islam
60% 
  
Sierra Leone
    
Capital City ~ Freetown

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Overview with political and topographic maps.
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   Population January 2014 - 5,823,000
  
Population 2050 (projected) 13,800,000 
+ 141%
from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Sierra Leone 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
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National Intelligence Quotient -  64
  
Armed Forces  
  
United States US AID Payments  
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Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations
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    TODAY'S NEWS IN SIERRA LEONE 


  
Republic of Sierra Leone
   Nation Founded 1961


 


        gold buddhist wheel animated
42.5%  animated large gold symbol of Islam 14.9% 9.8%
    
Singapore
     
Capital City ~ City of Singapore

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Overview with political and topographic maps
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   Population January 2014 - 5,437,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 4,400,000 
  + 6%
from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Singapore 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 -  100
  
Armed Forces   
  
United States US AID Payments  
   News Sources
   The Business Times
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   Singapore Stock Exchange
  
Chambers of Commerce
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  Member of the Association of South East Asian Nations


 
   TODAY'S NEWS IN SINGAPORE 


 
  Republic of Singapore
   Nation Founded 1965


 


        
60%  
  
Sint Maarten
    
Capital City ~ Phillipsburg

   
British Foreign Office Travel Advice
   
Heraldic royal crown  Constitutional Monarchy

   
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   Population January 2014 - 41,000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Sint Maarten does not fully comply with the minimum
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Dutch Overseas Territory or Possession


 


       
60%  
  
Slovakia
    
Capital City ~ Bratislava

   
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International Monetary Fund

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  Transparency International Corruption Report

  
   
Overview with political and topographic maps.
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   Population January 2014 - 5,413,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 4,700,000 
  - 12%
from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Slovakia complies fully with the minimum
   standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings
.

  
U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report
 
 Age of Consent - 15
   United Nations International Migration Profile
  
National Intelligence Quotient -  96
  
Armed Forces   
  
United States US AID Payments  
   News Sources
  
The Slovak Spectator
 
 Bratislava Stock Exchange
   Chambers of Commerce
   Wikipedia Overview

  
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    TODAY'S NEWS IN SLOVAKIA 

  
Slovak Republic
   Nation Founded 1993


 


         
90%  
   
Slovenia
    
Capital City ~ Ljubljana

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   Population January 2014 - 2,062,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 1,700,000 
  - 15%
from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Slovenia complies fully 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 -  95
  
Armed Forces  
  
United States US AID Payments  
   News Sources
   Slovene Press Agency (STA)
   ljubljana
  
Ljubljanska Stock Exchange
  
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    TODAY'S NEWS IN SLOVENIA 

  
Republic of Slovenia
   Nation Founded 1991


 


          
70%  
  
Solomon Islands
    
Capital City ~ Honiara

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Overview with political and topographic maps.
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   Population January 2014 - 561,000
  
Population 2050 (projected) 1,100,000 
  + 118%
 from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Solomon Islands 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 -  84
  
United States US AID Payments  
   News Sources

   Solomon Islands News
   Chambers of Commerce
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Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations


 
    TODAY'S NEWS IN SOLOMON ISLANDS 

   Solomon Islands
   Nation Founded 1978

 


         animated large gold symbol of Islam
98%  
  
Somalia
    
Capital City ~ Mogadishu

 
British Foreign Office Travel Advice
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Overview with political and topographic maps.
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   Population January 2014 - 9,662,000
  
Population 2050 (projected) 25,500,000 
  + 218%
from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report
  
 Age of Consent - No Legal Definition
   United Nations International Migration Profile
  
National Intelligence Quotient -  68
  
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   News Sources

   Banadir
   Hiiraan

   Chambers of Commerce
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    TODAY'S NEWS IN SOMALIA 


   Somalia
   Nation Founded 1960

 


       animated large gold symbol of Islam 
95% 
  
Somaliland
   
Capital City ~ Hargeisa

 
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NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS

  
Travel Guide   Pictures   Universities
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   Population January 2014 - 3,500,000
   Somaliland Sun
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   See: Somalia

  
Republic of Somaliland
   Nation Founded 1991

 


         
60%  
   
South Africa
    
Capital City ~ Pretoria ~ Cape Town ~ Bloemfontein

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   Population January 2014
- 52,982,000
   Population 2050 (projected)  32,500,000 
  - 26%
from 2000
  
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   Population January 2014 - 50,394,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 44,300,000 
  - 8%
from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
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   Population January 2014
- 10,334,000
   
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Capital City ~ Madrid

   
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   Population January 2014
- 46,958,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 41,300,000  
  0%
from 2000
  
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Spain complies fully with the minimum standards
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National Intelligence Quotient - 99
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Capital City ~ Colombo

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   Population January 2014 - 20,462,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 21,400,000 
  + 11%
 from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Sri Lanka 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
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Capital City ~ Khartoum

  
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   Population January 2014 - 35,150,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 84,200,000 
  + 121%
from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Sudan does not fully comply with the minimum
   standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings
.

  
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Suriname
    
Capital City ~ Paramaribo

   
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   Population January 2014 - 539,000
  
Population 2050 (projected) 400,000 
  - 18%
from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Suriname 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
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National Intelligence Quotient - 89
  
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Svalbard
    
Capital City ~
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Capital City ~ Lobamba

   
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   Population January 2014 - 1,077,000
  
Population 2050 (projected) 1,100,000 
- 2%
from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Swaziland does not fully comply with the minimum
   standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings
.

  
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Age of Consent - 18
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Sweden
    
Capital City ~ Stockholm

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   Population January 2014 - 9,595,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 10,000,000 
  + 11%
from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Sweden complies fully with the minimum standards
   for the elimination of trafficking of human beings.

  
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Age of Consent - 15
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National Intelligence Quotient - 101
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   Kingdom of Sweden
   Nation Founded 1523

 


        
44%   37%  
  
Switzerland
    
Capital City ~ Bern

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   Population January 2014 - 8,075,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 7,400,000 
+ 0.2%
from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Switzerland 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
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National Intelligence Quotient - 101
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   Swiss Confederation
   Nation Founded 1291


 


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Capital City ~ Damascus

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   Population January 2014 - 21,898,000
   Population 2050 (projected) 35,000,000 
+ 99%
from 2000
  
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
  
Syria 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 - 13
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National Intelligence Quotient - 87
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   Syrian Arab Republic
   Nation Founded 1946