Dominica

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Government: Parliamentary Republic

President: Nicholas Liverpool

Prime Minister: Roosevelt Skerrit

Official languages: English, French, Antillean Creole

Time zone: (UTC–4)

Currency: East Caribbean Dollar

Dominica is about 1,500 miles southeast of Miami and 1,763 miles east of Honduras, Central America.

The Caribbean Sea is to the west.

Dominica is the largest and most mountainous of the Windward Islands, with volcanic peaks, mountain streams and rivers, dense forests, quiet lakes, waterfalls, geysers and boiling volcanic pools.

Morne Trois Pitons National Park is a tropical rainforest with volcanic features that was recognized as a World Heritage Site on April 4, 1995.

Jaú National Park is located in Brazil, Río Platano Biosphere Reserve is in Honduras, and Canaima National Park is located in Venezuela.

Dominica's national bird is one of the several species of exotic birds that can be found in the tiny island of Dominica. This exotic bird is one of largest parrots on the planet.

The Sisserou parrot is indigenous to Dominica's mountains and is featured on the country's flag.

The second Pirates film, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" and the third film "At World's End" all had major scenes filmed in Dominica.

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Djibouti

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Government: Semi-Presidential Republic

President: Ismail Omar Guelleh

Prime Minister: Dileita Mohamed Dileita

Official languages: Arabic and French

Time zone: EAT (UTC+3)

Currency: Franc

Djibouti is a small country in the North Eastern region of Africa that borders the Red Sea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Eritrea.

Djibouti's climate is very hot, humid and arid, especially in the summer. The summer heat is moderated, however, by a sustained breeze in the coastal city of Djibouti. From October to April the temperature is cooler, with occasional rain. Cyclones from the Indian Ocean create heavy rains and flash flooding.

The population is divided into two main groups, the Issa of Somali people and the Afar.

Djibouti cuisine is largely influenced by Arab and French culinary art.

Danakil Desert is a lowland geothermal region which covers much of western Djibouti.

Mousa Ali is a volcano on the border of Djibouti and Eritrea. Mousa Ali is roughly 6,600 feet tall. Although it is not extinct, the last known eruption occurred more than 10,000 years ago.

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Dhekelia

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Government: Sovereign Base Areas

Administrator: Jamie Gordon

Official languages: English, Greek

Time zone: EET (UTC+2) Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Currency: Euro

The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia are two UK-administered areas on the island of Cyprus that comprise the Sovereign Base Areas military bases of the United Kingdom.

The bases are split into Akrotiri (Greek: Ακρωτήρι; Turkish: Agrotur, along with Episkopi Garrison, is part of an area known as the Western Sovereign Base Area or WSBA) and Dhekelia (Greek: Δεκέλεια; Turkish: Dikelya, along with Ayios Nikolaos, is part of the Eastern Sovereign Base Area or ESBA).

There are around 14,000 people in the Base Areas. English is the main language spoken by the British soldiers in the Bases, which make up about half of the population. Greek Cypriots, who speak Greek, make up the other 7,000 people in the Base

Dhekelia Beach is the largest beach of Larnaca and goes on for miles and forms the backdrop for many of Larnaca's four and five-star hotels and resorts, and close to the range of selfa catering villa's and apartments.

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Denmark

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Government: Parliamentary Democracy and Constitutional Monarchy

Queen: Margrethe II

Prime Minister: Lars Løkke Rasmussen

Folketing Speaker: Thor Pedersen

Current Coalition: VK Coalition

Official languages: Danish

Time zone: CET (UTC+1) Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Currency: Danish Kron

Denmark - Peninsula fancifully situated on the Map of West Europe , it looks like Denmark somehow turned to Sweden.

There are 443 named islands in Denmark, 76 of which are inhabited.

The Kingdom of Denmark also includes the world's largest island, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands.

Separate studies have ranked Danish people as the happiest people.

Denmark has ranked as the second most-visited destination in Scandinavia, after Sweden.

Roskilde Music Festival of Denmark is the biggest music event in the entire Europe.

The Great Belt Fixed Link, a suspension bridge in Denmark, has the second longest free span in the world.

Tivoli, founded in 1843, is a world-famous amusement park in downtown Copenhagen.

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Cyprus

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Government: Presidential Republic

President: Dimitris Christofias

Official languages: Greek and Turkish

Time zone: EET (UTC+2) Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Currency: Euro

Cyprus, is a Eurasian country that is located in the Eastern Mediterranean, towards the southern side of Turkey. Levant is at the west side of it, while Egypt is towards the north of the country. 

Cyprus is the largest island in the eastern Mediterranean.

Cyprus is well known as the island of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, who, according to legend, was born here.

Cyprus is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Mediterranean.

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Cuba

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Government: (Communist state) One-Party Socialist Eepublic

President: Raúl Castro

First Vice President: J. R. M. Ventura

Official languages: Spanish

Time zone: (UTC-5) Summer (DST) (March 11 to November 4) (UTC-4)

Currency: Cuban Peso or Cuban Convertible Peso

Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos.

Cuba is only 90 miles away from the US.

US law does not forbid US citizens to travel to Cuba.

Cuba is the most populated country in the whole of the Caribbean.

Tourists in Cuba mainly come from Canada and Europe.

Cuba has one of the best health care systems in the world

Cuba is famous around the world for making top quality cigars.

The Museum of the Revolution is a museum located in the Old Havana section of Havana, Cuba.

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Croatia

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Government: Parliamentary Republic

President: Ivo Josipović

Prime Minister: Jadranka Kosor

President of Parliament: Luka Bebić

Official languages: Croatian

Time zone: CET (UTC+1) Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Currency: Kuna

Croatia is a country in the Balkans on the east side of the Adriatic Sea, to the east of Italy.

It is surrounded by Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the north, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the southeast, Serbia in the east, and Montenegro to the south.

The White House was built out of Croatian stone, obtained from the island of Brac.

Croatia's pleasures are more timeless than trendy.

Croatia's Adriatic coast is home to over 1,000 islands and numerous coastal towns.

Sailing is a good way to see the coastal islands and networks of small archipelagos.

The Sava river is Croatia's main river.

Croatia was the first country in Europe to start with the concept of commercial naturist resorts.

Croatia has an impressive history, a fact that is best explained through the vast array of sites worth visiting.

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Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire

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Government: Republic

President: Laurent Gbagbo

Prime Minister: Guillaume Soro

Official languages: French

Time zone: GMT (UTC+0)

Currency: West African CFA Franc

Côte d'Ivoire is a country of western sub-Saharan Africa.

It borders Liberia and Guinea in the west, Mali and Burkina Faso in the north, Ghana in the east, and the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) in the south.

Cote d'Ivoire is one of the most prosperous of the tropical African states even if it did not prevent the country from political instability.

The elephant is a national symbol of the Ivory Coast.

The national football team of Cote d'Ivoire is known as the Elephants.

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Coral Sea Islands

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Coral Sea Islands includes a group of small and mostly uninhabited tropical islands and reefs in the Coral Sea, northeast of Queensland, Australia.

Coral Sea Islands, external territory of Australia

 The only inhabited island is Willis Island. Which has a meteorological staff on it,automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.

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Cook Islands

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Government: Constitutional Monarchy

Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II

Queen's Representative: Sir Frederick Goodwin

Prime Minister: Jim Marurai

Official languages: English

Time zone: (UTC-10)

Currency: New Zealand Dollar

Cook Islands comprises 15 islands spread over 850,000 square miles of ocean smack in the middle of the South Pacific between Tonga to the west and the Society Islands to the east.

Other Northern Cook Islands are: Manihiki, Nassau, Penrhyn, Rakahanga and Suwarrow.

Visitors are rewarded with natural beauty and colorful attractions at every turn.

The Cook Islands is one of the South Pacific's most popular resort destinations.

Cook Islands is inexpensive, and the local tourist industry is efficient and competitive. It's a safe, quiet place to relax and you feel right at home.

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Congo, Republic of the

Congo, Republic of the

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Government: Republic

President: Denis Sassou Nguesso

Official languages: French

Time zone: WAT, CAT (UTC+1 to +2)

Currency: Central African CFA Franc

Congo, Republic of the is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Zaire), the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea. 
 

 Republic of the Congo's sparse population is concentrated in the southwestern portion of the country, leaving the vast areas of tropical jungle in the north virtually uninhabited

Brazzaville had a major music scene until unrest in the late 1990s, and produced popular bands like Bantous de la Capitale that played an integral role in the development of soukous and other styles of Congolese popular music. The Hip-Hop group "Bisso na Bisso" also hails from Congo-Brazzaville.

The first church in Congo was built in 1882 by a French priest and is located in Linzolo, 30km (19 miles) from the capital. The city is also home to the regional seat of the World Health Organization and a very good market.

Brazzaville was the capital of the "Free France" of the 1940s, Charles de Gaulle had a house built for him, the site of which is popular among visitors still today.

Musée National du Congo features a collection of Congolese art and historical artifacts

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Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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Government: Semi-Presidential Republic

President: Joseph Kabila

Prime Minister: Adolphe Muzito

Official languages: French

Time zone: WAT, CAT (UTC+1 to +2)

Currency: Congolese Franc

The Democratic Republic of the Congois a country located in Central Africa, with a small length of Atlantic coastline.

Travelers are advised against all but essential travel to the rest of DRC because of continuing tension and insecurity.

Kinshasa remains a critical crime threat area, and U.S. citizens continue to be the victims of serious crime, including armed robbery by groups posing as law enforcement.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the is the home of Virunga gorillas as rangers patrol the park to prevent another tragedy.

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