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Naturemagics World Guide
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Continent
Is the only continent joined to two others.
Contains the world's biggest nation (China).
Contains the highest point on Earth (Mount Everest).
Is the only continent where tigers are found in the wild.
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Europe
Continent
Through colonization, at one time ruled almost all of the rest
of the world.
Has been the starting point of both World Wars
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Africa
Continent
Contains the world's longest river (The Nile).
Contains the world's largest desert (The Sahahra).
Contains more countries than any other continent.
Most of the world's gold and diamonds come from Africa.
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South
America
Contains the world's Southern most city (Puentas Arenas).
Contains the world's largest river system (The Amazon).
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Oceania
Contains the fewest countries (Australia, New Zealand and Papua
New Guinea)
Has more sheep than people.
Is the only continent that lies entirely in the Southern and
Eastern Hemispheres.
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North America
Is joined to Asia by ice in winter (Bering Sea).
Is the only continent that lies entirely in the Northern and
Western Hemispheres.
Contains the world's tallest mountain (Mount Kea).
Contains the world's largest fresh water lake (Lake Superior).
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Antartica
Is the only continent completely covered in ice.
Is the only continent that is uninhabited by humans (although
some scientists live there for short periods of time).
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A
- Abkhazia - Republic of
Abkhazia (de facto independent state inside Georgia)
- Afghanistan - Islamic
Republic of Afghanistan
- Akrotiri - Akrotiri Sovereign
Base Area (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
- Åland - Åland
Islands (autonomous province of Finland, recognized by international
treaty)
- Albania - Republic of
Albania
- Algeria - People's Democratic
Republic of Algeria
- American Samoa
- Territory of American Samoa (unincorporated unorganized territory
of the United States)
- Andorra - Principality
of Andorra (co-principality with the President of the French Republic
and the Bishop of Urgell, Spain as ex officio heads of state)
- Angola - Republic of Angola
- Anguilla (overseas territory
of the United Kingdom)
- Antigua and Barbuda
(Commonwealth Realm)
- Argentina - Argentine
Republic (federal state, also named Argentine Nation for purposes
of legislation)
- Armenia - Republic of
Armenia
- Aruba (overseas country
in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Ascension Island
(dependency of Saint Helena, an overseas territory of the United
Kingdom)
- Australia - Commonwealth
of Australia (federal state, Commonwealth Realm)
- Austria - Republic of
Austria (federal state)
- Azerbaijan - Republic
of Azerbaijan (see also Nagorno-Karabakh)
B
- Bahamas, The - Commonwealth
of The Bahamas (Commonwealth Realm)
- Bahrain - Kingdom of Bahrain
- Bangladesh - People's
Republic of Bangladesh
- Barbados (Commonwealth
Realm)
- Belarus - Republic of
Belarus
- Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
(federal state)
- Belize (Commonwealth Realm)
- Benin - Republic of Benin
- Bermuda (overseas territory
of the United Kingdom)
- Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
- Bolivia - Republic of
Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
(federal state)
- Botswana - Republic of
Botswana
- Brazil - Federative Republic
of Brazil (federal state)
- Brunei - Negara
Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria - Republic of
Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi - Republic of
Burundi
C
- Cambodia - Kingdom of
Cambodia
- Cameroon - Republic of
Cameroon
- Canada (federal state,
Commonwealth Realm, officially also (but infrequently) referred
to as Dominion of Canada)
- Cape Verde - Republic
of Cape Verde
- Cayman Islands
(overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
- Central African Republic
(sometimes also rendered as Central Africa)
- Chad - Republic of Chad
- Chile - Republic of Chile
- China (PRC) - People's Republic
of China (sometimes also rendered as Mainland China) See Taiwan
(ROC) for the Republic of China (see also One-China policy and dispute
over UN representation between PRC and OC)
- Christmas Island
- Territory of Christmas Island (overseas territory of Australia)
- Cocos (Keeling)
Islands - Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (overseas territory
of Australia)
- Colombia - Republic of
Colombia
- Comoros - Union of the
Comoros (federal state)
- Congo (Brazzaville)
- Republic of the Congo
- Congo (Kinshasa)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly and popularly known
as Zaire)
- Cook Islands (self-governing
state in free association with New Zealand)
- Costa Rica - Republic
of Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (formerly and popularly known
as Ivory Coast)
- Croatia - Republic
of Croatia
- Cuba - Republic of Cuba
- Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus
(see also Northern Cyprus)
- Czech Republic
(sometimes also rendered as Czechia)
D
- Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
- Dhekelia - Dhekelia Sovereign
Base Area (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
- Djibouti - Republic of
Djibouti
- Dominica - Commonwealth
of Dominica
- Dominican Republic
(sometimes also rendered as The Dominican)
E
- See Timor -Leste for
East Timor
- Ecuador - Republic
of Ecuador
- Egypt - Arab Republic of
Egypt
- El Salvador - Republic
of El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea - State of Eritrea
- Estonia - Republic of
Estonia
- Ethiopia - Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia (federal state)
F
- Falkland Islands
(overseas territory of the United Kingdom, also claimed by, and
a former possession of Argentina named Islas
- alvinas)
- Faroe Islands (self-governing
overseas administrative division of Denmark)
- Fiji - Republic of
the Fiji Islands
- Finland - Republic of
Finland
- France - French Republic
- French Polynesia
(overseas country of France)
G
- Gabon - Gabonese Republic
- Gambia, The - Republic
of The Gambia
- Georgia (see also Abkhazia
and South Ossetia)
- Germany - Federal Republic
of Germany (federal state)
- Ghana - Republic of Ghana
- Gibraltar (overseas
territory of the United Kingdom)
- Greece - Hellenic Republic
- Greenland (self-governing
overseas administrative division of Denmark)
- Grenada (Commonwealth
Realm)
- Guam - Territory of Guam
(unincorporated organized territory of the United States)
- Guatemala - Republic
of Guatemala
- Guernsey - Bailiwick
of Guernsey (British Crown dependency, including its self-governing
dependencies Alderney, Herm and Sark)
- Guinea - Republic of
Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau -
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana - Co-operative Republic
of Guyana
H
- Haiti - Republic of Haiti
- Honduras - Republic of
Honduras
- Hong Kong - Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
(diplomatically known as Hong Kong, China)
- Hungary - Republic of
Hungary
I
- Iceland - Republic of
Iceland
- India - Republic of India
(federal state)
- Indonesia - Republic
of Indonesia
- Iran - Islamic Republic of
Iran
- Iraq - Republic of Iraq
- Ireland (also commonly
referred to as the Republic of Ireland as the official "description"
of the state in order to distinguish it from the island of Ireland
as a whole)
- Israel - State of Israel
- Italy - Italian Republic
See Côte d'Ivoire for Ivory Coast
J
- Jamaica (Commonwealth
Realm)
- Japan
- Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey
(British Crown dependency)
- Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom
of Jordan
K
- Kazakhstan - Republic
of Kazakhstan
- Kenya - Republic of Kenya
- Kiribati - Republic of
Kiribati
- Korea (North) -
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (popularly known as North
Korea)
- Korea (South) -
Republic of Korea (popularly known as South Korea)
- Kosovo - Autonomous Province
of Kosovo and Metohia (autonomous province of Serbia and Montenegro
under UN interim civilian administration)
- Kuwait - State of Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz
Republic (sometimes also rendered as Kirghizia)
L
- Laos - Lao People's Democratic
Republic
- Latvia - Republic of Latvia
- Lebanon - Republic of
Lebanon
- Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
- Liberia - Republic of
Liberia
- Libya - Great Socialist
People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
- Liechtenstein -
Principality of Liechtenstein
- Lithuania - Republic
of Lithuania
- Luxembourg - Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg
M
- Macau - Macau Special Administrative
Region of the People's Republic of China (diplomatically known as
Macau, China)
- Macedonia - Republic
of Macedonia (diplomatically recognised by UN and some countries
and international organizations as the Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia)
- Madagascar - Republic
of Madagascar
- Malawi - Republic of Malawi
- Malaysia (federal state)
- Maldives - Republic of
Maldives
- Mali - Republic of Mali
- Malta - Republic of Malta
- Man, Isle of - Isle of Man
(British Crown dependency, also known as Mann)
- Marshall Islands
- Republic of the Marshall Islands (US associated state)
- Mauritania - Islamic
Republic of Mauritania
- Mauritius - Republic
of Mauritius
- Mayotte (overseas collectivity
of France)
- Mexico - United Mexican
States (federal state)
- Micronesia - Federated
States of Micronesia (federal state, US associated state)
- Moldova - Republic of
Moldova (see also Pridnestrovie)
- Monaco - Principality of
Monaco
- Mongolia (sometimes also
rendered as Outer Mongolia (together with Tuva) in order to distinguish
it from Inner Mongolia of the People's Republic of China)
- Montserrat (overseas
territory of the United Kingdom)
- Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco
(see also Western Sahara)
- Mozambique - Republic
of Mozambique
- Myanmar - Union of Myanmar
(formerly and popularly known as Burma)
N
- Nagorno-Karabakh
- Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (de facto independent state inside Azerbaijan)
- Namibia - Republic of
Namibia
- Nauru - Republic of Nauru
- Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
- Netherlands, the -
Kingdom of the Netherlands (legally the Netherlands refers to the
mainland European part of the Kingdom of the
- etherlands, with the latter consisting of the Netherlands and
two overseas countries, namely Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles)
- Netherlands Antilles
(overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- New Caledonia
(sui generis collectivity of France)
- New Zealand (Commonwealth
Realm)
- Nicaragua - Republic
of Nicaragua
- Niger - Republic of Niger
- Nigeria - Federal Republic
of Nigeria (federal state)
- Niue (self-governing state
in free association with New Zealand)
- Norfolk Island
- Territory of Norfolk Island (overseas territory of Australia)
- Northern Cyprus
- Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (de facto independent state
inside Cyprus, recognized only by Turkey)
- Northern
Mariana Islands - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
(unincorporated organized territory (commonwealth) in political
union with the United States)
- Norway - Kingdom of Norway
O
- Oman - Sultanate of Oman
P
- Pakistan - Islamic Republic
of Pakistan
- Palau - Republic of Palau
(US associated state)
- Palestine - State of
Palestine (currently recognized by over 90 countries and further
supported by other countries according the Palestinian National
Authority a pivotal role in the process that may involve their eventually
recognizing the State as sovereign)
- Panama - Republic of Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Independent State of Papua New Guinea (Commonwealth Realm)
- Paraguay - Republic
of Paraguay
- Peru - Republic of Peru
- Philippines, the -
Republic of the Philippines
- Pitcairn Islands
- Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands (overseas territory
of the United Kingdom) See Transnistria for Pridnestrovie
- Poland - Republic of Poland
- Portugal -
Portuguese Republic
- Puerto Rico - Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico (unincorporated organized territory (commonwealth)
associated with the UnitedStates)
Q
- Qatar - State of Qatar
R
- Romania
- Russia - Russian Federation
(federal state)
- Rwanda - Republic of Rwanda
S
- Saint Helena (overseas
territory of the United Kingdom)
- Saint Kitts
and Nevis - Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (federal state,
Commonwealth Realm)
- Saint Lucia (Commonwealth
Realm)
- Saint Pierre
and Miquelon (overseas collectivity of France)
- Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines (Commonwealth Realm)
- Samoa - Independent State
of Samoa
- San Marino - Most Serene
Republic of San Marino
- São
Tomé and Príncipe - Democratic Republic of São
Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia - Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia
- Senegal - Republic of
Senegal
- Serbia and Montenegro
- State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (federal state, its province
of Kosovo is under UN interim civilian
- dministration)
- Seychelles - Republic
of Seychelles
- Sierra Leone - Republic
of Sierra Leone
- Singapore - Republic
of Singapore
- Slovakia - Slovak Republic
- Slovenia - Republic of
Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
(Commonwealth Realm)
- Somalia (the whole country
is presently fragmented with its Transitional National Government
in exile, see also Somaliland)
- Somaliland - Republic
of Somaliland (de facto independent state inside Somalia)
- South Africa - Republic
of South Africa
- South Ossetia -
Republic of South Ossetia (de facto independent state inside Georgia)
- Spain - Kingdom of Spain
- Sri Lanka - Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Sudan - Republic of the
Sudan
- Suriname - Republic of
Suriname
- Svalbard (overseas territory
of Norway, recognized by international treaty)
- Swaziland - Kingdom
of Swaziland
- Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
- Switzerland - Swiss
Confederation (federal state)
- Syria - Syrian Arab Republic
T
- Taiwan (ROC) - Republic
of China (diplomatically sometimes known as Chinese Taipei (or other
names), regarded by UN as
- "Taiwan, Province of China", the political status of
the ROC and the legal status of the Taiwan Island (and its outlying
islands) are
- n dispute)
- Tajikistan - Republic
of Tajikistan
- Tanzania - United Republic
of Tanzania (federal state)
- Thailand - Kingdom of
Thailand
- Timor-Leste - Democratic
Republic of Timor-Leste (popularly known as East Timor)
- Togo - Togolese Republic
- Tokelau (overseas territory
of New Zealand)
- Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
- Transnistria - Transnistrian
or Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic (the Transnistrian government
uses as translation Pridnestrovie,
- e facto independent state inside Moldova)
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Tristan da Cunha
(dependency of Saint Helena, an overseas territory of the United
Kingdom)
- Tunisia - Tunisian Republic
- Turkey - Republic of Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and
Caicos Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
- Tuvalu (Commonwealth Realm)
U
- Uganda - Republic of Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
(federal state)
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Commonwealth
Realm)
- United States -
United States of America (federal state)
- Uruguay - Oriental Republic
of Uruguay
- Uzbekistan - Republic
of Uzbekistan
V
- Vanuatu - Republic of
Vanuatu
- Vatican City - State
of the Vatican City (administered by a Pontifical Commission appointed
by the Pope who is concurrently the head of the Holy See and that
of the Vatican City)
- Venezuela - Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela (federal state)
- Vietnam - Socialist Republic
of Vietnam
- Virgin Islands (British)
- British Virgin Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.) - United States Virgin Islands (unincorporated
organized territory of the United States, popularly known in its
abbreviated terms as U.S. Virgin Islands)
W
- Wallis and Futuna
(overseas collectivity of France)
- Western Sahara
- Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (currently recognized by over
40 countries, the SADR only exercises effective control over the
territory east of Moroccan Wall, whereas large portion of the territory
is occupied by and integrated in Morocco)
Y
- Yemen - Republic of Yemen
Z
- Zambia - Republic of Zambia
- Zimbabwe - Republic of
Zimbabwe
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