Nations Of The World -- K
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World Almanac for Kids
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There are 193 independent nations in the world. The information here gives the name and capital of each nation, its location, and its area. Population is an estimate of how many people lived in each country in mid-2005. Currency shows the name of each nation's money and how much one United States dollar was worth there as of early 2005. Language lists official languages and other common languages.
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Capital
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Location of Country
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Area
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Astana
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Central Asia, south of Russia
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1,049,155 sq. mi. (2,717,300 sq. km.)
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Population
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Currency
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Language
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15,185,844
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$1 = 130.4 tenge
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Kazakh, Russian
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Did You Know: Kazakhstan is the world's ninth-largest country in land area.
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Capital
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Location of Country
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Area
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Nairobi
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East Africa, on the Indian Ocean, south of Ethiopia
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224,962 sq. mi. (582,650 sq. km.)
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Population
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Currency
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Language
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33,829,590
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$1 = 77.19 shillings
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Swahili, English
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Did You Know: The coast of this east African nation has seen the influence of traders from Persia, China, the Malay peninsula, Portugal, and England.
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Capital
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Location of Country
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Tarawa
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Islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, near the equator
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313 sq. mi. (811 sq. km.)
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Population
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Currency
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Language
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103,092
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$1 = 1.3 Australian dollars
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English, Gilbertese
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Did You Know: The island of Tarawa was the scene of fierce fighting in World War II.
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Location of Country
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Pyongyang
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Eastern Asia, in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula
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46,541 sq. mi. (120,540 sq. km.)
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Population
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Currency
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Language
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22,912,177
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$1 = 2.2 won
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Korean
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Did You Know: This Communist country shares an 880-mile border with China and a 12-mile border with Russia.
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Capital
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Location of Country
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Area
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Seoul
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Eastern Asia, south of North Korea, on the Korean Peninsula
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38,023 sq. mi. (98,480 sq. km.)
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Population
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Currency
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Language
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48,422,644
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$1 = 1,033 won
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Korean
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Did You Know: This country on the southern half of the Korean peninsula shares a 148- mile border with North Korea, established in 1953.
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Location of Country
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Kuwait City
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In the Middle East, on the northern end of the Persian Gulf
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6,880 sq. mi. (17,820 sq. km.)
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Population
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Currency
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Language
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2,335,648
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$1 = .29 dinars
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Arabic, English
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Did You Know: The 1991 Gulf War freed Kuwait from Iraqi forces that had invaded in 1990.
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Location of Country
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Bishkek
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Western Asia, between Kazakhstan and Tajikistan
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76,641 sq. mi. (198,500 sq. km.)
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Population
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Currency
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Language
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5,146,281
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$1 = 41.2 soms
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Kyrgyz, Russian
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Did You Know: This Central Asian country is almost entirely mountainous.
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