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Countries That Still Have Slavery
“Slavery” today means modern slavery. No country makes slavery legal, but prevalence is highest in places with conflict, repression, or weak worker protections. Based…
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Bolivia · Cities & capitals
La Paz, Bolivia
La Paz is one of South America’s most geographically distinctive major cities: Bolivia’s seat of government occupies a steep Andean basin, while El Alto…
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Countries & regions
193 Countries & Their Native Names
Notes: Where several forms appear, they reflect co-official languages (e.g., Cyprus, Singapore) or widely used domestic variants (e.g., Bolivia’s constitutional long form). Some states…
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Countries & regions
Double Landlocked Countries
Sources: CIA World Factbook: Liechtenstein; CIA World Factbook: Uzbekistan; World Bank population data; Liechtenstein statistical office note (2023).
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Afghanistan · Countries & regions
Afghanistan: Country Profile
Afghanistan is a landlocked, mountainous country at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. The Hindu Kush, dry plateaus and river valleys shape its…
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Best Countries For Budget Travel
If you want the biggest adventures for the smallest spend, you need destinations where your money stretches further—because of local prices, exchange rates, and…
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Top Countries for Off-the-Beaten-Path Travel
Some countries still give you that older travel feeling: more space, stronger local texture, and fewer places built mainly for the tourism machine. This…
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New Zealand · Travel geography
Most Beautiful Countries to Travel To
No country is objectively the world’s most beautiful, but Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Greece, Peru, and the other destinations in this 15-country…
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Armenia · Countries & regions
Is Armenia in Europe or Asia
Ask any two atlases this question and you may get two different answers. Armenia sits in the South Caucasus, a mountainous land bridge between…
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Türkiye · Countries & regions
Türkiye (Turkey): Country Profile, Map and Geography
Türkiye, also widely known as Turkey, is a country spanning southeastern Europe and western Asia. Most of its territory lies in Anatolia; Eastern Thrace…
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Armenia · Countries & regions
Armenia: Country Profile
“Ճանապարհն է վաստակը,” goes an old Armenian proverb—“The journey is the reward.” Armenia is the kind of country where that line feels literal. Roads…
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Georgia (country) · Countries & regions
Georgia: Country Profile – the South Caucasus
Georgia, or Sakartvelo, is a South Caucasus country on the Black Sea, bordered by Russia, Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. Tbilisi is its capital. Its…
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