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Cheapest Countries to Live in Europe
The cheapest countries to live in Europe are concentrated in the Balkans and eastern EU, but there is no single official all-Europe winner. Bulgaria…
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United States · Countries & regions
Best Countries to Move to From the USA
The best countries to move to from the USA include Canada for proximity, Mexico for access and lifestyle, Portugal and Spain for European living,…
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Countries With No Political Parties
Some countries have no political parties because parties are banned. Others simply do not use parties in normal elections, even though voters still choose…
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Authoritarian Countries
Authoritarian countries are countries where rulers limit real political competition, restrict civil liberties, control courts or media, and make it difficult for citizens to…
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Communist Countries: Current List & Meaning
The usual present-day list of communist countries is China, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam, and North Korea. Here, the label means communist-party or communist-derived party rule,…
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Andorra · Countries & regions
Andorra: Country Profile
Andorra is an independent country in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France. It is a parliamentary co-principality with Catalan as its official language,…
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Cities & capitals
World Capital Cities: Full List by Country
Here is the complete alphabetical list of world capital cities by country, built for fast lookup on a phone or desktop. It follows the…
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Algeria · Countries & regions
Algeria: Country Profile
Algeria is a major North African country on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the largest country in Africa by area, but most of its…
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Iran · Countries & regions
The Geography of Iran Explained Simply
Iran is easiest to understand as a high interior “roof” (the Iranian Plateau) with strong edges: mountains that act like walls, deserts that act…
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Iran · Countries & regions
Iran Country Profile
This profile covers the modern state of Iran (the Islamic Republic of Iran) in West Asia. “Persia” is a historical and cultural label that…
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Countries That Still Use the Death Penalty
Countries “still using” the death penalty are not one clean group. Some actively execute, some sentence people to death but rarely carry it out,…
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Countries With One Land Neighbor
Most countries touch several others, but a small group has exactly one land neighbor. These “single-border” states can be tiny enclaves inside one country,…
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