This page contains the following countries: Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, and Svalbard. You will find information about the location, capital, population, area, languages spoken and religions of the countries below. Also you will be able to find out what their citizens are called, life expectancy, administrative division, districts, provinces… and more information, if you have additional questions please let us know.
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Information about Singapore |
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Where is Singapore? Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia |
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What’s the capital of Singapore ? Singapore |
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The population of Singapore is 4,492,150 (July 2006 est.) |
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What’s the area of Singapore? 692.7 sq km |
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Languages spoken in Singapore are: Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census) |
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Religions of Singapore: Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census) |
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What’s the currency of Singapore ? Singapore dollar (SGD) |
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A citizen of Singapore is called: noun: Singaporean(s) adjective: Singapore |
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Life expectancy in Singapore is: male: 79.13 years :female: 84.49 years (2006 est.) |
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Administrative divisions of Singapore : none |
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Information about Slovakia |
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Where is Slovakia? Central Europe, south of Poland |
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What’s the capital of Slovakia? Bratislava |
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The population of Slovakia is 5,439,448 (July 2006 est.) |
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What’s the area of Slovakia? 48,845 sq km |
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Languages spoken in Slovakia are: Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6% (2001 census) |
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Religions of Slovakia: Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% (2001 census) |
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What’s the currency of Slovakia? Slovak koruna (SKK) |
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A citizen of Slovakia is called: noun: Slovak(s) adjective: Slovak |
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Life expectancy in Slovakia is: male: 70.76 years :female: 78.89 years (2006 est.) |
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Administrative divisions of Slovakia : 8 regions (kraje, singular - kraj); Banskobystricky, Bratislavsky, Kosicky, Nitriansky, Presovsky, Trenciansky, Trnavsky, Zilinsky |
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Information about Solomon Islands |
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Where is Solomon Islands? Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea |
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What’s the capital of Solomon Islands? Honiara |
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The population of Solomon Islands is 552,438 (July 2006 est.) |
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What’s the area of Solomon Islands? 28,450 sq km |
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Languages spoken in Solomon Islands are: Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca; English is official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population |
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Religions of Solomon Islands: Church of Melanesia 32.8%, Roman Catholic 19%, South Seas Evangelical 17%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%, United Church 10.3%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.4%, other Christian 4.4%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.2% (1999 census) |
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What’s the currency of Solomon Islands? Solomon Islands dollar (SBD) |
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A citizen of Solomon Islands is called: noun: Solomon Islander(s) adjective: Solomon Islander |
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Life expectancy in Solomon Islands is: male: 70.4 years :female: 75.55 years (2006 est.) |
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Administrative divisions of Solomon Islands : 9 provinces and 1 capital territory*; Central, Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Honiara*, Isabel, Makira, Malaita, Rennell and Bellona, Temotu, Western |
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Information about Somalia |
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Where is Somalia? Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia |
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What’s the capital of Somalia? Mogadishu |
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The population of Somalia is 8,863,338 |
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What’s the area of Somalia? 637,657 sq km |
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Languages spoken in Somalia are: Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English |
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Religions of Somalia: Sunni Muslim |
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What’s the currency of Somalia? Somali shilling (SOS) |
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A citizen of Somalia is called: noun: Somali(s) adjective: Somali |
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Life expectancy in Somalia is: male: 46.71 years :female: 50.28 years (2006 est.) |
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Administrative divisions of Somalia : 18 regions (plural - NA, singular - gobolka); Awdal, Bakool, Banaadir, Bari, Bay, Galguduud, Gedo, Hiiraan, Jubbada Dhexe, Jubbada Hoose, Mudug, Nugaal, Sanaag, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Shabeellaha Hoose, Sool, Togdheer, Woqooyi Galbeed |
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Information about South Africa |
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Where is South Africa? Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa |
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What’s the capital of South Africa? Pretoria (administrative capital) |
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The population of South Africa is 44,187,637 |
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What’s the area of South Africa? 1,219,912 sq km |
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Languages spoken in South Africa are: IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% (2001 census) |
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Religions of South Africa: Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, other Christian 36%, Islam 1.5%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census) |
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What’s the currency of South Africa? rand (ZAR) |
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A citizen of South Africa is called: noun: South African(s) adjective: South African |
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Life expectancy in South Africa is: male: 43.25 years :female: 42.19 years (2006 est.) |
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Administrative divisions of South Africa : 9 provinces; Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
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Information about Spain |
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Where is Spain? Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France |
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What’s the capital of Spain ? Madrid |
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The population of Spain is 40,397,842 (July 2006 est.) |
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What’s the area of Spain? 504,782 sq km |
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Languages spoken in Spain are: Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%; note - Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally |
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Religions of Spain: Roman Catholic 94%, other 6% |
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What’s the currency of Spain ? euro (EUR) |
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A citizen of Spain is called: noun: Spaniard(s) adjective: Spanish |
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Life expectancy in Spain is: male: 76.32 years :female: 83.2 years (2006 est.) |
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Administrative divisions of Spain : 17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma)and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma); Andalucia, Aragon, Asturias, Baleares (Balearic Islands), Ceuta*, Canarias (Canary Islands), Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Cataluna, Comunidad Valenciana, Extremadura, Galicia, La Rioja, Madrid, Melilla*, Murcia, Navarra, Pais Vasco (Basque Country |
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Information about Sri Lanka |
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Where is Sri Lanka? Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India |
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What’s the capital of Sri Lanka ? Colombo |
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The population of Sri Lanka is 20,222,240 |
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What’s the area of Sri Lanka? 65,610 sq km |
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Languages spoken in Sri Lanka are: Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8% |
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Religions of Sri Lanka: Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data) |
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What’s the currency of Sri Lanka ? Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) |
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A citizen of Sri Lanka is called: noun: Sri Lankan(s) adjective: Sri Lankan |
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Life expectancy in Sri Lanka is: male: 70.83 years :female: 76.12 years (2006 est.) |
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Administrative divisions of Sri Lanka : 8 provinces; Central, North Central, North Eastern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western |
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Information about Sudan |
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Where is Sudan? Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea |
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What’s the capital of Sudan ? Khartoum |
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The population of Sudan is 41,236,378 (July 2006 est.) |
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What’s the area of Sudan? 2,505,810 sq km |
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Languages spoken in Sudan are: Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English |
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Religions of Sudan: Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum) |
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What’s the currency of Sudan ? Sudanese dinar (SDD) |
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A citizen of Sudan is called: noun: Sudanese (singular and plural) adjective: Sudanese |
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Life expectancy in Sudan is: male: 57.69 years :female: 60.21 years (2006 est.) |
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Administrative divisions of Sudan : 25 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah); A'ali an Nil (Upper Nile), Al Bahr al Ahmar (Red Sea), Al Buhayrat (Lakes), Al Jazirah (El Gezira), Al Khartum (Khartoum), Al Qadarif (Gedaref), Al Wahdah (Unity), An Nil al Abyad (White Nile), An Nil al Azraq (Blue Nile), Ash Shamaliyah (Northern), Bahr al Jabal (Bahr al Jabal), Gharb al Istiwa'iyah (Western Equatoria), Gharb Bahr al Ghazal (Western Bahr al Ghazal), Gharb Darfur (Western Darfur), Janub Darfur (Southern Darfur), Janub Kurdufan (Southern Kordofan), Junqali (Jonglei), Kassala (Kassala), Nahr an Nil (Nile), Shamal Bahr al Ghazal (Northern Bahr al Ghazal), Shamal Darfur (Northern Darfur), Shamal Kurdufan (Northern Kordofan), Sharq al Istiwa'iyah (Eastern Equatoria), Sinnar (Sinnar), Warab (Warab) |
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Information about Suriname |
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Where is Suriname? Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana |
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What’s the capital of Suriname? Paramaribo |
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The population of Suriname is 439,117 (July 2006 est.) |
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What’s the area of Suriname? 163,270 sq km |
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Languages spoken in Suriname are: Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese |
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Religions of Suriname: Hindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, indigenous beliefs 5% |
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What’s the currency of Suriname? Surinam dollar (SRD) |
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A citizen of Suriname is called: noun: Surinamer(s) adjective: Surinamese |
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Life expectancy in Suriname is: male: 66.66 years :female: 71.47 years (2006 est.) |
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Administrative divisions of Suriname : 10 districts (distrikten, singular - distrikt); Brokopondo, Commewijne, Coronie, Marowijne, Nickerie, Para, Paramaribo, Saramacca, Sipaliwini, Wanica |
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Information about Svalbard |
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Where is Svalbard? Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway |
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What’s the capital of Svalbard? Longyearbyen |
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The population of Svalbard is 2,701 (July 2006 est.) |
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What’s the area of Svalbard? 61,020 sq km |
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Languages spoken in Svalbard are: Norwegian, Russian |
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What’s the currency of Svalbard? Norwegian krone (NOK) |
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Life expectancy in Svalbard is: male: NA :female: NA |
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