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 Fact Sheet: Comoros Total Land Area Arable Land Languages Religions Population Median Age Birth Rate Death Rate Urban Population Literacy Rate Government Type GDP per capita PPP Agriculture Products Industries Export Partners Import Partners Flag Description 2,235 sq km 44% Arabic French Shikomoro Sunni Muslim Roman Catholic 766,865 19.2 29.05 7.76 28% 75.5% Republic $1,300 Vanilla, cloves, yiang-­‐yiang, coconuts, bananas, cassava Fishing, tourism, perfume distillation Netherlands, Singapore, Turkey, France, India Pakistan, France, United Arab Emirates, India, China, Kenya, Singapore Four equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), white, red, and blue, with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist; centered within the triangle is a white crescent with the convex side facing the hoist and four white, five-­‐
pointed stars placed vertically in a line between the points of the crescent; the horizontal bands and the four stars represent the four main islands of the archipelago -­‐ Mwali, N'gazidja, Ndzuwani, and Mahore (Mayotte -­‐ department of France, but claimed by Comoros) note: the crescent, stars, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam The North Carolina Geographic Alliance http://geo.appstate.edu/NCGA Fact Sheet: Bosnia and Herzegovina Total Land Area Arable Land Languages Religions Population Median Age Birth Rate Death Rate Urban Population Literacy Rate Life Expectancy Physicians Government Type GDP per capita PPP Agriculture Products Industries Export Partners Import Partners Flag Description 51,197 sq km 19.63% Bosnian Croatian Serbian Muslim Orthodox Roman Catholic 3,871,643 40.8 8.89 9.64 48.3% 98% 76.33 1.69/1000 Federal democratic republic $8,300 Wheat, corn, fruits, vegetables, livestock Steel, coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, manganese, bauxite, aluminum, motor vehicle assembly, textiles, tobacco products, wooden furniture, ammunition Germany, Croatia, Italy, Serbia, Austria, Slovenia Germany, Russian Federation, Serbia, Italy, China, Slovenia, Croatia A wide medium blue vertical band on the fly side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top of the flag; the remainder of the flag is medium blue with seven full five-­‐pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom along the hypotenuse of the triangle; the triangle approximates the shape of the country and its three points stand for the constituent peoples -­‐ Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs; the stars represent Europe and are meant to be continuous (thus the half stars at top and bottom); the colors (white, blue, and yellow) are often associated with neutrality and peace, and traditionally are linked with Bosnia The North Carolina Geographic Alliance http://geo.appstate.edu/NCGA Fact Sheet: Antigua and Barbuda Total Land Area Arable Land Languages Religions Population Median Age Birth Rate Death Rate Urban Population Literacy Rate Life Expectancy Physicians Government Type GDP per capita PPP Agriculture Products Industries Export Partners Import Partners Flag Description 442.6 sq km 9.09% English Protestant Roman Catholic 91,295 31.1 15.94 5.7 29.8% 99% 76.12 0.17/1000 Constitutional Monarchy $18,400 Cotton, fruits, vegetables, bananas, coconuts, cucumbers, mangoes, sugarcane, livestock Tourism, construction, light manufacturing Nigeria, Poland, Cameroon, South Korea, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Nigeria, United States, Poland, Ghana, Papua New Guinea Red, with an inverted isosceles triangle based on the top edge of the flag; the triangle contains three horizontal bands of black (top), light blue, and white, with a yellow rising sun in the black band; the sun symbolizes the dawn of a new era, black represents the African heritage of most of the population, blue is for hope, and red is for the dynamism of the people; the "V" stands for victory; the successive yellow, blue, and white coloring is also meant to evoke the country's tourist attractions of sun, sea, and sand The North Carolina Geographic Alliance http://geo.appstate.edu/NCGA Fact Sheet: Democratic Republic of Congo Total Land Area Arable Land Languages Religions Population Median Age Birth Rate Death Rate Urban Population Literacy Rate Life Expectancy Physicians Government Type GDP per capita PPP Agriculture Products Industries Export Partners Import Partners Flag Description 2,344,858 sq km 2.9% French Lingala Kingwana Kikongo Tshiluba Roman Catholic Protestant Kimbanguist Muslim 77,433,744 17.9 35.62 10.3 34.3% 66.8% 56.54 0.11/1,000 Republic $400 Coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber, tea, cotton, cocoa, quinine, cassava, bananas, plantains, peanuts, root crops, corn, fruit, wood products Mining, mineral processing, consumer products, metal products, processed foods and beverages, timber, cement, commercial ship repair China, Zambia, Belgium South Africa, China, Belgium, Zambia, Zimbabwe, France, Kenya Sky blue field divided diagonally from the lower hoist corner to upper fly corner by a red stripe bordered by two narrow yellow stripes; a yellow, five-­‐
pointed star appears in the upper hoist corner; blue represents peace and hope, red the blood of the country's martyrs, and yellow the country's wealth and prosperity; the star symbolizes unity and the brilliant future for the country. The North Carolina Geographic Alliance http://geo.appstate.edu/NCGA The North Carolina Geographic Alliance http://geo.appstate.edu/NCGA Fact Sheet: Costa Rica Total Land Area Arable Land Languages Religions Population Median Age Birth Rate Death Rate Urban Population Literacy Rate Life Expectancy Physicians Government Type GDP per capita PPP Agriculture Products Industries Export Partners Import Partners Flag Description 51,100 sq km 4.89% Spanish Roman Catholic Evangelical Jehovah’s Witness 4,755,234 30 16.08/1000 4.49/1000 64.7% 96.3% 78.23 1.32/1000 Democratic Republic $12,900 Bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar, corn, rice, beans potatoes, beef, poultry, diary, timber Microprocessors, food processing, medical equipment, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products United States, Netherlands, Panama, Hong Kong, Nicaragua United States, China, Mexico Five horizontal bands of blue (top), white, red (double width), white, and blue, with the coat of arms in a white elliptical disk toward the hoist side of the red band; Costa Rica retained the earlier blue-­‐white-­‐blue flag of Central America until 1848 when, in response to revolutionary activity in Europe, it was decided to incorporate the French colors into the national flag and a central red stripe was added; today the blue color is said to stand for the sky, opportunity, and perseverance, white denotes peace, happiness, and wisdom, while red represents the blood shed for freedom, as well as the generosity and vibrancy of the people note: somewhat resembles the flag of North Korea; similar to the flag of Thailand but with the blue and red colors reversed The North Carolina Geographic Alliance http://geo.appstate.edu/NCGA The North Carolina Geographic Alliance http://geo.appstate.edu/NCGA Fact Sheet: Czech Republic Total Land Area Arable Land Languages Religions Population Median Age Birth Rate Death Rate Urban Population Literacy Rate Life Expectancy Physicians Government Type GDP per capita PPP Agriculture Products Industries Export Partners Import Partners Flag Description 77,247 sq km 40.12% Czech Slovak Roman Catholic Protestant 10,627,448 40.9 9.79/1000 10.29/1000 73.4% 99% 78.31 3.71/1000 Parliamentary democracy $26,300 Wheat, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit, pigs, poultry Motor vehicles, metallurgy, machinery and equipment, glass, armaments Germany, Slovakia, Poland, France, United Kingdom, Austria Germany, Poland, Slovakia, China, Netherlands, Russia, Austria Two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side note: is identical to the flag of the former Czechoslovakia The North Carolina Geographic Alliance http://geo.appstate.edu/NCGA Djibouti Fact Sheet Total Land Area Arable Land Languages Religions Population Median Age Birth Rate Death Rate Urban Population Literacy Rate Life Expectancy Physicians Government Type GDP per capita PPP Agriculture Products Industries Export Partners Import Partners Flag Description 23,200 sq km 0.09% French Arabic Somali Afar Muslim Christian 810,179 22.8 24.08/1000 7.84/1000 77.1% 67.9% 62.4 0.23/1000 Republic $2,700 Fruits, vegetables, goats, sheep, camels, animal hides Construction, agricultural processing Somalia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen China, Saudi Arabia, India, Indonesia Two equal horizontal bands of light blue (top) and light green with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bearing a red five-­‐pointed star in the center; blue stands for sea and sky and the Issa Somali people; green symbolizes earth and the Afar people; white represents peace; the red star recalls the struggle for independence and stands for unity The North Carolina Geographic Alliance http://geo.appstate.edu/NCGA Eritrea Fact Sheet Total Land Area Arable Land Languages Religions Population Median Age Birth Rate Death Rate Urban Population Literacy Rate Life Expectancy Physicians Government Type GDP per capita PPP Agriculture Products Industries Export Partners Import Partners Flag Description 117,600 sq km 5.87% Tigrinya Arabic English Tigre Kunama Afar Muslim Coptic Christian Roman Catholic Protestant 6,380,803 19.1 30.69/1000 7.65/1000 21.3% 68.9% 63.51 0.05/1000 Transitional $1,200 Sorghum, lentils, vegetables, corn, cotton, tobacco, sisal, livestock, goats, fish Food processing, beverages, clothing and textiles, light manufacturing, salt, cement Canada, India, Egypt, Italy, Portugal China, Italy, Egypt, Germany, India Red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) dividing the flag into two right triangles; the upper triangle is green, the lower one is blue; a gold wreath encircling a gold olive branch is centered on the hoist side of the red triangle; green stands for the country's agriculture economy, red signifies the blood shed in the fight for freedom, and blue symbolizes the bounty of the sea; the wreath-­‐olive branch symbol is similar to that on the first flag of Eritrea from 1952; the shape of the red triangle broadly mimics the shape of the country The North Carolina Geographic Alliance http://geo.appstate.edu/NCGA Guyana Fact Sheet Total Land Area Arable Land Languages Religions Population Median Age Birth Rate Death Rate Urban Population Literacy Rate Life Expectancy Physicians Government Type GDP per capita PPP Agriculture Products Industries Export Partners Import Partners Flag Description 214,969 sq km 1.95% English Amerindian dialects Creole Caribbean Hindustani Urdu Protestant Hindu Roman Catholic Muslim Jehovah’s Witnesses 735,554 25 15.9/1000 7.3/1000 28.4% 91.8% 67.81 0.21/1000 Republic $8,500 Sugarcane, rice, edible oils, beef, pork, poultry, shrimp, fish Bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles, gold mining United States, Canada, United Kingdom United States, Trinidad and Tobago, China, Cuba, Suriname Green, with a red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) superimposed on a long, yellow arrowhead; there is a narrow, black border between the red and yellow, and a narrow, white border between the yellow and the green; green represents forest and foliage; yellow stands for mineral resources and a bright future; white symbolizes Guyana's rivers; red signifies zeal and the sacrifice of the people; black indicates perseverance The North Carolina Geographic Alliance http://geo.appstate.edu/NCGA The North Carolina Geographic Alliance http://geo.appstate.edu/NCGA Kuwait Fact Sheet Total Land Area Arable Land Languages Religions Population Median Age Birth Rate Death Rate Urban Population Literacy Rate Life Expectancy Physicians Government Type GDP per capita PPP Agriculture Products Industries Export Partners Import Partners Flag Description 17,818 sq km 0.62% Arabic English Muslim Christian 2,742,711 28.9 20.26/1000 2.16/1000 98.3% 93.9% 77.64 1.79/1000 Constitutional emirate $42,100 Fish Petroleum, petrochemicals, cement, shipbuilding and repair, water desalination, food processing, construction materials South Korea, India, Japan, United States, China, Singapore United States, China, Saudi Arabia, Japan, South Korea, Germany, India, United Arab Emirates Three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red with a black trapezoid based on the hoist side; colors and design are based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I; green represents fertile fields, white stands for purity, red denotes blood on Kuwaiti swords, black signifies the defeat of the enemy The North Carolina Geographic Alliance http://geo.appstate.edu/NCGA