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Asia
 Asia
Asia covers an area of 45million km2
(over 17million sq mi), about 30% of
Earth's total land area and 8.7% of the
Earth's total surface area.

Asia is home to the majority of

the worlds human population (about
4.1 billion people)

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 Asia
Asia was the site of many of the first civilizations.

The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia, and the 3rd
longest in the world. It is 6,380km (3,964 miles) long. It is
also the longest river in the world to flow entirely within
one country; China.

The largest country in Asia is Russia, and the smallest

country in the Maldives.

The Caspian Sea, which is the

worlds largest lake.

Lake Baikal is the largest

freshwater lake by volume in the
world. It contains about 20% of
the world's unfrozen surface
fresh water.
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 The Himalayas
The Himalayan range has many of the
Earth's highest peaks, including the highest;
Mount Everest at 8,848 m (29,029 ft).

The Himalayas include over 50 mountains

exceeding 7,200m (23,600 ft) in elevation,
including 10 of the 14 8000m peaks.

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The Pacific Ring of Fire

The Pacific Ring of Fire is a

belt of volcanoes that
surround the Pacific Ocean.

All but 3 of the world's 25

largest volcanic eruptions of
the last 11,700 years
occurred at volcanoes in the
Ring of Fire.

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Afghanistan The Taliban is a Islamic fundamentalist political
movement in Afghanistan currently waging
Capital City: Kabul war within that country.
Population: 33.3m
The currency they use is Afghani.

The Buddhas of Bamiyan were 4th/5th century statues carved into the side of a
cliff in central Afghanistan. They were 35 and 53 meters tall, respectively. They
were dynamited and destroyed in March 2001 by the Taliban.
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 Mount Ararat is the national symbol of
Armenia Armenia, although it is in modern-day
Capital City: Yerevan Turkey. According to the Bible, it is where
Population: 3.0m Noahs Ark came to rest after the floods.

The Armenian Genocide

Memorial in Yerevan
commemorates up to 1.5m
Armenians murdered in 1915
by the Ottoman Empire.

Armenia was part of the Soviet

Union (USSR) until 1991.

The currency they use is Armenian Dram.

Chess is a compulsory subject in Armenian schools.

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 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan was part of the
Soviet Union (USSR) until 1991.
Capital City: Baku
Population: 9.6m
The currency they use
is Azerbaijani Manat.

Azerbaijan is very rich in oil. The Nobel family of Norway,

who created the Nobel prizes, acquired much of its wealth
from Azerbaijan's oil industry in the 19th century.

Azerbaijan is beside the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan is a transcontinental country, straddling

which is the worlds largest lake. Europe and Asia.
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 Bahrain has been a Kingdom since
Bahrain 2002, and the King of Bahrain is
Capital City: Manama Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa,
Population: 1.3m
The currency they use
is Bahraini Dinar.

The King Fahd Causeway is 25km

of bridges and causeways that
connects Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
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Bangladesh The currency
they use is
Capital City: Dhaka Bangladeshi
Population: 163.1m Taka.

The name Bangladesh means "Land

of Bengal, after the geographic
region of Bengal. The Bengal Tiger is
the national animal.

Bangladesh is almost completely surrounded by India,

except for a small area to the southeast that borders Myanmar.
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 Bhutan
Capital City: Thimphu
Population: 0.7m
The Tigers Nest Buddhist
Monastery is a cultural
icon in Bhutan.

Bhutan is a landlocked
country and the smallest
state located entirely within
the Himalaya mountain range.

Thimphu is the third highest capital city

in the world, and the highest in Asia.

The currencies they

use are the
Bhutanese
Ngultrum and the The takin is a goat-antelope found in the
Indian Rupee. eastern Himalayas, and is Bhutans national animal.
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 Brunei
Capital City: Bandar Seri Begawan
Population: 0.4m
The Sultan is the monarch of Brunei. He is
among the wealthiest people in the world,
with approximate wealth of US$20 billion
in 2008. He is the wealthiest monarch in The currency they use is Brunei Dollar.
the world. He is said to own over 7,000
luxury cars worth about US$5 billion.

Brunei is located on the north coast of the

island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.

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 Cambodia Pol Pot (1925-1998) was a communist,
and leader of the Khmer Rouge. He
Capital City: Phnom Penh ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979.
Population: 15.9m During that time, about 1.5 million
Cambodians out of a total population
The currency of 7-8 million died of starvation,
they use is the execution, disease or overwork.
Cambodian Riel.

Angkor Wat meaning Capital Temple is a temple complex in Cambodia and the
largest religious monument in the world, with the site measuring 1,626,000m 2.
It has become a symbol of Cambodia, and features on their national flag.
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 China The Terracotta Army is a
collection of sculptures
Capital City: Beijing buried with the Chinese
Population: 1,381m (1.3bn) Emperor in 210209 BC
and whose purpose was
The People's Republic of China is the world's most to protect the emperor
populous country, with a population of over 1.381 billion. in his afterlife.
The currency
they use is
Chinese Yuan
(Renminbi).

The Giant Panda is a bear

native to south central China.

The Great Wall of China is a series of walls built

along the historical northern borders of China from
the 7th Century BC onwards to protect the Chinese
states and empires against raids and invasions.
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 Cyprus
Capital City: Nicosia
Population: 1.1m
Cyprus is a member of the EU, and a
major tourist destination in the
Mediterranean, particularly Aiya Napa.
Halloumi is a Cypriot cheese made
from a mixture of goat's and sheep's
milk. It is often grilled to be eaten.

Cyprus is split in two, with both Greek Cypriots controlling the majority of the
island and Turkish Cypriots claiming control of the north. The Sovereign Base
Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, is a British Overseas Territory on the island of
Cyprus. Theses are were retained by the British, under the 1960 treaty of
independence, which granted independence to Cyprus from the UK.
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 Krubera Cave (also known as Voronya Cave), is the deepest
Georgia known cave on Earth. Its deepest explored point is 2,197m.
Capital City: Tblisi
Population: 3.7m

The currency
they use is Georgia was part of
Georgian Iari. the Soviet Union
Georgia is a transcontinental country (USSR) until 1991.
in Eurasia, located on the crossroads The capital city is
of Eastern Europe and West Asia. pronounced Te-bil-isa

Abkhazia and South Ossetia

claims to be autonomous
states within Georgia.

Mother Georgia is a 20m statue in Tblisi. She symbolizes the

Georgia: She holds a bowl of wine to greet those who come as
friends, and a sword for those who come as enemies.
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 India Mahatma Gandhi, was
noted for nonviolent
Capital City: New Delhi resistance and led to
Population: 1,326m (1.3bn) India's independence
from the UK in 1947.

The currency
they use is Indian
Rupee.

The Lotus Temple is a Bah' House

The Taj Mahal (meaning Crown of the Palace) of Worship completed in 1986.
is an marble mausoleum in the city of Agra.

India is the most populous democracy in the

world. Although the capital city is New
Delhi, the most populous city is Mumbai
(which used to be known as Bombay).

India in dark green. Claimed & controlled areas by Pakistan and China in light green.
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 Indonesia After China, India and the USA, Indonesia is the
world's fourth most populous country.
Capital City: Jakarta It is an archipelago of about 17,000 islands.
Population: 263.5m
The Rafflesia plant from Indonesia The currency they
produces the largest individual flower on use is Indonesian
earth. It has a very strong and horrible Rupiah.
odour of decaying flesh, earning it the
nickname "corpse flower".

The Komodo dragon is the largest living species of lizard, growing to a

maximum length of 3 metres (10 ft) and is indigenous to Indonesia.

Java is the world's most populous island, and is home to over half of the country's population.
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Iran
Capital City: Tehran
Population: 82.8m
The Azadi Tower is a monument in Tehran. It is
one of the symbols of Tehran, and marks the
west entrance to the city. It was commissioned
by the last Shah (king) of Iran in the 1970s, to
mark 2,500 years of the Persian Empire.

Iran used to be known as Persia.

The currency they use is Iranian Rial.

Iran borders the Caspian Sea

(the worlds largest lake) and also
gives its name to the Persian Gulf.
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 Iraq
Capital City: Baghdad The currency they
Population: 38.1m use is Iraqi Dinar.

Saddam Hussein was a dictator who

ruled Iraq from 1979 until 2003. He
invaded Kuwait in 1990 which caused
the Gulf War. He was ousted from
office by the USA, captured and was
executed by hanging in 2006.

The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where

Iraq stands today, was historically known as Mesopotamia.
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Israel
Capital City: Jerusalem
Population: 8.6m
Israel is known as the Holy Land,
as Jesus was born there.
Israel has land borders with Lebanon to the
north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan on the
east, the Palestinian territories of the West
Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west,
respectively, and Egypt to the southwest.
The currency they
use is Israeli New
Shekel.

The Dead Sea is almost 10 times as salty as the ocean. This saltiness makes for a
harsh environment in which plants and animals cannot flourish, hence its name.
People can easily float in the Dead Sea because of its natural buoyancy.
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 Japan
Capital City: Tokyo
Population: 126.7m
Mount Fuji is the highest peak in
Japan. It is an active volcano but
it hasnt erupted since 1708.
Japan is known as the Land of the Rising Sun, and
is called Nippon or Nihon in Japanese.
Samurai were the military
nobility of medieval and
early-modern Japan.
Anime and Manga art
both come from Japan.

Some of the worlds most well-known

companies are Japanese.

The currency they use

is Japanese Yen.

Japan is a volcanic archipelago consisting of about 6,852 islands. The four largest are
Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku, which make up about 97% of Japan's land.
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Jordan The currency
they use is
Capital City: Amman Jordanian Dinar.
Population: 9.8m
Petra is a historical and archaeological
city in southern Jordan. The city is
famous for its rock-cut architecture and
water conduit system.

Jordan is named after the Jordan River,

where Jesus is said to have been baptized.
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Kazakhstan Kazakhstan is a
transcontinental
Capital City: Astana country, straddling
Population: 17.5m Europe and Asia.

Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world's first and

largest operational space launch facility, and it
was from here that Sputnik 1 was launched Kazakhstan was part of the
along with Yuri Gagarins Vostok 1, the first Soviet Union (USSR) until 1991.
human flight into space.

The currency they use is

Kazakhstani Tenge.

Kazakhstans capital city Astana is

a relatively new planned city with Kazakhstan has almost the same area as India,
some amazing architecture. but has over 70 times less in population.
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Korea, North
Capital City: Pyongyang
Population: 24.8m

North Korea is ruled by a dictator. The

current Supreme Leader is Kim Jung Un.
He is the grandson of the founder of North
Korea, Kim Il Sung.

The currency
they use is North
Korean Won.

The Ryugyong Hotel dominates

the skyline of Pyongyang.
With 105 floors, it's the 24th
largest building in the world, and
its 3,000 rooms remain empty!
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 Korea, South
Capital City: Seoul
Population: 51.4m South Korea is a very industrial country.
Hyundai, Kia, LG and Samsung are all
South Korean companies.

Although the country is split into South and North Korea, but
in the minds of most of its citizens, it remains a single nation
that cannot be divided. There is a demilitarized zone between
the two Koreas that is about 250km long and 4km wide.

The currency they

use is South
Korean Won.

South Korea hosted the

Olympics in 1988 and the
The martial art taekwondo originated in Korea. World Cup in 2002.
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 In August 1990, Iraqi forces invaded
Kuwait and annexed Kuwait. The United
Capital City: Kuwait City States led a coalition to remove the
Population: 4.3m Iraqi forces from Kuwait, in what
became known as the Gulf War.
Kuwait has a petroleum-
based economy,
petroleum is the main
export product.

The currency they

use is Kuwaiti Dinar.

The Kuwait
Towers are a
group of three
slender towers
in Kuwait City,
standing on a
promontory into
the Persian Gulf.
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 Kyrgyzstan The name Kyrgyz is derived from the Kyrgyz
word for forty. It is a possibility that the
Capital City: Bishkek people of Kyrgyzstan came from forty families
Population: 6.0m or clans. The flag features a 40-ray sun.

The epic poem Manas is one of the

longest poems in the world, with over
500,000 lines. It is named after Manas, a The currency they use
warrior who united Kyrgyzstan. is Kyrgyzstani Som.

Gold is Kyrgyzstans biggest export.

Kyrgyzstan was part of the

Musicians playing traditional Kyrgyz music. Soviet Union (USSR) until 1991.
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Laos The Mekong river runs through Laos, as
Capital City: Vientiane well as China, Myanmar, Thailand,
Population: 6.8m Cambodia and Vietnam.

The currency
they use is
Lao Kip.

That Luang is a gold-covered large

Buddhist place of meditation in Vientiane.
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Lebanon The Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek
The tree on the
Lebanese flag is
Capital City: Beirut in Lebanon is one of the best the Cedar of
Population: 6.1m preserved and grandest Roman Lebanon.
temple ruins in the world.
The currency
they use is
Lebanese
Pound.

Brian Keenan is an Irish writer whose work includes

the book called An Evil Cradling, an account of the
four and a half years he spent as a hostage in Beirut,
Lebanon from April 1986 to August 1990.
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 Malaysia Kuala is the point where two
rivers join together or an estuary,
Capital City: Kuala Lumpur and Lumpur means mud.
Population: 31.4m

The currency they use is

Malaysian Ringgit.

Borneo is the 3rd largest island in the world,

after Greenland and New Guinea. Malaysia
shares this island with Brunei and Indonesia.

The Petronas Towers are twin skyscrapers

in Kuala Lumpur, and were the tallest
buildings in the world from 1998-2004,
and remain the tallest twin towers in the
world. Petronas is an oil company.
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Maldives
Capital City: Mal
Population: 0.3m
The Maldives is the
smallest country in Asia,
both by area and by
population.
Mal is the capital and most populous city in
the Republic of Maldives. With a population of
133,412 and an area of 5.8km2 (2.2 sq mi), it is also
one of the most densely populated cities in the world.

The currency
they use is
Maldivian
Rufiyaa.

With an average ground-level elevation of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above sea level, it
is the world's lowest country, with even its highest natural point being the lowest
in the world, at 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in).
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 Mongolia
Capital City: Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator)
Population: 3.0m
Genghis Khan (c. 1162c. 1227) was a Mongolian
warrior and ruler who created the largest empire in
the world, the Mongol Empire, by destroying
individual tribes in Northeast Asia.

The Gobi Desert covers the

The currency they use southern part of Mongolia.
is Mongolian Tugrik.

Musician playing the traditional Mongolian

musical instrument morin khuur, also
known as a horse-head fiddle.

Mongolia is the world's second-largest landlocked country behind Kazakhstan.

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Myanmar Myanmar used
to be known as
Capital City: Nay Pyi Taw Burma.
Population: 51.4m
The city of Nay Pyi Taw was created in
2005 to replace the previous capital The currency they use is Burmese Kyat.
city, Yangon (or Rangoon). Mandalay
was also once the capital city. Pagodas are common in Myanmar and are sacred Buddhist places.

Rice is Myanmar's largest

agricultural product.
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 The national flag of Nepal is the worlds only
Nepal non-quadrilateral national flag.
Capital City: Kathmandu
Edmund Hillary (New Zealand) and Tenzing Norgay (Nepal)
Population: 26.4m became the first persons to summit Everest in 1953

The currency they use is

Nepalese Rupee.

Nepal is home to eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including

Mount Everest (also known in Nepal as Sagarmth and in China as Chomolungma),
which is Earth's highest mountain. Its peak is 8,848m (29,029ft) above sea level. The
international border between China (Tibet) and Nepal runs across Everest's summit.
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Oman Oman is one of the oldest human-inhabited
places on Earth. Humans have lived in what is
Capital City: Muscat now known as Oman for at least 106,000 years.
Population: 4.5m

The
currency
they use is
Omani Rial.
Oman is a Sultanate. Qaboos bin Said Al Said
has been the Sultan since 1970.

Over half of Omans

exports relate to oil
and petroleum.

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 The currency they use
Pakistan is Pakistani Rupee.
Capital City: Islamabad
Population: 197.3m
Although Islamabad is the capital city,
it has a population of just 1.8m, as
opposed to Karachis 24.5m people.

The Faisal Mosque was built after

Pakistan received a $120 million
grant from Saudi King Faisal.

K2 is the second highest mountain in the

world, after Mount Everest, at 8,611
metres (28,251 ft) above sea level. It is on
the border between Pakistan and China.

Pakistan is shown in dark green. The areas

claimed by Pakistan are shown in light green.
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 Palestine
Capital City: Ramallah (Jerusalem is claimed)
Population: 4.5m The flag of the State of Palestine is
extremely similar to the flags of both
Jordan and Western Sahara.

The green countries recognise

the State of Palestine.

The currencies they use are

Egyptian Pound, Israeli New
Shekel and Jordanian Dinar.

Most of the areas claimed by

the State of Palestine have
been occupied by Israel since
1967 in the aftermath of
the Six-Day War.
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 Philippines
Capital City: Manila
Population: 100.9m
The Philippines was
named in honour of
King Philip II of Spain.

The Philippines suffered one of the largest volcanic eruptions in

history in 1991, when Mt. Pinatubo erupted only a couple hours
from Manila. The blast was so powerful that it shot 10 billion
metric tons of magma and 20 million tons of toxic sulphur
The currency they use
dioxide into the stratosphere, 25 miles high.
is Philippine Peso.

Manila is considered
the worlds most
densely populated
city in the world.

The Philippines is an archipelago composed of about 7,641 islands, with only

about 2,000 of them inhabited and nearly 5,000 still unnamed on global maps.
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Qatar Over 80% of
Qatars exports
Capital City: Doha are oil and gas.
Population: 2.5m
The capital city Doha is
located on the coast of
the Persian Gulf in the
east of the country.

The currency they use is

Qatari Riyal.

Qatar Airways has an oryx, the national

animal of the State of Qatar, as its logo.
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 The currency they
Russia use is Russian Ruble.
Capital City: Moscow
Population: 144.5m
The worlds 1st satellite, named Sputnik, St. Basils Cathedral,
was launched by the Soviet Union in built in the 16th century,
1957. Sputnik means little traveller. stands in Red Square in
Moscow.

The Moscow Kremlin is the working

residence of the Russian President.

The Brown Bear is the

National Animal of Russia.

Russia is a transcontinental country, located across 9 time zones, and straddling

Europe and Asia. Russia was known as the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.) until 1991, when
many former states gained independence. It is now called the Russian Federation.
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Capital City: Riyadh
Population: 32.9m
Oil makes up most of
Saudi Arabias exports.
Saudi Arabia both a Red Sea coast and
a Persian Gulf coast and most of its terrain
consists of arid desert and mountains.
The currency
they use is
Saudi Riyal.

Saudi Arabia has been ruled by a king since 1932. All 7 Kings since then have been
from the same family, the House of Saud. The current king is King Salman.

The Great Mosque of Mecca is the largest mosque in the world and is in the city
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Capital City: Singapore
Population: 5.6m
Singapore, an island city-state off southern
Malaysia, is a global financial centre with a
tropical climate and multicultural population.
The Marina Bay Sands is an iconic Hotel and Casino
The currency in Singapore that opened in 2010.
they use is
Singapore
Dollar.

The Merlion is the symbol of Singapore.

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Sri Lanka
Capital City: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Population: 20.2m
Sri Lanka, is an island country
to the south-east of India.
It was known as Ceylon until 1972. Sri Lanka produces 80-90% of the worlds cinnamon.

The currency they use is

Sri Lankan Rupee.

Sri Lanka is one of the worlds

largest exporters of tea.

Sri Lanka is sometimes known as Pearl of the Indian Ocean & Teardrop of India.
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 Syria Bashar al-Assad has been
President of Syria since 2000.
Capital City: Damascus His father Hafez was
Population: 17.0m President from 1971-2000.

Syrias capital, Damascus, has claims to be the oldest

continuously occupied city in the world.
The name of Damascus was first recorded by the ancient
Egyptians in the 15th century BC. The currency
they use is
Syrian Pound.

Civil War has been ongoing in Syria since 2011.

About 11 million Syrians have been displaced from their homes by the
current crisis. 5 million have fled to neighbouring countries.
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 Tajikistan Tajikistan was part of the
Soviet Union (USSR) until 1991.
Capital City: Dushanbe
Population: 8.6m Tajikistan is a mountainous
landlocked country in Central Asia.

The currency they use is Tajikistani Somoni.

Dushanbe means Monday in Tajik language. This is because, this city was emerged
from a village which was popular by the name of Monday market place.
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 Thailand Wat Phra Kaew is
the most sacred
Capital City: Bangkok Buddhist temple
Population: 67.9m (wat) in Thailand.

The currency they

use is Thai Baht.

Almost half the workers died while building the railway

bridge over the River Kwai in the west of Thailand. It
was under Japanese control at that time who used
forced labourers and prisoners of war to build it.

MahaNakhon is an unusually designed

skyscraper located in Bangkok, that was
opened in December 2016.
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 Timor Leste (East Timor)
Capital City: Dili
Population: 1.1m The currency they
Two of East Timors most important exports use is US Dollar.
are coffee and oil.

East Timor sits in the Indian Ocean on an island also occupied by Indonesia.

Cristo Rei of Dili

(Christ the King) is a
27m statue of Jesus
located atop a globe.

East Timor was ruled by the Portuguese from the 1600s until 1975. 6 months after
it gained its independence from Portugal, Indonesia invaded and conquered it.
The country struggled for independence and finally gained it in 2002.
During the struggle over 100,000 people were killed.
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 The currency they use is Turkish Lira.
Turkey
Capital City: Ankara
Population: 79.8m The Doner Kebab is
a Turkish dish.
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque in
Istanbul was built from 1609-1616.
It is nicknamed the Blue Mosque
because of its blue interior.

Mount Ararat is the highest peak in

Turkey. According to the Bible, it is where
Noahs Ark came to rest after the floods.

Turkey is a transcontinental country,

straddling both Europe and Asia,
with 97% of it's land area is on the
Asian side. The Bosphurus Bridge in
Istanbul links Europe and Asia.
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 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan was part of the
Soviet Union (USSR) until 1991.
Capital City: Ashgabat
Population: 5.1m

The currency they

use is Turkmenistan
Manat.

The Akhal-Teke is a horse

breed from Turkmenistan,
where they are a national
emblem.

The "Door to Hell" is a natural gas field in Derweze, that collapsed into an
underground cavern in 1971, becoming a natural gas crater. Geologists set it on fire to
prevent the spread of methane gas, and it has been burning continuously since then.
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 United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.)
Capital City: Abu Dhabi
Population: 9.1m
The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial
archipelago in United Arab Emirates,
created using land reclamation.
It is very close to the Burj-al Arab
(Tower of the Arabs) Hotel.

The currency
they use is UAE
Dirham.

With a total height of 829.8m (2,722 ft), the Burj

Khalifa is the tallest structure in the world

The country is a federation of 7 emirates, and was established in 1971. An Emirate is

a territory ruled by a monarch called an Emir. The constituent emirates are
Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain.
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 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan was part of the
Soviet Union (USSR) until 1991.
Capital City: Tashkent
Population: 32.1m
Uzbekistan is a dry, landlocked country. It is one of
two doubly landlocked countries in the world (a
country completely surrounded by other landlocked
countries), the other being Liechtenstein. The currency they use
is Uzbekistani Som.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was

built by the Russian Orthodox Tashkent Metro station is noted for its
Church in Tashkent. unusual design including a chandelier.
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 Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, formerly named
and still often known as Saigon, is
Capital City: Hanoi the largest city in Vietnam by
Population: 92.7m population. It is named after the
former communist leader.

The currency they use is

Vietnamese ng. Ha Long Bay is a popular travel
destination in Vietnam.

This famous photo taken in 1972 shows a 9-year old girl having been burned by a
napalm bomb dropped by South Vietnam. The war in Vietnam between North and
South Vietnam (who were supported by USA) took place from 1955-1975.
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Yemen
Capital City: Sanaa
Population: 25.4m

The currency they

use is Yemeni Rial.
The Dragon Blood Tree is
native to the Socotra
archipelago, part of Yemen.

At an elevation of 2,300m
(7,500 ft), Sanaa is one
of the highest capital
cities in the world.
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