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= BANGLADESH:

Motto: none

Anthem(s): Amar Shonar Bangla
("My Golden Bengal")

3D"Location

Capital

Dhaka
23°42′N 90°22′E

Largest city=

Dhaka

Official language(s)<= /p>

Bengali (Bangla)

Government

Parliamentary republic

 - President

Iajuddin Ahmed

 - Prime Minister

Khaleda Zia

Independence

From Pakistan 

 - Declared

March 26, 1971 

 - Victory Day

December 16, 1971 

Area

 - Total

143,998 km² (94th)
55,598 sq mi 

Population

 - 2006 est.

147,365,000 (7th)

 - 2001 census

129,247,233[1]

Currency<= /a>

Taka (BDT= )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BULGARIA

 

 

 

 


Repu= blic of Bulgaria


("Unity Makes Strength"[1])

Anthem: Mila Rodino
("Dear Motherland")

3D"Location<= /span>

Capital

<= span style=3D'color:blue;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'> Sofia
42°41′N 23°19′E

Largest city

Sofia

Official languages

Bulgarian

Government

Parliamentary democracy

 - President

Georgi Parvanov

 - Prime Minister

Sergey Stanishev

I= ndependence

From the Ottoman Empire 

 - Founded

681 

 - Christianized

865 

 - Gained autonomy

March 3, 1878 

 - Declared

October 5, 1908
(September 22 O.S.)&= nbsp;

Accession to EU

January 1, 2007

Area

 - Total

110,912 km² (104th) 42,823 sq mi 

Population

 - 2005 estimate

7,726,000 (93rd)

 - 2001 census

7,932,984 [2]

 - Density

70/km² (124th)
181/sq mi

Currency<= /a>

Lev (BGN= )

 

 

CANADA

.

Canada

Motto: A Mari = Usque Ad Mare  (Latin)
"From Sea to Sea"

Anthem: O= Canada
Royal anthem: God Save the Queen

3D"Location

Capital

Ottawa
45°24′N 75°40′W

Largest city

Toronto

Official languages

English, French

 - Governor General

Michaëlle = Jean

 - Prime Minister

Stephen Harper

Establishment

 

 - North America Act

July 1, 1867 

 - Statute of
   Westminster


1931 

 - Canada Act

April 17, 1982 

Area

 - Total

9,984,670 km² (2nd)
3,854,085 sq mi 

Population

 - 2006 estimate

32,623,490 (36th)

 - 2001 census

30,007,094

Currency<= /a>

Canadian dollar ($) (CAD)

 

Second-largest country in the world (Russian Federation is the largest)
Emblem - maple leaf
Animal - the beaver

CHINA

 

3D"Location

Capital

Beijing
39°55′N 116°23′E

Largest cit= y

Shanghai

Official language(s)<= /p>

Standard Mandarin1 (Putonghua),Chinese

Government

Socialist republic<= /a>2

 - President

Hu J= intao

 - Premier

Wen Jiabao

Establishment

 

 - Xia Dynasty

2205 BC 

 - Imperial China

221 BC 

 - Republican China

October 10, 1911 

 - Declaration of PRC

October 1, 1949 

Area

 - Total

9,596,960 km² (3rd3)
3,704,427 2 sq mi 

Population

 - 2005 est.

1,315,844,000 (1st)

 - 2000 census

1,242,612,226

Currency<= /a>

Renminbi Yuan (RMB¥)= 2 (CNY= )

 

 

 

 

INDIA

 

Motto: "Satyameva Jayate&qu= ot; (Sanskrit)
("Truth Alone Triumphs")

Anthem(s): Jana Gaa= Mana
listen 

3D"Location

Capital

New Delhi
28°34′N 77°12′E

Largest city

Mumbai

Official language(s)<= /p>

Hindi, Sanskr= it, English, Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Maithili, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu

 - President

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam<= /p>

 - Prime Minister

Manmohan Singh

Independence

From the British

 - Commonwealth

15 August 1947 

 - Republic

26 January 1950 

Area

 - Total

3,287,590 km² (7th)
1,269,346 sq mi 

Population

 - 2005 est.

1,103,371,000 (2nd)

 - 2001 census

1,027,015,247

Currency<= /a>

Rupee (Rs.)1<= /sup> (INR)

 

 

Chief of state:

President

Head of government:

Prime Minister

 

It is a constitutional republic consisting of 28 states; 6 less fully empowered uni= on territories. With more than one-sixth of the world's total population, India= is the second most populo= us country, after China= .

In area, <= span style=3D'font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>India ranks as the s= eventh largest country in the world, covering 1,222,559 square miles (3,166,414 sq= uare kilometres)

 

IRAN

3D"Location

Capital

Tehran
35°40′N 44°26′E

Largest city

Tehran

Official language(s)<= /p>

Persian

Government

Islamic Republic

 - Supreme Leader

Ayatollah Ali Khame= nei

 - President

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Establishment

550 B.C.E Cyrus the Great Overthrew Median Overlords, Persian Empire is born 

 - Revolution Declared

February 11, 1979 Overthre= w Monarchy 

Area

 - Total

1,648,195 km² (18th)
636,372 sq mi 

Population

 - 2005 est.

68,467,413 [1] (17th)

 - 1996 census

60,055,488 [2]

GDP (PPP)

2005 estimate

Currency<= /a>

Rial (ريال) (<= code>IRR)

 

 

 

JAPAN

 

3D"Location

Capital

Tokyo
35°41′N 139°46′E

Most populous conurbation<= /b>

Tokyo1

Official language(s)<= /p>

Japanese

Government

Constitutional monarchy

 - Emperor

HIM Emperor Akihito

 - Prime Minister

Shinzo Abe

Formation

 

 - National Foundation Day

February 11, 660 BCE2 

 - Meiji Constitution

November 29, 1890 

 - Current constitution

May 3, 1947 

Area

 - Total

377,873 km² (62nd)
145,883 sq mi 

Population

 - 2005 est.

128,085,000 (10th)

 - 2004 census

127,333,002

 - Density

337/km² (30th)
873/sq mi

Currency<= /a>

Yen (¥) (JPY= )

 

 

 

 

THAILAND

 

Anthem(s): Royal anthem: Phleng <= span class=3DSpellE>Sansoen Phra Barami

3D"Location

Capital

Bangkok
13°44′N 100°30′E

Largest city

Bangkok

Official language(s)<= /p>

Thai

Government

Military junta under Constitutional monarchy

 - King

HM The King Bhumibol Adulyadej

 - Prime Minister

Surayud Chulanont

 - President of the Cou= ncil of National Security

Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratglin

I= ndependence

from Khmer Empire 

 - Sukhothai kingdom=

1238–1368 

 - Ayutthaya kingdom=

1350–1767 

 - Thonburi kingdom

1767–April 7, 1782 

 - Ratanakosin kingdom

April 7, 1782–present 

Area

 - Total

513,000 km² (49th)
198,000 sq mi 

Population

 - July 2005 est.

65,444,371 1 (19th)

 - 2000 census

60,916,441

 - Density

126/km² (80th 2)<= br> /sq mi

GDP (PPP)

2005 estimate