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Finland Republic of Finland Suomen Tasavalta CAPITAL: Helsinki FLAG: The civil flag contains an ultramarine cross with an extended right horizontal on a white background. ANTHEM: Maammelaulu (in Swedish, Vårt land; Our Land). MONETARY UNIT:... Study Pack: 3 Summaries About 117 pages (35,104 words) in 3 products

France   France Today France is a country in Western Europe. It is famous for its wine and cheese. People in France also enjoy croissants and different kinds of bread but baguette is the most popular. They also like truffles; a black, warty fungus... Study Pack: 3 Summaries, 1 Essay About 176 pages (52,660 words) in 4 products

Gabon   Gabonese Republic République Gabonaise CAPITAL: Libreville FLAG: The flag is a tricolor of green, golden yellow, and royal blue horizontal stripes. ANTHEM: La Concorde (Harmony). MONETARY UNIT: The Communauté Financièr... Study Pack: 3 Summaries About 59 pages (17,609 words) in 3 products

Georgia   Located in southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia, Georgia is the home of a Mediterranean-like warm climate The terrain is mostly mountainous, with the Great and Lesser Caucasus mountain ranges in the norther... Study Pack: 2 Summaries, 1 Essay About 57 pages (17,058 words) in 3 products

Germany   Federal Republic of Germany Bundesrepublik Deutschland CAPITAL: Berlin FLAG: The flag is a tricolor of black, red, and gold horizontal stripes—the flag of the German (Weimar) Republic from 1919 until 1933. ANTHEM: Einigkeit und Rech... Study Pack: 4 Summaries About 157 pages (47,115 words) in 4 products

Ghana   The nation of Ghana is located in West Africa. With an area of 92,098 square miles (238,533 square kilometers), it borders Burkina Faso to its north and northwest, the Ivory Coast to its west, Togo to its east and the Atlantic Ocean... Study Pack: 4 Summaries About 100 pages (30,046 words) in 4 products

Greece Hellenic Republic Elliniki Dhimokratia CAPITAL: Athens (Athínai) FLAG: The national flag consists of nine equal horizontal stripes of royal blue alternating with white and a white cross on a royal-blue square canton. ANTHEM: Ethniko... Study Pack: 3 Summaries, 1 Essay About 393 pages (117,750 words) in 4 products

Grenada   The country of Grenada is located 1,500 miles (2415 kilometers) south of Miami, Florida, and 200 miles (3220 kilometers) north of the South American continent, in the southeast waters of the Caribbean Sea. Grenada shares its west shorelin... Study Pack: 4 Summaries About 57 pages (17,229 words) in 4 products

Guatemala The most populous country in Central America, Guatemala is located in the northern part of the Central American region. Its land mass encompasses 42,042 square miles (108,889 square kilometers), bordered by Mexico to the north and west, E... Study Pack: 5 Summaries About 132 pages (39,653 words) in 5 products

Guinea   Republic of Guinea République de Guinée CAPITAL: Conakry FLAG: The national flag is a tricolor of red, yellow, and green vertical stripes. ANTHEM: Liberté (Liberty). MONETARY UNIT: A new currency, the syli (S), of 100 ... Study Pack: 3 Summaries About 72 pages (21,538 words) in 3 products

Guyana   Cooperative Republic of Guyana CAPITAL: Georgetown FLAG: A red triangle at the hoist extending to the flag's midpoint is bordered on two sides by a narrow black stripe; extending from this is a golden arrowhead pointing toward the f... Study Pack: 3 Summaries About 72 pages (21,682 words) in 3 products

Haiti Haiti was once the first black independent republic in the world and the richest island in the Caribbean. Today Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and one of the poorest countries in the world. What could have happened... Study Pack: 5 Summaries, 1 Essay About 130 pages (39,040 words) in 6 products

Hinduism   Hinduism is a religious tradition compromising of the beliefs and practices of Hindus. The majority of Hindus choose a personal deity who they feel a personal connection with. One can show devotion of a deity in many ways including pray... Study Pack: 4 Summaries, 14 Essays About 371 pages (111,339 words) in 18 products

Honduras   Honduras is a Central American country bordered on the northwest by Guatemala, on the southwest by El Salvador, and on the southeast by Nicaragua. It has a population of 5.8 million and an area of 43,277 square miles, about the size of Vi... Study Pack: 4 Summaries About 89 pages (26,593 words) in 4 products

Hungary Republic of Hungary Magyar Népköztársaság CAPITAL: Budapest FLAG: The national flag, adopted in 1957, is a tricolor of red, white, and green horizontal stripes. ANTHEM: Isten áldd meg a magyart (God Bless... Study Pack: 3 Summaries About 121 pages (36,159 words) in 3 products

Iceland Iceland is the most westerly nation of Europe, the least populated, and was the last to be settled. A volcanic island, it touches the Arctic circle with its northernmost edge. Located between Greenland and Norway, the Gulf Stream brings m... Study Pack: 4 Summaries About 111 pages (33,174 words) in 4 products

India   "If on Earth be an Eden of bliss, it is this, it is this, none but this"! That says a very well known Persian verse, written on one of the walls of the Public Auditorium of Lal Quila (Red Fort), in Old Delhi. They say India changes your s... Study Pack: 7 Summaries, 2 Essays About 527 pages (158,114 words) in 9 products

Indonesia   Indonesia has three hundred ethnic groups, each with their own costume variations. The majority of the population, the Javanese, wear Indonesian national dress. Western dress arrived in Indonesia in the sixteenth century and has been one o... Study Pack: 12 Summaries About 192 pages (57,540 words) in 12 products

Iran   The Iranian hostage crisis had an enormous influence on the presidential election of 1980. The secret contacts between the Reagan campaign and the Iranians affected lives and political events. Individuals within the government worked acti... Study Pack: 8 Summaries, 1 Essay About 188 pages (56,445 words) in 9 products

Iraq   Iraq's terrorist leader, Saddam Hussein, has finally been captured recently. The man has been terrorizing Iraq for quite some time now, and has brought fear and war into his people's land. Now that we have him in our custody, what comes nex... Study Pack: 9 Summaries, 2 Viewpoints, 2 Essays About 545 pages (163,391 words) in 13 products

Islam   Islam stands as one of the major religions of the world today. Like Christianity and Buddhism, it is an international culture rooted from the ideas of the Arabs. The Muslim world changed greatly between 1000 and 1750, both socially and po... Study Pack: 2 Summaries, 1 Viewpoint, 13 Essays About 858 pages (257,458 words) in 16 products

Israel State of Israel [Arabic] Dawlat Israel [Hebrew] Medinat Yisrael CAPITAL: Jerusalem (Yerushalayim, Al-Quds) FLAG: The flag, which was adopted at the First Zionist Congress in 1897, consists of a blue six-pointed Shield of David (Magen David... Study Pack: 3 Summaries About 146 pages (43,745 words) in 3 products

Italy by Evan-Moor Publishing The Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Eiffel Tower, and many more all belong to the country of Italy. Every year, millions of people come to visit the famous paintings, architectural buildings, and sample all of the wonderful pasta. Italy is o... Study Pack: 3 Summaries, 1 Essay About 197 pages (59,057 words) in 4 products

Jainism   By Ryan Gash Jainism is one of the most complicated and interesting religions in our world. Jainism is one of the oldest religions on earth and has a rich history. It consists of many beliefs, numerous examples of which are similar to thos... Study Pack: 3 Summaries, 2 Essays About 111 pages (33,151 words) in 5 products

Jamaica   This is a proposal for you to allow me to go on a trip without your supervision. There are a lot of reasons why I want to go, and many things I want to do. I will also get some value out of this trip. The reasons for wanting to go are for... Study Pack: 3 Summaries, 1 Essay About 84 pages (25,228 words) in 4 products

Japan   (2001 est. pop. 127 million). Japan, known as the Land of the Rising Sun, lies off the east coasts of Russia, Korea, and China. Its closest neighbor is Korea, from which it is separated by the Straits of Tsushima, a distance of about 200 k... Study Pack: 5 Summaries, 1 Essay About 363 pages (108,795 words) in 6 products

Jordan Jordan is a kingdom near the Mediterranean Sea in the Southwest Asia area known as the Middle East or Near East. Its neighbors are Israel to the west, with which it shares the Dead Sea; Syria to the north; Iraq to the northeast; and Saudi... Study Pack: 4 Summaries About 108 pages (32,336 words) in 4 products

Judaism   The Epic Struggle of the Children of Abraham The largest three faiths in the world today, Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, were all born from the same prophet. Abraham is the centerpiece from which all three of these religions materiali... Study Pack: 4 Summaries, 4 Essays About 454 pages (136,093 words) in 8 products

Kazakhstan   (2001 est. pop. 16.7 million). Situated in central Asia, Kazakhstan, at 2,717,300 square kilometers, is the second largest of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the association of former Soviet states. It shares borders to the n... Study Pack: 10 Summaries About 105 pages (31,339 words) in 10 products

Kenya   I think Kenya should get the £20 million, since I feel that Kenya have had a poorer background compared to Guinea- Bissau. Taking Kenya's income distribution for example, it has been poor since 1984 and it continues to not change becau... Study Pack: 6 Summaries, 6 Essays About 159 pages (47,690 words) in 12 products

Kiribati   Republic of Kiribati CAPITAL: Tarawa FLAG: Above a blue and white heraldic representation of Pacific waters, a golden sun rises against a red background, with a golden frigate bird at the top. ANTHEM: Troika kain Kiribati (Stand Kiribati).... Study Pack: 3 Summaries About 55 pages (16,364 words) in 3 products

Kuwait State of Kuwait Dawlat al-Kuwayt CAPITAL: Kuwait (Al-Kuwayt) FLAG: The flag, adopted in 1961, is a rectangle divided equally into green, white, and red horizontal stripes, with a black trapezoid whose longer base is against the staff and i... Study Pack: 4 Summaries About 84 pages (25,095 words) in 4 products

Kyrgyzstan   Dress in Kyrgyzstan developed as a part of Central Asian costume, with clothing styles that were adapted to either a sedentary or nomadic lifestyle. In general, the styles and design of Kyrgyz costume were similar to those found in Uzbekis... Study Pack: 6 Summaries About 74 pages (22,138 words) in 6 products

Latvia   Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republika CAPITAL: Riga FLAG: The flag consists of a single white horizontal stripe on a maroon field. ANTHEM: Dievs, sveti Latviju! (God bless Latvia!) MONETARY UNIT: The lat was introduced as the official curr... Study Pack: 3 Summaries, 1 Essay About 66 pages (19,766 words) in 4 products

Lebanon   Republic of Lebanon Al-Jumhuriyah al-Lubnaniyah CAPITAL: Beirut (Bayrut) FLAG: The national flag, introduced in 1943, consists of two horizontal red stripes separated by a white stripe which is twice as wide; at the center, in green and br... Study Pack: 3 Summaries About 82 pages (24,711 words) in 3 products

Lesotho   Kingdom of Lesotho Muso oa Lesotho CAPITAL: Maseru FLAG: The flag is divided diagonally from the lower hoist side corner; the upper half is white bearing the brown silhouette of a large shield with crossed spear and club; the lower half is... Study Pack: 3 Summaries About 65 pages (19,523 words) in 3 products

Liberia Republic of Liberia CAPITAL: Monrovia FLAG: The national flag, dating from 1847, consists of 11 horizontal stripes, alternately red (6) and white (5), with a single five-pointed white star on a square blue field 5 stripes deep in the upper... Study Pack: 3 Summaries About 77 pages (23,110 words) in 3 products

Libya Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Al-Jamahiriyah al-'Arabiyah al-Libiyah ash-Sha'biyah al-Ishtirakiyah CAPITAL: Tripoli (Tarabulus) FLAG: The national flag is plain green. ANTHEM: Almighty God. MONETARY UNIT: T... Study Pack: 3 Summaries About 87 pages (26,139 words) in 3 products

Liechtenstein Principality of Liechtenstein Fürstentum Liechtenstein CAPITAL: Vaduz FLAG: The national flag is divided into two horizontal rectangles, blue above red. On the blue rectangle, near the hoist, is the princely crown in gold. ANTHEM: O... Study Pack: 2 Summaries About 44 pages (13,057 words) in 2 products

Lithuania   Republic of Lithuania Lietuvos Respublika CAPITAL: Vilnius FLAG: Three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), green, and red. ANTHEM: Tautika Giesme (The National Song). MONETARY UNIT: The Lithuanian lita of 100 cents has replaced the tra... Study Pack: 3 Summaries About 56 pages (16,689 words) in 3 products

Lutheranism When Martin Luther became a friar for the Roman Catholic Church, he aspired to achieve religious sanctity and receive the peace that he believed could only come from a pious life. While in the midst of his spiritual journey, he found that... Study Pack: 1 Summary, 3 Essays About 330 pages (99,033 words) in 4 products

Luxembourg   Grand Duchy of Luxembourg[French] Grand-Duché de Luxembourg[German] Grossherzogtum Luxemburg CAPITAL: Luxembourg FLAG: The flag is a tricolor of red, white, and blue horizontal stripes. ANTHEM: Ons Hémecht (Our Homeland). MON... Study Pack: 3 Summaries About 53 pages (15,830 words) in 3 products

Madagascar   Democratic Republic of Madagascar République Démocratique de Madagascar; Repoblika Demokratika n'i Madagaskar CAPITAL: Antananarivo FLAG: The flag consists of a white vertical stripe at the hoist flanked at the right b... Study Pack: 4 Summaries About 84 pages (25,174 words) in 4 products

Mahayana Buddhism Buddhism: Mahayana Buddhism FOUNDED: c. 200 C.E. RELIGIONAS AS A PERCENTAGE OF WORLD POPULATION: 3.2 percent Overview Mahayana (Grand Method) Buddhism began in India as a movement to address issues that had arisen in the existing tradition... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 125 pages (37,582 words) in 1 product

Malawi   Republic of Malawi CAPITAL: Lilongwe FLAG: The national flag is a horizontal tricolor of black, red, and green, with a red rising sun in the center of the black stripe. ANTHEM: Begins "O God, Bless Our Land of Malawi." MONETA... Study Pack: 3 Summaries About 64 pages (19,049 words) in 3 products

Malaysia   A democratic country in the making, Malaysia tries be like the more powerful countries. Ironically, just like the United States, equality does not apply to everyone. Formed in 1963, Malaysia started to take shape through a federation of t... Study Pack: 10 Summaries, 3 Essays About 148 pages (44,300 words) in 13 products

Maldives   (2001 est. pop. 311,000). Nature has blessed the Maldives with a living environment of tropical atolls and coral reefs that form a highly vulnerable marine ecosystem. Located in the Indian Ocean, approximately 700 kilometers off the southe... Study Pack: 4 Summaries About 55 pages (16,600 words) in 4 products

Mali   Republic of Mali République du Mali CAPITAL: Bamako FLAG: The flag is a tricolor of green, yellow, and red vertical stripes. ANTHEM: National Anthem begins "At thy call, O Mali." MONETARY UNIT: The Malian franc (MF), a... Study Pack: 3 Summaries About 62 pages (18,711 words) in 3 products

Malta   A European country often called "the mouse that roars," Malta is also referred to as "the island of sunshine and history." Malta covers 122 square miles in the center of the Mediterranean Sea and is comprised o... Study Pack: 4 Summaries About 71 pages (21,402 words) in 4 products

Marshall Islands   Republic of the Marshall Islands CAPITAL: Majuro, Majuro Atoll FLAG: The flag, adopted in 1979, is blue, with two diagonal strips of orange over white; in the canton is a white star with 4 large rays and 20 shorter ones. ANTHEM: Ij iokwe l... Study Pack: 3 Summaries About 41 pages (12,197 words) in 3 products