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Thursday 17 January 2013

Vanuatu

Region: Northern Australia

Capital: Port Vila

National language: Bislama

Currency: Vatu

Religion: Christianity

Area: 12, 190 square kilometres (km²)

Dialing code: 678

Local name: Vanuatu

Pronunciation:
VAN.WAH.TOO

Human development state: Medium






Venezuela

Region: Northern South America

Capital: Caracas

National language: Spanish

Currency: Venezuelan bolívar

Religion: Christianity (Catholic)

Area: 916, 400 square kilometres (km²)

Neighbouring countries: Colombia, Brazil and Guyana.

Dialing code: 58

Local name: Venezuela

Pronunciation: VENI.ZWEIL.AN

French name: Venezuela

Human development state: High







Vietnam

Region: South-East Asia

Capital: Hanoi

National language: Vietnamese

Currency: Dong

Religion: Buddhism

Area: 331, 700 square kilometres (km²)

Neighbouring countries: Laos, China and Cambodia.

Dialing code: 84

Local name: Viet Nam

Pronunciation: VEE.ET.NAHM

French name: Viêt Nam

Human development state: Low







Virgin Islands (British)

Capital: Road Town

National language: English

Currency: Dollar ($)

Religion: Christianity

Area: 153 square kilometres (km²)

Dialing code: 284

Local name: Virgin Islands

Pronunciation: vɜː(r)dʒɪn aɪlənd

French name: Îles Vierges Britanniques








Virgin Islands (U.S)

Capital: Charlotte Amalie

National language: English

Currency: Dollar ($)

Religion: Christianity

Area: 346.4 square kilometres (km²)

Dialing code: 340

Local name: Virgin Islands

Pronunciation: vɜː(r)dʒɪn aɪlənd

French name: Îles Vierges des États-Unis









Western Sahara

Region: Northern Africa

Capital: El Aaiún

National Language: Arabic (NOT CONFORM)

Currency: Ouguiya and Dirham

Religion: Christianity and Islam

Area: 266,000  square kilometres (km²)

Neighbouring countries: Mauritania, Algeria and Morocco.

Dialing code: 212

Local name: Al-Gharbīyah

Pronunciation: ZA.HA.RA

French name: Aṣ-Ṣaḥrā’

Human development state: Low



Tuesday 15 January 2013

Yemen

Region: Middle East

Capital: Sana'a

National language: Arabic

Currency: Rial

Religion: Islam

Area: 528,000 square kilometres (km²)

Neighbouring countries: Saudi Arabia and Oman.

Dialing code: 967

Local name:  Al Yaman

Pronunciation: YEH-MUN

French name: Yémen

Human development state: Low




Zambia

Region: Eastern Africa

Capital: Lusaka

National language: Nyanja

Currency: Kwacha

Religion: Christianity

Area: 752,600 square kilometres (km²)

Neighbouring countries: Malawi, Angola, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Mozambique, Namibia and Botswana.

Dialing code: 260

Local name: Zambia

Pronunciation: ZAM.BEE.UH

French name: Zambie

Human Development State: Low




Zimbabwe

Region: Eastern Africa

Capital: Harare

National language: Shona

Currency: South African Rand and Botswana Pula.

Religion: Christianity

Area: 390,800 square kilometres (km²)

Neighbouring countries: Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana and Zambia.

Dialing code: 263

Local name: Zimbabwe

Pronunciation: ZIM.BA.BWI

Human development state: Low