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Belarus

Location: Eastern Europe Official name: Republic of Belarus Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1991 / 1991 Capital city: Minsk Population: 9.6 million / 120 people per sq mile (46 people per sq km) Total land area: 80,154 square miles (207,600 square km) Language(s) spoken: Belarussian (official language), Russian (official language) …

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Belgium

Location: Northwest Europe Official name: Kingdom of Belgium Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1830 / 1919 Capital city: Brussels Population: 10.7 million / 844 people per sq mile (326 people per sq km) Total land area: 11,780 square miles (30,510 square km) Language(s) spoken: Dutch (official language), French (official language), …

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Belize

Location: Central America Official name: Belize Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1981 / 1981 Capital city: Belmopan Population: 300,000 / 34 people per sq mile (13 people per sq km) Total land area: 8867 square miles (22,966 square km) Language(s) spoken: English Creole, Spanish, English (official language), Mayan, Garifuna (Carib) …

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Benin

Location: West Africa Official name: Republic of Benin Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1960 / 1960 Capital city: Porto-Novo Population: 9.2 million / 215 people per sq mile (83 people per sq km) Total land area: 43,483 square miles (112,620 square km) Language(s) spoken: Fon, Bariba, Yoruba, Adja, Houeda, Somba, …

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Bering Sea

The Bering Sea is the no. 9th contiguous open water surface on earth. It has a huge, 884,9 square mile (2,291,900 square km) area and 5,075 square feet (1,547 square meters) average depth. The Bering Sea’s greatest known depth is 15,659 feet (4,773 meters), which can be found at Off Buldir Island.