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Location: Northwest Europe Official name: Kingdom of the Netherlands Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1648 / 1839 Capital city: Amsterdam; The Hague (administrative) Population: 16.7 million / 1275 people per sq mile (492 people per sq km) Total land area: 16,033 square miles (41,526 square km) Language(s) spoken: Dutch (official …
The six northern states in the northeast United States-Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
Location: Australasia & Oceania Official name: New Zealand Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1947 / 1947 Capital city: Wellington Population: 4.3 million / 41 people per sq mile (16 people per sq km) Total land area: 103,737 square miles (268,680 square km) Language(s) spoken: English (official language), Maori (official language) …
NICs – The more prosperous of the world’s less developed countries.
Niagara Falls is one of the most viewable and well-visited sights in existence. They stretch across the Niagara River between the US and Canada, interrupted by Goat Island.
Location: Central America Official name: Republic of Nicaragua Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1838 / 1838 Capital city: Managua Population: 5.8 million / 127 people per sq mile (49 people per sq km) Total land area: 49,998 square miles (129,494 square km) Language(s) spoken: Spanish (official language), English Creole, Miskito …
Location: West Africa Official name: Republic of Niger Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1960 / 1960 Capital city: Niamey Population: 15.9 million / 33 people per sq mile (13 people per sq km) Total land area: 489,188 square miles (1,267,000 square km) Language(s) spoken: Hausa, Djerma, Fulani, Tuareg, Teda, French …
Delta of the Niger River and an area of Nigeria with rich oil deposits.
Location: West Africa Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1960 / 1961 Capital city: Abuja Population: 158 million / 450 people per sq mile (174 people per sq km) Total land area: 356,667 square miles (923,768 square km) Language(s) spoken: Hausa, English (official language), Yoruba, …
The world’s longest river, flowing over 4,000 miles (6,437 km) through the Sudan basin into Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt.
A person with no permanent home moves according to the seasons from place to place, searching for food, water, and grazing land.
Areas of poor soil in cool, humid portions of the Slavic Coreland, suitable for the cultivation of rye.
A movement that uses all means of protest except violence.
Countries of northern Europe, including Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
North America is the world’s third-largest continent with a total area of 9,358,340 sq miles (24,238,000 sq km), including Greenland and the Caribbean islands. North America lies completely within the Northern Hemisphere. Learn more about North America here.
A current of warm water from the tropics moderating Western Europe’s temperatures.
NATO – A military alliance formed in 1949 included the United States, Canada, many European nations, and Turkey.
The level to rolling lowlands that extend from the low countries on the west through Germany to Poland.
Location: East Asia Official name: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1948 / 1953 Capital city: Pyongyang Population: 24 million / 516 people per sq mile (199 people per sq km) Total land area: 46,540 square miles (120,540 square km) Language(s) spoken: Korean (official language) Main …
The North Sea is the no. 16th contiguous open water surface on earth. It has a huge, 222,1 square mile (575,2 square km) area and 308 square feet (94 square meters) average depth. The North Sea’s greatest known depth is 2,165 feet (660 meters), which can be found at Skagerrak.