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Netherlands

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NETHERLANDS, also known as Holland, forms one of the Benelux or Low Countries and Belgium and Luxembourg. It is bounded in the north and west by the North Sea, in the east by Germany, and in the south by Belgium. The Netherlands is a very low-lying country, and the slightly higher ground is found only in the southern extremity where the land rises towards the foothills of the Ardennes. The Netherlands has mild winters and cool summers.

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Nepal

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NEPAL is a constitutional monarchy with the Chinese autonomous region of Tibet lying on its northern, long side and sur­rounded by India on its other three sides to the west, south, and east.

The kingdom is divided into three topographical bands running northwesterly to the southeasterly direction: the high Himalayas, which extend along the northern border with Tibet, the more modest ranges of the Himalayas, and a narrow band of lower-lying land called the Tarai.

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Myanmar

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MYANMAR (formerly Burma) is the second-largest country in Southeast Asia. The heartland of the country is the valley of the great Irrawaddy river system. The north and west of the country are mountainous, and the Shan Plateau runs along the border with Thailand in the east.

The climate is equatorial at the coast, changing to tropical monsoon over most of the interior.

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Mozambique

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MOZAMBIQUE is a republic located in southeast Africa. It lies on the east coast of Africa, facing Madagascar’s island across the Mozambique Channel with Tanzania to the north, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to the west, and South Africa and Swaziland to the south and southwest.

Lagoons, islands, and reefs fringe the coastline of approximately 2,500 kilometres or 1,552 miles.

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Morocco

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MOROCCO, in northwest Africa, is strategically placed at the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. Morocco lays claim to the territory of Western Sahara while Spain administers the ports of Melilla and Ceuta.

It is a country of diverse topography, climate, and human history whose ancient cities of Tanger, Fes, Marrakech, and Casablanca have long held a fascination for Europeans.

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Montserrat

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MONTSERRAT is a British overseas territory and one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea. The island is rugged, heavily forested and mountainous with active volcanoes.

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Mongolia

Driving Directions Mongolia

MONGOLIA is a large, central Asian republic that shares a long northern border with Russia and is surrounded by China‘s other sides.

The border with China extends for 4,670 kilometers or 2,901 miles. Mongolia consists mainly of a high plateau from which mountains rise in the west. The principal ranges are the Altai Mountains, which extend southeastward, and the Hangayn Mountains in the central west­ern area.

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Monaco

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MONACO is a tiny principality situated on the French Riviera. It com­prises a rocky peninsula and a narrow stretch of coast with a coastline of just over two miles. It has mild, moist winters and hot, dry summers.

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