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Haiti
Geography; Countries & Territories
Haiti is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic.
Holy See
Geography; Countries & Territories
The Holy See (Latin: Sancta Sedes) is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic ...
Honduras
Geography; Countries & Territories
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was at times referred to as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize. The country is ...
Hong Kong
Geography; Countries & Territories
Hong Kong is one of two special administrative regions (SARs) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the other being Macau. Situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and ...
Iceland
Geography; Countries & Territories
Iceland is a Nordic European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The country has a population of about 320,000 and a total area of 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi).
Gobi desert
Geography; Countries & Territories
The Gobi is a large desert area in Asia. It covers parts of the northern and northwest China and of southern Mongolia. It's important in history also as part of the great Mongol Empire, and as ...
