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Western Sahara

Geography; Countries & Territories

Western Sahara, formerly Rio de Oro, Saguia el Hamra, Spanish Sahara, is a disputed territory in North Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the east and ...

Algeria

Geography; Countries & Territories

The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is a North-African Arab country with a population of approximately 35.7 million (2010). Algeria's capital is Algiers, and the country is considered to be ...

Aland Islands

Geography; Countries & Territories

The Aland Islands are a group of islands located at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothania, and are formally an autonomous Swedish-speaking region of Finland. The islands' capital is Mariehamn, and ...

Svalbard

Geography; Countries & Territories

Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitzbergen) is an archipelago in the Arctic, constituting the northernmost part of Norway. Located north of mainland Europe, it is about midway between mainland ...

South Sudan

Geography; Countries & Territories

On January 6, 2005, South Sudan became an autonomous region of the Republic of Sudan. On July 9, 2011, this southern region of Sudan will become its own independent country, officially titled the ...

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Geography; Countries & Territories

Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands consist of a group of volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean, southeast of Africa, approximately equidistant between Africa, Antarctica and ...

Nuremberg Metropolitan Region

Geography; Countries & Territories

Within Europe Metropolitan regions are seen as driving forces of development and as a mark of quality in the competition between locations. The European Union will further promote their development ...