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Country Region : AFRICA
Geography
Capital
Head of State
Tanzania
East Africaocean at east
Indian
Dodoma/ Dar es Salaam President Jakaya (largest city & commercial Mrisho Kikwete capital)
Algeria
North Africa Mediterranean Sea to Algiers the North
Abdel Bouteflika
Aziz
Morroco
North Africa- Coasts stretch from the Rabat - Other Commercial Mediterranean in the centers include Tangiers and North to the Atlantic in Casablanca the West
REGION: America
South
Venezuela
North Western Coast of South America bordering guyana to Caracas the east, colombia to the west and Brazil to its south
President Chavez
Hugo
Argentina
Argentina's continental area is between the Andes mountain range in the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the east. It borders Buenos Aires Paraguay and Bolivia to the north, Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast, and Chile to the west and south.
Kristina Fernandez
Ecuador
Lies with colombia to its east and to its west Quito is the pacific ocean. Peru to its south
Rafael Correa
Colombia
Lies in the Northern Portion of South American Continent. Shares borders with venezuela, ecuador, Bogota panama, brazil. It has the Carribean Sea towards its North East and Towards it west is the Pacific Ocean.
Juan Santos
Guyana
Lies in the Northern part of South American Continent. Has the Carribean Georgetown Sea towards its north and shares borders with Suriname, Venezuela, Brazil.
Form of Government
History
Economy
The name Tanzania derives from the names of the two states Tanganyika and Zanzibar that united in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Unitary Republic Zanzibar, which later the same year was renamed the United Republic of Tanzania. These two states were previously divided between Germany and Britain Part of Ottoman Empire, Semi-presidential republic Spanish colony and then French
IMF program in 1980s. Poverty has lessened. Based on agriculture. It has abundant mineral resources. 3rd largest producer of gold in Africa after SouthAfrica and Ghana. It also has large natural gas reserves. Emerging economy which has natural gas and oil resources The major resources of the Moroccan economy are agriculture, phosphates, and tourism. Morroco has undergone an IMF programme. Its economy has seen some recovery and it has now entered into various free trade agreements
Constitutional Monarchy
Remained part of the Ummayad Empire, The Ottoman and later parts of it became Spanish and French Protectorates. It acquired independence in 1956
Federal republic
Was a Spanish colony from 16th to 18th century. To this day its official language is Spanish. It faced political turmoil in the 20th century with various military presidential dictatorships and corrupt leaders at the helm of affairs. Today the President Hugo Chavez leads what is known as the Bolivarian revolution for revival of democracy, eradication of corruption and economic independence.
Venezuela exports rice, corn, fish, tropical fruit, coffee, beef, and pork. The country is not selfsufficient in most areas of agriculture; Venezuela imports about two-thirds of its food needs. Petroleum exports contribute to 33% of the GDP, leading to an overall trade surplus.
Federal republic
A former Spanish colony. Argentina remained a stable entity during many crises and was a major food supplier for the allies during the two World Wars. But it saw military regimes and corrupt governments which led to an presidential economic slump and a loss of the country's prestige at the end of their loss in the Falklands War of 1982. By 2002 the economy was is a state of turmoil and had defaulted on its foreign debt. But prudent policies since then have led to an economic revival.
Predominantly agricultural economy with contributions from the service sector as well.
Unitary Republic
Remained a Spanish colony from 15th to 18th Century. Attained independence in Presidential 1830. It has seen turmoil in the form of authoritarian rulers and a war with Peru in 1941. Eventually it settled to a democratic republic.
Unitary Republic
Spanish Colony till the early Presidential 19th century. Official language to this day is Spanish.
Ecuador's economy has heavily depended on exporting resources such as petroleum, fish, shrimp, timber and gold. In addition, it has rich agriculture: bananas, flowers, coffee, cacao, sugar, tropical fruits, palm oil, palm hearts, rice, roses, and corn. The countrys greatest national export is crude oil. Even though the Colombian Economy has been doing well in recent times, it does not have an equitable distribution of wealth and more than half the population lives in an utterly dismal state of poverty. Exports include: Petroleum, Coal, Coffee, Gold and Emeralds.
The combined territory of modern day Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana has remained a colony of the French, Dutch Semi-Presidential Republic and the British. It is one of the four non-spanish speaking territories on the continent along with Brazil, Suriname and French Guiana.
Its economy is dependent upon exports such as gold, sugar, molasses and even diamonds are found here. Other than that it also exports bauxite, fish, Shrimp.
Other info
Member of OPEC
Known for its tropical weather and rich species in its amazonian forests. Home to portion of the Amazon basin. Member of OPEC.
Currently it is facing an economic crisis due to emerging market instability. With Inflation levels above 50% they dediced to change their currency to the US dollar replacing sucre. Is undergoing an IMF financial restructuring programme.
Known for its biodiversity and tropical flora and fuana.
The present population of Guyana is racially and ethnically heterogeneous, composed chiefly of the descendants of immigrants who came to the country as either enslaved or indentured labourers from Africa, India, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany and Portugal to work on Sugar plantations. The population therefore is made up of groups with ethnic backgrounds from India, Africa, Europe, China, with Aboriginal.

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Country Region : AFRICA

East Africaocean at east

North Africa Mediterranean Sea to Algiers the North

Known for its biodiversity and tropical flora and fuana.

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