GOTW- Week No. 26 - Country Game

Manan

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Mongolia


Flag	Emblem

Anthem: ?????? ????? ?????? ??????
National anthem of Mongolia

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Poland

Republic of Poland

Rzeczpospolita Polska


Flag	Coat of arms

Anthem: Mazurek Dabrowskiego
Poland Is Not Yet Lost

Location of Poland (dark green)

– in Europe (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (green) — [Legend]

Capital
and largest city

Warsaw

5213'N 2102'E

Official language/s

Polish^[1]

Regional language/s

Kashubian

Ethnic groups (2011^[2])

93.72% Polish
0.94% Silesian
0.08% Belarusian
0.07% German
0.07% Ukrainian
0.04% Kashubian
7.24% other

Demonym

Pole
Polish

Government

Parliamentary republic

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President

Bronislaw Komorowski

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Prime Minister

Donald Tusk

Legislature

National Assembly

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Upper house

Senate

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Lower house

Sejm

Formation

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Christianisation^[b]

14 April 966

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Kingdom of Poland

18 April 1025

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Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth

1 July 1569

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Partition of Poland

24 October 1795

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Duchy of Warsaw

22 July 1807

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Congress Poland

9 June 1815

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Reconstitution of Poland

11 November 1918

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Invasion of Poland, World War II

1 September 1939

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Communist Poland

8 April 1945

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Republic of Poland

13 September 1989

Area

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Total

312,679 km²^[a] (70th)
120,696.41 sq mi

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Water (%)

3.07

Population

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2010 estimate

38,186,860^[3] (34th)

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2011 census

38,501,000

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Density

120/km² (83rd)
319.9/sq mi

GDP (PPP)

2012 estimate

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Total

US$800.934 billion^[4]

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Per capita

US$21,000^[4]

GDP (nominal)

2011 estimate

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Total

US$513.821 billion^[4]

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Per capita

US$13,540^[4]

Gini (2002)

34.5^[5]
medium

HDI (2011)

0.813^[6]
very high 39th

Currency

Zloty (PLN)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

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Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Drives on the

right

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rishabgosavi

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bangladesh

capital: dhaka

president: abdul hamid

prime minister: sheikh hasina

independence from pakistan

declared: 26th march 1971

recognized: 16th december 1971

current constitution; 4th november 1972

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Mexico

United Mexican States

Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Spanish)^[1]^[2]


Flag	Coat of arms

Anthem: Himno Nacional Mexicano

National seal:

Sello de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Spanish)
Seal of the United Mexican States

Capital
and largest city

Mexico City

1903'N 9922'W

National languages

Spanish

Ethnic groups (2010)

14.85% indigenous peoples^[3]

Demonym

Mexican

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Canada


Flag	Coat of arms

Motto: "A Mari Usque Ad Mare" (Latin)
"From Sea to Sea"

Anthem: "O Canada"
Royal anthem: "God Save the Queen"^[1]^[2]

Capital

Ottawa

4524'N 7540'W

Largest city

Toronto

Official languages

English
French

Recognised
regional languages^[3]

Chipewyan
Cree
Gwich'in
Inuinnaqtun
Inuktitut
Inuvialuktun
Slavey (North / South)
Tlicho

Demonym

Canadian

Government

Federal parliamentary
democracy under
constitutional monarchy^[4]

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Monarch

Elizabeth II

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Governor General

David Johnston

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Prime Minister

Stephen Harper

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Chief Justice

Beverley McLachlin

Legislature

Parliament

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Upper house

Senate

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Lower house

House of Commons

Establishment from the United Kingdom

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Constitution Act

July 1, 1867

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Statute of Westminster

December 11, 1931

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Canada Act

April 17, 1982

Area

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Total

9,984,670 km² (2nd)
3,854,085 sq mi

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Water (%)

8.92 (891,163 km² / 344,080 mi²)

Population

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2011 census

33,476,688^[5] (35th)

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Density

3.41/km² (228th)
8.3/sq mi

GDP (PPP)

2013 estimate

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Total

$1.535 trillion^[6] (13th)

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Per capita

$43,594^[6] (9th)

GDP (nominal)

2013 estimate

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Total

$1.844 trillion^[6] (11th)

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Per capita

$52,364^[6] (10th)

Gini (2005)

32.1^[7]
medium 103rd[8]

HDI (2013)

0.911^[9]
very high 11th

Currency

Canadian dollar ($) (CAD)

Time zone

(UTC-3.5 to -8)

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Summer (DST)

(UTC-2.5 to -7)

Date format

dd-mm-yyy
mm-dd-yyy
yyy-mm-dd (CE)

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+1

ISO 3166 code

CA

Internet TLD

.ca

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United Arab Emirates

Dawlat al-?Imarat al-?Arabiyyah al-Mutta?idah


Flag	Emblem

Anthem: "Ishy Bilady"
English: "Long Live My Nation"

Capital

Abu Dhabi

2428'N 5422'E

Largest city

Dubai

Official languages

Arabic

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Sri Lanka:

Sri Lanka, is an island country in the northern Indian Ocean off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. Known until 1972 as Ceylon (/s?'l?n/, /se?'l?n/, or /si?'l?n/), Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest.

Capital : Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte (Administrative)

Colombo (Commercial)

Largest city Colombo

Official languages Sinhala Tamil

Recognized English

Demonym Sri Lankan

In antiquity, Sri Lanka was known to travellers by a variety of names. Known in India as Lanka or Sinhala, ancient Greek geographers called it Taprobane^[19] /t?'pr?b?ni?/ and Arabsreferred to it as Serendib (the origin of the word "serendipity").^[20] Ceilo was the name given to Sri Lanka by the Portuguese when they arrived in 1505,^[21] which was transliterated into English as Ceylon.^[22] As a British crown colony, the island was known as Ceylon, and achieved independence as the Dominion of Ceylon in 1948.

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Ireland Native name: Irish: ire English: Ireland Ulster-Scots: Airlann Satellite photograph of Ireland. The Atlantic Ocean is to the west, the Celtic Sea is to the south and the Irish Sea is to the east. Geography Location Northern Europe or Western Europe[1] Area 84,421 km2 (32,595.1 sq mi)[2] Area rank 20th[3] Coastline 2,797 km (1,738 mi) Highest elevation 1,041 m (3,415 ft) Highest point Carrauntoohil Country Republic of Ireland Capital city Dublin United Kingdom Constituent Country Northern Ireland Largest city Belfast Demographics Population 6,399,115[4](as of 2011) Density 73.4 /km2 (190.1 /sq mi) Ethnic groups Irish, Ulster Scots, Irish Travellers[

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Greenland

Kalaallit Nunaat


Flag	Coat of arms

Anthem: Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit (Kalaallisut)

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rishabgosavi

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Argentine Republic[A]

Repblica Argentina (Spanish)

Capital
and largest city: Buenos Aires
3436'S 5823'W
Official languages: Spanish
Ethnic groups: ([1]) 97% European
1.5% Amerindian
0.2.% Asian
1.5% Other/Mestizo
Demonym: Argentine
Argentinian
Argentinean (uncommon)
Government: Federal presidential constitutional republic
- President: Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner
- Vice President: Amado Boudou
- Supreme Court President: Ricardo Lorenzetti
Legislature Congress
- Upper house Senate
- Lower house Chamber of Deputies
Independence from Spain
- May Revolution 25 May 1810
- Declared 9 July 1816
- Current constitution 1 May 1853
Area
- Total 2,780,400 km2[2] (8th)
1,073,518 sq mi
- Water (%) 1.57
Population
- 2012 estimate 41,281,631[3]
or 42,192,500 [4]
- 2010 census 40,117,096[2] (32nd)
- Density 15.17/km2 (207th)
39.30/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2012 estimate
- Total $746.927 billion[5] (22nd)
- Per capita $18,205[5] (51st)
GDP (nominal) 2012 estimate
- Total $474.812 billion[5] (27th)
- Per capita $11,572[5] (62nd)
Gini (2009) 45.8[6]
medium
HDI (2013) 0.811[7]
very high 45th
Currency Peso ($) (ARS)
Time zone ART (UTC-3)
Date format dd.mm.yyy (CE)
Drives on the rightb
Calling code +54
ISO 3166 code AR
Internet TLD .ar

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