Costa Rica: Fun and Interesting Facts and Resources
Fun Facts about Costa Rica Costa Rica lives up to its name (translated to Rich Coast in English). This land, bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, is an area rich...
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Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic is a country located in Southwestern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic...
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Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States of America; on the south and west by the Pacific...
View ArticleFirst World Countries List and Facts for Kids
The concept of the First World first originated during the Cold War, involving countries that the United States was aligned with. After the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the...
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The People’s Republic of China is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party of China. Its capital city is Beijing. The PRC also claims Taiwan—which is controlled by the Republic of China...
View ArticleFacts about Israel for Kids
Israel shares land borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories comprising the West Bank and Gaza Strip on the east and southwest,...
View ArticleFacts about Ethiopia for Kids
It is bordered by Eritrea to the north and northeast, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south. With over 90 million inhabitants, Ethiopia is the...
View ArticleFacts about Belgium for Kids
Belgium is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU’s headquarters, and those of several other major international organizations such as NATO. Belgium covers an area of 11,787 sq mi,...
View ArticleFacts about Albania for Kids
Albania, officially known as the Republic of Albania is a country in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the west, and on the Ionian Sea to the southwest. It is less than 72 km...
View ArticleFacts about the United Arab Emirates For Kids
The UAE is a federation of seven emirates (equivalent to principalities). Abu Dhabi Ajman Dubai Fujairah Ras al-Khaimah Sharjah Umm al-Quwain The capital is Abu Dhabi, which is also the state’s center...
View ArticleFacts about Finland For Kids
Finland is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland. It is the eighth largest country in Europe in terms...
View ArticleFacts about Siberia for Kids
Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, Siberia was part of the Soviet Union (USSR) from its beginning, as of its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the...
View ArticleFacts about Latvia for Kids
Latvia officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia (border length 343 km), to the...
View ArticleFacts about the Philippines for Kids
To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam. The Sulu Sea to the southwest lies between the country and the island of Borneo, and to the south the...
View ArticleFacts about Belize for Kids
Belize is a country located on the north eastern coast of Central America and it is the only country in the area where English is the official language, although Kriol and Spanish are more commonly...
View ArticleFacts about Nunavut for Kids
The creation of Nunavut resulted in the first major change to Canada’s political map since the incorporation of the new province of Newfoundland in 1949. Nunavut comprises a major portion of Northern...
View ArticleFacts about Panama for Kids
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the west,...
View ArticleFacts about Yugoslavia for Kids
Yugoslavia was a country in the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century. The Kingdom of Yugoslavia, which before 3 October 1929 was known as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and...
View ArticleFacts about Thailand for Kids
Thailand, formerly known as Siam, is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to...
View ArticleFacts about Luxembourg for Kids
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the north as...
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