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Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, and sometimes known as Kirghizia, is a country in Central Asia. Landlocked and mountainous, it borders China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Its capital is Bishkek. Once a republic of the Soviet Union, Kyrgyzstan has been independent since 1991. read full article »
Latvia
The Republic of Latvia, or Latvia, is a country in Northern Europe. Latvia has land borders with its two fellow Baltic states — Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south — and Russia and Belarus to the east. In the west Latvia shares a maritime border with Sweden. read full article »
Moldova
The Republic of Moldova is a landlocked country in eastern Europe, located between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the east. Its border with Romania follows the Prut and lower Danube rivers. Previously a republic within the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1991 as Moldavian SSR, it declared independence on 27 August 1991. read full article »
Russia
The Russian Federation, or Russia, is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, covering almost twice the territory of the next-largest nation, Canada. It ranks seventh in the world in population, following China, India, the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, and Pakistan. read full article »
Tajikistan
The Republic of Tajikistan, formerly known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic, is a country in Central Asia. It has borders with Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. read full article »
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan, once known as the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic is a country in Central Asia. It has borders with Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and has a coastline on the Caspian Sea. read full article »
Ukraine
Ukraine is a republic in eastern Europe which borders Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest and the Black Sea to the south. It is the largest country wholly in Europe, with a population of about 48 million people. read full article »
Uzbekistan
The Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia (it is surrounded only by landlocked countries and, along with Liechtenstein, is one of only two such countries in the world). It shares borders with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. read full article »
Albania
Republic of Albania -- Republika e Shqiperise read full article »
Andorra
Principality of Andorra -- Principat d'Andorra read full article »
Armenia
Republic of Armenia -- Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun read full article »
Austria
Republic of Austria -- Republik Österreich read full article »
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani Republic -- Azarbaycan Respublikasi read full article »
Belarus
Republic of Belarus -- Respublika Byelarus' read full article »
Belgium
Kingdom of Belgium -- Royaume de Belgique/Koninkrijk Belgie read full article »
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