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1 day ago · Canada, the second largest country in the world in area, occupying roughly the northern two-fifths of the continent of North America. Despite Canada’s great size, it is one of the world’s most sparsely populated countries. It has crafted what many consider to be a model multicultural society.
- Land, Climate, People
Canada - Land, Climate, People: Canada’s total land area...
- Canada
The growth of Anglo-French rivalry; The French and Indian...
- Economy
Canada - Natural Resources, Trade, Manufacturing: The early...
- World War II
Canada - WWII, Allies, Conscription: On September 9, 1939,...
- Settlement Patterns
Canada - Settlement, Regions, Provinces: When Europeans...
- Daily Life and Social Customs
Still, the country unites to celebrate Canada Day (July 1),...
- Soils, Plant, Animal Life
Canada - Soils, Plant, Animal Life: Both landforms and...
- Quebec Separatism
Canada - Quebec Separatism: French Canadian nationalists...
- Relief
Canada - Relief, Geography, Landforms: Canada contains...
- Land, Climate, People
2 days ago · After rapid growth in preceding decades, the country entered an ongoing recession in 2014 amid a political corruption scandal and nationwide protests. A developing country, Brazil has a labor force of roughly 100 million, which is the world's fifth-largest; with a high unemployment rate of 14.4% as of 2021.
5 days ago · Area 201,594 square miles (522,129 square km). Pop. (2006 est.) 40,338,000. Central America, southernmost region of North America, lying between Mexico and South America and comprising Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Belize. It makes up most of the tapering isthmus that separates the Pacific Ocean, to the ...
- What is Central America?Central America is the southernmost region of North America. It lies between Mexico and South America, and it includes the countries Panama, Costa...
- Is Central America a continent?Central America is not a continent. Continents are large landmasses embedded in major tectonic plates, which are sections of Earth’s rigid outer la...
- Why does Central America experience earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?Central America experiences frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions because it lies where several tectonic plates meet and exert pressure on on...
- When was Central America colonized?Several conquistadores traveled to Central America in the early 16th century, but they made no settlements. One such conquistador was Rodrigo de Ba...
- Why do Central Americans speak Spanish?Spanish is the most widely spoken language in Central America because of the Spanish colonization of the region beginning in the late 15th century....
4 days ago · List of countries by population (United Nations) This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2022 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present. [2]
2 days ago · Guatemala has among the worst health outcomes in Latin America with some of the highest infant mortality rates, and one of the lowest life expectancies at birth in the region. With about 16,000 doctors for its 16 million people, Guatemala has about half the doctor-citizen ratio recommended by the WHO . [236]
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4 days ago · Colombia, country of northwestern South America. Its 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of coast to the north are bathed by the waters of the Caribbean Sea, and its 800 miles (1,300 km) of coast to the west are washed by the Pacific Ocean. The country is bordered by Panama, which divides the two bodies of water, on the northwest, by Venezuela and Brazil on ...
5 days ago · The spread of FDI growth was demonstrated by the diverse make-up of the remaining top 10 global cities. A number of other cities saw significant FDI growth in their respective regions, including the US city of Memphis in North America; Costa Rica’s Cartago in Latin America and the Caribbean and Senegal’s capital Dakar in Africa.
