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/ Australia
Country / Australia
Capital / Canberra
Location / Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
Size/Pop. / 7,686,850 sq km / 20,000,000
Terrain / mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast
Climate / generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
Languages / English, native languages
Nationality / noun: Australian(s)
adjective: Australian
Religion / Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%, non-Christian 11%, other 12.6%
Currency / Australian dollar (AUD)
Exports / coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina, iron ore, wheat, machinery and transport equipment

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/ Germany
Country / Germany
Capital / Berlin
Location / Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
Size / Pop. / 357,021 sq km / 83,000,000
Terrain / lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south
Climate / temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm foehn wind
Languages / German
Nationality / noun: German(s)
adjective: German
Religion / Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
Currency / euro (EUR)
Exports / machinery, vehicles, chemicals, metals and manufactures, foodstuffs, textiles

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/ Brazil
Country / Brazil
Capital / Brasilia
Location / Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Size /Pop. / 8,511,965 sq km / 175,000,000
Terrain / mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt
Climate / mostly tropical, but temperate in south
Languages / Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
Nationality / noun: Brazilian(s)
adjective: Brazilian
Religion / Roman Catholic (nominal) 80%
Currency / real (BRL)
Exports / transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos

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/ China
Country / People’s Republic of China
Capital / Beijing
Location / Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam
Size / Pop. / 9,596,960 sq km sq km / 1,330,044,605 (July 2008 est.)
Terrain / mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east
Climate / extremely diverse; tropical in south to sub arctic in north
Languages / Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
Nationality / noun: Chinese (person)
adjective: Chinese
Religion / Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2%
note: officially atheist (2002 est.)
Currency / yuan (RMB)
Exports / machinery, electrical products, data processing equipment, apparel, textile, steel, mobile phones

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/ South Korea
Country / People’s Republic of Korea
Capital / Seoul
Location / Eastern Asia, southern half of the KoreanPeninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
Size / Pop. / 98,480 sq km / 49,232,844 (July 2008 est.)
Terrain / mostly hills and mountains; wide coastal plains in west and south
Climate / temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
Languages / Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
Nationality / noun: Korean (s)
adjective: Korean
Religion / Christian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% (1995 census)
Currency / won (RMB)
Exports / semiconductors, wireless telecommunications equipment, motor vehicles, computers, steel, ships, petrochemicals

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