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Belgium is often referred to as the "Crossroads of Western Europe."

Its central location and extensive transportation networks (roads, railways, and waterways).

This make it a key hub for trade and travel in Europe.

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Bangladesh is called the land of golden fiber due to its agricultural focus on jute crops.

It is their main cash crop.

Bangladesh is a country located in South Asia.

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Ceylon was changed into Sri Lanka on 22 May 1972.

Sri Lanka: Asian island nation

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Harare, formerly known as Salisbury,

It is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe

The city was founded on 12 September 1890 by the Pioneer Column,

Incorporated (city): 1935

Renamed Harare: 18 April 1982

It was named Fort Salisbury after the British Prime Minister Lord Salisbury. 

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Bhutan Capital is Thimpu.

Bhutan Currency is Ngultrum.

Bhutan official language is Dzongkha.

Bhutan located is in Continent Asia.

Bhutan national game is Archery. 

Bhutan Primary Religion is Buddhism, Hindu.

Bhutan Head of Govt. is Prime Minister – Lotay Tshering.

Bhutan Parliament called Tsogdu.

Bhutan is also called Land of Thunder Dragon.

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The old name of Libya was Tripoli.

It is situated in the Meghreb region of North Africa.

Libya Capital: Tripoli

Libya Currency: Libyan dinar

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Protea is the name of a flower that has pink and yellow petals.

It is the national flower of South Africa.

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Upper Volta is the former name of Burkina Faso.

Upper Volta gained independence from France in 1960.

Upper Volta was the name of Burkina Faso from 1960 to 1984.

In 1984, the country's name was changed to Burkina Faso by President Thomas Sankara.

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The term "The Big Apple" was first used in the early 1900s, but it became popular in the 1920s.

Sportswriter John J. Fitz Gerald is credited with popularizing the term in his column "Around the Big Apple" in the New York Morning Telegraph.

Fitz Gerald claimed he heard the term from two stable hands at the New Orleans Fair Grounds, who used it to refer to the large prizes at New York horse races.

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Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Mauritania are all countries that have "Islamic Republic" in their official name.