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Jamaica

Jamaica is one of the liveliest of the Caribbean islands, and topographically among the most interesting as well. The island covers over 4,000 square miles. Mountains run like a backbone down the center from east to west, and along the journey they create a quiltwork of 160 rivers and cascading waterfalls. The largest river on the island is the Black River, navigable for about 25 miles. Other significant rivers include the Rio Cobre, the White River, the Rio Grande, and the Lethe.

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Kingston
10,991 sq km (14,244 sq mi)
2,847,232 (2010)
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Jamaican Dollar (J$) JMD
+1-876
$23.797 billion (2009)
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Last updated October 21, 2010
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Italy

Italy Travel Guide

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Rome
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Euro (€) EUR
60,418,711 (2010)
301,338 sq km (116,346 sq mi)
$2.118 trillion (2009)
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Last updated September 10, 2012
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Ireland

Ireland has a lot to offer – unforgettable scenery, friendly people, and opportunities to enjoy a huge range of sports, entertainment of all kinds, and historic sites to explore. Whether it’s attending the theater, listening to talented musicians, or discovering Ireland's history in the countryside or in the many museums all over the island, there is much to make Ireland truly unforgettable.

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Dublin
70,273 sq km (27,133 sq mi)
4,470,700 (2010)
Irish, English
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+353
$227.781 billion (2009)
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Last updated October 21, 2010
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Iceland

Iceland is the second-largest island in Europe, out-ranked only by Great Britain. Some 4,603 square miles, or 11% of the island=s total area, is covered by glaciers. Another 1,065 square miles are covered with lakes, while 3% is covered with lava. A mere 1% of the land is used for growing crops.

Measuring 185 miles from north to south and 305 miles from east to west, the country has 3,700 miles of rugged coastline. It straddles a submarine ridge that connects Scotland and Greenland, as well as the Mid-Atlantic Rift, one of the planet's major geological faults.

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Reykjavik
103,001 sq km (39,770 sq mi)
318,006 (2010)
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Icelandic krónur (kr) ISK
+354
$12.148 billion (2009)
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Last updated November 24, 2010
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Honduras

Once a Banana Republic, now a natural wonder… Honduras.

Approximately 1,000 miles southwest of Miami, in the middle of the Central American isthmus, Honduras is flanked by the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Coastal flatlands and fertile valleys are interspersed by vast mountain ranges that host 64 different ecosystems.

The second-largest country in Central America, with an area of 43,277 square miles, Honduras borders Nicaragua to the east and southeast, Guatemala to the west and El Salvador to the southwest.

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Tegucigalpa
112,492 sq km (43,278 sq mi)
7,810,848 (2009)
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Lempira (L) HNL
+504
$17.493 billion (2010)
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Last updated October 21, 2010
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Guatemala

Guatemala is the heart of the Maya world and it is mysterious, compelling, magical and tragic all at once. Layers of history envelop this country like a patchwork quilt. There are enigmatic Maya ruins alongside grandiose cathedrals built by the Conquistadors. The diversity of the landscapes is astonishing. In a matter of hours you can go from a windswept mountain peak to steamy mangroves by tropical waters.

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Guatemala City
108,890 sq km (42,042 sq mi)
13,276,517 (2009)
Spanish
Quetzal (Q) GTQ
+502
$67.816 billion (2009)
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Last updated October 21, 2010
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Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe, along with its sister island Martinique, is a French island lying between the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea in an archipelago known as the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.

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Basse-Terre
1,628 sq km (628.6 sq mi)
405,500 (2008)
French, Creole
$10.33 Billion (2006)
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Grenada

Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines belong to the Windward Islands in the Lesser Antilles chain of islands in the Caribbean Basin, forming the last hundred miles of the Windwards. Grenada and St. Vincent are decidedly mountainous, with deep valleys lush in tropical vegetation, and have rivers flowing to the sea. They are also volcanic in origin, showing either rims of ancient craters or having active volcanoes along their central spine. The Grenadines, on the other hand, lie on a volcanic ridge without tall mountains to trap cloud cover and produce rainfall.

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St. George's
344 sq km (132.8 sq mi)
110,000 (2005)
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East Caribbean Dollar ($) XCD
+1-473
$1.103 billion (2009)
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Last updated October 21, 2010
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Finland

Finland

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Helsinki
338,424 sq km (130,596 sq mi)
5,367,188 (2010)
Finnish, Swedish, Saami
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+358
$238.128 billion (2009)
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Last updated October 21, 2010
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Ecuador

Charles Darwin rewrote the history of life on earth after his visit to the Galápagos Islands. Now the Ecuadorian mainland also lures adventure travelers, photographers, scientists, conservationists, and community developers alike. Ecuador is a hidden jewel that is slowly coming to light. The upper Amazon Basin, known locally as the Oriente, is a hotspot of biological diversity. It is truly one of the last places on earth where untouched primary rainforest still exists.

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Quito
283.561 (including Galapagos) sq km (109,415 sq mi)
14,790,608 (2010)
Spanish
U.S. dollar ($) USD
+593
$114.827 billion (2010)
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Last updated October 21, 2010
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