Chile
Chile
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Chile covers an area of 756,945 sq. km. (302,778 sq. mi.) and is nearly twice the size of California, with an estimated population of over 16 million. Located in southern South America, Chile borders the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. This is a strategic location relative to sea lanes between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage)... 
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Uganda
Uganda
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Uganda is a landlocked country in the middle of the African continent. It covers an area of 241,040 sq. km. (93,070 sq. mi.); about the size of the state of Oregon. Its capital city, Kampala, has an estimated population of 1.2 million(2002). Other major cities in Uganda are: Jinja, Gulu, Mbale, and Mbarara. The natural resources of Uganda include: copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land, and gold. Read More
Haiti
Republic of Haiti & Dominican Republic
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Haiti occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola, situated between Cuba and Puerto Rico, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. The Atlantic Ocean borders Haiti’s northern shores, while the Caribbean Sea is to the west and south. The Windward Passage separates Haiti from Cuba, which lies about 80 kilometers to the northwest. Haiti has an area of 27,750 sq. km. (10,714 sq. mi.), slightly smaller than Maryland. Read More
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Administrative Divisions, 2008
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Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, covers and area of 647,500 sq. km. (249,935 sq. mi.), slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Texas. Its capital, Kabul has an estimated population of 1,780,000; other major cities include: Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Jalabad, and Konduz. This landlocked country is comprised of mostly mountains and desert. Afghanistan's climate ranges from arid to semiarid with cold winters and hot summers... Read More
Pakistan
Pakistan, 2002
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Pakistan is located in Southern Asia bordering the Arabian Sea, between India to the east and Iran and Afghanistan to the west and China to the north. Pakistan covers an area of 803,943 sq. km., nearly twice the size of the U.S. state of California. The majority of Pakistan's population (176,243,000 July 2009, est.) lives along the Indus River valley and along an arc formed by the cities of Faisalabad, Peshawar, Lahore, and Rawalpindi/Islamabad... Read More