| Angola |
a country on the western coast of Africa. Luanda is the capital of Angola. |
| Azerbaijan |
a country on the Caspian Sea between Iran and Russia. The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku. |
| Belize |
a Central American country on the Caribbean Sea, bordered by Guatemala and Mexico. The capital of Belize is Belmopan. [1/2 definitions] |
| Benin |
a country on the west central coast of Africa between the countries of Togo and Nigeria. The capital of Benin is Porto-Novo. |
| Brunei |
a country on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Brunei shares this island with its neighbor, Malaysia, and with Indonesia. The capital of Brunei is Bandar Seri Begawan. |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
a West African country on the Atlantic coast between Ghana and Liberia. The capital of Cote d'Ivoire is Yamoussoukro. |
| Cuba |
a country on the largest island in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. Havana is the capital of Cuba. |
| Cyprus |
a country on an island in the Mediterranean Sea near the coast of Turkey. Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus. |
| domestic |
of the country one is in; not imported. [1/3 definitions] |
| Dominican Republic |
a country on an island in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic shares the island with the country of Haiti. |
| Egypt |
Egypt is a country on the continent of Africa. It is in an area of the world called the Middle East. The capital city, Cairo, is one of the largest cities in the world. Egypt is a dry, desert country, but it has farming along the Nile River. The Nile River is one of the most important rivers in Africa, and it is the longest in the world. |
| England |
the largest country on the island of Great Britain. |
| Eritrea |
a country on the Red Sea that is bordered by Sudan and Ethiopia. The capital of Eritrea is Asmara. |
| Finland |
a country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in northern Europe. Helsinki is the capital of Finland. |
| Guinea-Bissau |
a country on the Atlantic coast of Africa between Guinea and Senegal. The capital of Guinea-Bissau is the city of Bissau. |
| Haiti |
a country on an island in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. Port-au-Prince is the capital of Haiti. Haiti shares the island with the Dominican Republic. |
| Iran |
Iran is a country on the continent of Asia. It is in a part of the world called the Middle East. Iran is a very large country between Iraq and Pakistan. It also lies on the coast of the Indian Ocean and along the shore of the Caspian Sea. Iran has many kinds of land including dry areas, mountains, and forests. People in Iran speak a language called Farsi. A long time ago, Iran was called Persia. |
| Iraq |
Iraq is a country on the continent of Asia. It is in an area of the world called the Middle East. Some of Iraq's neighbors are Jordan and Iran. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow through Iraq. The land between these rivers is famous in the history of the world. It is where some of the earliest human civilizations that we know about developed. Most people in modern Iraq speak Arabic. Another language that is spoken in Iraq is called Kurdish. |
| Ireland |
a country on most of this island, not including the northern end. This country is also called the Republic of Ireland. Dublin is the capital of Ireland. [1/2 definitions] |
| Israel |
Israel is a country on the continent of Asia. It is in an area of the world called the Middle East. Israel lies along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Two of its neighbors are Jordan and Lebanon. The land along the sea coast is good for growing crops. Much of Israel is desert, though. People in Israel speak mostly Hebrew and Arabic. Hebrew is the ancient language of the Jewish people, and the majority of the people in Israel are Jewish. Israel's population also includes many Arabs, who speak Arabic. |
| Jordan |
Jordan is a country on the continent of Asia. It is in an area of the world called the Middle East. Its neighbors are Syria, Iraq, Israel, and Saudi Arabia. Part of Jordan is desert, but most of Jordan gets plenty of rain during the winter months. It even snows in some places. Many tourists come to Jordan to see things that were built during ancient times. |