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Article: The world in focus: 2008-2009 skills manual.
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- Junior Scholastic
- Article date:
- October 13, 2008
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The World in Focus (pp. 20-29 of the JS World Affairs issue) is an easy-to-use data bank of important information about the world's 195 independent countries. For example, can you name the largest country of Oceania in land size and the two smallest? Which African country can trace its origin back about 3,000 years to l,000 B.C.? In which Asian country is Pashtu the major spoken language? To answer these questions and provide the correct information below, consult the World in Focus tables. Tip: First study the sample entry at the top of pp. 20-21.
A country's year of independence and the major languages spoken there can give important clues to that country's ...
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