Each country's name is a link to a website with current news.
Benin
Capital:Port-Novo
Language(s):French
Leaders:Pres. Yayi Boni
Size:43,484 sq. mi. #101-World #Africa
Independence: 1 August 1960(from France)

Bhutan
Capital:Thimpu
Language(s):Dzongkha
Leaders:King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Prime Minister Jigme Thinley
Size:18,147 sq. mi. #135-World #Asia
Formation: Early 17th century -Wangchuk Dynasty December 17, 1907 - Constitutional Monarchy 2008

Bolivia
Capital:La Paz(admin), Sucre(judicial)
Language(s):Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Leaders:Pres Evo Morales,V. P. Álvaro García
Size:424,165 sq. mi. #28-World #5-South America
Independence: 6 August 1825 (from Spain)

Bosnia-Herzegovina
Capital:Sarajevo
Language(s):Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian
Leaders:Miroslav Lajčák
Size:19,767 sq. mi. #127-World #Europe
Independence:1 March 1992 (from SFR Yugoslavia)
Botswana
Capital:Gaborone
Language(s):English, Setswana
Leaders:Pres. Ian Khama
Size:231,805 sq. mi. #46-World #Africa
Independence: 30 September 1966 (from UK)

Brazil
Capital:Brasilia
Language(s):Portuguese
Leaders:Pres. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, V.P. José Alencar
Size:3,286,488 sq. mi. #5-World #1-South America
Independence:7 September 1822 (from Portugal)

Brunei
Capital:Bandar Seri Begawan
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Size:2,226 sq. mi. #World #Africa
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Bulgaria
Capital:Sofia
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Size:42,823 sq. mi. #World #Europe
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Burkina Faso
Capital:Ouagoudougou
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Size:105,869 sq. mi. #World #Africa
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Burundi
Capital:Bujumbura
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Size:10,747 sq. mi. #World #Africa
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Cambodia
Capital:Phnom Penh
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Size:69,898 sq. mi. #World #Asia
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Cameroon
Capital:Yaounde
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Size:183,569 sq. mi. #World #Africa
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Canada
Capital:Ottawa
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Size:3,831,033 sq. mi. #World #1-North America
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Cape Verde
Capital:Praia
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Size:1,557 sq. mi. #World #Africa
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Central African Republic
Capital:Bangui
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Size:240,535 sq. mi. #World #Africa
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Chad
Capital:N'Djamena
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Size:495,795 sq. mi. #World #Africa
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Chile
Capital:Santiago
Language(s):Spanish
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Size:292,258 sq. mi. #World #7-South America
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China
Capital:Beijing
Language(s):Chinese, Mandarin
Leaders:
Size:3,691,595 sq. mi. #World #2-Asia
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