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Last updated 29 Sept. 2008
Iceland
Capital: Reykjavik
Language(s):Icelandic
Leaders: Pres. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Prime Minister Geir Haarde
Size:39,770 sq. mi. #107-World #-North America
Independence: (from Denmark)Home rule 1 February 1904

India
Capital: New Delhi
Language(s):Hindi, English
Leaders: Pres. Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Size: 1,269,346 sq. mi. #7-World #-Asia
Independence: (from British colonial rule) 15 August 1947

Indonesia
Capital: Jakarta
Language(s):Indonesian
Leaders:Pres. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Vice President Jusuf Kalla
Size: 735,355 sq. mi. #16-World #-Asia
Independence: 17 August 1945

Iran
Capital: Tehran
Language(s):Persian
Leaders: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Pres. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, First V.P. Parviz Davoodi
Size: 636,372 sq. mi. #18-World # -Asia
Unification:Median kingdom 625 BC, Safavid dynasty(reestablishment) 1501, Islamic Republic declared 1 April 1979

Iraq
Capital: Baghdad
Language(s):Arabic, Kurdish
Leaders:Pres. Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
Size: 169,234 sq. mi. #58-World # -
Independence: (from the Ottoman Empire)October 1, 1919, (from the UK)October 3, 1932

Ireland
Capital: Dublin
Language(s):Irish, English
Leaders: Pres. Mary McAleese, Taoiseach Brian Cowen, TD, Tánaiste Mary Coughlan, TD
Size: 31,520 sq. mi. #119-World # -Europe
Independence:(from the UK)24 April 1916

Israel
Capital: Jerusalem
Language(s):Hebrew, Arabic, English
Leaders: Pres. Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
Size: 8,522 sq. mi. #147-World # -
Independence: (from British Mandate of Palestine)May 14, 1948

Italy
Capital:Rome
Language(s):Italian
Leaders: Pres. Giorgio Napolitano, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
Size: 116,346 sq. mi. #71-World # -Europe
Formation: Unification 17 March 1861, Republic 2 June 1946

Jamaica
Capital: Kingston
Language(s):English
Leaders: Elizabeth II, Governor-General Kenneth Hall, Prime Minister Bruce Golding
Size: 4,244 sq. mi. # -World # -North America
Independence: (from the UK) 6 August 1962

Japan
Capital: Tokyo
Language(s):Japanese
Leaders: Emperor Akihito, Prime Minister Taro Aso
Size: 145,88 sq. mi. #62-World # -Asia
Formation: National Foundation Day February 11, 660 BC, Meiji Constitution November 29, 1890, Current constitution May 3, 1947

Jordan
Capital: Amman
Language(s):Arabic
Leaders: King Abdullah II, Prime Minister Nader al-Dahabi
Size: 45,495 sq. mi. #111-World # -Asia
Independence: (End of British League of Nations mandate)25 May 1946

Kazakhstan
Capital: Astana
Language(s):Kazakh, Russian
Leaders:Pres. Nursultan Nazarbayev, Prime Minister Karim Masimov
Size: 1,052,085 sq. mi. #9-World # -Asia
Independence: (from the Soviet Union)
- 1st Khanate 1361 as White Horde
- 2nd Khanate 1428 as Uzbek Horde
- 3rd Khanate 1465 as Kazakh Khanate
- Declared December 16, 1991

Kenya
Capital: Nairobi
Language(s):Swahili, English
Leaders:Pres. Mwai Kibaki, Prime Minister Raila Odinga
Size: 224,080 sq. mi. #47-World #-Africa
Independence: (from the UK) December 12, 1963

Kiribati
Capital: South Tarawa
Language(s):English, Gilbertese
Leaders: Pres. Anote Tong
Size: 280 sq. mi. # -World # -
Independence: (from the UK) July 12, 1979

Kuwait
Capital: Kuwait City
Language(s):Arabic
Leaders: Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, P.M. Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah
Size: 6,880 sq. mi. #-World #-
Independence: (from the UK) June 19, 1961

Kyrgyzstan
Capital: Bishkek
Language(s):Kyrgyz, Russian
Leaders:Pres. Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Prime Minister Igor Chudinov
Size: 77,181 sq. mi. #86-World # -Asia
Independence: (from the Soviet Union) 31 August 1991

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