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Geography of Saint Lucia
Geography of Saint Lucia: volcanic Windward Island in the Lesser Antilles, about 616-617 km2, highest point Mount Gimie (950 m), tropical maritime climate, 37 watersheds, hurricane-belt hazards.
Geography of Saudi Arabia
Geography of Saudi Arabia: the physical geography of the Kingdom occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula. Over two million km², 4,531 km of land borders with seven countries, about 50 mm annual rainfall, no permanent rivers, and Red Sea and Gulf coasts.
Geography of Scotland
Geography of Scotland: the northern country of Great Britain, 78,772 km², divided into Highlands, Central Lowlands, and Southern Uplands; shaped by Lewisian gneiss, the Caledonian Orogeny, and Ice Age glaciation.
Geography of Singapore
Geography of Singapore: equatorial island city-state between 1°09'–1°29'N, 103°36'–104°25'E; about 744.3 km², 224 km coastline, flat terrain, tropical monsoon climate, extensive land reclamation, and sea level rise exposure.
Geography of Slovenia
Geography of Slovenia: a 20,271 km² Central European country where the Alps, Dinaric Karst, Pannonian Plain, and Mediterranean meet; Triglav 2,864 m, 47 km Adriatic coast, three climates, 37.5% Natura 2000.
Geography of South Africa
Geography of South Africa: the physical geography of the southernmost African country, 1,219,602 km², bounded by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini and encircled Lesotho; Great Escarpment, dry climate, Orange River, nine provinces.
Geography of South Korea
Geography of South Korea: the southern half of the Korean Peninsula (about 100,459 km²), mountainous with east-high, west-low terrain, a 15,000+ km coastline, getbol tidal flats on the west coast, and a population concentrated in the Seoul capital region.
Geography of Spain
The geography of Spain covers a country occupying most of the Iberian Peninsula, bordered by France and Portugal, with an area of 506,030 km² and 17 Autonomous Communities.
Geography of Sri Lanka
Geography of Sri Lanka: physical geography of the 65,610 km² tropical island off India, also called Ceylon. Central Highlands peak at Piduruthalagala 2,524 m; 103 river basins led by the Mahaweli; Wet, Dry, and Intermediate climatic zones under two monsoons.
Geography of Sweden
Geography of Sweden: North European country of 449,960 km² with regions Götaland, Svealand, Norrland; Baltic Shield bedrock, postglacial land uplift up to 1 cm/year, rising seas in the south.
Geography of Switzerland
Geography of Switzerland: landlocked Alpine country of 41,285 km² divided into Alps (~58%), Central Plateau (~31%) and Jura (~10%); 1,935 km border with five countries, 6% of Europe's freshwater, highest peak Dufourspitze 4,634 m.
Geography of Syria
Geography of Syria: Western Asian country of 185,180 km² on the Mediterranean, bordered by Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon; four physiographic regions, Euphrates River, 252 mm average rainfall, and severe drought and water dependency.
Geography of Tanzania
Geography of Tanzania: United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), East African country on the Indian Ocean between Kenya and Mozambique; 947,300 km², eight land neighbors, Kilimanjaro 5,895 m, Great Lakes Victoria, Tanganyika, Nyasa, and the East African Rift.
Geography of Texas
Geography of Texas: physical landscape of the second-largest US state, 268,581 sq mi, sea level to 8,751 ft Guadalupe Peak, nine natural regions, 15 river basins, and a climate gradient from arid El Paso to humid Gulf Coast.
Geography of Thailand
Geography of Thailand: tropical Southeast Asian kingdom of 513,115 km² between 5°37'–20°27'N, with northern mountains (Doi Inthanon 2,565 m), Khorat Plateau, Chao Phraya lowland, monsoon-driven three-season climate, and Gulf and Andaman coasts.
Geography of the Arctic
The geography of the Arctic covers the circumpolar region centered on the Arctic Ocean, the smallest and shallowest ocean, spanning eight states and shaped by sea ice and permafrost.
Geography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The geography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is dominated by the Congo River and its vast rainforest basin, and the country is Africa's second largest.
Geography of the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two-thirds of Hispaniola, sharing the island with Haiti. It spans 48,311 square kilometers, contains Pico Duarte (3,175 m), the highest Antilles peak, and Lago Enriquillo, the Caribbean's lowest and largest lake.
Geography of the Maldives
Geography of the Maldives: a double chain of 26 coral atolls, about 1,190-1,555 islands southwest of Sri Lanka, over 99% sea, highest land about 2.4 m, lowest country on Earth.
Geography of the Philippines
Geography of the Philippines: a Southeast Asian archipelago of 7,641 islands (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao), 300,000 km², tropical maritime climate, on the Philippine Sea and Eurasian plate boundaries.
Geography of the United Kingdom
Geography of the United Kingdom: the physical and human geography of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Temperate maritime climate (winter mean 4.1 °C, summer 14.6 °C), Tees–Exe geological divide, major rivers Thames, Trent, Severn, and 50% enclosed farmland.
Geography of the United States
Geography of the United States: fourth-largest country at 3,537,441 sq mi, spanning five common regions, physiographic provinces, 80 percent urban population, and varied climate from deserts to the Everglades.
Geography of Turkey
Geography of Turkey (Türkiye): transcontinental country of ~783,560 km², 3% in Thrace and 97% in Anatolia, seven regions set in 1941, Black Sea to Mediterranean climates, and strike-slip North and East Anatolian faults.
Geography of Ukraine
Geography of Ukraine: eastern European country of 603,700 km² on the East European Plain, 95% flat with Carpathian and Crimean Mountains, temperate continental climate, chernozem soils making it the breadbasket of Europe.
Geography of Uruguay
The geography of Uruguay describes the southern South American country of about 176,000 sq km, with rolling plains, a warm temperate climate, and grassland covering 85% of the land.
Geography of Uzbekistan
Geography of Uzbekistan: doubly landlocked Central Asian country of 448.9 thousand sq km between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya, four-fifths plains, Tien Shan-Pamir foothills in the east, sharply continental climate, and the drying Aral Sea.
Geography of Vatican City
Geography of Vatican City: the 0.44 km² walled enclave on Vatican Hill, right bank of the Tiber in Rome; smallest state, half Vatican Gardens, extraterritorial sites, Lateran Treaty borders.
Geography of Venezuela
Geography of Venezuela: Caribbean coast, northern Andes, Maracaibo and Eastern Venezuela basins, Llanos, and the ancient Guiana Shield with tepuis and Angel Falls (979 m). Orinoco River and delta, lost glaciers, 83% urban northern population, and oil-related environmental pressures.
Geography of Vietnam
Geography of Vietnam: S-shaped Southeast Asian country of 331,210 sq km bordering China, Laos, Cambodia; Red River and Mekong deltas, 3,444 km coastline, monsoonal climate, high climate, and hazard exposure.
Geography of Washington, D.C.
Geography of Washington, D.C.: the capital's physical setting at the Potomac-Anacostia confluence on the Piedmont-Coastal Plain fall line, its bowl-shaped topography, reclaimed river land, flood risk, parks, and heat islands.