Anytime Country Review

Margaret JohnsonGeography 101

Who am I?

Location: Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran

Ethnics Groups: Pashtun 38%, Tajik 25%

Languages: Pashtu 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%,

Religions: Sunni Muslim 84%, Shi'a Muslim 15%

Afghanistan

Who am I?

Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia

Ethnic groups: Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1%

Religions: Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%

Languages: Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects

Algeria

Who am I?

Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay

Ethnic groups: white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo

Language: Spanish (official)

Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 92%

Argentina

Who am I?

Location: Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean

Ethnic groups: Caucasian 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%

Language: English (official)

Religions: Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%

Australia

Who am I?

Location: Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia

Ethnic groups: Azeri 90%, Dagestani 3.2%, Russian 2.5%

Languages: Azeri 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%

Religions: Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%

Azerbajian

Who am I?

Location: Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India

Ethnic groups: Bengali 98%, Biharis 250,000

Religions: Muslim 88.3%, Hindu 10.5%, other 1.2%

Languages: Bangla (official), English

Bangaladesh