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De facto independent state that is recognized by 114 UN member states, Taiwan, the Cook Islands and Niue. Claimed in whole by Serbia as part of its Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija. Kosovo has de facto control over most of the territory, with limited control in North Kosovo. Pyongyang North Korea: Asia: Quito Ecuador: South America
Country / dependency Capital Population % of country Source China * Beijing: 21,542,000: 1.5% [1] 2018 Japan * Tokyo: 14,094,034: 11.3% [2] 2023 Russia * Moscow ...
De facto administrative capital Paris: De jure constitutional capital, also capital for the German military administration Kingdom of Italy: 1943–1944 Brindisi (1943–Feb 1944) De facto provisional capital Salerno (Feb–Jun 1944) Rome: De jure capital until 1944 when it was liberated by the Allies Italian Social Republic: 1943–1944 Salò
Colombo (former capital; has some government offices) Sri Lanka: Also known as "Kotte". Until the 1980s, the capital was Colombo, where many important governmental institutions still remain and which is still designated as the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. 6.92 Palikir: Federated States of Micronesia: 7.07 Majuro: Marshall Islands: 7.48 ...
Bronze Parfumeur Share of the S. A. de la Parfumerie Bruno Court, issued 1 january 1923. Grasse has had a prospering perfume industry since the end of the 18th century. Grasse is the centre of the French perfume industry and is known as the world's perfume capital (la capitale mondiale des parfums). Many "noses" (or, in French, "les nez ...
French is also the second most geographically widespread language in the world after English, with about 60 countries and territories having it as a de jure or de facto official, administrative, or cultural language. [1] The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where French is an official or de facto language.
The country is one of the six founding members of the European Union, and its capital, Brussels, is the de facto capital of the European Union itself, hosting the official seats of the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, and the European Council, as well as one of two seats of the European Parliament (the other being ...
South Kivu (Swahili: Jimbo la Kivu Kusini; French: Sud-Kivu) is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). [3] Its capital is Bukavu.. Situated within the Great Rift Valley, South Kivu is bordered by Lake Kivu, Burundi, and Tanzania to the east; Maniema Province to the west; North Kivu Province to the north; and Tanganyika Province to the south.