Lindsay Wincherauk
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    • Poutine Pre-Drippings >
      • Important Note
    • MAYBE WHEN I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN >
      • Seed's Life: 1-5
      • 2 DEAD – 3 INJURED – LIFE PLANS: CANCELLED
      • do i look like a senior - a story
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      • Random Thought or Suggestion
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    • BLACK SHORTS + THE DISEMINTATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA
    • LADYBUG: HITCHING A RIDE >
      • If it ends with a towel - it's not love
    • Blind Lady + Pants + Chicken + Mikes a... >
      • Just Don't Steal + I'm Not Chinese When I Drive
      • Panhandlers
      • ABAR
      • The Art of Human Interaction
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      • 28 Questions about the Inauguration...
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      • jumbled conundrum
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    • YES - MAYBE - NO >
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      • Euro Trip - Oct 8 - Nov 7 - 2003
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    • Oceania >
      • OCEANIA MAP
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    • South America >
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      • A fisherman and a Harvard MBA
      • what happens when you don't care
  • TALK
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DATELINE: 15 APRIL 2017
LAST UPDATE

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54 COUNTRIES


30,244,049 SQ KM


1,200,160,919 POP LIVE


HIGHEST: Mount Killimanjaro - 19,340 ft.

LONGEST: The ​Nile - 4,130 miles (1) 


City populations (below) include metropolitan areas. () = World Rank. 

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​1. Morocco #35
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Capital: Rabat
King: Mohammad VI
Population: 33 Million
Casablanca -4.2 Million (106)
Language: Arabic
Religion: 99% Muslim (Sunni)
Corruption Rank: 88

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2. Algeria #60
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Capital: Algiers
Pres: Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Population: 40 Million
Algiers - 3.7 Million (127)
Language: Arabic
Religion: 99% Muslim (Sunni)
Corruption Rank: 88

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3. Tunisia #47
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Capital: Tunis
President: Beji Caid Essebi
Population: 11.2 Million
Tunis - 2.5 Million (197) 
Language: Arabic
Religion: 99.1% (Sunni)
Corruption Rank: 76

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4. Libya
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Capital: Tripoli
PM: Fayez al-Sarraj
Population: 6.5M
Tripoli - 1.1 Million (476)
Language: Arabic
Religion: 96.6% Muslim
Corruption Rank: 161

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MOROCCO

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100 BEST THINGS TO DO IN
(CLICK ABOVE TO BE WHISKED AWAY)

5. Egypt #39
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Capital: Cairo
Pres: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Population: 90.5 Million
 Cairo - 16.8 Million (20)
Language: Arabic
Religion: 90% Muslim (Sunni)
Corruption Rank: 88

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6. Eritrea
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Capital: Asmara
President: Isaias Afwerki
Population: 6.7 Million
Asmara - 281,110 (1984)
Language: Tigrinya +8
Religion: 100% All
Corruption Rank: 154

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7. Somalia
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Capital: Mogadishu
P Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud
Population: 11.1 Million
Mogadishu - 1.7 Million (305)
Language: Somalia - Arab +2
Religion: Somali Muslim
Corruption Rank: 167

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8. Kenya
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Capital: Nairobi
President: Uhuru Kenyatta
Population: 47.3 Million
Nairobi - 5.2 Million (78)
Language: Swahili - English
Religion: 82.5% Christian
Corruption Rank: 139

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DROPPED PENNIES KILL

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Terminal velocity of a penny is 30 to 50 mph.
Not fast enough to kill - but it sure would sting.


9. Djibouti
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Capital: Djibouti
President: Ismail Guelleh
Population: 840,171
Djibouti - 623,891
Language: French - Arabic +2
Religion: 99% Muslim
Corruption Rank: ​99

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10. Tanzania
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Capital: ​Dodoma
President: John Magulufi
Population: 52.9 Million
Dar es Salaam - 5.3 Mil (77)
Language: ​Swahili - English
Religion: 35% Muslim
Corruption Rank: ​117

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11. Mozambique
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Capital: ​Maputo
President: Filipe Nyusi
Population: 26.1 Million
Maputo - 2.2 Million (227)
Language: ​Portuguese +1
Religion: 28.4% R Catholic
Corruption Rank: ​112

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12. South Africa #31
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Pretoria - C Town - Bloem...
President: Jacob Zuma
Population: 48.6 Million
Johannesburg - 13.4 Mil (26)
Language: ​English +11
Religion: 36.6% Protestant
Corruption Rank: ​61

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GREAT WALL OF CHINA

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It's not visible from space. No single human structure
is visible from orbit, but you can see cities at night. 


13. Lesotho
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Capital: Maseru
King: Letsie III
Population: 2 Million
Maseru - 118,355
Language: Eng - Sethoso +2
Religion: 80% Christian
Corruption Rank: ​61

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14. Swaziland
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Capital: ​Mbabane
King: Mswati III
Population: 1.5 Million
Mbabane - 94,874
Language: English - Swazi
Religion: 40% Zionist
Corruption Rank: ​61

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15. Seychelles
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Capital: ​Victoria
President: ​Danny Faure
Population: 93,297
Victoria - 22,881
Language: Eng - French +1
Religion: ​76.2% R Catholic
Corruption Rank: ​55

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16. Comoros
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Capital: ​Moroni
President: ​Azali Assoumani
Population: 805,280
Moroni - 30,365 (1991)
Language: French - Arabic +3
Religion: ​98% Muslim (Sunni)
Corruption Rank: ​26

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HUMANS + DINOSAURS

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Despite 41% of U.S. adults thinking we coexisted,
we actually missed each other by 64 million years. 


17. Madagascar
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Capital: Antananarivio
P: Hery Rajaonarimampiana
Population: 24.6 Million
Antananarivo - 1.4 M (309)
Language: Malagasy - French
Religion: 52% Indigenous
Corruption Rank: ​123

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18. Mauritius
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Capital: ​Port Louis
President: ​Ameenah Gurib
Population: ​1.4 Million
Port Louis - 140,430
Language: English-French +5
Religion: 48.5% Hindu
Corruption Rank: ​45

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19. Namibia
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Capital: ​Windhoek
President: ​Hage Greingob
Population: ​2.3 Million
Windhoek - 268,132
Language: Eng - German +1
Religion: 85% Christian
Corruption Rank: ​45

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20. Angola
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Capital: ​Luanda
President: Jose E dos Santos
Population: 20.3 Million
Luanda - 6.8 Million (60)
Language: Portuguese +1
Religion: 47% Indigenous
Corruption Rank: 163

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WE HAVE ONLY 5 SENSES

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Some scientists insist on 21, including balance,
pain, and temperature.

21. Congo
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Capital: ​Brazzaville
President: Denis S Seguesso
Population: 81.8 Million
Brazzaville - 1.9 Million (272)
Language: French +2
Religion: 50% R Catholic
Corruption Rank: 147

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22. Gabon
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Capital: ​Libreville
President: ​Ali B Ondimba
Population: ​1.8 Millon
Libreville - 362,386 (1983)
Language: French +6
Religion: 65% Christian
Corruption Rank: ​99

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23. Equatorial Guinea
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Capital: ​Malabo
Pres: Teodora ON Mbasogo​
Population: ​764,114
Bata - 250,770
Language: Spanish - French
Religion: 100% Christian
Corruption Rank: ​BAD

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24. Cameroon
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Capital: ​Yaounde
President: ​Paul Biya
Population: ​24.5 Million
Yaounde - 2.7 Million (185)
Language: French - English
Religion: 40% Indigenous
Corruption Rank: 130

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VACCINES CAUSE AUTISM

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Groundless fears based on fraudulent research
that's been shown to have been manipulated.

25. Nigeria #57
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Capital: ​Abuja
Pres: Muhammadu Buhari
Population: 187.1 Million
Lagos - 13.1 Million (24)
Language: English +3
Religion: 50% Muslim
Corruption Rank: ​136

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26. Sao Tome & Principe
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Capital: ​Sao Tome
President: ​Evaristo Carvalho
Population: ​202,577
Sao Tome - 53,300
Language: Portuguese
Religion: 55.7% Catholic
Corruption Rank: ​66

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27. Benin
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Capital: ​Porto-Novo
President: ​Patrice Talon
Population: ​10.8 Million
Cotonou - 739,314
Language: French
Religion: 27.1% Catholic
Corruption Rank: 83

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28. Togo
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Capital: ​Lome
President: ​Faure Gnassingbe
Population: 7.8 Million
Lome - 837,437
Language: French +4
Religion: 29% Christian
Corruption Rank: ​107

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ALCOHOL KILLS BRAIN CELLS

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Even in heavy users and alcoholics, brain cells
aren't killed, only damaged.


29. Ghana
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Capital: ​Accra
President: ​Nana Akufo-Addo
Population: 27.2 Million
Accra - 4.8 Million (94)
Language: English
Religion: 71.2% Christian
Corruption Rank: ​56

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30. ​Cote d'Ivore
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Capital: Yamoussoukro​
President: ​Alassane Ouattara
Population: 23.4 Million
Abidjan 5.1 Million (83)
Language: French
Religion: 38.6% Muslim
Corruption Rank: ​107

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31. Liberia
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Capital: ​Monrovia
Pres: ​Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Population: ​4.3 Million
Monrovia - 421,053 (1984)
Language: English
​Religion: 85.6% Christian
Corruption Rank: ​83

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32. Sierra Leone
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Capital: ​Freetown
President: ​Ernest Bai Koroma
Population: ​6.1 Million
Freetown - 1.4 Million (362)
Language: English +3
Religion: 60% Muslim
Corruption Rank: ​119

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MISSING-PERSONS REPORTS

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Police don't require a 24-hour waiting period
before accepting a missing-persons report. 

33. Guinea
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Capital: ​Conakry
President: ​Alpha Conde
Population: 12.1 Million
Conakry - 1.6 Million (134)
Language: French
Religion: 85% Muslim
Corruption Rank: ​139

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34. Guinea-Bissau
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Capital: ​Bissau
President: ​Jose Mario Vase
Population: ​1.7 Million
Bafata Bafata - 22,521
Language: Portuguese-Criolo
Religion: 50% Muslim
Corruption Rank: ​158

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35. The Gambia
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Capital: ​Banjul
President: ​Adama Barrow
Population: ​2 Million
Serekunda - 337,000
Language: ​English
Religion: 90% Muslim
Corruption Rank: ​123

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36. Senegal
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Capital: ​Dakar
President: ​Mackay Sall
Population: ​14.5 Million
Dakar - 3.3 Million (145)
Language: ​ French +2
Religion: 94% Muslim
Corruption Rank: ​61

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ONLY 10% OF THE BRAIN IS USED

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The proportion of the brain "firing" at any
one time is task dependent, but ultimately,
​every region is used almost every day. 

37. Cape Verde
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Capital: ​Praia
Pres: Jorge Carlos Fonsesca
Population: 24.6 Million
Praia - 138,803
Language: Portuguese +1
Religion: 77.3% R Catholic
Corruption Rank: ​40

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38. Muaritania
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Capital: ​Nouakchott
President: ​Mohamed OZ Aziz
Population: 3.7 Million
Nouakchott - 661,400
Language: Arabic - French
Religion: ​100% Muslim
Corruption Rank: ​112

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39. Mali
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Capital: ​Bamako
President: ​Ibrahim B Keita
​Population: 17.7 Million
Bamako - 3.0 Million (167)
Language: French
Religion: ​94.8% Muslim
Corruption Rank: ​95

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40. Burkina Faso
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Capital: ​Ouagadougou
President: ​Roche MC Kabore
​Population: 19.7 Million
Ouagadougou - 2.1 Million (241)
Language: French
Religion: 60.5% Muslim
Corruption Rank: ​76

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BODY HEAT AND THE HEAD

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Only in infants is most heat lost through the head
(unless the head is the only uncovered part of the body). 

41. Niger
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Capital: ​Niamey
Pres: Mahamadou Issoufou
Population: 18.8 Million
Niamey - 707,951 (2001)
Language: French +3
Religion: 80% Muslim
Corruption Rank: ​99

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42. Chad
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Capital: ​N'Djamena
President: Idriss Deby
Population: ​12 Million
N'Djamena - 721,081
Language: French - Arabic
Religion: 53.1% Muslim
Corruption Rank: ​147

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43. Sudan
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Capital: ​Khartoum
President: Omar al-Bahir 
Population: ​37.3 Million
Khartoum - 5.5 Million (74)
Language: Arabic - English
Religion: Sunni Muslim
Corruption Rank: ​165

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44. South Sudan
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Capital: ​Juba
President: Salva Kiir Mayardit 
Population: ​11.3 Million
Juba - 300,000
Language: Arabic - English
Religion: Animist - Christian
Corruption Rank: ​163

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WAKE SLEEPWALKERS?

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They'll be really confused, but it's OK. They're more
likely to hurt themselves if they're not awoken.

45. Ethiopia
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Capital: ​Addis Ababa
President: Mulatu Teshome 
Population: 103 Million
Addis Ababa - 3.5 Mil (136)
Lang: Amharic - English +2
Religion: 43.5% Orthodox
Corruption Rank: ​103

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46. Uganda
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Capital: ​Kampala
President: Yoweri Museveni 
Population: 38.6 Million
Kampala - 3.0 Million (161)
Language: English +4
Religion: 42% Protestant
Corruption Rank: ​139

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47. Rwanda
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Capital: ​Kijali
President: Paul Kagame
Population: 13.1 Million
Kijali - 603,049 (2012)
Language: Kinyarwanda +2
Religion: 49.5% R Catholic
Corruption Rank: ​44

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48. Burundi
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Capital: ​Bujumbura
President: Pierre Nkurnzia 
Population: 11.1 Million
Bujumbura - 500,000
Language: Kirundi-French +1
Religion: 62.1% Catholic
Corruption Rank: ​150

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BANANAS ​GROW ON TREES

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Actually, they grow on massive herbs
that just resemble trees.

49. Malawi
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Capital: Lilongwe
President: Peter Murtharika
Population: 18.3 Million
Lilongwe - 1.1 Million (501)
Language: Chewa - English +1
Religion: 82.6% Christian
Corruption Rank: 112

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50. Zimbabwe
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Capital: ​Harare
President: Robert Mugabe
Population: ​14.4 Million
Harare - 2.3 Million (214)
Language: ​English - Shona - Ndebele
Religion: 50% Syncretic
Corruption Rank: 150

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MILK INCREASES MUCUS

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Nope; it doesn't. There's no need to
avoid dairy if you have a cold.


51. Botswana
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Capital: Gaborone
President: Ian Kahma
Population: 2.2 Million
Gaborone - 232,000
Language: ​Arabic - Setswana
Religion: 71.6% Christian
Corruption Rank: 28

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52. Zambia
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Capital: Lusaka
President: Edgar Lungu
Population: 15.6 Million
Lusaka - 2.3 Million (217)
Language: ​English
Religion: 75.3% Protestant
Corruption Rank: 76

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53. Dem Rep Congo
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Capital: Kinshasa
President: Joseph Kabila
​Population: 81.8 Million
Kinshasa - 10.6 Million (30)
Language: ​French +4
Religion: 50% R Catholic
Corruption Rank: 146

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54. Central Africa
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Capital: Bangui
Pres: F-A Touadera
Population: 5.5 Million
451,690 (1988)
Language: French +4
Religion: Indigenous 35%
Corruption Rank: 145

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I see you as a mix-master or DJ selecting different life tracks, in clips, sound bites, jazz riffs, refrains (memories of spoken words, phrases) to broadcast on your show. You play with this idiom a lot in your book and directly reference it: ending with PLAY. It really works well and you definitely capitalize on it and make the reading experience fun and exciting.



I know you will be a great writer, and really, you already are. You write from your heart and that is rare these days.



You are one of the most interesting guys that I have ever met. You intrigue me!​


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