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Malawi is a landlocked country in East Africa. Lilongwe, English, Chewa and the kwacha offer four starting points for getting your bearings.
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Honduras is in Central America. Tegucigalpa is its capital, and Spanish and the Honduran lempira are practical starting points for getting your bearings.
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Niger
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Niger is in West Africa and has no coastline. Niamey, French and the West African CFA franc offer a few starting points for situating the country.
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A first point of reference for locating Czechia in Central Europe and identifying its capital, languages and currency.
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A first look at Barbados in the Caribbean and its capital, language and currency to help you start planning.
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Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia. These basic facts help you place it on the map and identify what to check before travelling.
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Equatorial Guinea
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A first look at Equatorial Guinea: where to find it, which languages are listed as official, and what currency the country records.
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Fiji
FijiFiji before you travel: location, languages and currency
Fiji is in Melanesia, in Oceania. Suva, its three recorded languages and the Fijian dollar offer useful starting points for planning a trip.
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Solomon Islands
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A first look at where to find this Melanesian island nation and the national reference points to know before planning a trip.
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An initial reference for locating Saint Lucia and understanding which basic details can help you start planning—and which need to be checked against current information.
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A starting point for getting to know the Philippines and understanding what the available evidence tells you—and what specific details to check before travelling.
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ArmeniaArmenia’s location, capital and travel details to verify
Armenia is a landlocked country in Western Asia. Its capital, language and currency—the Armenian dram—are useful starting points; practical details need to be checked against current information.
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