17. Geography
The geography of Mongolia is
varied, with the Gobi Desert
to the south and with cold
and mountainous regions to
the north and west. Much of
Mongolia consists of steppes,
with forested areas
comprising 11.2% of the total
land area,[26] a higher
percentage than the
Republic of Ireland (10%)
20. Demographics
Mongolia's total population as
of July 2007 is estimated by U.S.
Census Bureau at 2,951,786
people, ranking at around 138th
in the world in terms of
population.
22. Religion
According to the 2010 National Census,
among Mongolians aged 15 and above,
53% were Buddhists, while 39% were
non-religious but Tengriism and
shamanism are widely practiced
throughout the history of Mongolia.
23. Culture
The Culture of Mongolia has
been heavily influenced by
the Mongol nomadic way of
life
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24. Taiwan
is a state in East Asia
and the first
constitutional republic
in Asia
27. Geography
it is located some 180
kilometres (112 miles)
off the southeastern
coast of China across
the Taiwan Strait. It
has an area of 35,883 km2
(13,855 sq mi) and spans
the Tropic of Cancer.
30. Demographics
Taiwan's population was
estimated in 2012 at 23,261,747,
most of whom are on the island of
Taiwan. The remainder live on
Penghu (97,724), Kinmen (108,147)
and the Matsu Islands (10,253).
31. Ethnic groups
About 98% of Taiwan's population is
of Han Chinese ethnicity.
Benshengren group is an ethnic
group with 2 subgroups:Hoklo
people and Hakka .
32. Languages
Mandarin is the official national
language and is spoken by the
vast majority of the population
of Taiwan
33. Religion
The religion in Taiwan are :
Buddhism, Taoism , I-Kuan Tao,
Protestantism , and Roman
Catholicism.
37. Tokyo
Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the
center of the Greater Tokyo Area,
and the largest metropolitan area in
the world
38. Geography
Located in the Pacific
Ocean, it lies to the east of
the Sea of Japan, China,
North Korea, South Korea
and Russia, stretching
from the Sea of Okhotsk in
the north to the East China
Sea and Taiwan in the
south.
43. Religion
Upper estimates suggest that 84â96
percent of the Japanese population
subscribe to Buddhism or Shinto,
including a large number of followers of a
syncretism of both religions.
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45. South Korea
-officially the Republic of
Korea , is a sovereign
country located in the
southern part of the
Korean Peninsula.
52. Religion
As of 2005, just under half of the
South Korean population
expressed no religious
preference. Of the rest, most are
Buddhist or Christian.
53. Culture
The culture of Korea
has been heavily
influenced by that of
neighboring China, it
has nevertheless
managed to develop a
unique cultural
identity that is
distinct from its
larger neighbor.
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54.
55. North Korea
The Democratic People's
Republic of Korea, commonly
called North Korea, is a country
in East Asia, in the northern
half of the Korean Peninsula.
56. Pyongyang
is the capital of the
Democratic People's Republic
of Korea, commonly known as
North Korea, and the largest
city in the country.
57. Geography
North Korea occupies the
northern portion of the
Korean Peninsula, lying
between latitudes 37° and
43°N, and longitudes 124° and
131°E. It covers an area of
120,540 square kilometres
(46,541 sq mi).
62. Religion
Both Koreas share a Buddhist and
Confucian heritage and a recent
history of Christian and Cheondoism
("religion of the Heavenly Way")
movements.
63. Culture
North Korea shares
its traditional
culture with South
Korea, but the two
Koreas have
developed distinct
contemporary forms
of culture since the
peninsula was
divided in 1945.