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Facts About Easily Confused Countries

Distinguish between similarly named countries according to a variety of statistics
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1. Earlier independence
Marshall Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands - 1978; Marshall Islands - 1986
2. Higher per capita GDP
Democratic Republic of Congo
Republic of the Congo
Rep. of the Congo - $2,290; DR Congo - $577
3. Earlier independence from the UK
Bahamas
Barbados
Barbados - 1966; Bahamas - 1973
4. Earlier independence from the UK
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Lucia - February 1979; St. Vincent - October 1979
5. Larger land area
Malta
Maldives
Malta - 122 sq. mi; Maldives 116 sq. mi
6. Higher population density
Iran
Iraq
Iraq - 271 people/sq. mi; Iran - 142 people / sq. mi
7. Higher per capita GDP
Sudan
South Sudan
South Sudan - $1,072; Sudan - $752
8. Larger land area
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Zambia - 290,585 sq mi.; Zimbabwe - 150,872 sq. mi
9. Higher per capita GDP
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic - $8,477; Dominica - $7,653
10. Earlier date of independence
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Guinea - 1958; Guinea-Bissau - 1973 or 1974
11. Larger land area
Nigeria
Niger
Niger - 489,191 sq. mi; Nigeria - 356,669 sq. mi
12. Larger land area
Iceland
Ireland
Iceland - 39,769 sq. mi; Ireland- 27,133 sq. mi
13. Greater population density
Paraguay
Uruguay
Uruguay - 51 people/sq. mi; Paraguay - 45 people/sq. mi
14. Highest elevation
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgzstan - 7,439m (Jengish Chokusu); Kazakhstan -7,010m (Khan Tengri)
15. Larger land area
Albania
Armenia
Armenia - 11,484 sq. mi; Albania - 11,100 sq. mi
16. Larger land area
North Korea
South Korea
North Korea - 46,540 sq.mi; South Korea - 38,691 sq. mi
17. Land further from the equator
Australia
Austria
Australia - ~55˚S (Bishop and Clerks Islets); Austria ~49˚N
18. Land further from the equator
Mauritius
Mauritania
Mauritania - ~27˚N; Mauritius - ~20.5˚S
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