ses minor earthquakes; tsunamis
Venezuela
subject to floods, rockslides, mudslides; periodic droughts
Vietnam
occasional typhoons (May to January) with extensive
flooding, especially in the Mekong River delta
Virgin Islands
several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and
severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes
Wake Island
occasional typhoons
Wallis and Futuna
NA
West Bank
droughts
Western Sahara
hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur
during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of
time, often severely restricting visibility
World
large areas subject to severe weather (tropical cyclones),
natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic
eruptions)
Yemen
sandstorms and dust storms in summer
Zambia
periodic drought, tropical storms (November to April)
Zimbabwe
recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare
This page was last updated on 18 December 2008
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@2022 People - note
Cook Islands
2001 census counted a resident population of 15,017
Cuba
illicit emigration is a continuing problem; Cubans attempt to
depart the island and enter the US using homemade rafts, alien
smugglers, direct flights, or falsified visas; Cubans also use
non-maritime routes to enter the US including direct flights to
Miami and over-land via the southwest border
Germany
second most populous country in Europe after Russia
Rwanda
Rwanda is the most densely populated country in Africa
Trinidad and Tobago
in 2007, the government of Trinidad and Tobago
estimated the population to be 1.3 million
Turks and Caicos Islands
destination and transit point for illegal
Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, The
Bahamas, and the US
This page was last updated on 18 December 2008
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@2023 Area - comparative
Afghanistan
slightly smaller than Texas
Akrotiri
about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Albania
slightly smaller than Maryland
Algeria
slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas
American Samoa
slightly larger than Washington, DC
Andorra
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Angola
slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Anguilla
about half the size
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