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France

France is a republic in Western Europe with Paris as its capital; its territory also includes overseas regions and terri...

Europe Alpine Mediterranean Wine Producing

9.5 Brilliant

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Italy

Italy is a republic in southern Europe occupying a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with Rome as its c...

Europe Coastal Mediterranean Mountainous

9.5 Brilliant

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Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia consisting of four main islands—Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku—alongside t...

Asia Archipelago Island Mountainous

9.5 Brilliant

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Egypt

Egypt is a republic in North Africa with Cairo as its capital, centered on the Nile River, which flows north into the Me...

Desert Middle East Africa Unesco Heritage

8.8 Great

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China

China is a country in East Asia with territory ranging from the Tibetan Plateau and Himalayan region to deserts, river p...

Asia Coastal Desert Mountainous

8.4 Great

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Turkey

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a transcontinental country with territory in southeastern Europe and west...

Europe Coastal Mediterranean Middle East

8.3 Great

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Israel

Israel is a country on the eastern Mediterranean coast, established in 1948, with Hebrew as its main official language a...

Coastal Desert Mediterranean Middle East

7.6 Good

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United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates—Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaim...

Coastal Desert Middle East Federation

7.6 Good

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Jordan

Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Levant with its capital at Amman and a monarchy...

Desert Monarchy Middle East Unesco Heritage

7.4 Good

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Tunisia

Tunisia is a country in North Africa with a long Mediterranean coastline and its capital at Tunis. Nearby lie the ruins...

Coastal Desert Mediterranean Africa

7.3 Good

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Oman

Oman is a sultanate on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, with its capital at Muscat and an Ibadi Muslim m...

Coastal Desert Monarchy Middle East

7.2 Good

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Syria

Syria is a country on the eastern Mediterranean coast, bordered by Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon. Its histor...

Coastal Mediterranean Middle East Unesco Heritage

7.2 Good

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Yemen

Yemen occupies the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, with coastlines on the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Arabian Sea....

Coastal Desert Middle East Mountainous

7.2 Good

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Mali

Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa extending from the Sahara in the north through the Sahel to savanna in the s...

Desert Africa Landlocked Unesco Heritage

7.0 Good

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Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia and one of only two doubly landlocked nations in the world. Its Silk...

Asia Desert Landlocked Unesco Heritage

6.8 Fair

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Sudan

Sudan is a large country in northeastern Africa where the White Nile and Blue Nile meet at Khartoum before the Nile flow...

Coastal Desert Africa Unesco Heritage

6.5 Fair

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Qatar

Qatar is a hereditary emirate occupying a small peninsula on the Persian Gulf, with its capital at Doha and largely low-...

Coastal Desert Monarchy Middle East

6.4 Fair

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Iran

Iran, historically known as Persia, is a large country in Western Asia with its capital at Tehran, governed as an Islami...

Desert Middle East Mountainous Unesco Heritage

6.3 Fair

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is a hereditary monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula, with Riyadh as its capital. Its landscape...

Desert Monarchy Middle East Oil Producing

6.2 Fair

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Kuwait

Kuwait is a small Arab state at the northwestern end of the Persian Gulf, bordered by Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Its territo...

Coastal Desert Middle East Oil Producing

6.2 Fair