Countries
Where are some of the countries of the world?
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![Colored political world map with country names and capital cities](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.accelerate-ed.com/image/0bb0f236-6638-4959-943f-5f2b3544a273.png)
Most continents are broken down into countries. A country is a nation with its own government that occupies a particular territory, or area of land.
Study the slides below to learn about some countries and continents.
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North America includes the United States, Canada, and Mexico as well as the countries of Central America, Cuba, and Greenland. Europe is divided into 51 countries. Find the United Kingdom, which is actually made up of four countries--England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. |
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