World Facts and Geography

Fiji was suspended from the Commonwealth in 2009 due to its failure to hold democratic elections after a 2006 coup, so it did not participate in CWG 2010. Rwanda, Uganda, and Seychelles were all participating members in 2010. Fiji's full membership was restored in 2014.

Venezuela's official name is the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, adopted in 1999 under Hugo Chávez's new constitution to honor Simón Bolívar. The previous official name was simply Republic of Venezuela. The terms 'Federal Republic' and 'Venezuelan Republic' are not the correct official names.

South America has two landlocked countries: Bolivia and Paraguay. Bolivia lost its coastline to Chile in the War of the Pacific (1879-1884). Peru and Uruguay both have coastlines on the Pacific and Atlantic oceans respectively.

Indonesia was historically known as the Dutch East Indies when it was a Dutch colonial colony from 1800 to 1945. The name accurately describes the East Indies territories under Dutch colonial rule. Andaman and Nicobar were British, Cuba was Spanish then American, and Falkland Islands were British.

The five Great Lakes are Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Alberta is a Canadian province, not one of the Great Lakes. It is the correct answer to the NOT question.

The Four Corners Monument is the only point in the United States where four states meet: Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. Nevada borders Utah and Arizona but is not part of the Four Corners intersection.

The Inca civilization flourished in South America, primarily in the Andes Mountains of modern-day Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile. Their empire stretched along the western coast of the continent from Colombia to Chile at its peak.

The Grand Canyon is located in northern Arizona. It is carved by the Colorado River and is contained within Grand Canyon National Park. While California has many national parks, the Grand Canyon is exclusively in Arizona.

Mongolia and Namibia both have very low population densities, approximately 2-3 people per square kilometer, making them among the least densely populated countries globally. Mauritania and Guyana have higher densities.

By land area, the ranking is: 1) Russia (~17.1 million km²), 2) Canada (~9.98 million km²), 3) China (~9.6 million km²), 4) USA (~9.5 million km²). China is the third largest.

Serbia became an independent country in June 2006 following Montenegro's independence referendum, making it the youngest among these options. East Timor (2002), Palau (1994), and Czech Republic (1993) are all older.

Luxembourg has the highest GDP per capita globally when measured by purchasing power parity. 'Richest' can mean different metrics (total GDP vs per capita), but for per capita GDP, Luxembourg is consistently at the top.

Canada is the second-largest country by land area after Russia. Greenland is an autonomous territory within Denmark, China is third or fourth depending on whether coastal waters are counted, and North America is a continent containing multiple countries.

Canada is the second-largest country by land area after Russia. Greenland is not a country but an autonomous territory within Denmark. China is third or fourth depending on whether water area is included. North America is a continent, not a country.