This post includes a fact file about every place I have written blog posts about.

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Belarus Fact File

Main Industries: machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs

Famous People: Thaddeus Kosciuszko (Belarusian, Polish and USA revolutionary hero and general),  Marc Chagall (artist), Petr Klimuk (first Belarusian astronaut), Svetlana Alexievich (Nobel Prize winner in Literature),  Olga Korbut (gymnast)

Highest Point: Dzyarzhynskaya Hara, 345 m

Famous Landmarks: Mir Castle, Brest Fortress

National Animal: European Bison

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Russia Fact File

Main Industries:  petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas, metals, wood and wood products, chemicals, and a wide variety of civilian and military manufactures

Famous People: Yuri Gagarin (first astronaut in the world), Nikolai II (Former Czar of Russia), Pyotr Tchaikovsky (Composer), Sergei Rachmaninov (pianist)

Highest Point: Mount Elbrus, 5,642 m

Famous Landmarks: Kremlin, Red Square

National Animal: Eurasian Brown Bear

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United Arab Emirates Fact File

Main Industries: petroleum and petrochemicals, fishing, aluminum, cement, fertilizers, commercial ship repair, construction materials, aerospace parts, financial services, tourism, pharmaceuticals, steel, handicrafts, textiles

Famous People: None that I know of at least. Please post in the comments if you know a famous person from United Arab Emirates.

Highest Point: Jabal Jais, 1,934 m

Famous Landmarks: Dubai Mall, Burj Khalifa

National Animal: Arabian Oryx

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Australia Fact File

Main Industries: mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel

Famous Person: Sia (singer)

Highest Point: Mount Kosciuszko, 2,228 m

Famous Landmarks: Sydney Opera House, Uluru

National Animal: Red Kangaroo

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New Zealand Fact File

Main Industries: food processing, textiles, machinery and transportation equipment, finance, tourism, mining

Famous People: Sir Edmund Hillary (first man to climb Mount Everest), Lorde (singer), A. J. Hackett (inventor of bungee jumping), Richard Hadlee (cricketer)

Highest Point: Mount Cook, 3,724 m

Famous Landmarks: Milford Sound, Waiheke Island

National Animal: Kiwi

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Singapore Fact File

Main Industries: financial services, electronics, chemicals, oil drilling equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing and products, processed food and beverages,  ship repair, offshore platform construction, life sciences, entrepot trade, tourism

Famous People: Joseph Schooling (olympic champion), Lee Kuan Yew (former prime minister, modernized Singapore), Vanessa Mae (violin player)

Highest Point: Bukit Timah, 163 m

Famous Landmarks: Sentosa, Gardens by the Bay

National Animal: Lion

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Hong Kong Fact File

Main Industries: textiles, clothing, tourism, banking, shipping, electronics, plastics, toys, watches, clocks

Famous People: Jackie Chan (martial artist, actor), Stanley Ho, both for Hong Kong and Macao (billionaire, owner of casinos and more)

Highest Point: Tai Mo Shan, 957 m

Famous Landmarks:  Tian Tan Buddha, Victoria Peak

National Animal: Giant Panda (same as China)

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Macau Fact File

Main Industries: tourism, gambling, clothing, textiles, electronics, footwear, toys

Famous People: Stanley Ho, both for Macao and Hong Kong (billionaire, owner of casinos and more)

Highest Point: Alto de Coloane, 172 m

Famous Landmarks: Macao Tower, A-Ma Temple

National Animal: Giant Panda (same as China)

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Spain Fact File

Main Industries: machinery, machine tools, metals and metal manufactures, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, shipbuilding, automobiles, tourism, textiles and apparel, food and beverages

Famous People: Rafael Nadal (tennis player), Salvador Dali (artist), Antoni Gaudi (architect), Pablo Picasso (artist), Enrique Iglesias (singer)

Highest Point: Mulhacén, 3,479 m (Spain), Teide, 3,718 m (Spain’s territories and islands)

Famous Landmarks: Sagrada Familia, Royal Palace of Madrid

National Animal: Bull

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Portugal Fact File

Main Industries: textiles, clothing, footwear, wood and cork, paper, chemicals, auto-parts manufacturing, base metals, dairy products, wine and other foods, porcelain and ceramics, glassware, technology, telecommunications, ship construction and refurbishment, tourism, building materials

Famous People: Vasco da Gama (explorer), Ferdinand Magellan (explorer), Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer player)

Highest Point: Mount Pico, 2,351 m

Famous Landmarks: Jeronimos Monastery, Belém Tower

National Animal: Rooster

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France Fact File

Main Industries: machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics, textiles, food processing, tourism

Famous People: Claude Monet (painter), Coco Chanel (fashion designer), Napoleon Bonaparte (emperor), Louis Pasteur (chemist), Gustave Eiffel (architect)

Highest Point: Mont Blanc, 4,810 m

Famous Landmarks: Palace of Versailles, Eiffel Tower

National Animal: Gallic Rooster

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Monaco Fact File

Main Industries: services, banking, industry, construction and public works, tourism

Famous Person: Grace Kelly (actress)

Highest Point: Mont Agel, 163 m

Famous Landmarks: Monte Carlo Casino, Monaco Grand Prix

National Animals: Hedgehog, Rabbit, Mouse

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Italy Fact File

Main Industries: iron and steel, cement, chemicals, plastics, production machinery, motor vehicles, shipbuilding, space and aircraft, machine tools, communications, medical apparatus, pharmaceuticals, food and beverages processing, textiles, clothing, fashion, home appliances, tourism

Famous People: Gianni Versace (fashion designer), Giorgio Armani (fashion designer), Raphael (painter), Leonardo da Vinci (artist, mathematician, inventor, writer)

Highest Point: Monte Bianco, 4,810 m

Famous Landmarks: Leaning Tower of Pisa, Colosseum

National Animal: Wolf

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Vatican City Fact File

Main Industries: printing, production of coins, medals, postage stamps, mosaics and staff uniforms and financial services

Famous People: Saint Peter (saint)

Highest Point: None. I don’t count buildings.

Famous Landmarks: Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Basilica

National Animal: None

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Martinique Fact File

Main Industries: construction, rum, cement, petroleum refining, sugar, tourism

Famous Person: Josephine de Beauharnais (wife of Napoleon I)

Highest Point: Mount Pelee, 1,397 m

Famous Landmarks: Mount Pelee, Jardin de Balata

National Animal: Gallic Rooster (same as France)

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Vietnam Fact File

Main Industries: rice, coffee, rubber, cotton, tea, pepper, soybeans, cashews, sugar cane, peanuts, bananas, poultry, fish, seafood

Famous People: Ho Chi Minh (former prime minister of Vietnam)

Highest Point: Fansipan, 3,143 m (I call it Fansipants)

Famous Landmarks: Independence Palace, Cu Chi Tunnels

National Animal: Water Buffalo

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Malaysia Fact File

Main Industries: electronics, semiconductor, microchips, integrated circuit, rubber, oleochemicals, automobile, optical devices, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, smelting, timber, wood pulp, islamic finance, petroleum, liquified natural gas, petrochemicals

Famous Person: Jimmy Choo (fashion designer)

Highest Point: Mount Kinabalu, 4,095 m

Famous Landmarks: Petronas Towers, Legoland Malaysia

National Animal: Malayan Tiger

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Thailand Fact File

Main Industries: automobiles and automotive parts, financial services, electric appliances and components, tourism, cement, auto manufacturing, heavy and light industries, appliances, computers and parts, furniture, plastics, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco

Famous People: I don’t know any

Highest Point: Doi Inthanon, 2,565 m

Famous Landmarks: James Bond Island, Temple of Dawn

National Animal: Thai Elephant

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Indonesia Fact File

Main Industries: Palm oil, petroleum and natural gas, coal, textiles, automotive, electrical appliances, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, medical instruments and appliances, handicrafts, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, processed food, jewelry, tourism

Famous People: I don’t know any

Highest Point: Puncak Jaya, 4,884 m

Famous Landmarks: Borobudur, Krakatau Island

National Animal: Komodo Dragon

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Qatar Fact File

Main Industries: Liquefied natural gas, crude oil, ammonia, fertilizer, petrochemicals, reinforcing steel, cement, ship repair

Famous People: I don’t know any

Highest Point: Qurain Abu al-Bawl, 103 m

Famous Landmarks: Souq Waqif, Museum of Islamic Art

National Animal: Arabian Oryx

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Canada Fact File

Main Industries: Transportation equipment, chemicals, minerals, food products, wood and paper, fish products, petroleum, natural gas

Famous People: Justin Bieber (singer/songwriter), Aubrey Drake Graham/Drake (rapper), Joel Thomas Zimmerman/deadmau5 (DJ)

Highest Point: Mount Logan, 5,959 m

Famous Landmarks: CN Tower, Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal

National Animal: North American Beaver

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Iceland Fact File

Main Industries: Tourism, fish processing, aluminium smelting, ferrosilicon production, geothermal power, hydropower

Famous People: None

Highest Point: Hvannadalshnúkur, 2,110 m

Famous Landmarks: Blue Lagoon, Gulfoss, Strokkur, Thingvellir, Geysir, Hallgrímskirkja, Eyjafjallajokull, Vatnajokull, Kerið

National Animal: Gyrfalcon

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org, https://www.biography.com