Countries starting with K

Countries starting with K:

1. South Korea, English Korea

Seoul, with a population of about 10 million, an area of ??605 square kilometers, and an average annual temperature 11.6℃.

As of July 25, 2019, South Korea is divided into 1 special city: Seoul Special City; 2 special autonomous municipalities (provinces): Sejong Special Autonomous City (established on July 2, 2012) , Jeju Special Self-Governing Province; 8 provinces: Gyeonggi-do, Gangwon-do, Chungcheongbuk-do, Chungcheongnam-do, Jeollabuk-do, Jeollanam-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongsangnam-do; 6 metropolitan cities: Busan, Daegu, Incheon , Gwangju, Daejeon, Ulsan.

2. Kiribati, English Kiribati

Kiribati is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and consists of 33 islands (21 of which have permanent residents), which belong to the Gilbert Islands and the Phoenix Islands. It is the only country in the world that straddles the equator and crosses the international date line. It has a tropical maritime climate.

3. Kyrgyzstan, English KG - Kyrgyzstan?

Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country located in Central Asia. It borders Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest, and China to the east. Bishkek is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan.

On October 28, 2015, the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly re-elected members of the United Nations Human Rights Council, and Kyrgyzstan was successfully elected for a term from 2016 to 2018.

4. Kenya, English? Kenya

Kenya is located in eastern Africa, with the equator running through the middle and the East African Rift Valley running from north to south. It borders Somalia to the east, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, Ethiopia and South Sudan to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the southeast, with a coastline of 536 kilometers. 18% of the land area is arable land, and the rest is mainly suitable for animal husbandry.

Kenya is one of the birthplaces of mankind. Human skull fossils about 2.5 million years ago have been unearthed in Kenya. In the 7th century AD, some commercial cities were formed along the southeastern coast of Africa, and Arabs began to do business and settle here.

5. Kuwait, English? Kuwait

Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy located in the northeast of the Arabian Peninsula and the northwest of the Persian Gulf in West Asia. It borders Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north. Across the sea from Iran, the country's capital, Kuwait City, shares its name with the country.

Kuwait is rich in oil and natural gas reserves. Its proven oil reserves are 94 billion barrels, which is about 10% of the world’s total reserves and ranks fourth in the world. Therefore, the oil and natural gas industry is the backbone of the national economy. Its output value accounts for 45% of the GDP.

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