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The agreement stipulated that Japan was to pay US$840,000 per year and would also pay for any damage to roads and the environment. [86] A Japanese-built downrange tracking station operates on Kiritimati [87] and an abandoned airfield on the island was designated as the landing strip for a proposed reusable unmanned space shuttle called HOPE-X ...
Indonesia, [c] officially the Republic of Indonesia, [d] is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea.
Switzerland's many small valleys separated by high mountains often host unique ecologies. The mountainous regions themselves offer a rich range of plants not found at other altitudes. The climatic, geological and topographical conditions of the alpine region make for a fragile ecosystem that is particularly sensitive to climate change.
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. [9] [10] [11] The Union has a total area of 4,233,255 km 2 (1,634,469 sq mi) and an estimated total population of over 449 million.
This is one of the world's largest river deltas and the location of a large area of Central African mangroves. Nigeria's most expansive topographical region is that of the valleys of the Niger and Benue river valleys (which merge and form a Y-shape). [104] To the southwest of the Niger is a "rugged" highland.
London is an ancient name, attested in the first century AD, usually in the Latinised form Londinium. [36] Modern scientific analyses of the name must account for the origins of the different forms found in early sources: Latin (usually Londinium), Old English (usually Lunden), and Welsh (usually Llundein), with reference to the known developments over time of sounds in those different languages.
Regional unit Population (2021) [4] Land Area (km2) Area Central Athens: 1,002,212 87.4 Former Athens prefecture 2,611,713 364.2 km2 Athens Urban Area or Greater Athens 3,059,764 414.6 km2 Athens Metropolitan Area 3,744,059 2931.6 km2 North Athens: 601,163 140.7 South Athens: 529,455 69.4 West Athens: 478,883 66.7 Piraeus: 448,051 50.4 Piraeus ...