Italy, France, Romania & Georgia

These countries are some of the european countries participating in the rugby world cup. France has a reputation for spoiling the All Blacks hopes and since they are in the same pool it might get interesting.


Italy

Flag :

Capital : Rome

Population : 60,681,514 (23rd in World)

Area :  301,388 km2 (71st in world)

Languages : Italian

Currency : Euro (EUD)

Time Zone : GMT +1

Driving Side : Right

Internet Code : .it

Calling Code : +39


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France


Flag :

Capital : Paris

Population : 65,821,885 (20th in world)

Area : 674,843 km2 (41st in World)

Languages : French

Currency : Euro (EUD) 

Time Zone : GMT 

Driving Side : Right

Internet Code : .fr

Calling Code : +33


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Romania


Flag :

Capital : Bucharest

Population : 21,904,551 (53rd in World)

Area : 238,391 km2 (83rd in World)

Languages : Romanian

Currency : Romanian Leu (RON)

Time Zone : GMT +2

Driving Side : Right

Internet Code : .ro

Calling Code : +40


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Georgia


Flag :

Capital : Tibilsi

Population : 4,636,400 (121st in World)

Area : 69,700 km2 (120th in World)

Languages : Georgian 

Currency : Lari (GEL)

Time Zone : GMT +4

Driving Side : Right

Internet Code : .ge

Calling Code : +995


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USA & Canada

Both of these North American countries are participating in the world cup. Which by the way officially starts today!!!!!! Go the Wallabies!!!

United States of America

Flag :

Capital : Washington

Population : 312,162,000

Area : 9,826,675 km2

Languages : English

Currency : United States Dollar (USD)

Time Zone : GMT -4 to -10

Driving Side : Right

Internet Code : .us

Calling Code : +1


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Canada


Flag :

Capital : Ottawa

Population : 34,577,000

Area : 9,984,670 km2

Languages : English & French

Currency : Canadian Dollar (CAD)

Time Zone : GMT -2.5 to -7

Driving Side : Right

Internet Code : .ca

Calling Code : +1


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Russia

Flag :

Capital : Moscow

Population : 142,905,208

Area : 17,075,400 km2

Languages : Russian

Currency : Ruble (RUB)

Time Zone : GMT +3 to +12 (exc. +5)

Driving Side : Right

Internet Code : .ru / .su / .pdp

Calling Code : +7

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Fiji, Samoa & Tonga

These 3 countries all have teams representing them in the rugby World Cup. Also they are all Pacific Islands.

Fiji


Flag :

Capital : Suva

Population : 849,000 (156th in World)

Area : 18,274 km2 (155rd in World)

Languages : English, Bau Fijian, Fijian Hindi

Currency : Fijian Dollar (FJD)

Time Zone : GMT +11
    Summer : GMT +12

Driving Side : Left

Internet Code : .fj

Calling Code : 679

Clock for Suva (FJT) :



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Samoa


Flag :

Capital : Apia

Population : 179,000 (166th in World)

Area : 2,831 km2 (174th in World)

Languages : English, Samoan

Currency : Tala (WST)

Time Zone : GMT -11
    Summer : GMT -10

Driving Side : Left

Internet Code : .ws

Calling Code : 685

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Tonga


Flag :

Capital : Nuku'alofa

Population : 104,000 (195th in World)

Area : 748 km2 (186th in World)

Languages : English, Tongan

Currency : Pa'anga

Time Zone : GMT +13

Driving Side : Left

Internet Code : .to

Calling Code : 676

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Ireland, Scotland & Wales

Ireland


Flag :

Capital : Dublin

Population : 6,197,100

Area : 84,421 km2

Languages : English & Irish

Currency : Pound Sterling (GBP)

Time Zone : GMT +0 / IST

Driving Side : Left

Internet Code : .ie / .uk

Calling Code : +353

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Scotland

Flag :

Capital : Edinburgh

Population : 5,222,100

Area : 78,772 km2

Languages : English & Gaelic

Currency : Pound Sterling (GBP)

Time Zone : GMT +0 / BST

Driving Side : Left

Internet Code : .uk

Calling Code : 44

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Wales

Flag :

Capital : Cardiff

Population : 3,006,300

Area : 20,779 km2

Languages : English & Welsh

Currency : Pound Sterling (GBP)

Time Zone : GMT +0 / BST

Driving Side : Left

Internet Code : .uk

Calling Code : 44

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England

Hello. I am going to over the next few weeks post only about the countries in the Rugby World Cup coming up in NZ very soon.

Flag :

Capital : London

Population : 51,446,000

Area : 130,395 km2

Languages : English, Cornish

Currency : Pound Sterling (GBP)

Time Zone : GMT (GMT +0)

Driving Side : Left

Internet Code : .uk

Calling Code : 44

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New Zealand

Where I Live!

Flag :

Capital : Wellington

Population : 4,393,500 (123rd In World)

Area : 269,021 m (75th in World)

Languages : English (95.2%), Maori (4.2%), NZ Sign Language (0.6%)

Currency : New Zealand Dollar (NZD)

Time Zone : NZST (GMT +12)

NZDT (GMT +13)

Driving Side : Left

Internet Code : .nz

Calling Code : +64

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Australia

My home town. This one is easy.

Flag :

Capital : Canberra

Population : 22,680,971 (50th In World)

Area : 7,617,930 km² (6th In World)

Languages : English, Aboriginal

Currency : Australian Dollar (AUD)

Time Zone : Various GMT +8 to +10.5

Daylight Savings : GMT +8 to +11.5

Driving Side : Left

Internet Code : .au

Calling Code : +61

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Countries

Over the course of time I will post facts and flags of heaps of countries until I have covered them all. I will talk about the Capital, Population, Size, Motto, Capital, Languages, Currency, Time Zone, Which Side of the Road They Drive On and a World Clock for the capital city.

I hope you keep coming back to find out more.

Thanks,

F Mookow

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