2006 World Cup Underdogs
The 2006 World Cup sees a number of new or not so familiar teams. Any idea where Trinidad & Tobago is? How about Ivory Coast? Togo? If you have a limited geography knowledge like me, I've done a bit of homework for you:
ANGOLA
Location: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Natural Resources: Petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium.
Land area: 1,246,700 sq km
Population: 12,127,071
Nationality: Angolan
Capital: Luanda
Language: Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages.
Reiligion: Indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15%.
Export Commodities: Crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, gas, coffee, fish and fish products, timber, cotton.
ECUADOR
Location: Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru.
Natural Resources: Petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower.
Land area: 283,560 sq km
Population: 13,547,510
Nationality: Ecuadorian
Capital: Quito
Language: Spanish (official), Amerindian languages.
Religion: Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
Export Commodities: Petroleum, bananas, cut flowers, shrimp.
IVORY COAST (Cote d'Ivoire)
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia.
Natural Resources: Petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower.
Land area: 322,460 sq km
Pop: 17,654,843
Nationality: Ivoirian
Capital: Yamoussoukro
Language: French (official), 60 native dialects
Religion: Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40%, Christian 20-30%
Export Commodities: Cocoa, coffee, timber, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish.
SERBIA & MONTENEGRO
Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Natural Resoures: Oil, gas, coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, antimony, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, hydropower, arable land.
Land area: 102,350 sq km
Pop: 10,832,545
Nationality: Serbian; Montenegrin
Capital: Belgrade
Language: Serbian 95%, Albanian 5%
Religion: Orthodox 65%, Muslim 19%, Roman Catholic 4%, Protestant 1%, other 11%
Export Commodities: Manufactured goods, food and live animals, raw materials.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela.
Natural Resources: Petroleum, natural gas, asphalt.
Land area: 5,128 sq km
Population: 1,065,842
Nationality: Trinidadian, Tobagonian
Capital: Port-of-Spain
Language: English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese.
Religion: Roman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, other Christian 5.8%, Muslim Christian 5.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, other 10.8%.
Export commodities: Petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, steel products, fertilizer, sugar, cocoa, coffee, citrus, flowers.
ANGOLA
Location: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Natural Resources: Petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium.
Land area: 1,246,700 sq km
Population: 12,127,071
Nationality: Angolan
Capital: Luanda
Language: Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages.
Reiligion: Indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15%.
Export Commodities: Crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, gas, coffee, fish and fish products, timber, cotton.
ECUADOR
Location: Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru.
Natural Resources: Petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower.
Land area: 283,560 sq km
Population: 13,547,510
Nationality: Ecuadorian
Capital: Quito
Language: Spanish (official), Amerindian languages.
Religion: Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
Export Commodities: Petroleum, bananas, cut flowers, shrimp.
IVORY COAST (Cote d'Ivoire)
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia.
Natural Resources: Petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower.
Land area: 322,460 sq km
Pop: 17,654,843
Nationality: Ivoirian
Capital: Yamoussoukro
Language: French (official), 60 native dialects
Religion: Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40%, Christian 20-30%
Export Commodities: Cocoa, coffee, timber, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish.
SERBIA & MONTENEGRO
Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Natural Resoures: Oil, gas, coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, antimony, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, hydropower, arable land.
Land area: 102,350 sq km
Pop: 10,832,545
Nationality: Serbian; Montenegrin
Capital: Belgrade
Language: Serbian 95%, Albanian 5%
Religion: Orthodox 65%, Muslim 19%, Roman Catholic 4%, Protestant 1%, other 11%
Export Commodities: Manufactured goods, food and live animals, raw materials.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela.
Natural Resources: Petroleum, natural gas, asphalt.
Land area: 5,128 sq km
Population: 1,065,842
Nationality: Trinidadian, Tobagonian
Capital: Port-of-Spain
Language: English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese.
Religion: Roman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, other Christian 5.8%, Muslim Christian 5.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, other 10.8%.
Export commodities: Petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, steel products, fertilizer, sugar, cocoa, coffee, citrus, flowers.
TOGO
Location: Western Africa, between Benin and Ghana.
Natural resources: phospates, limestones, marble, arable land.
Land area: 56,785 sq km
Population: 5.5 million
Nationality: Togolese
Capital: Lome
Religion: Indigenous beliefs 51%, Christian 29%, Muslim 20%.
Language: French (official)
Export commodities: Reexports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa.
Having the basic facts stated, there is a very interesting fact which is shared among all them. All of the countries are transit location for cocaine or heroin while Ivory Coast is the illicit producer of cannabis, mainly for local consumption.
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