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Monaco is a sovereign city-state on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Europe, almost entirely surrounded by France and bordering the sea to its south. Covering only about two square kilometers, it is the world’s second smallest sovereign state after Vatican City, yet with a population of roughly 38,000 people it is also, by most measures,

Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, sandwiched between Russia to the north and China to the south, east, and west. With a land area of more than 1.5 million square kilometers and a population of only about 3.6 million people, according to the World Bank, it is the world’s most sparsely populated sovereign

Montenegro is a small country in the Western Balkans, on the Adriatic coast of southeastern Europe, bordering Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, and Albania. With a population of roughly 623,000 people, according to the World Bank, it is one of Europe’s smallest nations by population, known for its dramatic coastline of fjord-like bays set

Montreal is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec, built on an island in the Saint Lawrence River at its confluence with the Ottawa River. Founded in the 17th century as a French Catholic mission, it is the largest French-speaking city outside France and one of Canada’s oldest major urban centers. Where Is

Morocco is a country in the far northwest of Africa, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south. With a population of roughly 38.4 million people, according to the World Bank, it is one of

Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, built around the Moscow Kremlin, a fortified complex that has served as the seat of Russian political power for centuries. First recorded in 1147, it has been the capital of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Tsardom of Russia, the Soviet Union, and today’s Russian Federation.

Mozambique is a country on the southeastern coast of Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean along a coastline of roughly 2,700 kilometers, according to the World Bank, and sharing land borders with six countries, including Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Eswatini. With a population of roughly 35.6 million people, it is one of the

Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is the largest city in India and the country’s financial capital, built on a cluster of islands off the west coast that were joined into a single peninsula over several centuries. Where Is Mumbai Located? Mumbai sits on the Arabian Sea coast of the Indian state of Maharashtra, on what

Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia bordered by India and Bangladesh to the west, China to the north and east, and Laos and Thailand to the east, with a long coastline on the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea to the south. With a population of roughly 54.9 million people,