CIA World FactBook

Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830; it was occupied by Germany during World...

After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in...

Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a...

The landlocked Principality of Andorra -- one of the smallest states in Europe and nestled...

After declaring independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, Albania experienced a period of political...

By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus,...

Vietnam's early history included periods of occupation by outside forces and eventual power consolidation under...

The island of Timor was actively involved in Southeast Asian trading networks for centuries, and...

Two unified Thai kingdoms emerged in the mid-13th century. The Sukhothai Kingdom, located in the...

First inhabited by Austronesian people, Taiwan became home to Han immigrants beginning in the late...

The Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs surrounded by rich...