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Films - Category Author: Greg Loucks
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Synonyms: movie, movies, film, films

A film, movie, or motion picture is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and sometimes using other sensory stimuli.

Finland - Category Author: Greg Loucks
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Synonyms: Suomi, Republic of Finland, Suomen tasavalta, Republiken Finland

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. The official languages are Finnish and Swedish, the mother tongues of 84.1 percent and 5.1 percent of the population, respectively. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to boreal in the north. Its land is predominantly covered by boreal forest, with over 180,000 recorded lakes.

Florida - Category Author: Greg Loucks
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Florida (/ˈflΙ’rΙͺdΙ™/ β“˜ FLORR-ih-dΙ™; Spanish: [floˈɾiΓ°a] β“˜) is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Straits of Florida to the south, and The Bahamas to the southeast. About two-thirds of Florida occupies a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. It has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States, spanning approximately 1,350 miles (2,170 km), not including its many barrier islands. It is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of over 23 million, it is the third-most populous state in the United States and ranks seventh in population density as of 2020. Florida spans 65,758 square miles (170,310 km2), ranking 22nd in area among the states. The Miami metropolitan area, anchored by the cities of Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, is the state's largest metropolitan area, with a population of 6.138 million; the most populous city is Jacksonville. Florida's other major population centers include Tampa Bay, Orlando, Cape Coral, and the state capital of Tallahassee.

France - Category Author: Greg Loucks
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Synonyms: French Republic RΓ©publique franΓ§aise

France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its 18 integral regionsβ€”five of which are overseasβ€”span a combined area of 632,702 km2 (244,288 sq mi), with a total population estimated at 69.1 million in 2026. Its capital, largest city and main cultural and economic centre is Paris.

French Guiana - Category Author: Greg Loucks
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Synonyms: Guyane

French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south, French Guiana covers a total area of 84,000 km2 (32,000 sq mi) and a land area of 83,534 km2 (32,253 sq mi). As of January 2026, it is home to 298,554 people.

French Polynesia - Category Author: Greg Loucks
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Synonyms: Polynésie française, Pōrīnetia farāni

French Polynesia (/ˌpΙ’lΙͺˈniːʒə/ β“˜ POL-ih-NEE-zhΙ™; French: PolynΓ©sie franΓ§aise [pΙ”linezi fʁɑ̃sɛːz] β“˜; Tahitian: PōrΔ«netia farāni) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) in the South Pacific Ocean. French Polynesia is associated with the European Union as an overseas country and territory (OCT). The total land area of French Polynesia is 3,521 square kilometres (1,359 sq mi), with a population of 282,596 as of September 2025 of which at least 205,000 live in the Society Islands and the remaining population lives in the rest of the archipelago.

French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Category Author: Greg Loucks
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Synonyms: Terres australes et antarctiques franΓ§aises

The French Southern and Antarctic Lands[6] (French: Terres australes et antarctiques franΓ§aises, TAAF) is an overseas territory (French: Territoire d'outre-mer or TOM) of France.

It consists of:

  • AdΓ©lie Land (Terre AdΓ©lie), the French claim on the continent of Antarctica.
  • Crozet Islands (Îles Crozet), a group in the southern Indian Ocean, south of Madagascar.
  • Kerguelen Islands (Archipel des Kerguelen), a group of volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean, southeast of Africa and southwest of Australia.
  • Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands (Îles Saint Paul et Amsterdam), a group to the north of the Kerguelen Islands.
  • Scattered Islands (Îles Γ‰parses), a dispersed group of islands around the coast of Madagascar.

The territory is sometimes referred to as the French Southern Lands (French: Terres australes franΓ§aises) or the French Southern Territories, usually to emphasize non-recognition of French sovereignty over AdΓ©lie Land as part of the Antarctic Treaty System.

Gabon - Category Author: Greg Loucks
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Synonyms: Gabonese Republic, RΓ©publique Gabonaise

Gabon (/Ι‘Ι™ΛˆbΙ’n/ gΙ™-BON; French pronunciation: [Ι‘abΙ”Μƒ] β“˜), officially the Republic of Gabon (French: RΓ©publique gabonaise), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. It has an area of 270,000 square kilometres (100,000 sq mi) and a population of 2.3 million people. There are coastal plains, mountains (the Cristal Mountains and the Chaillu Massif in the centre), and a savanna in the east. Libreville is the country's capital and largest city.

GalΓ‘pagos Islands - Category Author: Greg Loucks
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Synonyms: Islas GalΓ‘pagos

The GalΓ‘pagos Islands (Spanish: Islas GalΓ‘pagos) are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the equator, 485 nautical miles (898 km; 558 mi) west of the mainland of South America. They form the GalΓ‘pagos Province of the Republic of Ecuador, with a population of slightly over 33,000 (2020). The province is divided into the cantons of San CristΓ³bal, Santa Cruz, and Isabela, the three most populated islands in the chain. The GalΓ‘pagos are famous for their large number of endemic species, which were studied by Charles Darwin in the 1830s and inspired his theory of evolution by means of natural selection. All of these islands are protected as part of Ecuador's GalΓ‘pagos National Park and Marine Reserve.

Gambia - Category Author: Greg Loucks
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Synonyms: The Gambia, Republic of the Gambia

The Gambia, officially the Republic of the Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, the Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for the western part, which is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.

Geography - Category Author: Greg Loucks
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Geography (from Ancient Greek γΡωγραφία geōgraphΓ­a; combining gΓͺ 'Earth' and grΓ‘phō 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexitiesβ€”not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed and come to be. While geography is specific to Earth, many concepts can be applied more broadly to other celestial bodies in the field of planetary science. Geography has been called "a bridge between natural science and social science disciplines."

Georgia (Country) - Category Author: Greg Loucks
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Synonyms: ბაαƒ₯αƒαƒ αƒ—αƒ•αƒ”αƒšαƒ

Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region on the coast of the Black Sea. It is located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia, and is today generally regarded as part of Europe. It is bordered to the north and northeast by Russia; to the west by the Black Sea, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. Georgia covers an area of 69,700 square kilometres (26,900 sq mi). It has a population of 3.9 million, of which over a third live in the capital and largest city, Tbilisi. Ethnic Georgians, who are native to the region, constitute a majority of the country's population and are its titular nation.

Georgia (State) - Category Author: Greg Loucks
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Georgia (/ˈdʒɔːrdΚ’Ι™/ β“˜ JOR-jΙ™) is a state in the Southeastern, South Atlantic, and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the northwest, North Carolina and South Carolina to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Florida to the south, and Alabama to the west. Of the 50 U.S. states, Georgia is the 24th-largest by area and eighth-most populous. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, its 2025 estimated population was 11,302,748. Atlanta, a global city, is both the state's capital and its largest city. The Atlanta metropolitan area, with a population greater than 6.3 million people in 2023, is the eighth most populous metropolitan area in the United States and contains about 57% of Georgia's entire population. Other major metropolitan areas in the state include Augusta, Savannah, Columbus, and Macon.

Germany - Category Author: Greg Loucks
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Synonyms: Deutschland, Federal Republic of Germany, Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Western and Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north with the Alps to the south. Its sixteen constituent states have a total population of over 82 million, making it the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany borders Denmark to the north; Poland and the Czech Republic to the east; Austria and Switzerland to the south; and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr.

Ghana - Category Author: Greg Loucks
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Synonyms: Republic of Ghana

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated with the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with CΓ΄te d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to the east. Ghana covers an area of 239,567 km2 (92,497 sq mi), spanning diverse ecologies, from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With over 35 million inhabitants, Ghana is the thirteenth-most populous country in Africa, and the second-most populous country in West Africa specifically. The capital and largest city is Accra.

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