text: India, officially the Republic of India ("Bhrat Gaarjya"), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast. It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia. Its capital is New Delhi; other metropolises include Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.

text: India

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: India

text: Bhrat

text: Gaarjya

text: is

text: country

text: in

text: South

text: Asia

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: seventh

text: largest

text: country

text: by

text: area

text: the

text: second

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: with

text: over

text: billion

text: people

text: and

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: democracy

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: It

text: is

text: bounded

text: by

text: the

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: on

text: the

text: south

text: the

text: Arabian

text: Sea

text: on

text: the

text: southwest

text: and

text: the

text: Bay

text: of

text: Bengal

text: on

text: the

text: southeast

text: It

text: shares

text: land

text: borders

text: with

text: Pakistan

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: China

text: Nepal

text: and

text: Bhutan

text: to

text: the

text: northeast

text: and

text: Myanmar

text: Burma

text: and

text: Bangladesh

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: In

text: the

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: India

text: is

text: in

text: the

text: vicinity

text: of

text: Sri

text: Lanka

text: and

text: the

text: Maldives

text: India

text: 's

text: Andaman

text: and

text: Nicobar

text: Islands

text: share

text: maritime

text: border

text: with

text: Thailand

text: and

text: Indonesia

text: Its

text: capital

text: is

text: New

text: Delhi

text: other

text: metropolises

text: include

text: Mumbai

text: Kolkata

text: Chennai

text: Bangalore

text: Hyderabad

text: and

text: Ahmedabad

text: Qamar Zaman ( born 1952 , in Quetta , Pakistan ) is a former squash player from Pakistan . He was one of the leading players in the game in the 1970s and 1980s . His biggest triumph was winning the British Open in 1975 . He lives in Peshawar . Qamar won the Pakistan junior squash championship in 1968 . On his first trip to the United Kingdom in 1973 , he reached the semi-finals of the British Amateur championship . In 1974 , he reached the semi-finals of the British Open and won the Australian Amateur championship . In the 1975 British Open , Qamar beat the defending - champion Geoff Hunt of Australia in the quarter - finals , and went on to win the title beating his fellow Pakistani player Gogi Alauddin in the final 9 - 7 , 9 - 6 , 9 - 1 . Subsequently , Qamar reached the British Open final on four further occasions . He was runner - up to Hunt in 1978 , 1979 and 1980 , and to Jahangir Khan in 1984 . He was also runner - up at the World Open four times , losing to Hunt in the finals of 1976 , 1979 and 1980 , and to Jahangir in 1984 .

text: Qamar

text: Zaman

text: born

text: in

text: Quetta

text: Pakistan

text: is

text: former

text: squash

text: player

text: from

text: Pakistan

text: He

text: was

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: leading

text: players

text: in

text: the

text: game

text: in

text: the

text: and

text: His

text: biggest

text: triumph

text: was

text: winning

text: the

text: British

text: Open

text: in

text: He

text: lives

text: in

text: Peshawar

text: Qamar

text: won

text: the

text: Pakistan

text: junior

text: squash

text: championship

text: in

text: On

text: his

text: first

text: trip

text: to

text: the

text: United

text: Kingdom

text: in

text: he

text: reached

text: the

text: semi

text: finals

text: of

text: the

text: British

text: Amateur

text: championship

text: In

text: he

text: reached

text: the

text: semi

text: finals

text: of

text: the

text: British

text: Open

text: and

text: won

text: the

text: Australian

text: Amateur

text: championship

text: In

text: the

text: British

text: Open

text: Qamar

text: beat

text: the

text: defending

text: champion

text: Geoff

text: Hunt

text: of

text: Australia

text: in

text: the

text: quarter

text: finals

text: and

text: went

text: on

text: to

text: win

text: the

text: title

text: beating

text: his

text: fellow

text: Pakistani

text: player

text: Gogi

text: Alauddin

text: in

text: the

text: final

text: Subsequently

text: Qamar

text: reached

text: the

text: British

text: Open

text: final

text: on

text: four

text: further

text: occasions

text: He

text: was

text: runner

text: up

text: to

text: Hunt

text: in

text: and

text: and

text: to

text: Jahangir

text: Khan

text: in

text: He

text: was

text: also

text: runner

text: up

text: at

text: the

text: World

text: Open

text: four

text: times

text: losing

text: to

text: Hunt

text: in

text: the

text: finals

text: of

text: and

text: and

text: to

text: Jahangir

text: in

text: The Wakhan Corridor (alternatively Vakhan Corridor, or Wakhan) is the narrow strip of territory in northeastern Afghanistan that extends to China and separates Tajikistan from Pakistan. The corridor, wedged between the Pamirs to the north and the Karakoram range to the south, is about long and wide.

text: The

text: Wakhan

text: Corridor

text: alternatively

text: Vakhan

text: Corridor

text: or

text: Wakhan

text: is

text: the

text: narrow

text: strip

text: of

text: territory

text: in

text: northeastern

text: Afghanistan

text: that

text: extends

text: to

text: China

text: and

text: separates

text: Tajikistan

text: from

text: Pakistan

text: The

text: corridor

text: wedged

text: between

text: the

text: Pamirs

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: the

text: Karakoram

text: range

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: is

text: about

text: long

text: and

text: wide

text: Iran (, also , ; ' ), also known as Persia, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (' ), is a sovereign state in Western Asia. It is bordered to the northwest by Armenia, the "de facto" Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, and Azerbaijan; to the north by the Caspian Sea; to the northeast by Turkmenistan; to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan; to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman; and to the west by Turkey and Iraq. Comprising a land area of , it is the second-largest country in the Middle East and the 18th-largest in the world. With 82.8 million inhabitants, Iran is the world's 17th-most-populous country. It is the only country with both a Caspian Sea and an Indian Ocean coastline. The country's central location in Eurasia and Western Asia, and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, make it of great geostrategic importance. Tehran is the country's capital and largest city, as well as its leading economic center.

text: Iran

text: also

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: Persia

text: officially

text: the

text: Islamic

text: Republic

text: of

text: Iran

text: is

text: sovereign

text: state

text: in

text: Western

text: Asia

text: It

text: is

text: bordered

text: to

text: the

text: northwest

text: by

text: Armenia

text: the

text: de

text: facto

text: Nagorno

text: Karabakh

text: Republic

text: and

text: Azerbaijan

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: by

text: the

text: Caspian

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: northeast

text: by

text: Turkmenistan

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: by

text: Afghanistan

text: and

text: Pakistan

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: by

text: the

text: Persian

text: Gulf

text: and

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Oman

text: and

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: by

text: Turkey

text: and

text: Iraq

text: Comprising

text: land

text: area

text: of

text: it

text: is

text: the

text: second

text: largest

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: Middle

text: East

text: and

text: the

text: largest

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: With

text: million

text: inhabitants

text: Iran

text: is

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: only

text: country

text: with

text: both

text: Caspian

text: Sea

text: and

text: an

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: coastline

text: The

text: country

text: 's

text: central

text: location

text: in

text: Eurasia

text: and

text: Western

text: Asia

text: and

text: its

text: proximity

text: to

text: the

text: Strait

text: of

text: Hormuz

text: make

text: it

text: of

text: great

text: geostrategic

text: importance

text: Tehran

text: is

text: the

text: country

text: 's

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: its

text: leading

text: economic

text: center

text: Quetta is the provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan and the ninth-largest city of Pakistan. The city is known as the fruit garden of Pakistan, due to the numerous fruit orchards in and around it, and the large variety of fruits and dry fruits produced there. The city was also known as Little Paris in the past due to its beauty and geographical location. The immediate area has long been one of pastures and mountains, with varied plants and animals relative to the dry plains to the west. Quetta is at an average elevation of above sea level, making it Pakistan's only high-altitude major city. The population of the city is estimated to be approximately 1,140,000.

text: Quetta

text: is

text: the

text: provincial

text: capital

text: of

text: Balochistan

text: Pakistan

text: and

text: the

text: ninth

text: largest

text: city

text: of

text: Pakistan

text: The

text: city

text: is

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: fruit

text: garden

text: of

text: Pakistan

text: due

text: to

text: the

text: numerous

text: fruit

text: orchards

text: in

text: and

text: around

text: it

text: and

text: the

text: large

text: variety

text: of

text: fruits

text: and

text: dry

text: fruits

text: produced

text: there

text: The

text: city

text: was

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: Little

text: Paris

text: in

text: the

text: past

text: due

text: to

text: its

text: beauty

text: and

text: geographical

text: location

text: The

text: immediate

text: area

text: has

text: long

text: been

text: one

text: of

text: pastures

text: and

text: mountains

text: with

text: varied

text: plants

text: and

text: animals

text: relative

text: to

text: the

text: dry

text: plains

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: Quetta

text: is

text: at

text: an

text: average

text: elevation

text: of

text: above

text: sea

text: level

text: making

text: it

text: Pakistan

text: 's

text: only

text: high

text: altitude

text: major

text: city

text: The

text: population

text: of

text: the

text: city

text: is

text: estimated

text: to

text: be

text: approximately

text: Western Asia, West Asia, Southwestern Asia or Southwest Asia is the westernmost subregion of Asia. The concept is in limited use, as it significantly overlaps with the Middle East (or Near East), the main difference being the exclusion of Egypt (which would be counted as part of North Africa). The term is sometimes used for the purposes of grouping countries in statistics.

text: Western

text: Asia

text: West

text: Asia

text: Southwestern

text: Asia

text: or

text: Southwest

text: Asia

text: is

text: the

text: westernmost

text: subregion

text: of

text: Asia

text: The

text: concept

text: is

text: in

text: limited

text: use

text: as

text: it

text: significantly

text: overlaps

text: with

text: the

text: Middle

text: East

text: or

text: Near

text: East

text: the

text: main

text: difference

text: being

text: the

text: exclusion

text: of

text: Egypt

text: which

text: would

text: be

text: counted

text: as

text: part

text: of

text: North

text: Africa

text: The

text: term

text: is

text: sometimes

text: used

text: for

text: the

text: purposes

text: of

text: grouping

text: countries

text: in

text: statistics

text: China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia. With a population of over 1.381 billion, it is the world's most populous country. The state is governed by the Communist Party of China, and its capital is Beijing. It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and two mostly self-governing special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan. The country's major urban areas include Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Tianjin and Hong Kong. China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia, and has been characterized as a potential superpower.

text: China

text: officially

text: the

text: People

text: 's

text: Republic

text: of

text: China

text: PRC

text: is

text: unitary

text: sovereign

text: state

text: in

text: East

text: Asia

text: With

text: population

text: of

text: over

text: billion

text: it

text: is

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: The

text: state

text: is

text: governed

text: by

text: the

text: Communist

text: Party

text: of

text: China

text: and

text: its

text: capital

text: is

text: Beijing

text: It

text: exercises

text: jurisdiction

text: over

text: provinces

text: five

text: autonomous

text: regions

text: four

text: direct

text: controlled

text: municipalities

text: Beijing

text: Tianjin

text: Shanghai

text: and

text: Chongqing

text: and

text: two

text: mostly

text: self

text: governing

text: special

text: administrative

text: regions

text: Hong

text: Kong

text: and

text: Macau

text: and

text: claims

text: sovereignty

text: over

text: Taiwan

text: The

text: country

text: 's

text: major

text: urban

text: areas

text: include

text: Shanghai

text: Guangzhou

text: Beijing

text: Chongqing

text: Shenzhen

text: Tianjin

text: and

text: Hong

text: Kong

text: China

text: is

text: great

text: power

text: and

text: major

text: regional

text: power

text: within

text: Asia

text: and

text: has

text: been

text: characterized

text: as

text: potential

text: superpower

text: Oman (; ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman, is an Arab country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Holding a strategically important position at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the nation is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest, and shares marine borders with Iran and Pakistan. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the UAE on their land borders, with the Strait of Hormuz (which it shares with Iran) and Gulf of Oman forming Musandam's coastal boundaries.

text: Oman

text: officially

text: the

text: Sultanate

text: of

text: Oman

text: is

text: an

text: Arab

text: country

text: on

text: the

text: southeastern

text: coast

text: of

text: the

text: Arabian

text: Peninsula

text: Holding

text: strategically

text: important

text: position

text: at

text: the

text: mouth

text: of

text: the

text: Persian

text: Gulf

text: the

text: nation

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: the

text: United

text: Arab

text: Emirates

text: to

text: the

text: northwest

text: Saudi

text: Arabia

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: and

text: Yemen

text: to

text: the

text: southwest

text: and

text: shares

text: marine

text: borders

text: with

text: Iran

text: and

text: Pakistan

text: The

text: coast

text: is

text: formed

text: by

text: the

text: Arabian

text: Sea

text: on

text: the

text: southeast

text: and

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Oman

text: on

text: the

text: northeast

text: The

text: Madha

text: and

text: Musandam

text: exclaves

text: are

text: surrounded

text: by

text: the

text: UAE

text: on

text: their

text: land

text: borders

text: with

text: the

text: Strait

text: of

text: Hormuz

text: which

text: it

text: shares

text: with

text: Iran

text: and

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Oman

text: forming

text: Musandam

text: 's

text: coastal

text: boundaries

text: Pakistan (or ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a federal parliamentary republic in South Asia on crossroads of Central Asia and Western Asia. It is the sixth-most populous country with a population exceeding 200 million people. It is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area with an area covering . Pakistan has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast respectively. It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman.

text: Pakistan

text: or

text: officially

text: the

text: Islamic

text: Republic

text: of

text: Pakistan

text: is

text: federal

text: parliamentary

text: republic

text: in

text: South

text: Asia

text: on

text: crossroads

text: of

text: Central

text: Asia

text: and

text: Western

text: Asia

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: sixth

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: with

text: population

text: exceeding

text: million

text: people

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: largest

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: in

text: terms

text: of

text: area

text: with

text: an

text: area

text: covering

text: Pakistan

text: has

text: coastline

text: along

text: the

text: Arabian

text: Sea

text: and

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Oman

text: in

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: India

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: Afghanistan

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: Iran

text: to

text: the

text: southwest

text: and

text: China

text: in

text: the

text: far

text: northeast

text: respectively

text: It

text: is

text: separated

text: from

text: Tajikistan

text: by

text: Afghanistan

text: 's

text: narrow

text: Wakhan

text: Corridor

text: in

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: also

text: shares

text: maritime

text: border

text: with

text: Oman

text: Central Asia or Middle Asia is the core region of the Asian continent and stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to China in the east and from Afghanistan in the south to Russia in the north. It is also colloquially referred to as "the 'stans" (as the six countries generally considered to be within the region all have names ending with the Persian suffix "-stan", meaning "land of") and is within the scope of the wider Eurasian continent.

text: Central

text: Asia

text: or

text: Middle

text: Asia

text: is

text: the

text: core

text: region

text: of

text: the

text: Asian

text: continent

text: and

text: stretches

text: from

text: the

text: Caspian

text: Sea

text: in

text: the

text: west

text: to

text: China

text: in

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: from

text: Afghanistan

text: in

text: the

text: south

text: to

text: Russia

text: in

text: the

text: north

text: It

text: is

text: also

text: colloquially

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: the

text: stans

text: as

text: the

text: six

text: countries

text: generally

text: considered

text: to

text: be

text: within

text: the

text: region

text: all

text: have

text: names

text: ending

text: with

text: the

text: Persian

text: suffix

text: -stan

text: meaning

text: land

text: of

text: and

text: is

text: within

text: the

text: scope

text: of

text: the

text: wider

text: Eurasian

text: continent

text:
Afghan (Pashto also Persian: ; see "etymology") refers to someone or something from Afghanistan, in particular a citizen of that country. Prior to the rise of the nation as Afghanistan, it was used by Persian speakers and those influenced by the Persian language to denote the Pashtun people. In modern times, "Afghan" is rarely used as an ethnic term for the Pashtuns, but is rather used as the national demonym for all citizens of Afghanistan  Pashtuns, Tajiks, and also a large number of Hazaras, Uzbeks, Aimaqs, Turkmens, Balochs, Nuristanis, Pashayis, Pamiris, Arabs, and others.
According to the "Encyclopædia Iranica", the word Afghan (afn) in current political usage means any citizen of Afghanistan, regardless of their tribal or religious affiliation. According to the 1964 Constitution of Afghanistan, all Afghans are equal in rights and obligations before the law. The fourth article of the current Constitution of Afghanistan states that citizens of Afghanistan consist of Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazara, Uzbek, Turkmen, Aymaq, Arab, Baluch, Pashayi, Nuristani, Qezelbash, Gujjars, Brahui, and members of other tribes.

text: Afghan

text: Pashto

text: also

text: Persian

text: see

text: etymology

text: refers

text: to

text: someone

text: or

text: something

text: from

text: Afghanistan

text: in

text: particular

text: citizen

text: of

text: that

text: country

text: Prior

text: to

text: the

text: rise

text: of

text: the

text: nation

text: as

text: Afghanistan

text: it

text: was

text: used

text: by

text: Persian

text: speakers

text: and

text: those

text: influenced

text: by

text: the

text: Persian

text: language

text: to

text: denote

text: the

text: Pashtun

text: people

text: In

text: modern

text: times

text: Afghan

text: is

text: rarely

text: used

text: as

text: an

text: ethnic

text: term

text: for

text: the

text: Pashtuns

text: but

text: is

text: rather

text: used

text: as

text: the

text: national

text: demonym

text: for

text: all

text: citizens

text: of

text: Afghanistan

text: Pashtuns

text: Tajiks

text: and

text: also

text: large

text: number

text: of

text: Hazaras

text: Uzbeks

text: Aimaqs

text: Turkmens

text: Balochs

text: Nuristanis

text: Pashayis

text: Pamiris

text: Arabs

text: and

text: others

text: According

text: to

text: the

text: Encyclopædia

text: Iranica

text: the

text: word

text: Afghan

text: afn

text: in

text: current

text: political

text: usage

text: means

text: any

text: citizen

text: of

text: Afghanistan

text: regardless

text: of

text: their

text: tribal

text: or

text: religious

text: affiliation

text: According

text: to

text: the

text: Constitution

text: of

text: Afghanistan

text: all

text: Afghans

text: are

text: equal

text: in

text: rights

text: and

text: obligations

text: before

text: the

text: law

text: The

text: fourth

text: article

text: of

text: the

text: current

text: Constitution

text: of

text: Afghanistan

text: states

text: that

text: citizens

text: of

text: Afghanistan

text: consist

text: of

text: Pashtuns

text: Tajiks

text: Hazara

text: Uzbek

text: Turkmen

text: Aymaq

text: Arab

text: Baluch

text: Pashayi

text: Nuristani

text: Qezelbash

text: Gujjars

text: Brahui

text: and

text: members

text: of

text: other

text: tribes

text: Afghanistan (Pashto/Dari: , "Afnistn"), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia. It has a population of approximately 32 million, making it the 42nd most populous country in the world. It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east; Iran in the west; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan in the north; and China in the far northeast. Its territory covers , making it the 41st largest country in the world.

text: Afghanistan

text: Pashto

text: Dari

text: Afnistn

text: officially

text: the

text: Islamic

text: Republic

text: of

text: Afghanistan

text: is

text: landlocked

text: country

text: located

text: within

text: South

text: Asia

text: and

text: Central

text: Asia

text: It

text: has

text: population

text: of

text: approximately

text: million

text: making

text: it

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: It

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: Pakistan

text: in

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: east

text: Iran

text: in

text: the

text: west

text: Turkmenistan

text: Uzbekistan

text: and

text: Tajikistan

text: in

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: China

text: in

text: the

text: far

text: northeast

text: Its

text: territory

text: covers

text: making

text: it

text: the

text: largest

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: Balochistan (Balochi, Pashto, , ), is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, located in the southwestern region of the country. Its provincial capital and largest city is Quetta. It shares borders with Punjab and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas to the northeast, Sindh to the southeast, the Arabian Sea to the south, Iran to the west, and Afghanistan to the north.

text: Balochistan

text: Balochi

text: Pashto

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: four

text: provinces

text: of

text: Pakistan

text: located

text: in

text: the

text: southwestern

text: region

text: of

text: the

text: country

text: Its

text: provincial

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: is

text: Quetta

text: It

text: shares

text: borders

text: with

text: Punjab

text: and

text: the

text: Federally

text: Administered

text: Tribal

text: Areas

text: to

text: the

text: northeast

text: Sindh

text: to

text: the

text: southeast

text: the

text: Arabian

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: Iran

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: and

text: Afghanistan

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: Tajikistan (, or ), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ("Çumhuriji Toçikiston"), is a mountainous, landlocked country in Central Asia with an estimated 8 million people in 2013, and an area of . It is bordered by Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east. Pakistan lies to the south, separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor. Traditional homelands of Tajik people included present-day Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.

text: Tajikistan

text: or

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Tajikistan

text: Çumhuriji

text: Toçikiston

text: is

text: mountainous

text: landlocked

text: country

text: in

text: Central

text: Asia

text: with

text: an

text: estimated

text: million

text: people

text: in

text: and

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: It

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: Afghanistan

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: Uzbekistan

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: Kyrgyzstan

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: China

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: Pakistan

text: lies

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: separated

text: by

text: the

text: narrow

text: Wakhan

text: Corridor

text: Traditional

text: homelands

text: of

text: Tajik

text: people

text: included

text: present

text: day

text: Tajikistan

text: Afghanistan

text: and

text: Uzbekistan

text: Peshawar  is the capital of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and also serves as the administrative centre and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Situated in a broad valley near the eastern end of the historic Khyber Pass, close to the border with Afghanistan, Peshawar's recorded history dates back to at least 539 B.C.E., making it the oldest city in Pakistan and one of the oldest in South Asia. Peshawar is the largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and according to the last census is the ninth-largest city of Pakistan.

text: Peshawar

text: is

text: the

text: capital

text: of

text: the

text: Pakistani

text: province

text: of

text: Khyber

text: Pakhtunkhwa

text: and

text: also

text: serves

text: as

text: the

text: administrative

text: centre

text: and

text: economic

text: hub

text: for

text: the

text: Federally

text: Administered

text: Tribal

text: Areas

text: Situated

text: in

text: broad

text: valley

text: near

text: the

text: eastern

text: end

text: of

text: the

text: historic

text: Khyber

text: Pass

text: close

text: to

text: the

text: border

text: with

text: Afghanistan

text: Peshawar

text: 's

text: recorded

text: history

text: dates

text: back

text: to

text: at

text: least

text: B.C.E.

text: making

text: it

text: the

text: oldest

text: city

text: in

text: Pakistan

text: and

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: oldest

text: in

text: South

text: Asia

text: Peshawar

text: is

text: the

text: largest

text: city

text: of

text: Khyber

text: Pakhtunkhwa

text: province

text: and

text: according

text: to

text: the

text: last

text: census

text: is

text: the

text: ninth

text: largest

text: city

text: of

text: Pakistan

text: The Arabian Sea is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by northeastern Somalia and the Arabian Peninsula, and on the east by India. Historically the sea has been known by other names including the Erythraean Sea and the Persian Sea. Its total area is and its maximum depth is . The Gulf of Aden is in the southwest, connecting the Arabian Sea to the Red Sea through the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, and the Gulf of Oman is in the northwest, connecting it to the Persian Gulf.

text: The

text: Arabian

text: Sea

text: is

text: region

text: of

text: the

text: northern

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: bounded

text: on

text: the

text: north

text: by

text: Pakistan

text: and

text: Iran

text: on

text: the

text: west

text: by

text: northeastern

text: Somalia

text: and

text: the

text: Arabian

text: Peninsula

text: and

text: on

text: the

text: east

text: by

text: India

text: Historically

text: the

text: sea

text: has

text: been

text: known

text: by

text: other

text: names

text: including

text: the

text: Erythraean

text: Sea

text: and

text: the

text: Persian

text: Sea

text: Its

text: total

text: area

text: is

text: and

text: its

text: maximum

text: depth

text: is

text: The

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Aden

text: is

text: in

text: the

text: southwest

text: connecting

text: the

text: Arabian

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: Red

text: Sea

text: through

text: the

text: strait

text: of

text: Bab

text: el

text: Mandeb

text: and

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Oman

text: is

text: in

text: the

text: northwest

text: connecting

text: it

text: to

text: the

text: Persian

text: Gulf

text: The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Makran or Sea of Oman ("aldj Umn"; in Balochi:   in "Khaleej Oman") is a strait (and not an actual gulf) that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait of Hormuz, which then runs to the Persian Gulf. It borders Pakistan and Iran on the north, Oman on the south, and the United Arab Emirates on the west.

text: The

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Oman

text: or

text: Sea

text: of

text: Makran

text: or

text: Sea

text: of

text: Oman

text: aldj

text: Umn

text: in

text: Balochi

text: in

text: Khaleej

text: Oman

text: is

text: strait

text: and

text: not

text: an

text: actual

text: gulf

text: that

text: connects

text: the

text: Arabian

text: Sea

text: with

text: the

text: Strait

text: of

text: Hormuz

text: which

text: then

text: runs

text: to

text: the

text: Persian

text: Gulf

text: It

text: borders

text: Pakistan

text: and

text: Iran

text: on

text: the

text: north

text: Oman

text: on

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: the

text: United

text: Arab

text: Emirates

text: on

text: the

text: west

text: The Khyber Pass (elevation: ) is a mountain pass connecting Afghanistan and Pakistan, cutting through the northeastern part of the Spin Ghar mountains. An integral part of the ancient Silk Road, it is one of the oldest known passes in the world. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent and a strategic military location. The summit of the pass is inside Pakistan at Landi Kotal. The Khyber Pass is part of the Asian Highway 1 (AH1). "Khyber" is the Hebrew word for fort.

text: The

text: Khyber

text: Pass

text: elevation

text: is

text: mountain

text: pass

text: connecting

text: Afghanistan

text: and

text: Pakistan

text: cutting

text: through

text: the

text: northeastern

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Spin

text: Ghar

text: mountains

text: An

text: integral

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: ancient

text: Silk

text: Road

text: it

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: oldest

text: known

text: passes

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: Throughout

text: history

text: it

text: has

text: been

text: an

text: important

text: trade

text: route

text: between

text: Central

text: Asia

text: and

text: the

text: Indian

text: Subcontinent

text: and

text: strategic

text: military

text: location

text: The

text: summit

text: of

text: the

text: pass

text: is

text: inside

text: Pakistan

text: at

text: Landi

text: Kotal

text: The

text: Khyber

text: Pass

text: is

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Asian

text: Highway

text: Khyber

text: is

text: the

text: Hebrew

text: word

text: for

text: fort

text: The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA; ) is a semi-autonomous tribal region in northwestern Pakistan, bordering Pakistan's provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan to the east and south, and Afghanistan's provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar, Paktia, Khost and Paktika to the west and north. The Federally Administered Tribal Areas consist of seven tribal agencies (districts) and six frontier regions, and are directly governed by Pakistan's federal government through a special set of laws called the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR).

text: The

text: Federally

text: Administered

text: Tribal

text: Areas

text: FATA

text: is

text: semi

text: autonomous

text: tribal

text: region

text: in

text: northwestern

text: Pakistan

text: bordering

text: Pakistan

text: 's

text: provinces

text: of

text: Khyber

text: Pakhtunkhwa

text: and

text: Balochistan

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: south

text: and

text: Afghanistan

text: 's

text: provinces

text: of

text: Kunar

text: Nangarhar

text: Paktia

text: Khost

text: and

text: Paktika

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: and

text: north

text: The

text: Federally

text: Administered

text: Tribal

text: Areas

text: consist

text: of

text: seven

text: tribal

text: agencies

text: districts

text: and

text: six

text: frontier

text: regions

text: and

text: are

text: directly

text: governed

text: by

text: Pakistan

text: 's

text: federal

text: government

text: through

text: special

text: set

text: of

text: laws

text: called

text: the

text: Frontier

text: Crimes

text: Regulations

text: FCR

text: South Asia or Southern Asia is a term used to represent the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan SAARC countries and, for some authorities, adjoining countries to the west and east. Topographically, it is dominated by the Indian Plate, which rises above sea level as Nepal and northern parts of India situated south of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush. South Asia is bounded on the south by the Indian Ocean and on land (clockwise, from west) by West Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia.

text: South

text: Asia

text: or

text: Southern

text: Asia

text: is

text: term

text: used

text: to

text: represent

text: the

text: southern

text: region

text: of

text: the

text: Asian

text: continent

text: which

text: comprises

text: the

text: sub

text: Himalayan

text: SAARC

text: countries

text: and

text: for

text: some

text: authorities

text: adjoining

text: countries

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: and

text: east

text: Topographically

text: it

text: is

text: dominated

text: by

text: the

text: Indian

text: Plate

text: which

text: rises

text: above

text: sea

text: level

text: as

text: Nepal

text: and

text: northern

text: parts

text: of

text: India

text: situated

text: south

text: of

text: the

text: Himalayas

text: and

text: the

text: Hindu

text: Kush

text: South

text: Asia

text: is

text: bounded

text: on

text: the

text: south

text: by

text: the

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: and

text: on

text: land

text: clockwise

text: from

text: west

text: by

text: West

text: Asia

text: Central

text: Asia

text: East

text: Asia

text: and

text: Southeast

text: Asia

text: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (abbreviated as KP; ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, located in the northwestern region of the country. It was formerly known as North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and commonly called "Sarhad", which in Urdu means "frontier." Its provincial capital and largest city is Peshawar, followed by Mardan. It shares borders with the Federally Administered Tribal Areas to the west; GilgitBaltistan to the northeast; Azad Kashmir, Islamabad and Punjab to the east and southeast. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa "does not" share a border with Balochistan, which lies to its southwest. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also shares an international border with Afghanistan, connected through the Khyber Pass.

text: Khyber

text: Pakhtunkhwa

text: abbreviated

text: as

text: KP

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: four

text: provinces

text: of

text: Pakistan

text: located

text: in

text: the

text: northwestern

text: region

text: of

text: the

text: country

text: It

text: was

text: formerly

text: known

text: as

text: North

text: West

text: Frontier

text: Province

text: NWFP

text: and

text: commonly

text: called

text: Sarhad

text: which

text: in

text: Urdu

text: means

text: frontier

text: Its

text: provincial

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: is

text: Peshawar

text: followed

text: by

text: Mardan

text: It

text: shares

text: borders

text: with

text: the

text: Federally

text: Administered

text: Tribal

text: Areas

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: GilgitBaltistan

text: to

text: the

text: northeast

text: Azad

text: Kashmir

text: Islamabad

text: and

text: Punjab

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: southeast

text: Khyber

text: Pakhtunkhwa

text: does

text: not

text: share

text: border

text: with

text: Balochistan

text: which

text: lies

text: to

text: its

text: southwest

text: Khyber

text: Pakhtunkhwa

text: also

text: shares

text: an

text: international

text: border

text: with

text: Afghanistan

text: connected

text: through

text: the

text: Khyber

text: Pass

text: An Islamic republic is the name given to several states in countries ruled by Islamic laws, including the Islamic Republics of Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, and Mauritania. Pakistan first adopted the title under the constitution of 1956. Mauritania adopted it on 28 November 1958. Iran adopted it after the 1979 Iranian Revolution that overthrew the Pahlavi dynasty. Afghanistan adopted it in 1992 (in 19962001 the Taliban was ruling as an Islamic emirate (monarchy)) upon Jamiat-e Islami seizing capital Kabul from the Communists. Despite the similar name the countries differ greatly in their governments and laws.

text: An

text: Islamic

text: republic

text: is

text: the

text: name

text: given

text: to

text: several

text: states

text: in

text: countries

text: ruled

text: by

text: Islamic

text: laws

text: including

text: the

text: Islamic

text: Republics

text: of

text: Pakistan

text: Iran

text: Afghanistan

text: and

text: Mauritania

text: Pakistan

text: first

text: adopted

text: the

text: title

text: under

text: the

text: constitution

text: of

text: Mauritania

text: adopted

text: it

text: on

text: November

text: Iran

text: adopted

text: it

text: after

text: the

text: Iranian

text: Revolution

text: that

text: overthrew

text: the

text: Pahlavi

text: dynasty

text: Afghanistan

text: adopted

text: it

text: in

text: in

text: the

text: Taliban

text: was

text: ruling

text: as

text: an

text: Islamic

text: emirate

text: monarchy

text: upon

text: Jamiat

text: Islami

text: seizing

text: capital

text: Kabul

text: from

text: the

text: Communists

text: Despite

text: the

text: similar

text: name

text: the

text: countries

text: differ

text: greatly

text: in

text: their

text: governments

text: and

text: laws

question: ethnic_group qamar zaman

answer: pashtun people

text: pashtun people


text: The Gulf of Bothnia is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It is situated between Finland's west coast and Sweden's east coast. In the south of the gulf lie the Åland Islands, between the Sea of Åland and the Archipelago Sea.

text: The

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Bothnia

text: is

text: the

text: northernmost

text: arm

text: of

text: the

text: Baltic

text: Sea

text: It

text: is

text: situated

text: between

text: Finland

text: 's

text: west

text: coast

text: and

text: Sweden

text: 's

text: east

text: coast

text: In

text: the

text: south

text: of

text: the

text: gulf

text: lie

text: the

text: Åland

text: Islands

text: between

text: the

text: Sea

text: of

text: Åland

text: and

text: the

text: Archipelago

text: Sea

text: Norway (; Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Sami: "Norgga"), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a sovereign and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the island Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the Kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land. Until 1814, the Kingdom included the Faroe Islands (since 1035), Greenland (1261), and Iceland (1262). It also included Shetland and Orkney until 1468. It also included the following provinces, now in Sweden: Jämtland, Härjedalen and Bohuslän.

text: Norway

text: Norwegian

text: Bokmål

text: or

text: Nynorsk

text: Sami

text: Norgga

text: officially

text: the

text: Kingdom

text: of

text: Norway

text: is

text: sovereign

text: and

text: unitary

text: monarchy

text: whose

text: territory

text: comprises

text: the

text: western

text: portion

text: of

text: the

text: Scandinavian

text: Peninsula

text: plus

text: the

text: island

text: Jan

text: Mayen

text: and

text: the

text: archipelago

text: of

text: Svalbard

text: The

text: Antarctic

text: Peter

text: Island

text: and

text: the

text: sub

text: Antarctic

text: Bouvet

text: Island

text: are

text: dependent

text: territories

text: and

text: thus

text: not

text: considered

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Kingdom

text: Norway

text: also

text: lays

text: claim

text: to

text: section

text: of

text: Antarctica

text: known

text: as

text: Queen

text: Maud

text: Land

text: Until

text: the

text: Kingdom

text: included

text: the

text: Faroe

text: Islands

text: since

text: Greenland

text: and

text: Iceland

text: It

text: also

text: included

text: Shetland

text: and

text: Orkney

text: until

text: It

text: also

text: included

text: the

text: following

text: provinces

text: now

text: in

text: Sweden

text: Jämtland

text: Härjedalen

text: and

text: Bohuslän

text: A conurbation is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area. In most cases, a conurbation is a polycentric urbanised area, in which transportation has developed to link areas to create a single urban labour market or travel to work area.

text: conurbation

text: is

text: region

text: comprising

text: number

text: of

text: cities

text: large

text: towns

text: and

text: other

text: urban

text: areas

text: that

text: through

text: population

text: growth

text: and

text: physical

text: expansion

text: have

text: merged

text: to

text: form

text: one

text: continuous

text: urban

text: or

text: industrially

text: developed

text: area

text: In

text: most

text: cases

text: conurbation

text: is

text: polycentric

text: urbanised

text: area

text: in

text: which

text: transportation

text: has

text: developed

text: to

text: link

text: areas

text: to

text: create

text: single

text: urban

text: labour

text: market

text: or

text: travel

text: to

text: work

text: area

text: Koskullskulle is a locality situated in Gällivare Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 874 inhabitants in 2010.

text: Koskullskulle

text: is

text: locality

text: situated

text: in

text: Gällivare

text: Municipality

text: Norrbotten

text: County

text: Sweden

text: with

text: inhabitants

text: in

text: Gällivare (or ) is a locality and the seat of Gällivare Municipality in Norrbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 8,449 inhabitants in 2010. The town was founded in the 17th century. Together with nearby towns Malmberget and Koskullskulle it forms a conurbation with some 15,000 inhabitants. This conurbation is the second northernmost significant urban area of Sweden after Kiruna.

text: Gällivare

text: or

text: is

text: locality

text: and

text: the

text: seat

text: of

text: Gällivare

text: Municipality

text: in

text: Norrbotten

text: County

text: province

text: of

text: Lapland

text: Sweden

text: with

text: inhabitants

text: in

text: The

text: town

text: was

text: founded

text: in

text: the

text: century

text: Together

text: with

text: nearby

text: towns

text: Malmberget

text: and

text: Koskullskulle

text: it

text: forms

text: conurbation

text: with

text: some

text: inhabitants

text: This

text: conurbation

text: is

text: the

text: second

text: northernmost

text: significant

text: urban

text: area

text: of

text: Sweden

text: after

text: Kiruna

text: Malmberget ( `` The Ore Mountain '' ) is a locality and mining town situated in Gällivare Municipality , Norrbotten County , Sweden with 5,590 inhabitants in 2010 . It is situated 5 kilometres from the municipal seat Gällivare . Malmberget is known as a major site for the extraction of iron ore from deep mines by the company LKAB . The iron ore mining started in 1741 at the Illuvaara mountain , later known as Gellivare malmberg and eventually just Malmberget . The first train transporting iron ore was loaded in 1888 - this was the beginning of the great iron ore rush which would change the entire area of Northern Lapland . In Malmberget there were lots of job opportunities but no dwellings - a striking resemblance to the conditions during some of the gold rushes in North America . During the first years , workers lived in shacks built from wasted dynamite crates . Right down the centre of Malmberget , the deep mine has reached daylight and thus created a huge hole called Kaptensgropen ( `` The Captain 's Pit '' ) . In March 2012 , Gropen was joined with a new pit resulting from the ' Fabian ' - deposit caving in as planned , and has grown southwards as the deep mining continues , and thus divided the town while making the old town centre uninhabitable and forcing many institutions ( e.g. the two existing cinemas and the church ) to move to the western part of Malmberget or , even more commonly , to the neighbouring town of Gällivare . Today Gropen is being filled up with stone which is dug up as a by - product from the underground mines . Gropen will eventually be filled in , but the uninhabitable area is continually growing as underground mining undermines the area and seismic events caused by the mining regularly shake the remaining parts of Malmberget . The future of Malmberget is currently uncertain , but prospecting by LKAB indicates that even more of Malmberget may have to move in the future . The moving of several large residential houses owned by the mining company , as well as private villas , has been a major issue locally for the past few years . The iron ore extracted from Malmberget is mainly transported by rail southeast to the port of Luleå . ( See Swedish iron ore during World War II ) .

text: Malmberget

text: The

text: Ore

text: Mountain

text: is

text: locality

text: and

text: mining

text: town

text: situated

text: in

text: Gällivare

text: Municipality

text: Norrbotten

text: County

text: Sweden

text: with

text: inhabitants

text: in

text: It

text: is

text: situated

text: kilometres

text: from

text: the

text: municipal

text: seat

text: Gällivare

text: Malmberget

text: is

text: known

text: as

text: major

text: site

text: for

text: the

text: extraction

text: of

text: iron

text: ore

text: from

text: deep

text: mines

text: by

text: the

text: company

text: LKAB

text: The

text: iron

text: ore

text: mining

text: started

text: in

text: at

text: the

text: Illuvaara

text: mountain

text: later

text: known

text: as

text: Gellivare

text: malmberg

text: and

text: eventually

text: just

text: Malmberget

text: The

text: first

text: train

text: transporting

text: iron

text: ore

text: was

text: loaded

text: in

text: this

text: was

text: the

text: beginning

text: of

text: the

text: great

text: iron

text: ore

text: rush

text: which

text: would

text: change

text: the

text: entire

text: area

text: of

text: Northern

text: Lapland

text: In

text: Malmberget

text: there

text: were

text: lots

text: of

text: job

text: opportunities

text: but

text: no

text: dwellings

text: striking

text: resemblance

text: to

text: the

text: conditions

text: during

text: some

text: of

text: the

text: gold

text: rushes

text: in

text: North

text: America

text: During

text: the

text: first

text: years

text: workers

text: lived

text: in

text: shacks

text: built

text: from

text: wasted

text: dynamite

text: crates

text: Right

text: down

text: the

text: centre

text: of

text: Malmberget

text: the

text: deep

text: mine

text: has

text: reached

text: daylight

text: and

text: thus

text: created

text: huge

text: hole

text: called

text: Kaptensgropen

text: The

text: Captain

text: 's

text: Pit

text: In

text: March

text: Gropen

text: was

text: joined

text: with

text: new

text: pit

text: resulting

text: from

text: the

text: Fabian

text: deposit

text: caving

text: in

text: as

text: planned

text: and

text: has

text: grown

text: southwards

text: as

text: the

text: deep

text: mining

text: continues

text: and

text: thus

text: divided

text: the

text: town

text: while

text: making

text: the

text: old

text: town

text: centre

text: uninhabitable

text: and

text: forcing

text: many

text: institutions

text: e.g.

text: the

text: two

text: existing

text: cinemas

text: and

text: the

text: church

text: to

text: move

text: to

text: the

text: western

text: part

text: of

text: Malmberget

text: or

text: even

text: more

text: commonly

text: to

text: the

text: neighbouring

text: town

text: of

text: Gällivare

text: Today

text: Gropen

text: is

text: being

text: filled

text: up

text: with

text: stone

text: which

text: is

text: dug

text: up

text: as

text: by

text: product

text: from

text: the

text: underground

text: mines

text: Gropen

text: will

text: eventually

text: be

text: filled

text: in

text: but

text: the

text: uninhabitable

text: area

text: is

text: continually

text: growing

text: as

text: underground

text: mining

text: undermines

text: the

text: area

text: and

text: seismic

text: events

text: caused

text: by

text: the

text: mining

text: regularly

text: shake

text: the

text: remaining

text: parts

text: of

text: Malmberget

text: The

text: future

text: of

text: Malmberget

text: is

text: currently

text: uncertain

text: but

text: prospecting

text: by

text: LKAB

text: indicates

text: that

text: even

text: more

text: of

text: Malmberget

text: may

text: have

text: to

text: move

text: in

text: the

text: future

text: The

text: moving

text: of

text: several

text: large

text: residential

text: houses

text: owned

text: by

text: the

text: mining

text: company

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: private

text: villas

text: has

text: been

text: major

text: issue

text: locally

text: for

text: the

text: past

text: few

text: years

text: The

text: iron

text: ore

text: extracted

text: from

text: Malmberget

text: is

text: mainly

text: transported

text: by

text: rail

text: southeast

text: to

text: the

text: port

text: of

text: Luleå

text: See

text: Swedish

text: iron

text: ore

text: during

text: World

text: War

text: II

text: Norrbotten County ("Norrbottens län") is the northernmost county or "län" of Sweden. It borders Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf of Bothnia to the southeast. It also borders the counties of Nordland and Troms in Norway to the northwest, and Lapland Province in Finland to the northeast.

text: Norrbotten

text: County

text: Norrbottens

text: län

text: is

text: the

text: northernmost

text: county

text: or

text: län

text: of

text: Sweden

text: It

text: borders

text: Västerbotten

text: County

text: to

text: the

text: southwest

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Bothnia

text: to

text: the

text: southeast

text: It

text: also

text: borders

text: the

text: counties

text: of

text: Nordland

text: and

text: Troms

text: in

text: Norway

text: to

text: the

text: northwest

text: and

text: Lapland

text: Province

text: in

text: Finland

text: to

text: the

text: northeast

text: Nordland is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean (Norwegian Sea) to the west. The county was formerly known as "Nordlandene amt". The county administration is in Bodø. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen has been administered from Nordland since 1995.

text: Nordland

text: is

text: county

text: in

text: Norway

text: in

text: the

text: Northern

text: Norway

text: region

text: bordering

text: Troms

text: in

text: the

text: north

text: Nord

text: Trøndelag

text: in

text: the

text: south

text: Norrbotten

text: County

text: in

text: Sweden

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: Västerbotten

text: County

text: to

text: the

text: southeast

text: and

text: the

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: Norwegian

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: The

text: county

text: was

text: formerly

text: known

text: as

text: Nordlandene

text: amt

text: The

text: county

text: administration

text: is

text: in

text: Bodø

text: The

text: remote

text: Arctic

text: island

text: of

text: Jan

text: Mayen

text: has

text: been

text: administered

text: from

text: Nordland

text: since

text: Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Europe. The southernmost and smallest of the Nordic countries, it is south-west of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. The Kingdom of Denmark is the sovereign state that comprises Denmark proper and two autonomous constituent countries in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Denmark has a total area of , and a population of 5.7 million. The country consists of a peninsula, Jutland, and an archipelago of 443 named islands, with the largest being Zealand and Funen. The islands are characterised by flat, arable land and sandy coasts, low elevation and a temperate climate.

text: Denmark

text: is

text: Scandinavian

text: country

text: in

text: Europe

text: The

text: southernmost

text: and

text: smallest

text: of

text: the

text: Nordic

text: countries

text: it

text: is

text: south

text: west

text: of

text: Sweden

text: and

text: south

text: of

text: Norway

text: and

text: bordered

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: by

text: Germany

text: The

text: Kingdom

text: of

text: Denmark

text: is

text: the

text: sovereign

text: state

text: that

text: comprises

text: Denmark

text: proper

text: and

text: two

text: autonomous

text: constituent

text: countries

text: in

text: the

text: North

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: the

text: Faroe

text: Islands

text: and

text: Greenland

text: Denmark

text: has

text: total

text: area

text: of

text: and

text: population

text: of

text: million

text: The

text: country

text: consists

text: of

text: peninsula

text: Jutland

text: and

text: an

text: archipelago

text: of

text: named

text: islands

text: with

text: the

text: largest

text: being

text: Zealand

text: and

text: Funen

text: The

text: islands

text: are

text: characterised

text: by

text: flat

text: arable

text: land

text: and

text: sandy

text: coasts

text: low

text: elevation

text: and

text: temperate

text: climate

text: Västerbotten, known in English as West Bothnia or Westrobothnia, is a province ("landskap") in the north of Sweden, bordering Ångermanland, Lapland, North Bothnia and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is known for the cheese named after the province.

text: Västerbotten

text: known

text: in

text: English

text: as

text: West

text: Bothnia

text: or

text: Westrobothnia

text: is

text: province

text: landskap

text: in

text: the

text: north

text: of

text: Sweden

text: bordering

text: Ångermanland

text: Lapland

text: North

text: Bothnia

text: and

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Bothnia

text: It

text: is

text: known

text: for

text: the

text: cheese

text: named

text: after

text: the

text: province

text: The city's vicinity shares a long history with the indigenous Sami people, with evidence of at least 6000 years of settlement. The city of Kiruna was founded in 1900 and quickly became a major centre of iron ore extraction and mining industry. During World War II, large quantities of iron were transported from Kiruna by rail to the east coast, and further down to be sold to Germany. Due to Kiruna's position north of the Arctic Circle the city experiences both midnight sun and polar night throughout the year as well as a very cold climate, even by Scandinavian standards.

text: The

text: city

text: 's

text: vicinity

text: shares

text: long

text: history

text: with

text: the

text: indigenous

text: Sami

text: people

text: with

text: evidence

text: of

text: at

text: least

text: years

text: of

text: settlement

text: The

text: city

text: of

text: Kiruna

text: was

text: founded

text: in

text: and

text: quickly

text: became

text: major

text: centre

text: of

text: iron

text: ore

text: extraction

text: and

text: mining

text: industry

text: During

text: World

text: War

text: II

text: large

text: quantities

text: of

text: iron

text: were

text: transported

text: from

text: Kiruna

text: by

text: rail

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: coast

text: and

text: further

text: down

text: to

text: be

text: sold

text: to

text: Germany

text: Due

text: to

text: Kiruna

text: 's

text: position

text: north

text: of

text: the

text: Arctic

text: Circle

text: the

text: city

text: experiences

text: both

text: midnight

text: sun

text: and

text: polar

text: night

text: throughout

text: the

text: year

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: very

text: cold

text: climate

text: even

text: by

text: Scandinavian

text: standards

text: Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: ), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the third-largest country in the European Union by area, with a total population of 10.0 million. Sweden consequently has a low population density of , with the highest concentration in the southern half of the country. Approximately 85% of the population lives in urban areas.

text: Sweden

text: officially

text: the

text: Kingdom

text: of

text: Sweden

text: Swedish

text: is

text: Scandinavian

text: country

text: in

text: Northern

text: Europe

text: It

text: borders

text: Norway

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: and

text: Finland

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: is

text: connected

text: to

text: Denmark

text: in

text: the

text: southwest

text: by

text: bridge

text: tunnel

text: across

text: the

text: Öresund

text: At

text: Sweden

text: is

text: the

text: third

text: largest

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: by

text: area

text: with

text: total

text: population

text: of

text: million

text: Sweden

text: consequently

text: has

text: low

text: population

text: density

text: of

text: with

text: the

text: highest

text: concentration

text: in

text: the

text: southern

text: half

text: of

text: the

text: country

text: Approximately

text: of

text: the

text: population

text: lives

text: in

text: urban

text: areas

text: Västerbotten County ("Västerbottens län") is a county or "län" in the north of Sweden. It borders the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia.

text: Västerbotten

text: County

text: Västerbottens

text: län

text: is

text: county

text: or

text: län

text: in

text: the

text: north

text: of

text: Sweden

text: It

text: borders

text: the

text: counties

text: of

text: Västernorrland

text: Jämtland

text: and

text: Norrbotten

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: the

text: Norwegian

text: county

text: of

text: Nordland

text: and

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Bothnia

text: Troms is a county in Northern Norway. It borders Finnmark county to the northeast and Nordland county in the southwest. Norrbotten Län in Sweden is located to the south and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic Ocean).

text: Troms

text: is

text: county

text: in

text: Northern

text: Norway

text: It

text: borders

text: Finnmark

text: county

text: to

text: the

text: northeast

text: and

text: Nordland

text: county

text: in

text: the

text: southwest

text: Norrbotten

text: Län

text: in

text: Sweden

text: is

text: located

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: further

text: southeast

text: is

text: shorter

text: border

text: with

text: Lapland

text: Province

text: in

text: Finland

text: To

text: the

text: west

text: is

text: the

text: Norwegian

text: Sea

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: Northern Europe is the northern part or region of Europe. Although no definitive borders or definition exists for the term, geographically, Northern Europe may be considered to consist approximately of all of Europe above the 52nd parallel north; which includes (from west to east) most or all of: Iceland, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man, the United Kingdom, the Faroe Islands, the Netherlands, northern Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, northern Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and northwest Russia. However, narrower definitions may also be used based on other geographical factors, such as climate and ecology. Greenland, geographically a part of North America, is politically a part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and may be included depending on the definition.

text: Northern

text: Europe

text: is

text: the

text: northern

text: part

text: or

text: region

text: of

text: Europe

text: Although

text: no

text: definitive

text: borders

text: or

text: definition

text: exists

text: for

text: the

text: term

text: geographically

text: Northern

text: Europe

text: may

text: be

text: considered

text: to

text: consist

text: approximately

text: of

text: all

text: of

text: Europe

text: above

text: the

text: parallel

text: north

text: which

text: includes

text: from

text: west

text: to

text: east

text: most

text: or

text: all

text: of

text: Iceland

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Ireland

text: the

text: Isle

text: of

text: Man

text: the

text: United

text: Kingdom

text: the

text: Faroe

text: Islands

text: the

text: Netherlands

text: northern

text: Germany

text: Denmark

text: Norway

text: Sweden

text: northern

text: Poland

text: Finland

text: Estonia

text: Latvia

text: Lithuania

text: and

text: northwest

text: Russia

text: However

text: narrower

text: definitions

text: may

text: also

text: be

text: used

text: based

text: on

text: other

text: geographical

text: factors

text: such

text: as

text: climate

text: and

text: ecology

text: Greenland

text: geographically

text: part

text: of

text: North

text: America

text: is

text: politically

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Kingdom

text: of

text: Denmark

text: and

text: may

text: be

text: included

text: depending

text: on

text: the

text: definition

text: Norrbotten, known in English as North Bothnia, is a Swedish province ("landskap") in northernmost Sweden. It borders south to Västerbotten, west to Swedish Lapland, and east to Finland.

text: Norrbotten

text: known

text: in

text: English

text: as

text: North

text: Bothnia

text: is

text: Swedish

text: province

text: landskap

text: in

text: northernmost

text: Sweden

text: It

text: borders

text: south

text: to

text: Västerbotten

text: west

text: to

text: Swedish

text: Lapland

text: and

text: east

text: to

text: Finland

text: Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a sovereign state in Northern Europe. A peninsula with the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west, the country has land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east. Estonia is south of the country across the Gulf of Finland. Finland is a Nordic country situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia, which also includes Scandinavia. Finland's population is 5.5 million (2014), staying roughly on the same level over the past two decades. The majority of the population is concentrated in the southern region. In terms of area, it is the eighth largest country in Europe and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union.

text: Finland

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Finland

text: is

text: sovereign

text: state

text: in

text: Northern

text: Europe

text: peninsula

text: with

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Finland

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Bothnia

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: the

text: country

text: has

text: land

text: borders

text: with

text: Sweden

text: to

text: the

text: northwest

text: Norway

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: Russia

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: Estonia

text: is

text: south

text: of

text: the

text: country

text: across

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Finland

text: Finland

text: is

text: Nordic

text: country

text: situated

text: in

text: the

text: geographical

text: region

text: of

text: Fennoscandia

text: which

text: also

text: includes

text: Scandinavia

text: Finland

text: 's

text: population

text: is

text: million

text: staying

text: roughly

text: on

text: the

text: same

text: level

text: over

text: the

text: past

text: two

text: decades

text: The

text: majority

text: of

text: the

text: population

text: is

text: concentrated

text: in

text: the

text: southern

text: region

text: In

text: terms

text: of

text: area

text: it

text: is

text: the

text: eighth

text: largest

text: country

text: in

text: Europe

text: and

text: the

text: most

text: sparsely

text: populated

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: Gällivare Municipality (, or "Váhira gielda") is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is Gällivare. The municipality is the third biggest in Sweden.

text: Gällivare

text: Municipality

text: or

text: Váhira

text: gielda

text: is

text: municipality

text: in

text: Norrbotten

text: County

text: in

text: northern

text: Sweden

text: Its

text: seat

text: is

text: Gällivare

text: The

text: municipality

text: is

text: the

text: third

text: biggest

text: in

text: Sweden

text: Län (Swedish) and lääni (Finnish) refer to the administrative divisions used in Sweden and previously in Finland. The provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010.

text: Län

text: Swedish

text: and

text: lääni

text: Finnish

text: refer

text: to

text: the

text: administrative

text: divisions

text: used

text: in

text: Sweden

text: and

text: previously

text: in

text: Finland

text: The

text: provinces

text: of

text: Finland

text: were

text: abolished

text: on

text: January

text: Scandinavia is a historical and cultural region in Northern Europe characterized by a common ethnocultural North Germanic heritage and mutually intelligible North Germanic languages.

text: Scandinavia

text: is

text: historical

text: and

text: cultural

text: region

text: in

text: Northern

text: Europe

text: characterized

text: by

text: common

text: ethnocultural

text: North

text: Germanic

text: heritage

text: and

text: mutually

text: intelligible

text: North

text: Germanic

text: languages

text: The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million. The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states. EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services, and capital within the internal market, enact legislation in justice and home affairs, and maintain common policies on trade, agriculture, fisheries, and regional development. Within the Schengen Area, passport controls have been abolished. A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002, and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency.

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question: instance_of malmberget

answer: urban area of sweden

text: urban area of sweden