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Andorra is a landlocked country in Southern Europe where Catalan is the official language. Its capital is Andorra la Vella and its currency is the euro.
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Malawi
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Malawi is a landlocked country in East Africa. Lilongwe, English, Chewa and the kwacha offer four starting points for getting your bearings.
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Honduras
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Honduras is in Central America. Tegucigalpa is its capital, and Spanish and the Honduran lempira are practical starting points for getting your bearings.
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A first point of reference for locating Czechia in Central Europe and identifying its capital, languages and currency.
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Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia. These basic facts help you place it on the map and identify what to check before travelling.
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Fiji is in Melanesia, in Oceania. Suva, its three recorded languages and the Fijian dollar offer useful starting points for planning a trip.
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