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Australia

It has a population of 25 million people.

Due to the vast uninhabited area of the country, the population density is only 3,3 people per kilometer.

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan was the site of ambitious Soviet projects such as the Semey nuclear laboratories, nuclear weapons testing, the Baikonur cosmodrome, and the development of uninhabited territories.

The Baikonur Cosmodrome was established in 1955 as a spacecraft launch site. The cosmodrome is the oldest and largest of its kind in the world.

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Portugal

Portugal has the fifth largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in Europe, the third largest in the European Union, and the twentieth largest in the world.

This is a maritime zone in which the Portuguese have special rights to explore and exploit marine resources. It covers 1.727.408 square kilometers.

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Peru

Peru borders five countries and the ocean.

In the north, it borders Ecuador and Colombia, in the east with Brazil and Bolivia, in the south with Chile, and in the west with the Pacific Ocean.

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Switzerland

Switzerland is divided into three main zones: the Alps, the Swiss Plateau, and the Jura Mountains.

The Swiss Alps cover the southern part of the country - about 60%, the Swiss Plateau 30%, and the Jura 10% of the country's area.

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Germany

One-third of Germany is covered in forests.

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Switzerland

Five Swiss cities were among the ten European cities with the highest cocaine use (as measured in sewage).

14% of men and 6.5% of women aged 20-24 reported having used cannabis in the last 30 days - it is illegal in Switzerland, although minor possession was decriminalized with a fine in 2012.

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