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– 2006 World Cup: June 9 to July 9 – 
| Country ⁄ {Continent} |
Abbrv { } |
Capital |
Language |
Area (Km2) |
Population (millions) |
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| Angola {Af} |
ANG |
Luanda |
Portuguese |
1 246 700 |
14.1  |
| Argentina {SA} |
ARG |
Buenos Aires |
Spanish |
2 780 092 |
39.5  |
| Australia {Oc} |
AUS |
Canberra |
English |
7 682 300 |
20.0  |
| Brazil {SA} |
BRA |
Brasília |
Portuguese |
8 547 403 |
185.1  |
| Costa Rica {CA} |
CRC |
San José |
Spanish |
51 100 |
4.3  |
| Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) {Af} |
CIV |
Yamoussoukro {•} |
French |
322 463 |
17.2  |
| Croatia {Eu} |
CRO |
Zagreb |
Croatian |
56 583 |
4.4  |
| Czech Republic {Eu} |
CZE |
Prague |
Czech |
78 864 |
10.2  |
| Ecuador {SA} |
ECU |
Quito |
Spanish |
283 561 |
13.3  |
| England {Eu} |
ENG |
London |
English |
244 820 |
60.4  |
| France {Eu} |
FRA |
Paris |
French |
543 965 |
60.6  |
| Germany {Eu} |
GER |
Berlin |
German |
356 733 |
82.5  |
| Ghana {Af} |
GHA |
Accra |
English {º} |
238 583 |
21.0  |
| Iran {As*} |
IRN |
Tehran |
Persian |
1 648 196 |
68.0  |
Italy {Eu}    |
ITA |
Rome |
Italian |
301 302 |
57.3 |
| Japan {As} |
JPN |
Tokyo |
Japanese |
372 819 |
127.8  |
| Korea Republic (Sth.K.) {As} |
KOR |
Seoul |
Korean |
99 237 |
48.3  |
| Mexico {NA} |
MEX |
Mexico City |
Spanish |
1 972 547 |
104.9  |
| Netherlands (Holland) {Eu} |
NED |
Amsterdam |
Dutch |
41 526 |
16.4  |
| Paraguay {SA} |
PAR |
Asunción |
Spanish |
406 752 |
6.3  |
| Poland {Eu} |
POL |
Warsaw |
Polish |
312 685 |
38.6  |
| Portugal {Eu} |
POR |
Lisbon |
Portuguese |
91 985 |
10.5  |
| Saudi Arabia {As*} |
KSA |
Riyadh |
Arabic |
2 153 168 |
24.9  |
Serbia and Montenegro {Eu} |
SCG |
Belgrade |
Serbian |
102 173 |
10.8  |
| Spain {Eu} |
ESP |
Madrid |
Spanish |
505 954 |
41.3  |
| Sweden {Eu} |
SWE |
Stockholm |
Swedish |
449 964 |
9.0  |
| Switzerland {Eu} |
SUI |
Bern |
pls.see below |
41 285 |
7.4  |
| Togo {Af} |
TOG |
Lome |
French {º} |
56 785 |
5.6  |
| Trinidad and Tobago {CA} |
TRI |
Port-of-Spain |
English |
5 123 |
1.3  |
| Tunisia {Af} |
TUN |
Tunis |
Arabic |
163 610 |
10.0  |
| Ukraine {Eu} |
UKR |
Kiev |
Ukrainian |
603 700 |
48.2  |
| United States {NA} |
USA |
Washington D.C. |
English |
9 372 614 |
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Pls. Note: Though the above data has been verified, as it includes approximations,
it should not be directly used for academic (school) purposes without a further check.
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Language |
Area |
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 South Africa {Af} |
RSA |
Pretoria {•} |
English {º} |
1 221 037 |
47.4  |
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{} Abbreviations used by FIFA, as well as in this eBook (to table top)
Côte d'Ivoire – capital: Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (former capital & unofficially retains role of "cultural capital," as it remains the largest city) (to table top) England – data refers to the whole United Kingdom, not exclusively England (pls. see map & remark on England⁄United Kingdom) (to table top)
Switzerland – languages: German, French, Italian, Rumantsch (to table top)
Serbia and Montenegro – 
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– undergoing the process of becoming two separate nations (further information); so, here's related individual data: Montenegro's population of 0.6 million inhabitants, included in the above count, occupies an area of 13 812 square Km, out of the above given joint Serbian and Montenegrin territories, Montenegro's capital being Podgorica, the former Serbia and Montenegro Judicial Capital. Their official language remains Serbian (despite a rather controversial claim that the Ijekavian-Štokavian dialect spoken in Montenegro should constitute a Montenegrin language on its own). Serbia's population, in turn, which has surpassed 7.5 million inhabitants (the figure excluding Kosovo's approximate 2 million), spreading over an area of 88 361 square Km, also retains Serbian as the official language; Belgrade (the former Serbia and Montenegro Executive and Legislative Capital) remains the Serbian capital. (to table top)
Ghana & Togo – English & French, respectively: official and the language of commerce; African languages & dialects commonly also spoken locally. (to table top)
South Africa – main languages spoken, in addition to English: Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana, and Venda.
South Africa's largest city is Johannesburg. Cape Town is the Legislative Capital, Pretoria is the Administrative Capital, and Bloemfontein is the Judicial Capital. (More on South Africa: below) (to table top)
Listen to⁄download the National Anthems for all World Cup Nations (available, as well: all the respective lyrics, in addition to sheet music, in most cases). (to table top)
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