This country is the largest supplier of cocoa beans worldwide. It also has a coastline rich in tropical fish, coral reefs, sharks, and sea-bed creatures including the loggerhead turtle, which is found nesting and foraging on the shores. To protect these creatures, the country has taken the lead in declaring its first protected marine area. This is a move rarely seen in African nations and may help to set the standard in the region. 

·      00:00 – Intro 

·      02:21 – Bare Bones

·      03:34 – Heart of the Nation

·      59:20 – Who Is?

·      01:02:33 – Who Would’ve Thought?

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The Congo Basin rainforest is the second largest rainforest in the world. Conservation of these tropical rainforests is vital to the global climate. Republic of the Congo has one of the largest areas of tropical peatlands, a fragile ecosystem which removes carbon from the atmosphere and stores it. This helps to slow global warming. It is the 3rd largest producer of oil in Sub Sahara Africa and is rich in mineral resources that are largely untapped. 

·      00:00 – Intro 

·      01:04 – Bare Bones

·      02:34 – Heart of the Nation

·      00:41:25 – Who Is?

·      00:43:58 – Who Would’ve Thought?

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Costa Rica is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world and has designated over 25 percent of its land area as protected via national parks and reserves. It has a very high literacy rate at 97%. It is also considered one of the happiest places in the world and one of the healthiest. 

·      00:00 – Intro 

·      00:50 – Bare Bones

·      02:44 – Heart of the Nation

·      01:13:32 – Who Is?

·      01:19:47 – Who Would’ve Thought?

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country with the natural resources to be one of the world’s richest countries but is among the world’s 5 poorest. It has nearly half of the world’s cobalt supply, used in producing lithium-ion batteries that drive electric vehicles. Because of this DR Congo has been called “the Saudi Arabia of the electric vehicle age.” Unfortunately, political violence has overshadowed its history for decades and has had in operation since 1999 the largest and most expensive UN peacekeeping mission in the world.

·      00:00 – Intro 

·      01:08 – Bare Bones

·      02:54 – Heart of the Nation

·      01:23:03 – Who Is?

·      01:29:24 – Who Would’ve Thought?

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Comoros is an archipelago formed by 4 main volcanic islands, and many smaller ones. The plants here are so fragrant that the islands are often referred to as “the perfumed islands.” One plant contributing to this is the ylang-ylang flower, from which essential oils are extracted and used for perfume production. It is the second largest producer of vanilla, and a major producer of cloves. 

·      00:00 – Intro 

·      00:57 – Bare Bones

·      02:43 – Heart of the Nation

·      0:58:52 – Who Is?

·      01:02:09 – Who Would’ve Thought?

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Colombia is often synonymous with the mythical city, El Dorado. It could also easily be called the Land of Coffee, in fact it includes a vast area of mountainous ranges called exactly that. This landscape has been declared the “Coffee Cultural Landscape” by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. It is third in terms of highest coffee production in the world. There is so much more than coffee. It is one of the 17 mega-diverse countries and has a highly diverse geography including the rugged Andes Mountains and sub-tropical rainforests. 

·      00:00 – Intro 

·      01:10 – Bare Bones

·      02:59 – Heart of the Nation

·      01:30:53 – Who Is?

·      01:40:35 – Who Would’ve Thought?

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China is full of iconic features: The Great Wall, Pandas, Mahjong, Karaoke, Peking Man, Hong Kong, Shar-peis, Dragons, and Dynasties. It’s also the birthplace of paper, the compass, fireworks, gunpowder, printing, the seismoscope, the kite, tea, and much more. Learn how this country functions with the largest population in the world.

·      00:26 – Intro 

·      01:00 – Heart of the Nation (Culture through Travel)

·      01:05:23 – Who Is?

·      01:12:42 – Who Would’ve Thought?



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China is full of iconic features: The Great Wall, Pandas, Mahjong, Karaoke, Peking Man, Hong Kong, Shar-peis, Dragons, and Dynasties. It’s also the birthplace of paper, the compass, fireworks, gunpowder, printing, the seismoscope, the kite, tea, and much more. Learn how this country functions with the largest population in the world.

·      00:00 – Intro 

·      01:00 – Bare Bones

·      02:38 – Heart of the Nation (Geography/Climate through Etiquette)

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If you like Geoglyphs, or figures drawn in the landscape, the largest prehistoric human-like geoglyph, known as the Atacama Giant, is found in Chile. This country also has the oldest known site of human habitation in the Americas dating to as early as 16,500 BC. It is known as the country with the highest recorded number of UFO sightings and the government has launched a committee to study these sightings. Chile holds the record for the biggest earthquake ever recorded on earth, measuring 9.5 on the Richter scale, which hit the country in 1960.

·      00:00 – Intro 

·      01:10 – Bare Bones

·      02:35 – Heart of the Nation

·      01:40:43 – Who Is?

·      01:52:02 – Who Would’ve Thought?

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Chad is home to 2 UNESCO World Heritage sites. One is the Lakes of Ounianga, consisting of 18 lakes featuring different colors of water due to the chemical composition. These are found in the Sahara Desert and are supplied by so-called underground fossil water. The second is the Ennedi Massif with some of the most beautiful and unusual rock formations in the world. These are large stone arches and jagged rock that appear as natural works of art rising from the sand. It is also one of the poorest countries in the world and has been struggling with rebel and terrorist-led insurgencies for decades. 

·      00:00 – Intro 

·      01:13 – Bare Bones

·      02:50 – Heart of the Nation

·      01:08:27 – Who Is?

·      01:08:44 – Who Would’ve Thought?

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