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Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked Central Asian republic that contains many of the Silk Road's most legendary cities — Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva — with their iconic blue-tiled madrasas and minarets.
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Vanuatu
Vanuatu is a Y-shaped chain of 83 volcanic islands in the South Pacific, north-east of Australia, with the active Mount Yasur volcano — among the world's most accessible — and a strong indigenous custom culture.
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Vatican City
Vatican City is the world's smallest sovereign state, a walled enclave inside Rome and the spiritual headquarters of the global Roman Catholic Church under the Pope.
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Venezuela
Venezuela is a northern South American country on the Caribbean, holder of the world's largest proven oil reserves, with Angel Falls — the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall — and a recent severe economic crisis.
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Vietnam
Vietnam is a long, slender Southeast Asian country running 1,650 km along the South China Sea, from the Red River delta to the Mekong, with a 1,000-year history of resistance to foreign rule.
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Western Sahara
Western Sahara is a disputed Saharan territory on Africa's north-west Atlantic coast, claimed by both the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Morocco, with a long Atlantic coastline and Saharan interior.
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Yemen
Yemen sits at the south-western tip of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Saudi Arabia and Oman, with a heritage including the legendary Queen of Sheba's kingdom and the high-rise mud-brick towers of Shibam.
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Zambia
Zambia is a landlocked southern African country famous for the Zambian half of Victoria Falls, the Zambezi River, the Copperbelt's mineral wealth, and excellent walking-safari national parks.
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked southern African nation famous for the medieval ruins of Great Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwean half of Victoria Falls, and the granite kopjes of the Matobo Hills.