This state capital was founded in 1819 from 2 towns: East Alabama & New Philadelphia
It takes up an entire continent
An island, it's the world's northernmost "I" country
They're the only 2 "I" countries to border each other
One of this country's driest regions is the Negev Desert, with an annual rainfall of usually less than 10 inches
Its ethnic groups include the Dayaks on Borneo, the Toraja on Sulawesi & some Papuan groups on Irian Jaya
In 1998 Pope John Paul II concluded his visit to this country with a mass at the Plaza de la Revolucion
Its national anthem, "San-Min-Chu-I", was co-written by Dr. Sun Yat-sen
"Please, Sir, I want" this Polynesian island that dropped "Western" from its name in 1997
The Mozambique Channel separates this island nation from the African mainland