10. Countries: In this country, in 2004, 84.7% of the population over age 15 was literate, the average life expectancy was 67.63 years, there were 31 administrative provinces and one district, and 25 broadcast television stations.
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Answer:
Dominican Republic
Denmark is a peninsular country with many islands, essentially pointing from northern Europe to Scandinavia, with which it is traditionally associated. A portion of its arable land has been salvaged from the sea by a series of dikes. Its population (2004 estimated) of 5,413,392 live to an average age of 77.44 years, and virtually 100% of those over age 15 are literate. A constitutional monarchy with its capital at Copenhagen, this member of the European Union has a thriving economy; it is a net exporter of food, and has a balance of trade surplus (2004 figures). It is also famous as the land of the Vikings and windmills.
Djibouti had a 2004 estimated population of 466,900 and an average life expectancy of only 43.12 years. Lying between Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia, until 1977 it was known as the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas. The literacy rate for the over-15s is 67.9%. The capital city, also called Djibouti, houses two thirds of the total population; the country is a free trade zone for northeast Africa, but has little natural resources or industry.
Dominica, an island in the Caribbean, was the last to be colonized by Europe. Its indigenous people, the Caribs, were noted warriors. Its total area is 754 square kilometers, and is mostly mountainous. Its 69,278 people (2004 estimate) have an average life expectancy of 74.38 years, and 94% of those over age 15 are literate. Bananas are its main crop, while tourism suffers for lack of beaches and an international airport.
The Dominican Republic has a 2004 estimated population of 8,833,634. It covers two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, sharing the island with Haiti; Columbus found and claimed the island on his first voyage to the New World in 1492. The climate is tropical, the terrain is mountainous, and the island is a frequent target for hurricanes. It has a large tourist industry, as well as growing sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa and other crops.