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Political geography examines the geographical factors involved in politics as well as the political factors involved in geography, such as the creation and development of countries. Explore this timely and fascinating topic.

Compulsory Voting
Australia's 75-year-old compulsory voting system requires that people show up to their polling place on election day.

Countries That Do Not Have Diplomatic Relations with the United States
The eight countries that the U.S. does not have official diplomatic relatons with.

Countries With Multiple Capitals and Countries That Have Moved Their Capital
Find out which countries maintain more than one capital and the countries that have recently moved their capitals to a new location.

Geopolitik (Geopolitics)
The pseudo-science of geopolitics gained credibility in Nazi Germany.

Gerrymandering
Learn how gerrymandering makes the reapportionment and redistricting of congressional districts unfair.

How Many Countries Are in the World?
Find out the answer to this intriguing question.

Independence Movements & Secession
Independence and secession movements are common around the world. Discover more information from the official sites of many of these movements and find out about quasi-States.

International Conflict
Resources about conflict between countries, boundary disputes, terrorism, and more.

International Organizations
The international organizations that try to help make the world run more smoothly.

New Countries
A comprehensive listing of the over two dozen new countries created in the 1990s.

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