1. Monaco Category: People - Birth rate (births/1,000 population): 9.09 births/1,000 population (2008 estimate)


2. United Kingdom Category: Transportation - Merchant marine: total: 518; by type: bulk carrier 33, cargo 67, carrier 5, chemical tanker 61, container 180, liquefied gas 18, passenger 10, passenger/cargo 67, petroleum tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 12, roll on/roll off 24, vehicle carrier 18; foreign-owned: 264 (Cyprus 2, Denmark 62, Finland 1, France 23, Germany 76, Hong Kong 2, Ireland 1, Italy 5, Japan 4, NZ 1, Norway 31, South Africa 3, Spain 1, Sweden 17, Switzerland 1, Taiwan 11, Turkey 2, UAE 9, US 12); registered in other countries: 391 (Algeria 11, Antigua and Barbuda 9, Argentina 4, Australia 5, Bahamas 56, Barbados 9, Belize 5, Bermuda 3, Brunei 1, Cape Verde 1, Cayman Islands 3, Cyprus 19, Gibraltar 2, Greece 32, Hong Kong 39, India 2, Italy 7, South Korea 1, Liberia 20, Luxembourg 8, Malta 19, Marshall Islands 18, Netherlands 2, Norway 5, Panama 59, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14, Sierra Leone 2, Singapore 17, Slovakia 1, Spain 5, Sweden 2, Thailand 5, Tonga 1, US 1) (2008)


3. Uzbekistan Category: People - Languages (%): Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%


4. Pakistan Category: Military - Military branches: Army (includes National Guard), Navy (includes Marines and Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya) (2008)


5. Morocco Category: Economy - Inflation rate (consumer prices) (%): 4.6% (2008 estimate)

Ireland Facts Info Stuff (IE):

1. Arctic Ocean Category: Geography - Coastline (km): 45,389 km


2. Jarvis Island Category: Geography - Irrigated land (sq km): 0 sq km


3. Togo Category: Geography - Elevation extremes (m): lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m; highest point: Mont Agou 986 m


4. Vanuatu Category: Geography - Elevation extremes (m): lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m; highest point: Tabwemasana 1,877 m


5. Liechtenstein Category: Economy - Industrial production growth rate (%): NA%

1. Atlantic Ocean Category: Geography - Geography - note: major chokepoints include the Dardanelles, Strait of Gibraltar, access to the Panama and Suez Canals; strategic straits include the Strait of Dover, Straits of Florida, Mona Passage, The Sound (Oresund), and Windward Passage; the Equator divides the Atlantic Ocean into the North Atlantic Ocean and South Atlantic Ocean


2. Estonia Category: Military - Military service age and obligation (years of age): compulsory military service for men between 19 and 28; conscription lasts 11 months for junior NCOs and reserve platoon leaders; reserve officers and designated specialists have a different conscript service obligation; Estonia has committed to retaining conscription for men up to 2010 and, unlike Latvia and Lithuania, has no plan to transition to a contract armed forces; 17 years of age for volunteers; reserve commitment up to the age of 60 (2006)


3. Romania Category: Economy - Electricity - consumption (kWh): 48.43 billion kWh (2006 estimate)


4. Slovakia Category: Government - Government type: parliamentary democracy


5. Sao Tome and Principe Category: Economy - Natural gas - consumption (cu m): 0 cu m (2007 estimate)