1. For each of the 3 countries, give the following information:
a) location/the countries that share its borders
b) the religious breakdown of the population
c) the type of government
d) the chief of state (and head of government if different) [If monarch or dictator, since what date has he/she ruled? - include name of heir apparent for monarch]
e) the population

[Find the answers at the CIA World FactBook website. For each country, answers can be found under the "Geography" "People" and "Government" headings.  Go to worldatlas.com for a list of continents.]

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2. For POLAND:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) Poland loaned the barrack to the U.S. Holocaust Museum in 1989 for 20 years.  Polish law requires the museum to return the barrack to Poland.  Should the museum comply?  Explain your answer.

3. For RUSSIA:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) Vladimir Putin was an officer in the KGB (Russian secret police) from 1975-1992. He served as president for 2 terms (from 2000-2008). Due to constitutionally mandated term limits, he was ineligible to run for a third consecutive presidential term in 2008. After the victory of his successor Dmitry Medvedev (whom he had chosen for the office) in the 2008 presidential elections, he was nominated by Medvedev to be Russia's Prime Minister.  Putin is now again eligible to run for president. Protests against his candidacy began in December following a parliamentary election that saw widespread vote rigging to boost the results for Mr. Putin's party, and also because of general opposition to his once more becoming president.  Why are Russians so opposed to Mr. Putin again becoming president?

4. For COLOMBIA:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) Who considers FARC a terrorist organization?