Image Credit: http://www.afrik-cuisine.com

Benin

Located: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo

Area: 112,622 sq km

Climate: Tropical; Hot, humid in south; Semiarid in north

Ethnic Groups: Fon, Adja, Yoruba, Bariba, Peulh, Ottamari, Yoa-Lokpa, Dendi, and Europeans

Languages: French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), and tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)

Population: 9,598,787

Agricultural Products: Cotton, corn, cassava (manioc), yams, beans, palm oil, peanuts, cashews, and livestock

Exports: Cotton, cashews, shea butter, textiles, palm products, and seafood

Export Partners: India, China, Indonesia, Niger, Singapore, and Nigeria

Imports: Foodstuffs, capital goods, and petroleum products

Import Partners: China, France, UK, US, India, Netherlands, and Belgium

Frites d'Igname

Geographic Representation: Africa, West

Dish Category: G/V1/V2

Image Credit: http://www.jasnaskitchencreations.blogspot.com

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Located: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia

Area: 51,197 sq km

Climate: Hot summers and cold winters; Areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; Mild, rainy winters along coast

Ethnic Groups: Bosniak, Serb, and Croat

Languages: Bosnian (official), Croatian (official), and Serbian

Population: 3,879,296

Agricultural Products: Wheat, corn, fruits, vegetables, and livestock

Exports: Metals, clothing, and wood products

Export Partners: Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, Germany, and Austria

Imports: Machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, and foodstuffs

Import Partners: Croatia, Germany, Slovenia, Italy, Russia, Austria, and Hungary

Bosanski Lonac

Geographic Representation: Europe, South

Dish Category: G

Image Credit: http://www.pinkbites.com

Brazil

Located: Eastern South America, along the border of the Atlantic Ocean

Area: 8,514,877 sq km

Climate: Mostly tropical, but temperate in south

Ethnic Groups: White, Mulatto (mixed white and black), black, Japanese, Arab, and Amerindian

Languages: Portuguese (official and most widely spoken); Less common languages include: Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages

Population: 199,321,413

Agricultural Products: Coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa, citrus, and beef

Exports: Transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee and autos

Export Partners: China, US, Argentina, Netherlands, and Germany

Imports: Machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical products, oil, and electronics

Import Partners: US, China, Argentina, Germany, and South Korea

Doce de Abóbora com Coco

Geographic Representation: Americas, South

Dish Category: G/V1/V2

Image Credit: http://www.whats4eats.com

Canada

Located: Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US.

Area: 9,984,670 sq km

Climate: Varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north

Ethnic Groups: British Isles origin, French origin, other European, Amerindian, Asian, African, Arab, and mixed background

Languages: English (official), and French (official)

Population: 34,300,083

Agricultural Products: Wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, fish, and forest products

Exports: Motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment, chemicals, plastics, fertilizers, wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, and aluminum

Export Partners: US and UK

Imports: Machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil, chemicals, electricity, and durable consumer goods

Import Partners: US, China, and Mexico

Tire d'Érable (sur la Glace)

Geographic Representation: Americas, North

Dish Category: G/V1/V2

Image Credit: http://scandinavianfood.about.com

Denmark

Located: Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes several major islands (Sjaelland, Fyn, and Bornholm)

Area: 43,094 sq km

Climate: Temperate; Humid and overcast; Mild, windy winters and cool summers

Ethnic Groups: Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali

Languages: Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority), and English (predominate second language)

Population: 5,543,453

Agricultural Products: Barley, wheat, potatoes, sugar beets, pork, dairy products, and fish

Exports: Machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, and windmills

Export Partners: Germany, Sweden, UK, Norway, US, Netherlands, and France

Imports: Machinery and equipment, raw materials and semimanufactures for industry, chemicals, grain and foodstuffs, and consumer goods

Import Partners: Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, UK, China, and Norway

Rødgrød med Fløde

Geographic Representation: Europe, North

Dish Category: G/V1

Image Credit: http://www.thatsdominican.com

Dominican Republic

Located: Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti

Area: 48,670 sq km

Climate: Tropical maritime; Little seasonal temperature variation; Seasonal variation in rainfall

Ethnic Groups: Mixed, White, and Black

Languages: Spanish (official)

Population: 10,088,598

Agricultural Products: Sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas, cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef, and eggs

Exports: Ferronickel, sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, meats, and consumer goods

Export Partners: US and Haiti

Imports: Foodstuffs, petroleum, cotton and fabrics, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals

Import Partners: US, Venezuela, Mexico, and China

Mangu

Geographic Representation: Caribbean

Dish Category: G

Image Credit: http://mideastfood.about.com

Egypt

Located: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula

Area: 1,001,450 sq km

Climate: Desert; Hot, dry summers with moderate winters

Ethnic Groups: Egyptian

Languages: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes

Population: 83,688,164

Agricultural Products: Cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables, cattle, water buffalo, sheep, and goats

Exports: Crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals, and processed food

Export Partners: Italy, India, Saudi Arabia, US, Turkey, Spain, and France

Imports: Machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, wood products, and fuels

Import Partners: US, Germany, Italy, Kuwait, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia

Falafel

Geographic Representation: Africa, North/Middle

Dish Category: G/V1/V2

Image Credit: http://www.pupusasrecipe.com

El Salvador

Located: Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras

Area: 21,041 sq km

Climate: Tropical; Rainy season (May to October); Dry season (November to April); Tropical on coast; Temperate in uplands

Ethnic Groups: Mestizo, white, and Amerindian

Languages: Spanish (official), and Nahua (among some Amerindians)

Population: 6,090,646

Agricultural Products: Coffee, sugar, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton, sorghum, beef, and dairy products

Exports: Offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity, and iron and steel manufactures

Export Partners: US, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Germany

Imports: Raw materials, consumer goods, capital goods, fuels, foodstuffs, petroleum, and electricity

Import Partners: US, Guatemala, Mexico, and China

Pupusas

Geographic Representation: Africa, North / Middle East

Dish Category: G

Image Credit: http://elyanigunadi.blogspot.com

Indonesia

Located: Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

Area: 1,904,569 sq km

Climate: Tropical; Hot, humid; More moderate in highlands

Ethnic Groups: Javanese, Sundanese, Madurese, Minangkabau, Betawi, Bugis, Banten, and Banjar

Languages: Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, and local dialects (of which the most widely spoken is Javanese)

Population: 248,645,008

Agricultural Products: Rice, cassava (manioc), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra, poultry, beef, pork, and eggs

Exports: Oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, and rubber

Export Partners: Japan, China, Singapore, US, South Korea, India, and Malaysia

Imports: Machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, and foodstuffs

Import Partners: China, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, US, Thailand, and Malaysia

Telur Balado

Geographic Representation: Asia, South-East

Dish Category: G/V1

Image Credit: http://www.gather.com

Ireland

Located: Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain

Area: 70,273 sq km

Climate: Temperate maritime; Modified by North Atlantic Current; Mild winters, cool summers; Consistently humid; Overcast about half the time

Ethnic Groups: Irish, other white, Asian, black, mixed

Languages: English (official, the language generally used), and Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official, spoken mainly in areas along the western coast)

Population: 4,722,028

Agricultural Products: Barley, potatoes, wheat, beef, and dairy products

Exports: Machinery and equipment, computers, chemicals, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, food products, and animal products

Export Partners: US, UK, Belgium, Germany, France, and Switzerland

Imports: Data processing equipment, other machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum and petroleum products, textiles, and clothing

Import Partners: UK, US, Germany, and Netherlands

Soda Bread

Geographic Representation: Europe, North

Dish Category: V1

Image Credit: http://theshiksa.com

Israel

Located: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon

Area: 20,770 sq km

Climate: Temperate; Hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas

Ethnic Groups: Jewish (of which Israel-born, Europe/America-born, Africa-born, and Asia-born), and non-Jewish (mostly Arab)

Languages: Hebrew (official), Arabic (used officially for Arab minority), and English (most commonly used foreign language)

Population: 7,590,758

Agricultural Products: Citrus, vegetables, cotton, beef, poultry, and dairy products

Exports: Machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, and textiles and apparel

Export Partners: US, Hong Kong, Belgium, UK, India, and China

Imports: Raw materials, military equipment, investment goods, rough diamonds, fuels, grain, and consumer goods

Import Partners: US, China, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy

Bourekas

Geographic Representation: Asia, West/Middle

Dish Category: V1

Image Credit: http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/japchae

Korea (North/South)

Located: Eastern Asia, northern part of Korean Peninsula, between South Korea and China. / Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea.

Area: 120,538 sq km/ 99,720 sq km

Climate: temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer

Ethnic Groups: racially homogenous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese / homogenous, except for about 20,000 Chinese

Languages: Korean / Korean, English

Population: 24,589,122 / 48,860,500

Agricultural Products: rice, corn, potatoes, soybeans, pulses; cattle, pigs, pork, eggs / rice, root crops, barley, vegetables, fruit; cattle, pigs, chickens, milk, eggs; fish

Exports: minerals, metallurgical products, manufactures, textiles, agricultural and fishery products / semiconductors, wireless telecommunications equipment, motor vehicles, computers, steel, ships, petrochemicals

Export Partners: China, South Korea, India / China, Japan

Imports: petroleum, coking coal, machinery, equipment, textiles, grain / machinery, electronics and electronic equipment, oil, steel, transport equipment, organic chemicals, plastics

Import Partners: China, South Korea, European Union / China, Japan, US, Saudi Arabia, Australia

Japachae

Geographic Representation: Asia, East 

Dish Category: V1/V2

Image Credit: http://www.mongolfood.info/en/recipes/buuz.html

Mongolia

Located: Northern Asia, between China and Russia

Area: 1,564,116 sq km

Climate: desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)

Ethnic Groups: Mongol, Turkic, Other (including Chinese and Russian)

Languages: Khalkha Mongol, Turkic, Russian

Population: 3,179,997

Agricultural Products: wheat, barley, vegetables, forage crops; sheep, goats, cattle, camels, horses

Exports: copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals coal, crude oil

Export Partners: China, Canada

Imports: machinery, equipment, fuel, cars, food products, industrial consumer goods, chemicals, building materials, cigarettes and tobacco, appliances, soap and detergent

Import Partners: China, Russia, South Korea, Japan, US

Buuz - Бууз

Geographic Representation: Asian, East

Image Credit: http://www.theinternetchef.biz

The Netherlands

Located: Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany

Area: 41, 543 sq km

Climate: temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters

Ethnic Groups: Dutch, Indonesian, Turkish, Surinamese, Moroccan, and Caribbean

Languages: Dutch, Frisian

Population: 16,730,632

Agricultural Products: grains, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables; livestock

Exports: machinery, equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs

Export Partners: Germany, Belgium, France, UK, Italy

Imports: machinery, transport machinery, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing

Import Partners: Germany, China, Belgium, UK, Russia, US, France

Speculaas

Geographic Representation: Europe, West

Dish Category: V1

Image Credit: http://www.searchdictionaries.com

New Zealand

Located: Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southwest of Australia

Area: 267,710 sq km

Climate: temperate with sharp regional contrasts

Ethnic Groups: European, Asian, Maori, Pacific Islander

Languages: English, Maori, Samoan, French, Hindi, Yue, Northern Chinese, New Zealand Sign Language

Population: 4,327,944

Agricultural Products: dairy products, lamb and mutton; wheat, barley, potatoes, pulses, fruits, vegetables; wool, beef; fish

Exports: dairy products, meat, wood products, fish, machinery

Export Partners: Australia, China, US, Japan

Imports: China, Australia, US, Japan, Singapore, Germany

Import Partners: China, Australia, US, Japan, Singapore, Germany

Kerikeri Corn Salad

Geographic Representation: Oceania/Polynesia/Australasia

Dish Category: G/V1/V2

Image Credit: http://hsisters.wordpress.com

Pakistan

Located: Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north

Area: 796, 095 sq km

Climate: mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north

Ethnic Groups: Punjabi, Pashtun, Sindhi, Sariaki, Muhajirs, Balochi

Languages: Punjabi, Sindhi, Saraiki, Pashtu, Urdu, Balochi, Hindko, Brahui, English, Burushaski

Population: 190,291,129

Agricultural Products: cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs

Exports: textiles, rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs

Export Partners: US, UAE, Afghanistan, China UK, Germany

Imports: petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation equipment, edible oils, paper, paperboard, iron, steel, tea

Import Partners: UAE, China, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Japan

Boneless Chicken Handi

Geographic Representation: Asia, South-Central

Dish Category: G

Image Credit: http://www.peruvianfood.com

Peru

Located: Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador

Area: 1,285,216 sq km

Climate: Varies from tropical in east to dry in west; temperate to frigid in Andes

Ethnic Groups: Amerindian, mestizo, white, black, Japanese, Chinese

Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, Ashaninka, other native languages

Population: 29,549,517

Agricultural Products: asparagus, coffee, cocoa, cotton, sugarcane, rice, potatoes, corn, plantains, grapes, oranges, pineapples, guavas, bananas, apples, lemons, tomatoes, mangoes, barley, medicinal plants, palm oil, marigold, onion, wheat, dry beans; poultry, beef, pork, dairy products; guinea pigs; fish

Exports: copper, gold, lead, zinc, tin, iron ore, molybdenum, silver; crude petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas; coffee, asparagus and other vegetables, fruit, apparel and textiles, fishmeal, fish, chemicals, fabricated metal products and machinery, alloys

Export Partners: China, US, Canada, Japan, Spain, Chile, South Korea, Germany

Imports: petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, plastics, machinery, vehicles, color TV sets, power shovels, front end loaders, telephones and telecommunications equipment, iron and steel, wheat, corn, soybean products, cotton, vaccines and medicines

Import Partners: US, China, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, South Korea

Mushroom Ceviche

Geographic Representation: Americas, South

Dish Category: G/V1/V2

Image Credit: http://lasvegasfoodadventures.wordpress.com

Philippines

Located: Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam

Area: 300,000 sq km

Climate: tropical marine

Ethnic Groups: Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Bisaya, Hiligaynon Ilonggo, Bikol, Waray

Languages: Filipino, English, Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicol, Waray, Parampango and Pangasinan

Population: 103,775,002

Agricultural Products: sugarcane, coconuts, rice, corn, bananas, cassavas, pineapples, mangoes; pork, eggs, beef; fish

Exports: semiconductors, electronic products, transport equipment, garments, copper products, petroleum products, coconut oil, fruits

Export Partners: Japan, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea

Imports: electronic products, mineral fuels, machinery and transport equipment, iron and steel, textile fabrics, grains, chemicals, plastic

Import Partners: Japan, US, China, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia

Chicken Adobo

Geographic Representation: Asia. East

Dish Category: G

Image Credit: http://polishplate.com

Poland

Located: Central Europe, east of Germany

Area: 312,685 sq km

Climate: temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms

Ethnic Groups: Polish, German, Belarusian, Ukrainian

Languages: Polish

Population: 38,415,284

Agricultural Products: potatoes, fruits, vegetables, wheat; poultry, eggs, pork, dairy

Exports: machinery and transport equipment, intermediate manufactured goods, miscellaneous manufactured goods, food and live animals

Export Partners: Germany, UK, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Netherlands, Russia

Imports: machinery and transport equipment, intermediate manufactured goods, chemicals, minerals, fuels, lubricants

Import Partners: Germany, Russia, Netherlands, Italy, China, France, Czech Republic

Sałatka z porów

Geographic Representation: Europe. East

Dish Category: G/V1/V2

Image Credit: http://www.food.com

Russia

Located: North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean

Area: 17,098,242 sq km

Climate: ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast

Ethnic Groups: Russian, Tatar, Ukrainian, Bashkir, Chuvash

Languages: Russian

Population: 142,517,670

Agricultural Products: grain, sugar beets, sunflower seed, vegetables, fruits; beef, milk

Exports: petroleum products, natural gas, metals, wood products, chemicals

Export Partners: Netherlands, China, Italy, Germany, Poland

Imports: machinery, vehicles, pharmaceuticals products, plastic, semi-finished metal products, meat, fruits and nuts, optical and medical instruments, iron, steel

Import Partners: China, Germany, Ukraine, Italy

Borscht

Geographic Representation: Asia, North

Dish Category: G

Image Credit: http://www.whatscookinginyourworld.blogspot.com

São Tomé and Príncipe

Located: Central Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon

Area: 964 sq km

Climate: tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May)

Ethnic Groups: mestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese)

Languages: Portuguese (official)

Population: 183,176 (July 2012 est.)

Agricultural Products: cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, copra, cinnamon, pepper, coffee, bananas, papayas, beans; poultry; fish

Exports: cocoa 80%, copra, coffee, palm oil

Export Partners: Netherlands 29.4%, Belgium 27.5%, US 8.7%, Italy 4.9%, Nigeria 4.8% (2011)

Imports: machinery and electrical equipment, food products, petroleum products

Import Partners: Portugal 63.8%, US 6%, Gabon 4.7%, France 4% (2011)

Calulu

Geographic Representation: Africa, Central

Dish Category: V1

Image Credit: http://tammyssomalihome.blogspot.com

Somalia

Located: Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia

Area: 637,657 sq km

Climate: principally desert; northeast monsoon (December to February), moderate temperatures in north and hot in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons

Ethnic Groups: Somali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including 30,000 Arabs)

Languages: Somali (official), Arabic (official, according to the Transitional Federal Charter), Italian, English

Population: 10,085,638 (July 2012 est.)

Agricultural Products: bananas, sorghum, corn, coconuts, rice, sugarcane, mangoes, sesame seeds, beans; cattle, sheep, goats; fish

Exports: livestock, bananas, hides, fish, charcoal, scrap metal

Export Partners: UAE 51%, Yemen 19.1%, Oman 12.9% (2011)

Imports: manufactures, petroleum products, foodstuffs, construction materials, qat

Import Partners: Djibouti 26.6%, India 13.6%, Kenya 6.9%, Pakistan 6.3%, China 6.1%, Egypt 4.8%, Oman 4.8%, UAE 4.6%, Yemen 4.3% (2011)

Bariis

Geographic Representation: Africa, East

Dish Category: G

Image Credit: http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu

Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China

Located: Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China/Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China/ Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam

Area: 35,980 sq km/1,104 sq km/ 9,596,961 sq km

Climate: tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); cloudiness is persistent and extensive all year/subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall/ extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north

Ethnic Groups: Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2%/Chinese 95%, Filipino 1.6%, Indonesian 1.3%, other 2.1% (2006 census)/ Han Chinese 91.5%, Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uighur, Tujia, Yi, Mongol, Tibetan, Buyi, Dong, Yao, Korean, and other nationalities 8.5% (2000 census)

Languages: Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects/ Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)Cantonese (official) 90.8%, English (official) 2.8%, Putonghua (Mandarin) 0.9%, other Chinese dialects 4.4%, other 1.1% (2006 census)

Population: 23,234,936 (July 2012 est.)/ 7,153,519 (July 2012 est.)/ 1,343,239,923 (July 2012 est.)

Agricultural Products: rice, vegetables, fruit, tea, flowers; pigs, poultry; fish/ fresh vegetables; poultry, pork; fish/ world leader in gross value of agricultural output; rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, apples, cotton, oilseed; pork; fish

Exports: electronics, flat panels, machinery; metals; textiles, plastics, chemicals; optical, photographic, measuring, and medical instruments/ electrical machinery and appliances, textiles, apparel, footwear, watches and clocks, toys, plastics, precious stones, printed material/ electrical and other machinery, including data processing equipment, apparel, textiles, iron and steel, optical and medical equipment

Export Partners: China 28.1%, Hong Kong 13.8%, US 11.5%, Japan 6.6%, Singapore 4.4% (2010 est.)/ China 52.4%, US 9.9%, Japan 4% (2011 est.)/ US 17.1%, Hong Kong 14.1%, Japan 7.8%, South Korea 4.4%, Germany 4% (2011)

Imports: electronics, machinery, crude petroleum, precision instruments, organic chemicals, metals/ raw materials and semi-manufactures, consumer goods, capital goods, foodstuffs, fuel (most is reexported)/ electrical and other machinery, oil and mineral fuels, optical and medical equipment, metal ores, plastics, organic chemicals

Import Partners: Japan 20.7%, China 14.2%, US 10%, South Korea 6.4%, Saudi Arabia 4.7% (2010 est.)/ China 44.9%, Japan 8.9%, Taiwan 7.5%, US 4.9% (2011 est.)/ Japan 11.2%, South Korea 9.3%, US 6.8%, Germany 5.3%, Australia 4.6% (2011)

Bubble Tea

Geographic Representation: Asia, East

Dish Category: G/V1/V2

Image Credit: http://www.cookingforengineers.com

United States of America

Located: North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico

Area: 9,826,675 sq km

Climate: mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains

Ethnic Groups: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate)

Languages: English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000 census)

Population: 313,847,465 (July 2012 est.)

Agricultural Products: wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish; forest products

Exports: agricultural products (soybeans, fruit, corn) 9.2%, industrial supplies (organic chemicals) 26.8%, capital goods (transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers, telecommunications equipment) 49.0%, consumer goods (automobiles, medicines) 15.0%

Export Partners: Canada 19%, Mexico 13.3%, China 7%, Japan 4.5% (2011)

Imports: agricultural products 4.9%, industrial supplies 32.9% (crude oil 8.2%), capital goods 30.4% (computers, telecommunications equipment, motor vehicle parts, office machines, electric power machinery), consumer goods 31.8% (automobiles, clothing, medicines, furniture, toys)

Import Partners: China 18.4%, Canada 14.2%, Mexico 11.7%, Japan 5.8%, Germany 4.4% (2011)

New England Clam Chowder

Geographic Representation: Americas, North

Dish Category: G/V1

Image Credit: http://www.vietnamfood.org

Vietnam

Located: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, between China, Laos and Cambodia

Area: 331,210 sq km

Climate: Tropical in south; Monsoonal and hot in north

Ethnic Groups: Kinh, Tay, Thai, Muong, Khmer, Mong, and Nung

Languages: Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favors as a second language), French Chinese, Khmer, and mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)

Population: 91,519,289

Agricultural Products: Paddy rice, coffee, rubber, tea, pepper, soybeans, cashews, sugar cane, peanuts, bananas, poultry; fish, seafood.

Exports: Clothes, shoes, marine products, crude oil, electronics, wooden products, rice, and machinery

Export Partners: US, China, Japan, and Germany

Imports: Machinery, petroleum products, steel products, raw materials for clothing and shoes, electronics, plastics, and automobiles

Import Partners: China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Singapore

Thit kho to

Geographic Representation: Asia, South-Eastern

Dish Category: G

Image Credit: http://www.kristinschell.com

Zambia

Located: Southern Africa, east of Angola, south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Area: 752,618 sq km

Climate: Tropical; modified by altitude with a rainy season from October to April

Ethnic Groups: African; Bamba, Tonga, Chewa, Lozi, Nsenga, Tumbuka, Ngoni, Lala, Kaonde, Lunda, and Europeans, Asians, and Americans

Languages: Bemba (official), Nyanja (official), Tonga (official), Lozi (official), Chewa, Nsenga, Tumbuka, Lunda (official), Kaonde (official), Lala, Luvale (official), and English (official)

Population: 13,817,479

Agricultural Products: Corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), coffee; cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, and hides

Exports: Copper/cobalt, electricity,; tobacco, flowers, and cotton

Export Partners: China, Switzerland, South Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Korea

Imports: Machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer, foodstuffs, and clothing

Import Partners: South Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, China, and Kuwait

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Geographic Representation: Africa,Southern

Dish Category: G/V1/V2