1. For each of the 5 countries, give the following information:
a) the continent on which it is located
b) the name of the capital city
c) the type of government
d) the chief of state (and head of government if different)
e) the population

[Find the answers at the CIA World FactBook website. For each country: type of government, capital and executive branch (chief of state/head of government) can be found under the "Government" heading; population is listed under the "People" heading.  Go to worldatlas.com for a list of continents.]

2. For India:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) Military leaders from 30 countries were invited to observe. Military reps from which two neighboring countries were not invited?

3. For Israel:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) For what reason did the government begin this distribution?

4. For Egypt:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) What are the charges against Mr. Moustafa? -- what did he actually do?

5. For Yemen:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) For what reason were they demonstrating?

6. For the Gaza Strip:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) On what specific charge is Mr. Martin being held?

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