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  • First human settlement > Date: Date or period of the first known or suspected human settlement within each geographic location listed. For further descriptions, please refer to notes.
  • First human settlement > Notes: Description of the first known or suspected human settlement within each geographic location listed. For the date or period of the described settlement, please refer to the according date stat.
  • First human settlement > Place: Location of the first known or suspected human settlement in each country.
  • Full name: Full names (translated to english) of the United Nations member states, as of 2014. For a list of full names in the respective original languages of each country, check this link.
  • Land border length: The length of each country's land border. Islands are listed as having a 0.0 km.
  • National anthems: National anthem.
  • Neighboring countries and territories: The countries and territories neighboring each country. "L" means they share only a land border and "M" means they have only maritime boundaries. A blank means they share both.
  • Number of maritime boundary neighbours: Number of states and territories with which each country shares a maritime border. Two countries separated from each other by a body of water have a maritime border with each other.
  • Overview: A geopolitical overview of every sovereign country in the world, briefly examining their recent history and place on the global stage. The texts are taken from the BBC News website.
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STAT Canada Tuvalu
First human settlement > Date 25,000-40,000 BP 6,000 BC
First human settlement > Notes Human-worked mammoth bone flakes found at Bluefish Caves, Yukon, are much older than the stone tools and animal remains at Haida Gwaii in British Columbia (10-12,000 BP) and indicate the earliest known human settlement in North America . Evidence of fire in a submerged cave last accessible 8000 BP.
First human settlement > Place Bluefish Caves Caves of Nanumanga
Full name Canada Tuvalu
Land border length 8,893 km
Ranked 10th. 		0.0
Ranked 190th.
National anthems O Canada Tuvalu mo te Atua ( Tuvalu for the Almighty )
Neighboring countries and territories United States Greenland ( Denmark ) (M) Saint Pierre and Miquelon ( France ) (M) Fiji (M) Kiribati (M) Wallis and Futuna ( France ) (M)
Number of maritime boundary neighbours 3
Ranked 87th. The same as Tuvalu 		3
Ranked 77th.
Overview <p>Canada is the second largest country in the world after Russia. However, its population is only about one-fifth of Russia&#039;s.</p> <p>Nearly 90% of Canadians live within 200km of the border with the United States, which means that Canada contains vast expanses of wilderness to the north.</p> <p>The relationship to its powerful neighbour is a defining factor for Canada. The US and Canada are both each other&#039;s largest trading partner.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841111">Full Article</a> <p>Tuvalu is a group of nine tiny islands in the South Pacific which won independence from the United Kingdom in 1978. Five of the islands are coral atolls, the other four consist of land rising from the sea bed.</p> <p>All are low-lying, with no point on Tuvalu being higher than 4.5 metres above sea level. Local politicians have campaigned against global warming, arguing that climate change could see the islands swamped by rising sea levels. </p> <p>Life on the islands is simple and often harsh. There are no streams or rivers, so the collection of rain is essential.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16340072">Full Article</a>

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries and islands by first human settlement (The list); http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states; Wikipedia: List of countries and territories by land borders (Land borders) (Note: land border lengths will vary depending on the scale by which they are measured, and therefore these figures without a source accompanied by an explanation of how they were measured and at what scale makes comparisons impossible; for more information see coastline paradox .); Wikipedia: List of national anthems (Anthems of United Nations member states) ("List of Member States" . United Nations . Retrieved 2011-07-21 .); Wikipedia: List of countries and territories by land and maritime borders; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014

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