flag Cambodia
stamps    Southeastern Asia
country map    Phnom Penh
--    181,040 sq km
--    12,775,324 (2002)
--    riel (KHR) /USD - 3,895.0
   (2002)
raiways    total: - 603 km
   narrow 1.000-m gauge: 603 km

flag Cameroon
stamps    Western Africa
country map    Yaounde
--    475,440 sq km
--    16,184,748 (2002)
--    communaute financiere africaine franc (XAF) /USD - 742.79
   (2002)
raiways    total: - 1,104 km
   narrow 1.000-m gauge: 1,104 km

flag Canada
stamps    Northern North America
country map    Ottawa
--    9,976,140 sq km
--    31,902,268 (2002)
--    canadian dollar (CAD)/USD - 1.6003
   (2002)
raiways    total: - 36,114 km
   standard 1.435-m gauge: 36,114 km

flag Central African Republic
stamps    Central Africa
country map    Bangui
--    622,984 sq km
--    3,642,739 (2002)
--    communaute financiere africaine franc (XAF) /USD - 742.79
   (2002)

flag Chad
stamps    Central Africa
country map    N'Djamena
--    1.284.000 sq km
--    8,997,237 (2002)
--    communaute financiere africaine franc (XAF) /USD - 742.79
   (2002)

flag Chile
stamps    Southern South America
country map    Santiago
--    756,950 sq km
--    15,498,930 (2002)
--    chilean peso (CLP)/USD - 651.90
   (2002)
raiways    total: - 6,702 km
   broad 1.676-m gauge: 2,831 km
   (1,317 km electrified)
   narrow 1.067-m gauge: 117 km
   (28 km electrified)
   narrow 1.000-m gauge: 3,754 km
   (37 km electrified)

flag China
stamps    Eastern Asia
country map    Beijing
--    9,596,960 sq km
--    1,284,303,705 (2002)
--    yuan (CNY) /USD - 8.2767
   (2002)
raiways    total: - 67,524 km
   standard 1.435-m gauge: 63,924 km
   (13,362 km electrified)
   (20,250 km double-track)
   narrow gauge: 3,600 km 0.750-m and 1.000-m gauge
   (local industrial lines )

flag Christmas Island
stamps    Southeastern Asia
country map    The Settlement
--    135 sq km
--    474 (2002)
--    australian dollar (AUD) /USD - 1.9354
   (2002)
raiways    total: - 24 km
   to serve phosphate mines

flag Comoros
stamps    Southern Africa
country map    Moroni
--    2,170 sq km
--    614,382 (2002)
--    comoran franc (KMF)/USD - 557.09
   (2002)

flag Congo
stamps    Western Africa
country map    Brazzaville
--    342,000 sq km
--    2,958,448 (2002)
--    communaute financiere africaine franc (XAF) /USD - 742.79
   (2002)
raiways    total: - 894 km
   narrow 1.067-m gauge: 894 km

flag Cook Islands
stamps    South Pacific
country map    Avarua
--    240 sq km
--    20,811 (2002)
--    New Zealand dollar (NZD) /USD - 2.3535
   (2002)

flag Costa Rica
stamps    Middle America
country map    San Jose
--    51,100 sq km
--    3,896,092 (2003)
--    Costa Rican colon (CRC) /USD - 359.82
   (2002)
raiways    total: - 950 km
   narrow 1.067-m gauge: 950 km
   (260 km electrified) (2002)

flag Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
stamps    Western Africa
country map    Yamoussoukro
--    322,460 sq km
--    16,804,784 (2002)
--    communaute financiere africaine franc (XAF) /USD - 742.79
   (2002)
raiways    total: - 660 km
   narrow 1.000-m gauge: 660 km
   (25 km double-track)

flag Ceylon
stamps    Southern Asia
country map    Colombo
note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital
--    65,610 sq km
--    19,576,783 (2002)
--    sri lankan rupee (LKR) / USD - 93.383
   (2002)
railways    total: - 1,463 km
   broad 1.676-m gauge: 1,404 km
   narrow 0.762-m gauge: 59 km

flag Cuba
stamps    Caribbean
country map    Havana
--    110,860 sq km
--    11,224,321 (2002)
--    cuban peso (CUP) /USD - 1.0000
   (2002)
raiways    total: - 4,807 km
   standard 1.435-m gauge: 4,807 km
   (147 km electrified)

flag Czech Republic
stamps    Central Europe
country map    Prague
link 1    78,866 sq km
link 2    10,256,760 (2002)
--    czech koruna (CZK)/USD - 36.325
   (2001)
raiways    total: - 9,444 km
   standard 1.435-m gauge: 9,350 km
   (2,843 km electrified)
   (1,929 km double-track)
   narrow 0.760-m gauge: 94 km

flag Cyprus
stamps    Middle East
country map    Nicosia
--    9,250 sq km
   (3,355 sq km are in the Turkish Cypriot area)
--    771,657 (2003)
--    Cypriot pound (CYP) /USD - 0.61
   (2002)
--    Turkish lira (TRL) /USD - 1,225,590
   (2001)

countries information: "The World Factbook 2001"