[Hawthorn]

> There are two different countries in Africa. One is Guinea-Bissau (its capital is Bissau). The other is called Guinea (its capital is Conakry, but the country itself is usually not called Guinea-Conakry). <

And don't forget the pathetic little African country named "Equatorial Guinea" -- considered by most old Africa hands whom I've known to be the worst of the worst.

Then on the northern coast of South America there were/are:

1. French Guiana (home to the French space-launch program and the prison in the movie "Papillon"),

2.British Guiana (now simply "Guyana," home to James Jones' famous kool-aid party), and

3. Dutch Guiana (now the hyper-corrupt, independent nation called "Surinam").

Finally there's New Guinea, just north of Australia. It's another paragon of ordered liberty and honest government.

Quite a group!

[Jessarah]

And isn't there a Papua New Guinea? or is that another name for one already mentioned?