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Let's learn a little about the country of Bonaire!
This country is in C, and borders B.
It is about 300 square kilometers, and about 20,000 people live there.
The people in this country speak Dutch or Papiamento.
(from: wikipedia - bonaire)
The flag of Bonaire is sideways stripes of yellow, white and blue.
In the middle of the white is a black compass circle with a red star in it.
Blue is for the sea, white is for the sky, and yellow is for the sun.
The compass is for the people of Bonaire who come from all over the world.
The six pointed star is for the six villages that were first built on the island.
(from: wikipedia - )
Salt is a big business in this country, with things called salt pans which are flat salty wet areas where salt dries up and can be farmed.
(from: wikipedia - bonaire)
The cactus plant grows easily in this country, so in some places people would grow the cactus plant as a type of fence for their land.
(from: wikipedia - bonaire)
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