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Old 03-12-2014, 10:29 AM  
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Originally Posted by jmcb420 View Post
Good question, and here's why:

United States, Philippines, and United Kingdom are all Plural, meaning many entities.

United States = 50 states.
Philippines = A few land masses.
United Kingdom = A few countries.

China and Norway are singular entities.
spot on. drop the 'the' when using single entities, eg

England
Scotland
America
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