literature: Who wrote the childrens Mr Men series?

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----------- was called the "Gateway to the West" in the 1800s because it served as a starting place for wagon train departures.?

The smallest island with country status is ---------- in Polynesia, at just 1.75 square miles (4.53 sq km).?

Strangeray Springs cattle station in ----------------- is the largest ranch in the world. It's area, 30,029 square kilometers, and is only slightly smaller than the European country of Belgium.?

The smallest U.S. state in area, west of the Mississippi River, is -------------?

--------- is the largest country in Africa. It has a population greater than 28,100,000.?