Misc: what was Tony Nelson's job in the 1960s sitcom 'I Dream of Jeannie'?

Questions

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.?

The ------------ is actually a desert environment, averaging about the same amount of monthly rainfall as the Sahara Desert.?

Taiwan was known formerly as -----------------?

The standard single oar used by gondoliers in ------------ is 14 feet long.?