Geography: Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
Climate: tropical; always hot, humid
Terrain: narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south
Natural resou...
North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocean. It covers an area of about 24,5...
Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal. Cape Verde comprises 10 volcanic islands. The islands of the Cape Verde archipelago are windy, hilly, dry - almost lunar - and fairly sleepy. But there's beauty in t...
Ian Wright has packed a great deal of travel and adventure into his life. "Comforts don't interest me," he says. "The sort of trips I go on are all about living cheap and getting dirty which is how I like it."
Geography: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara Climate: Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior Terrain: northern coast and interior are mountainous with large...
Geography: Central Africa, south of Libya Climate: tropical in south, desert in north Terrain: broad, arid plains in center, desert in north, mountains in northwest, lowlands in south.
Geography: Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa Climate: varies from tropical to near temperate Terrain: mostly mountains and hills; some moderately sloping plains Natural resources: asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, fore...
River Cruises are unmatched adventures in exquisitely appointed luxury, allowing an intimate connection with the land that no other cruise can equal. The River Cruise tours offer first class accommodations, gourmet dining, and world-class service. Th...
France is the most visited country in the world. It is impossible not to fall in love with Paris as it is one of the most beautiful cities on the planet.
Wine is free with most meals (including lunch) but you have to pay for milk for your coff...
Geography: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone Climate: tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers Terrain: mostly...
Daoud's Republic (1973-78) and the April 1978 Coup Amid charges of corruption and malfeasance against the royal family and poor economic conditions created by the severe 1971-72 drought, former Prime Minister Daoud seized power in a military coup on...
Geography: Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan Climate: hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually); semiarid in western hills and lowlands; r...
Geography: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela Climate: tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to mid-August, mid-November to mid-January) Terrain: mostl...
Asia is the largest continent in the world in both, area and population. Area: about 49 700 000 km2 (19 189 277 mi2) it covers about 60 percent of Earth's total land area. Population: almost 4 billion human inhabitants, about 60 percent of the world'...
Geography: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon Climate: tropical; always hot, humid Terrain: coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, ba...
Geography: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
Climate: temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south Terrain: mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south me...
Geography:Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo Climate: tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north Terrain: mostly low plains with dissected pla...
California-size Paraguay is surrounded by Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina in south-central South America. Eastern Paraguay, between the Paraná and Paraguay rivers, is upland country with the thickest population settled on the grassy slope that inclin...
Define Country: A country, a land, or a state, is a geographical area that connotes an independent political entity, with its own government, administration, laws, often a constitution, police, military, tax rules, and population, who are one a...
Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, and Hakka dialects, as well as minority languages. In 1958, the First National People'...
Geography: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria Climate: varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north Terrain: diverse, with coastal plain in southwest, dissected platea...
Geography: Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US
Climate: varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in...
Geography: Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama Climate: tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands Terrain: flat co...
Geography: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
Climate: tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May) Terrain: small coastal plain rising to dis...
Geography: Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania
Climate: varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior Terrain: low plains rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau in west N...
Geography: Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean Climate: ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; sub...
Geography: Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
Climate: tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
Terrain: mostly plateau with rim of mountains
Natural resources: copper, cobalt, hydropo...
Geography: Western Africa, southwest of Algeria Climate: subtropical to arid; hot and dry February to June; rainy, humid, and mild June to November; cool and dry November to February Terrain: mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; sa...
Geography: Central Africa, northeast of Angola Climate: tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season April to October, dry season Dece...
Geography: Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia Climate: tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March) Terrain: mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east Natural resources: coal,...
The "continent" of Australia/Oceania is a somewhat artifical construct, designed to link together the continental landmass of Australia with the huge number of widely scattered islands across the Pacific Ocean. Area: 8 600 000 km2 (3 300 0...
Geography: Southern Africa, east of Angola Climate: tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April) Terrain: mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains
Geography: Western Africa, north of Ghana Climate: tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers Terrain: mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast Natural resources: manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold,...
Prepare to meet the language challenge. This lens will give you the tools to travel to Japan. In the Japanese language there is no single word for water. They say mizu for cold water and oyu for hot water
Capital of Japan: Tokyo &n...
Geography: Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Climate: mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights Terrain: vast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain Natural resource...
Geography: Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea Climate: tropical in south; arid desert in north; rainy season varies by region (April to November) Terrain: generally flat, featureless plain; mountains in far south, north...
Capital of Brazil is Brasilia. Languages: Portuguese, Spanish, English, French Brasilia: Built further towards the center ofthe country to help bring in tourists and business, the capital city has a mix of architecture and urban planning that w...
Geography: Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique Climate: varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands Terrain: plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south
Geography: Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan. Climate: varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north Terrain: upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along t...
Taiwan is a crowded island. Imagine 21 million people living on an island that's only 36,000 square km, including all the mountains and unlivable areas. If you do some serious calculations, you would find out that in some big cities like Taipei, the...
Geography: Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo Climate: tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers Terrain: vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest Natural resources: diamo...
Geography: Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru Climate: temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south Terrain: low coastal mountains; fertile central valley; rugg...
Geography: Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador Climate: varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes Terrain: western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in...
Geography: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana
Climate: tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north Terrain: gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive l...
Central Africa's dominant feature is equatorial rain-forest and numerous rivers and swamps. Central Africa is a core region of the African
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Geography: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone Climate: generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northea...
Geography: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula Climate: desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters Terrain: vast desert plateau...
Geography: Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa Climate: temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers Terrain: mostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains Natural resources: water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, san...
South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere.
It is divided politically into 12 independent countries-Argentina, Bolivia, Bra...
Geography: Southern Africa, east of Zambia Climate: sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November) Terrain: narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains Natural resources: limestone, arable lan...
Geography: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa Climate: desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic Terrain: mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east
Geography: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname
Climate: tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation
Terrain: low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains
Geography: South-eastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
Climate: tropical to subtropical
Terrain: mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west
Geography: Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia Climate: desert; torrid, dry Terrain: coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains
Geography: North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
Climate: mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Missi...
Geography: Central South America, southwest of Brazil Climate: varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid Terrain: rugged Andes Mountains with a highland plateau (Altiplano), hills, lowland plains of the Amazon Basin
Geography: Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon 1 00 N, 7 00 E Climate:tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May) Terrain:volcanic, mountainous Population: 187,410 (July 2005 est.)
Geography: Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana Climate: tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands Terrain: Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central p...
Geography: Eastern Africa, west of Somalia Climate: tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation Terrain: high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley
The Gambia is a small (4,000 square miles or 11,295 sq. km) country in West Africa. It is surrounded by Senegal on all sides, except on the Atlantic coast, and for this reason the two countries have a lot of ethnic and cultural ties. In contrast to S...
Geography: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon Climate:varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north Terrain: southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains...
Stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic and deep into the Arctic, Canada is a vast country, with a wealth of places to experience. Rugged mountain peaks and soft sandy beaches.
Geography: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo Climate: semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to...
Geography: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil Climate: warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown Terrain: mostly rolling plains and low hills; fertile coastal lowland
Area: 7,056 sq. mi.
Topography: 322 islands (106 inhabited), many mountainous, with tropical forests and large fertile areas. Viti Levu, the largest island, has over half the total land area.
Population: 772,891
Pop. density: 110 per sq. mi. Urban: 3...
The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati.
Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. It is composed of 32 atolls and on...
Australia's aboriginal inhabitants, a hunting-gathering people generally referred to today as Aboriginals and Torres Straits Islanders, arrived more than 40,000 years ago. Although their technical culture remained static--depending on wood, bone, and...
The Flag of Libya is the only national flag in the world with just one color and with no design, insignia, or other details.
Geography: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia Climate: Mediterranean along coast; d...
Geography: Southern Africa, north of South Africa
Climate: semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
Terrain: predominantly flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest
Natural resources: diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, po...
Geography: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara Climate: desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty Terrain: mostly barren, flat plains of the Sahara; some central hills Natural resources: iron ore, gypsum,...
Geography: archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar
Climate:tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May) Terrain: Mahe Group is grani...
Geography: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia Climate: arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/s...
Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. It is conventionally considered a continent, which, in this case, is more of a cultural distinction than a geographic one. It is bounded to the north by t...
Geography: Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia
Climate: principally desert; December to February - northeast monsoon, moderate temperatures in north and very hot in south; May to October - southwest m...
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