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For 715 years, from 1278 to 1994, Andorrans lived under a unique co-principality ruled by the French chief of state and the Spanish bishop of Urgel
It is 30 km long and 9 km (6 miles) across at its widest point giving it an area of approximately 70 mi² (184 km²)
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It's popular with travelers for its authentic "Arabness" but without the strict application of Islamic law upon its non-Muslim minority
Golf, Bermuda Maritime Museum, Bermuda Aquarium.
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Watersports, Tarrafal camp, Jardim Botânico.
The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica
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The eastern half of the island of Timor, East Timor, is a former Portuguese colony that declared itself independent from Portugal on 28 November 1975
Eritrea officially the State of Eritrea,ISO 3166-1 Newsletter VI-13 International Organization for Standardization is a country in the Horn of Africa
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France officially the French Republic , is a unitary semi-presidential republic located mostly in Western Europe, with several overseas regions and territories
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Italy is largely a peninsula situated on the Mediterranean Sea, bordering France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia in the north
Kyrgyzstan (Кыргызстан, formally the Kyrgyz Republic (Кыргыз Республикасы) is a Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions
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Malta is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea that lies south of the island of Sicily, Italy
The French came in 1674 and with the exception of a short lived British occupation, the island has been in French hands ever since
Most tourists stay along the west coast of the country, although there are a few beautiful sights far into the interior (rock formations in Aioun, for example)
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One of the official languages in Nigeria is English. However, while this may sound reassuring, only upper-class people in the largest cities actually speak it
Its small size, welcoming attitude to travellers and many sights make it a unique and fairly easy to discover destination and a great addition to any European trip.
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The Palestinian territories consist of two physically separate entities, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and are currently not considered part of any sovereign nation
Palau officially the Republic of Palau , is an island country located in the western Pacific Ocean
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Colonized for 3 centuries by the Spanish, since the 1500s, Paraguay has managed to keep a lot of its indigenous character and identity
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Rwanda is a relatively stable East African country, and easily accessible from Kenya and Uganda
Tourism tends to be more substantial during the dry season . Saint Lucia tends to be popular due to its tropical weather and scenery and its numerous beaches and resorts.Other...
The capital of Serbia, Belgrade, is among Europe's oldest cities, and one of the largest in East Central Europe.
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Slovenia officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a nation state situated in Central Europe at the crossroad of main European cultural and trade routes
The islands were first inhabited by Arawak and Carib people, who settled here from the South American mainland, and whose descendants make up a small minority of the population
Suriname was first colonized by the British, and captured by the Dutch in 1667, who governed it as Dutch Guiana until 1954
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There are about 2,000 islands if you include the cays which are small islands that are formed on coral reefs
Ukraine is the second-largest country in Europe, albeit with a slightly declining population.
The requirement is sometimes overlooked at certain stores.The roads and other public facilities are modern if, at times, extremely crowded
Venezuela officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America
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American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Independent State of Samoa (formerly known as Western Samoa)
The territory consists of the main island of Anguilla itself, approximately 16 miles (26 km) long by 3 miles (5 km) wide at its widest point, together with a number of much...
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Belgium's two largest regions are the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north and the French-speaking southern region of Wallonia
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Although it is not regularly visited compared to other European nations, it is a beautiful place, with a wide range of activities for a traveller to do.
Ivory Coast's first national census in 1975 counted 6.7 million inhabitants.Ivory Coast – Population, U.S
Top it off with a rich, well-preserved cultural heritage, and the Danes legendary sense of design and architecture, and you have one intriguing holiday destination.
Colombia is a middle power, and is the fourth largest economy in Latin America, and the third largest in South America
Croatia officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of Central Europe, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean
Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city
Egypt stimulates the imagination of western tourists like few other countries and is probably one of the most popular tourist destinations world-wide.
Exploring nature, National Museum of the Faroe Islands, Kirkjubøargarður.
Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru.
New Amsterdam is a an old Dutch town. The Dutch and the English had ongoing wars in the Guyanas and the borders changed a lot
Guinea,, is a former French colony that borders Guinea-Bissau and Senegal to the north, Mali on the north and north-east, Côte d'Ivoire to the east and Liberia and Sierra Leone...
Guinea-Bissau, is a former Portuguese colony bordered by Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south and east.
In terms of buildings, Hungary is home to the largest synagogue in Europe (Great Synagogue), the largest medicinal bath in Europe (Széchenyi Medicinal Bath), the third largest...
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The Isle of Man is an island in the British Isles, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
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It received some attention on January 1, 2000 as the first location in the world to experience the new millennium
Latvia is a famous ancient trading point. The famous route from the Vikings to the Greeks’ mentioned in ancient chronicles stretched from Scandinavia through Latvian territory...
We landed the three helicopters on a gravel clearing at 1,800 metres and got into a 5-litre Chevrolet 4-wheel drive built for the South African army in the 1970's. From here it...
Jardin botanique d'Èze, Monte-Carlo Beach, Plage Du Larvotto.
Beaches, Government House, Green Monkey Dive Shop.
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Independent travel is not permitted. If you are not prepared to accept severe limitations on your movements, behaviour, and free speech, you should not travel to North Korea.
The islands are the last British colony in the South Pacific and most isolated British dependency
Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about 200km south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.
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Watersports, Le Sapotillier, Le Select.
Fortress of San Leo, Parco tematico e Museo dell'Aviazione, Parco Ausa.
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Exploring nature, Singapore Zoo, Night Safari.
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The capital and largest city is Seoul, with a population of 9,794,304.
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Swaziland, one of the last absolute monarchies in the world, is one of the the smallest countries in Africa and has a well-earned reputation for friendliness in Southern Africa
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Turkmenistan's former all-powerful President for Life Saparmurat Niyazov has had a surreal effect on Turkmenistan that will long outlive his presidency
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the West Indies
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It was formerly known as the Danish West Indies. Together with the British Virgin Islands, to the northeast, the territory forms the Virgin Islands archipelago
The dominant pre-20th century live stock driving techniques are still utilized in some areas, and are less visited tourist attractions than the pleasant beaches and city centers
Vanuatu is an archipelago nation consisting of 83 islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, north of New Zealand and east of Australia.
Antigua is perhaps the island which most typifies the modern day view of a small Caribbean destination
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Mixed marriages are very common and in some places, even the rule.Traditional Albanian culture honors the role and person of the guest
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However, under authoritarian rule, it has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than any of the other former Soviet republics
Burundi possesses all the elements of a young nation with ancient traditions that constitute its very rich culture. art, dance, music, and handicrafts
The Czech Republic contains a vast of amount of architectural treasure and has beautiful forests and mountains to match.
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Both by area and population, the Dominican Republic is the second largest Caribbean nation (after Cuba), with 48442km2 and an estimated 10 million people
The Fiji tourism industry has responded by lowering prices and increasing promotion of the main resort areas that are far removed from the politics in and around the capital, Suva.
Exploring nature, Hong Kong Museum of History, Hong Kong Museum of Art.
First settled by the French in 1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal prisons known as "le Bagne" which functioned from the mid 18th century until 1951
Germany, (German. Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is the largest country in Central Europe
The countryside is covered with ancient towered fortifications, many of which house ancient churches (including one of the oldest in Christendom) and monasteries
The word Ghana means "Warrior King" and is derived from the ancient Ghana Empire.Ghana is a very friendly country, ideal for first time travellers to Africa, the people are...
Guatemala is a country in the Central America region of North America
In late January, daylight is from about 10AM to 5PM, prices are lower than in the high season, and the snow-blanketed landscape is eerily beautiful. .
Iraq is the birthplace of many of the Earth's oldest civilizations, including the Babylonians and the Assyrians
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Luxembourg officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany
Gambling, Museum of Macau, A-Ma Temple.
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Outside of the Gobi desert, this time of year is marked with many rains in some areas, and it can become quite cool at night
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Excellent schools and hospitals, good governance, and on-going infrastructure improvement are all important characteristics of this once introverted and closed nation.
Many of the local blogs can give you the most current info on. floods, earthquakes, trail closings, and the best restaurant reviews.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis are a pair of tropical islands in the Caribbean, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago.
Kurds, Armenians, Circassians and Turks. The official language is Arabic, but other tongues that are occasionally understood include Kurdish, Armenian, Turkish, French and English
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Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is the only doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of only two such countries worldwide
Although discovered by the Dutch and the British in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842
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Chad is a country in the Sahel, south of Libya, east of Niger and Cameroon, north of the Central African Republic, and west of Sudan
Comoros has endured 20 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975
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The most mountainous island of the Lesser Antilles, its volcanic peaks are cones of lava craters and include Boiling Lake, the second-largest thermally active lake in the world
Such cities and best known places are the Galapagos Islands, and the city of Cuenca.
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Just south of St. Andrews, Grenada's main claim to fame is the American intervention in the early 1980s
Beaches, Basse-Terre Cathedral, Musée du Rhum.
Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Tourists who are unsettled by grinding poverty probably should visit elsewhere
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Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea, comprising the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles
Kuwait is a country in the Middle East. It is located at the head of the Persian Gulf, with Iraq to the north and west, and Saudi Arabia to the southwest.
Lebanese Arabic is the most common language spoken among the citizens of Lebanon. (, Lebanese Arabic. ), is a country in the East Mediterranean
Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa bordered by Sierra Leone to its west, Guinea to its north and Côte d'Ivoire to its east
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a small alpine German-speaking country doubly landlocked by Switzerland and Austria (it is landlocked by landlocked countries)
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Lithuania is the only Baltic country with more than eight hundred years of statehood tradition, while its name was first mentioned one thousand years ago, in 1009
However, it has some incredible sights, including four UNESCO World-Heritage sites, and the historic city of Timbuktu.
Once known as "the garden" of the Soviet Union, Moldova has now lost most of its traditional Russian markets for agricultural products and is exploring new international markets.
Its capital and largest city is Podgorica, while Cetinje is designated as the Prijestonica , meaning the former Royal Capital City.Basic data of Montenegro
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Mining of Nauru's phosphate deposits, which occupied about 90% of the island, began in the early 20th century under a German-British consortium
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Covering almost three hundred thousand square kilometres (over 186,000 sq mi) makes it the 73rd largest independent nationGeneral Profile of the Philippines
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Wildlife, São Sebastião Museum, Botanical Garden.
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Taiwan is an island nation of about 36,000 km² located off the coast of southeastern mainland China, southwest of Okinawa and north of the Philippines
The ancient Silk Road passed through it. The nation is unique in that the majority culture is non-Turkic, unlike its neighbors to the north and west and east
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The Gambia is a country in West Africa and is the smallest country on the continent of Africa
There were pro-democracy riots in Nuku'alofa in November 2006 which left 8 people dead and large portions of the town centre flattened
Originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island groups, the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889
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The Sultanate of Brunei is a small but - thanks to natural gas and petroleum resources - very rich country located in Southeast Asia
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The Cook Islands is a parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand
A former Spanish colony, it borders Cameroon and Gabon. This country is one of the largest oil producing countries in Sub-Sahara, behind Angola and Nigeria
Tallinn's medieval old town was built by the Germans in Middle Ages and is in magnificent condition, with the medieval city walls and towers almost completely intact and it...
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For the region of Micronesia, please see Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia is a country in the northwestern Pacific Ocean
According to the Greek Ministry of Tourism, the nation received about 17 million visitors from January to mid August 2007, a large number for a small country of 11 million
Greenland is, in terms of area, the world's largest island. With a population of 56,749 (2012 estimate), it is the least densely populated territory in the world.
Beaches, Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica, UnderWater World Guam.
It was at times referred to as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize
Jordan officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , is an Arab kingdom in Asia, on the East Bank of the River Jordan, consisting roughly of the historic region of Transjordan
Libya is a country in North Africa. In the north it has a Mediterranean Sea coast, with Egypt to the east and Tunisia to the west
Its capital is Lilongwe, which is also Malawi's largest city; the second largest is Blantyre and the third is Mzuzu
The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ,Pronunciations:* English
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The Netherlands Antilles also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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According to the UN Human Development Index (HDI), Norway is the best country in the World to live in.
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth in political union with (and in practice, close to a territory of) the United States
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Portugal is 900 years old, and even though it has a relatively small area, it played a crucial role in world history
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The Republic of Macedonia, (accepted in the UN under the provisional reference the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), is a landlocked country in the Balkans
Following independence as the Congo Republic on August 15, 1960, Fulbert Youlou ruled as the country's first president until labour elements and rival political parties...
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island nation in the Caribbean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Beaches, Butterfly Farm, American University of the Caribbean.
Senegal is a country in Western Africa. With the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Senegal has Guinea-Bissau to the south, Guinea to the southeast, Mali to the east, and Mauritania to...
National Museum, Solomon Islands National Museum, Orchid house.
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Conflicts still linger in the western region of Darfur, and hotspots do occur on the eastern front, next to the border with Eritrea
Switzerland remains active in many UN and international organizations, but retains a strong commitment to neutrality.Switzerland showcases three of Europe's most distinct cultures
Tunisia officially the Republic of Tunisia ( ; Berber. Tagduda n Tunes; ), is the smallest country in North Africa
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