The geography of Argentina is very diverse and quite unique. Where the country is situated in the world, make for a mega diverse ecosystem. Located at the bottom of south America, the country is one of the largest in the world, which makes up a lot of space for different terrain. Sharing land borders with […]
The national flag of Bangladesh is dark green with a red circle that is slightly to the left of the centre. The green represents the lush vegetation of Bangladesh land. The red circle represents both the sun rising over Bengal and the blood of those who died for the Independence of Bangladesh. Click on link […]
A very large country in North West Africa, Algeria is the largest country on the continent of Africa. Largely flat desert in the south west of central area of the country. The Atlas Mountains are to the north, with the Hoggar Mountains to the south. Algeria is a land of geographical contrast and is bordered […]
Brief History Like many African countries, Guinea was passed back and forth between a number of different empires prior to a recent period of independence. Long before the arrival of Europeans, the area that is now Guinea lay on the borders of the Ghana Empire. During this period, Islam expanded southward, brought to Guinea by […]
The history of Belize dates back thousands of years to the time of the Mayans. The Mayans were an advanced civilization, they were skilled in mathematics, created their own calendar, and came up with the concept of zero. The Mayans spread in the area that is now Belize from about 1500 BC to 1200 BC, […]
Palaeolithic research in Albania is still in its initial stages. Palaeolithic artefacts have been found but sporadically and incidentally. Need for more systematic research lead to establishment of a joint Albanian-German research project. The joint Albanian-German research project is just a continuation of previous archaeological work on the Palaeolithic in different areas of Albania. Nevertheless, […]
The national flag of Austria is the second oldest country flag in the world. It has three stripes, the top and bottom ones are red and the middle one is white. The red in this flag symbolizes strength and bravery, and the white symbolizes truth and honesty. When the Austrian flag is flown by the […]
The demise of Xerxes was a major turning point in Achaemenian history. Occasional flashes of intelligence and vigour by some of Xerxes’ successors were too scarce to avert eventual collapse but did let the empire to die a gradual death. The three kings who succeeded Xerxes on the throne one after the other—Artaxerxes I (465–425 […]
China has been a socialist nation since 1949, and, for almost all of that time, the government has played a predominant role in the economy. In the industrial sector, for instance, the state for a long time owned outright almost all of the firms producing China’s manufacturing output. The proportion of overall industrial capacity under […]
The National Flag of Cuba was officially adopted on May 20, 1902, but it was designed by Narciso Lopez in 1849. The three blue stripes represent the three original Cuban provinces, and the red triangle stands for equality and freedom. Cuba
The national flag of Benin is made up of two horizontal stripes (yellow and red) on the right side and a vertical green band on the left side. The green represents hope and revival, yellow the country’s wealth, and red the courage of ancestors. The current flag design was adopted on November 16, 1959. Read […]
Iran is among the oldest nations in the world, with a long history dating back tens of thousands of years. Archaeological findings from Iran date back to 100000 years (Palaeolithic era). Early cities had come up by 5000 BC and sophisticated agriculture had also started by then. Susa, Iran’s first great city, was built on […]
Archaeological findings facilitate the tracing of the origins of human habitation on the territory of modern Georgia back to the early Paleolithic and Neolithic periods. Quite a few Neolithic sites have been excavated in South Ossetia, and in the Kolkhida Lowland, in the Khrami River valley in central Georgia. These regions were inhabited by settled tribes engaged […]
One of the smallest countries in the Europe and in the entire world, Andorra is sandwiched right on the border between Spain and France, right in the Pyrenees mountains. The country is very mountainous based on where it’s situated, with the capital city wedged between a valley of a mountain… Read More about One of […]
