Kazakhstan
Republic of Kazakhstan
Capital: Astana (moved from Alma-Ata in November 1997, was known as Akmola until June 1998)
Area: 2,717,300 sq. km /1,049,155 sq. miles
Population: 17,027,000
Population...
Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus
Capital: Nicosia
Area: 9,250 sq km /3,571 sq mi
Population: 734,000
Population density per sq. km/sq. mile: 79/206
Ethnic composition
About 80% of the population is of...
SAINT LUCIA
Capital: Kastri
Area: 620 sq. km /239 sq. miles
Population: 141,000
Population density per sq. km/sq. mile: 227/590
Ethnic composition
Most of the inhabitants are from Africa.
Religion
80% are Catholics....
Secret meeting on the Arctic Circle
Fridtjof Nansen was born on October 10, 1861 near Christiania (now Oslo) in the manor of Sture-Freen. His father Baldur Nansen was a successful...
MALAYSIA
Area: 329,768 sq km/127,320 sq mi
Population: 20 103,000
Population density per sq. km/sq. mile: 61/158
Ethnic composition
58% of the population are Malays, of which /5 live...
The Kingdom of polar Bears
Bruce Gordon was lucky again, he could freeze without waking up, but he woke up. Trying to turn over on the other side, Bruce...
CAMBODIA (KAMPUCHEA)
Kingdom of Cambodia
Capital: Phnom Penh
Area: 181,035 sq. km/69,898 sq. miles
Population: 10,600,000
Population density per 1 sq. km / per 1 sq. mile: 59 /(152)
Ethnic composition
Khmers...
Lithuania
Republic of Lithuania
Capital: Vilnius
Area: 65,200 sq. km/25,174 sq. miles
Population: 3,710,000
Population density per sq. km/sq. mile: 57/147
Ethnic composition
80% of the population belongs to the Lithuanian...
The Icy Gaze of Death
The incredible story of the adventures of the Scottish sailor Bruce Gordon, recorded from his words, has been preserved only in the old English...
KYRGYZSTAN
Republic of Kyrgyzstan
Capital: Bishkek (former Frunze)
Area: 198,500 sq km/76,641 sq mi
Population: 4,600,000
Population density per sq. km/sq. mile: 23/60
Ethnic composition
57% of the population are ethnic...
The dream of polar ice
He was 21 years old when Roald began to learn the basics of maritime affairs. In just a couple of years he managed to...
A premonition of trouble?
In 1912, three Russian polar expeditions went to the northern latitudes at once. Only one of them, having lost its leader G. Ya. Sedov,...
How a simple sailor became a king
In 1796, Joseph Cabri from the French city of Bordeaux was hired on a warship and took part in the fighting against Britain.
His ship...
Croatia
Republic of Croatia
Capital: Zagreb
Area: 56,538 sq. km/21,829 sq. miles
Population: 4,504,000
Population density per sq. km./sq. mile: 80/206
Ethnic composition
In 1991, 77% of the population of the...
25 interesting facts about icebergs
Despite the fact that they can pose a serious danger to ships, icebergs are beautiful and amazing. As there are no two identical snowflakes...
GUATEMALA
Republic of Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala
Area: 108,890 sq. km /42,043 sq. miles
Population: 10,322,000
Population density per sq. km/sq. mile: 195/246
Currency: Quetzal
Ethnic composition
The population consists mainly of two...
JAMAICA
Capital: Kingston
Area: 10,991 sq. km /4,244 sq. miles
Population: 2,500,000
Population density per sq. km/sq. mile: 227/589
Ethnic composition
About 80% of the population are from Africa, 15%...
Poland
Republic of Poland
Capital: Warsaw
Area: 312,683 sq. km/120,728 sq. miles
Population: 38 64 3000
Population density per sq. km/sq. mile: 124/320
Ethnic composition
98% of the population are Poles...
We are not local ourselves...
Antikythera Mechanism
In 1901 divers working off the isle of Antikythera found the remains of a clocklike mechanism 2,000 years old. The mechanism now appears to...
But take a look!
“Confessions of the Son of the Century” by Musset
Musset began his novel in the summer of 1835, hastily dealing with other literary orders, and in February 1836 the novel was already published....
