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...
Charm of Truskavets
The fact that quite a lot of celebrities come to Truskavets does not surprise anyone anymore. Since this resort in the distant past earned...
Fearless Polar Explorer
When the exile ended, Rusanov was not allowed to continue his studies in Russia, so he had to go abroad with his wife, where...
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...
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...
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...
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...
How the Russians “kidnapped” Cabrili
Russian sailors looked with apprehension at the pies with savages, who literally rushed through the piles to their ship. One of them stood out,...
Robinsons of all times and peoples
Daniel Defoe, for some time we dreamed of being in the place of Robinson Crusoe, experiencing incredible adventures, testing ourselves for strength. With the...
The Mystery of Cook’s Journey
On his first Arctic expedition, in which fate first brought him together with Robert Peary.
Looking through the newspapers, I came across an ad about...
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...
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%...
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....
We are not local ourselves...
20 Natural Wonders That Didn’t Make The Cut
We all grew up learning about the 7 Natural Wonders of the World, which, up until recently, consisted of The Grand Canyon, The Great...
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....
