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...
Frederick Cook at the North Pole
In 25 days, having covered 365 miles, Cook reaches the starting line. During this time, he significantly replenishes food supplies due to successful hunting....
Amundsen’s main enemy
For 72 hours, almost without sleep, through the fog, sometimes almost at the surface of the earth, the airship was driven by Umberto Nobile....
Instead of north to south!
Worldwide fame fell on Amundsen like a wave. He is greeted with delight in European countries and in the USA, he gives lectures, publishes...
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...
CUBA
Republic of Cuba
Capital: Havana
Area: 110,860 sq. km /42,803 sq. miles
Population: 10,960,000
Population density per sq. km/sq. mile: 99/256
Ethnic composition
The majority of the population is of...
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...
The Tragedy of Robert Scott
On March 7, 1912, the Fram stopped off the island of Tasmania, and Amundsen from Hobart informed the world about the conquest of the...
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...
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...
Six years and four months of polar robinsonade
It seemed that the polar Robinsons had no chance to survive, but they lived on a desert island year after year and were not...
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...
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...
We are not local ourselves...
Skunk can think creatively
Representatives of skunks (Mephitidae) could create paintings or write brilliant books. At least for the reason that their abstract thinking is no worse developed...
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....
