Bandar Seri Begawan – the capital of the Sultanate of Brunei, is located in the northern part of the island of Kalimantan in the Malay Archipelago. The territory of the country consists of 2 enclaves and is located on the northern bank of the Brunei River. The capital of Brunei is connected to the western…
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Jordan Description
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a unique country. Located in the heart of the Middle East. Jordan is an ancient country, but at the same time it is a modern state with a monarchical form of government, offering travelers diversity, security and traditional hospitality. Being part of the Holy Land, Jordan makes an indelible…
Amboseli National Park, Kenya
The image of elephants wandering through the green plains, with the snow-capped peak of Kilimanjaro looking out against the background, is known to all fans of films and programs about Africa. These paintings embody the Amboseli National Park, emphasizing the striking contrasts of Africa. In Amboseli’s case, it is open air and a distant horizon,…
Public Transportation in Atlanta, Georgia
Taxis There are plenty of taxis available at the airport (around 1,600 vehicles). A so-called “dispatcher” assigns you a vehicle. Hailing a taxi on the street will usually not succeed. Taxis have to be ordered by phone or are in front of hotels, restaurants, etc. Airport shuttle According to campingship, the Atlanta Airport Shuttle leaves…
Russia Economic Conditions
Agriculture and livestock Agriculture encounters severe obstacles in natural conditions, especially in climatic conditions, which make it impossible on almost half of the territory. Only 13% of the surface is suitable for cultivation and of this extension 8% is made up of arable land, 6% of meadows and pastures and about 50% of forests. Moreover,…
United States Education
The school system depends on the individual states (which, moreover, do not exercise any monopoly or specific control over the school), resulting in a very large variety of institutions. But school associations and the analogy of social situations have brought a certain unity to the systems. Only the following depend on the federal authority: the…
Switzerland Climate
Although extended only two degrees in lat. Switzerland shows, given the variety of the relief, a great diversity of climates. Altogether it belongs to the transition area between the countries with an Atlantic climate of central-western Europe and those with a continental climate of Eastern Europe: from the Atlantic comes the winds from the West…
Popular Attractions in Vietnam
Description of resorts: Nha Trang, the most popular resort in South Vietnam, is an hour’s flight from Ho Chi Minh City. Snow-white beaches, deserted bays, many lost islands and coral reefs – all this is the coast of Nha Trang. The city itself is also known as a medical resort: there is a clinic for…
Italy Local Administrations
The framework of the institutions that we can call government is completed with the organization of local administrations, considered from the two points of view of the government administration and that of the self-sufficient territorial bodies. It is true that these are institutions which are part of the administrative organization, but which have a very important…
Greek Arts History Part II
But archaeological science was already beginning to come into contact with what was a pure manifestation of Greek art. Between 1800 and 1803 Lord Elgin stripped the buildings of the Acropolis of Athens, and all the huge booty of marble was transported to London in the British Museum; in this way we get to know…
Greek Arts History Part I
In the studies of the history of Greek art we can distinguish three periods: the first, artistic, which from the beginning of the Renaissance reaches the end of the sixteenth century; the second, doctrinaire or scholar, which includes the seventeenth century and just over the middle of the eighteenth century, the third, scientific, which reaches…
Spain Population and Society
According to trackaah.com, Spain is an ethnically very homogeneous country in which there are nonetheless instances of independence from some historical regions (in particular the Basque Country and Catalonia) which are distinguished for linguistic and cultural reasons. Spain is also a relatively sparsely populated country when compared with the large states of Western Europe, with…
Germany in the Early 21st Century
The effects of the unpopular social reforms launched at the beginning of the 21st century. from the executive led by the Social Democrat Gerhard Schröder made themselves heard in the following years, during the new ‘grand coalition’ government (Große koalition) between the conservatives of the CDU (Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands, German Christian Democratic Union) and…
Public Law Until the Fall of the Old Polish Republic Part 2
The dynasty of the Jagiellonian extinct in 1572, with the death of Sigismund Augustus, under whose reign the royal union with Lithuania was achieved, the principle of the eligibility of the sovereign was fully consolidated in Poland. All the nobility took part in the election, agreeing to the purpose in large numbers in the vicinity…
Public Law Until the Fall of the Old Polish Republic
It is at the end of the century. X and during the century. XI, that the first rulers of the Piasti dynasty completed the organization of the Polish state, taking as a model the state institutions of Western Europe, based on the state body of the Frankish monarchy. These models served above all as a…
Champagne-Ardenne in France
In the north-east of France is the region called Champagne-Ardenne. This sonorous name refers to the historical landscape of the Champagne and the Ardennes Mountains. Around 1.35 million people live in an area of 25,600 square kilometers. The capital of the Champagne-Ardenne region is Chalons-en-Champagne. The largest and most historically significant city, however, Reims is…
Iran Early History
Mongolian rule Under Genghis Khan, the Mongols conquered Transoxania in 1218, Khorasan and Northern Iran to Azerbaijan in 1220, devastated the areas, burned valuable art and literature and caused bloodbaths among the population. In 1256 the second onslaught followed under Hülägü, which brought Iran into the power of the non-Islamic dynasty of the Ilkhane (1256…
Sightseeing in Polynesia
If you decide to travel to Polynesia, you choose a destination that stretches over a gigantic sea area in the eastern Pacific – from the Hawaiian Islands to New Zealand to the Easter Islands. Within this “Polynesian Triangle” there are countless islands and archipelagos with a total land area of around 294,000 square kilometers… of…
Bauhaus Museum Weimar
Bauhaus Museum Weimar In 2019 Germany will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus, the legendary arts and crafts school that was originally founded in Weimar. On this occasion, the Klassik Stiftung Weimar is opening the new Bauhaus Museum Weimar and a new exhibition on modernism around the turn of the century in the Neues…
Azores, Portugal Landmarks
Ponta Delgada in the Azores The Azores cannot come up with large cities – much of this archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean has a rural character. After all, Ponta Delgada has blossomed into an economic and tourist focus. 65,000 people live here, and the former fishing village got its name from its geographical location on…
Dominican Republic Recent History
First American intervention With a view to protecting the future routes of the Panama Canal, whose construction had already begun at the time, North American President Theodore Roosevelt tried to prevent by all possible means the European intervention that could take place due to the great Dominican debts with the old continent. For this reason, he…
Syria History
Antiquity Excavations made in the city of Ebla, in northern Syria, have shown that the civilization in Syria is one of the oldest on Earth. Approximately 10,000 years ago, the region saw livestock and agriculture appear for the first time in the world, followed by ceramics and obsidian tools that evidence the beginning of commercial relations. Cities like Haoukar and Emar played an important…
Denmark Main Cities
Funen Funen, in Danish Fyn [fy ː n], Denmark’s second largest island, between the Great and Little Belt, 2,985 km 2, 459,600 residents. Funen formed by 2007 Langeland, Ærø, Tåsinge islands and islets, the Office Funen (3,486 km 2, 475,100 residents, capital was Odense), since 2007 part of Funen to South Denmark. Most of the…
Czech Republic Geography
Czech Republic – key data Area: 78,867 km² (of which land: 77,247 km², water: 1,620 km²) Population: 10.2 million (July 2011 estimate, CIA). Composition: Czechs 90.4%, Moravians 3.7%, Slovaks 1.9%, others 4% (2001 census). Population density: 129 people per km² Population growth: -0.12% per year (2011, CIA) Capital: Prague (1.2 million residents, June 2008) Highest…
French Guiana Geography
Europe in the heart of South America French Guiana is located between Brazil and Suriname on the Atlantic Ocean. The country that is still part of France today is part of the European Union. Culture, politics and religion are under French influence. The country consists of 90 percent primeval forest, only the coastal region is…
Honolulu – a Heavenly Metropolis on The Middle of The Pacific
Somehow everything here sounds like vacation. Hawaii. Aloha. Hula. And of course: Honolulu. The capital of the 50th state of the USA is the epitome of fantastic weather, for clean water and high waves, for surfing, sailing and beautiful beaches around the world. Honolulu is “fun”, at least for the tourists. But the locals are…
Michigan for Tourists
Picturesque towns, important metropolises, romantic lighthouses, endless nature, many forest areas, museums worth seeing and of course the Great Lakes, Michigan is not only a large, but also a very diverse state in the USA, which offers attractions and sights for everyone. Among them, for example, the destroyer USS Edson in Bay County on the…
United Kingdom Immigration Regulations
Immigration / immigration There are no immigration regulations in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for EU citizens, Swiss citizens and citizens of Liechtenstein and Iceland. There is also no obligation to report. Despite Brexit, the provisions will remain unchanged until December 31, 2020. If you are going to stay in the UK…
Safari in South Africa & Beach Life in Mauritius
Combine great animal, nature and cultural experiences at the cozy Mpala Safari Lodge with great relaxation by the beach on the paradise island of Mauritius. The adventure begins at the cozy Mpala Safari Lodge which elegantly combines comfortable surroundings with the original Africa. The lodge is located at the world famous Kruger National Park which is…
Venice & Italy Highlights by Train
Take the train and experience some of Italy’s famous and more unknown historical and cultural highlights. From Venice’s canals to Sorrento’s beaches via Pompeii and the world’s tastiest food! Italy’s most exciting cities packed with exciting historical relics, adventures and lots of small trattorias where you eat cicchetti for lunch. Finish with a few days on the stunningly…