Republic of Singapore is an island country and a sovereign city state in Asia . The country consists of the main island of Singapore, Pulau Ujong and more than 60 small islands. The whole island is urbanized. Little of the original vegetation can be found there. The island has had couple different owners thought its past, the British gained sovereignty in 1919, after that the island was occupied by the Japanese during World war II, its quite a young country as in gained Independence only in the 1963.
Wednesday, 23 July 2014
Tuesday, 22 July 2014
Madeira
Madeira is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal. A Portuguese archipelago that can be found in the Atlantic Ocean. The island is of volcanic origins, but the volcano has been inactive for over 6500 years, and is considered to be an inactive volcano. The terrain of the country may be a bit rough, but the climate has been claimed to be perfect - warm in winters and not too hot in summers. Its also know for its wines and traditional "Madeira cake".
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Liechtenstein
One of the richest and hardest working countries in the world according to the GDP and the countries low unemployment rate at only 1.5%. One of the only two doubly landlocked countries in the word. The country lies fully in the alps and the population mostly consists of German speakers, English is mostly used only for business needs. German is the only official language.
Samoa
The Independent State of Samoa is an oceanian country composed of multiple islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Savaii and Upolu being the main and the biggest of the island group. The island of Savaii being the biggest one and also at the same time quite undeveloped, due to the old ways of living, the island is often regarded as the “real Samoa ”. The second island Upolu is a bit smaller, but its the capital of the country, most of the population lives there and most of the infrastructure is built there. The international airport of Samoa is also located on the Upolu island.
Tuesday, 15 July 2014
Labuan
Labuan is federal territory that is made up
of the main Labuan Island and six smaller islands. The island is mostly known
for its capital as an offshore financial center that offers international financial
and business services and also being famous for the deep water offshore gas and
oil extraction. The name of the country derives from the word Labuan which
means harbor, as in the past it used to be a place travelers would come to
restock goods.
Monday, 14 July 2014
Romania
Romania is the largest country in the south eastern Europe. Measuring in at an area of 238400 square kilometer, its almost the same size as the United Kingdom. The first fully self propelled plane in Europe was built by a Romanian inventor. Romania seems to be one of the countries in Europe to get the first grasp on many things in the 20th century. Altho when the communist regime was overthrown in the end of 20th century, the economy experienced a downfall, it has since recovered and now considered an upper-middle class country.
Thursday, 10 July 2014
Malta
Malta is a small, densely populated country in the Mediterranean Sea. Broke free from the United Kingdom in 1964, Malta was able to become independent republic 10 years later. Malta joined the European Union in 2004 and became a part of the eurozone in 2008. The warm climate, the world’s oldest free standing structures and many more architectural and historical monuments, make Malta a popular tourist attraction.
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