Scotland Writers and Poets
Iain M. Banks (born 1954) Iain Menzies Banks was born in 1954 in Dunfermline to a sailor. Among other things, he studied English and philosophy in Stirling and now travels…
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England Castles, Palaces, Walls and Towers
Tower of London The complex of several buildings was erected along the Thames in the Middle Ages. The tower was used as a fortress, armory and as a dungeon. In…
Travel to Kosovo
Landmarks Kosovo is not a classic travel destination. The cities, with the exception of Prizren and possibly Peja, offer few tourist highlights. However, in recent years Kosovo has increasingly developed…
India Elections and Voting System
As a rule, elections in India are democratic, relatively fair and transparent. They are carried out by the Election Commission of India, which is considered non-partisan and incorruptible. In India,…
5 Attractions in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is packed with attractions. Do not let yourself be limited to the beautiful beaches but make sure to see the whole of Rio and all that the…
Best time to visit Niagara Falls
When is the best time to visit Niagara Falls? The best time to visit Niagara Falls is from April to October. During these months, mild to quite warm temperatures await…
Before the trip to the Philippines
Passport, visa and customs Swedish citizens can stay 30 days without a visa in the Philippines. However, the passport must be valid for at least 6 months after arrival. The…
Three Chinese Emperors
Join a nine-day trip to China that takes you to the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City, the Shaolin Temple, the Buddhist cave complexes at Longmen, and the famous…
Before the trip to Uzbekistan
Travel documents If you discover that your name is misspelled on your booking confirmation, please contact us immediately so that we can correct this before we issue your airline tickets.…
Riga Travel Guide
Riga is northern Paris. Riga is a lovely weekend destination with an affordable price level and short distances. Experience the largest city in the Baltics The capital of Latvia, Riga,…
Kiev Travel Guide
Kiev surprises the tourist with its beauty: pompous sights, enchanting Monasteries and the exoticism of Eastern Europe leave their mark on the visitor. KIEV AS A DESTINATION A different city…
Hotels in Barcelona
Here you should stay in Barcelona According to DigoPaul, Barcelona is a very popular tourist destination, but the city is also known for its many conferences. This means that many…
Beaches, reggae and rum in Montego Bay, Jamaica
Montego Bay has white sandy beaches and a laid back holiday atmosphere. Montego Bay has some of the most famous elements of the Caribbean – white sand beaches, reggae rhythms…
Religion in Zimbabwe
Population Zimbabwe has a population density of 37 residents per km 2 (2019), but depending on the colonial land distribution legislation, the population is very unevenly distributed. Large parts of…
Religion in Zambia
In 2013, the government removed the subsidies for the country’s farmers. The state had previously paid 75% of the price for i.e. artificial fertilizers and these grants now fell away.…
Religion in Yemen
Islam is state religion in Yemen, the area was Islamized as early as 628. From the 8th century the Zaydites have dominated, today more than 50% of the country’s population…
Religion in Western Sahara
Population Western Sahara, which consists almost entirely of desert, is extremely sparsely populated. Data on the size and structure of the population are uncertain due to past conflicts and since…
Religion in Vietnam
In present-day Vietnam there were three major state formation in ancient times. The Mekong Delta in the south was part of the Funan kingdom, which collapsed in the 500s AD,…
Religion in Venezuela
1917 Oil tree According to Countryaah data, until oil extraction began in Venezuela in 1917, the country was poorly developed. Like the other Latin American republics, it was controlled by…
Religion in Vanuatu
Population The population is more than 95 percent of Melanesians. In addition, Polynesians, Europeans, Micronesians and Asians. The islands are mountainous, and the population lives along the coasts. The country…
Religion in Uzbekistan
Population According to Countryaah data, Uzbekistan has an average population density of 74 residents per km2, but a large part of the population lives in the eastern part of the…
Religion in Uruguay
Population Uruguay had a population density of 19 residents per km 2 in 2019, but a large part is concentrated to the country’s southern and southwest parts, including around the…
Religion in the United States
The United States is a diverse society, and so is religious life. Christianity is the dominant religion, around 70 percent of the population belongs to a Christian denomination. The first…
Religion in United Kingdom
According to Countryaah data, the first residents of the island of Great Britain were paleolithic hunters who followed herds of wild animals. After the ice age, some farmers began to…
Religion in United Arab Emirates
Population and ethnography Prior to the discovery and extensive recovery of the oil during the 1960s, the seven Sheikhs were populated by a number of small Arab tribes, which were…
Religion in Ukraine
According to Countryaah data, in the 9-12th century, most of present-day Ukraine was subject to Kiev, which at the same time had a number of alliances with the Slavic peoples…
Religion in Uganda
The large clay walls of the Kingdom of Bigo are testimonies to civilizations in present-day Uganda from at least the 10th century AD. In various parts of the country there…
Religion in Tuvalu
According to Countryaah data, about 30,000 years ago, the indigenous people of Australia began their expansion across the Pacific. In the 9th century they were scattered throughout practically all of…
Religion in Turkmenistan
Since the first millennium BCE, Turkmenistan has been part of the shifting great state formation: the Persian Empire under Ahemanida and later Alexander the Great. In the 3rd century AD,…
Religion in Turkey
Population Since the first official census of 1927 (13.6 million residents), Turkey’s population has more than quadrupled. The rate of increase is relatively high but declining. The average population density…
Religion in Tunisia
Population With an average population density of 71 residents per km2, Tunisia is one of North Africa’s most densely populated countries. However, regional differences are significant, and settlements are largely…
Religion in Trinidad and Tobago
Population According to Countryaah data, Trinidad and Tobago has an average population density of 273 residents per km2. A significant emigration means that the country was not expected to have…
Religion in Tonga
Nuku’alofa Nuku’alofa, the capital of the wealthy Tonga in the South Pacific; approximately 23,000 residents (2007). The town is located on the fertile, densely populated main island of Tongatapu. It…
Religion in Togo
With the goal to create a hunting park of 80 km 2 were over 10,000 peasants from Keran Oti district in the north in 1991, driven from their lands. In…
Religion in Thailand
According to Countryaah data, archaeological studies have revealed that the area that today constitutes Thailand has been inhabited for at least 20,000 years. Around the 10th century, various Thai speaking…
Religion in Tanzania
1961 Independence Independence came in 1961 and then as a result of negotiations. Tanzania’s starting point was thus quite different from, for example, neighboring Mozambique, which first gained independence in…
Religion in Tajikistan
The perestroika process President Mikhail Gorbachov initiated from his inauguration in 1985 caused the ethnic and religious tensions that had been under charge for a long time to explode. In…
Religion in Taiwan
Population The population density in Taiwan (656 residents per km2, 2019) is among the highest in the world. The majority of the population is concentrated to the coastal plain in…
Religion in Syria
Population Civil war has been going on in Syria since 2011, and data on population size and composition are very uncertain. According to UN estimates in 2012, Syria’s population was…
Religion in Switzerland
According to Countryaah data, Celtic tribes – of which the most important of them, the Helles, settled between the Alps and the Jurassic Mountains – inhabited Switzerland’s present territory before…