Despite its small size, Portugal’s climate varies significantly from north to south, thanks to its unique geographical positioning and diverse topography. The country can be divided into three distinct climate zones: the north, centered aroundPorto; the central region, nearLisbon; and the south, ...
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Lions, leopards and crocodiles can be seen near human settlements Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina - the country with centuries-old culture, numerous architectural monuments of Byzantine and Ottoman periods - again open for tourists Costa Rica It is a natural reserve-country with lots ...
From tropical rainforest nations to the sandy deserts of North Africa and the Middle East, the world’s wettest and driest countries are a study in contrasts. We map and rank the countries that receive the highest and lowest average annual precipitation in millimeters, per latest data from the...
Map projections are often discussed when talking about how a country’s real size is displayed. The commonly used Mercator projection can certainly give a false impression of how big different countries are. To fit in a 3D globe onto a flat plane, areas near the poles are stretched out and...
when I saw you mention Georgia I smiled as that is one place that is near the top of my list of places to visit soon! Andrew May 1, 2011 at 12:00 am - Reply Hi Earl! Sorry mate, I’m sure I’ll find out as I keep pouring through your site today, when were you in ...
Costa Rica A young woman hikes along a hanging bridge near Arenal Volcano National Park in Costa Rica. Jeff Diener | Getty Images Taking first place as the ideal locale for retirees, Costa Rica scored top marks in health care and healthy lifestyle. You can also live well on the cheap: ...
The region's standing on both of those pillars is elevated by the rank- ings of the wealthy hydrocarbon exporters near the Persian Gulf, countries that employ large contingents of foreign workers. In the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar, the majority of the populations were born abroad...
Somalia has an autonomous region in the north called Somaliland. Although not recognised by many nations, it’s in every way its own country. Passport, government, currency, culture, sports teams. It’s a political reason that it’s not more recognised but it’s as near to a country as ...
The U.S. dollar is used as a quasi-currency in a variety of popularretirementdestinations for U.S. ex-pats, such as Belize and Panama, and some areas of Costa Rica. In Panama, for instance, the U.S. dollar is legal tender alongside the national currency, theBalboa, which is also wo...