Next up, Iraq. Similar situation, but with different politics. Northern Iraq, an autonomous region in the north of Iraq isn’treallyIraq. Culturally it’s completely different. Legally it’s different in that you can fly in with no visa and get stamped in. Whereas, in Iraq proper, that’...
A first-world country, or developed country, is a wealthy, democratic country with high life expectancy and literacy rates.
BELEM (Reuters) - Twelve forest countries at the Amazon summit in Brazil on Wednesday called on developed nations to fulfill their climate financing obligations and to contribute $200 billion per year by 2030 in biodiversity funding. The call comes from Bolivia, Brazil...
The U.S. has had trade embargoes in place since Castro seized power. They were intended as a punishment for impeding democratic rule. While Americans generally aren't allowed to trade with Cuba or travel to Cuba as tourists, its geographic proximity and the U.S.'s large Cuban-American pop...
Well, the standard list does leave out some self-proclaimed countries that aren't recognized by the UN, but then it makes up for it by listing dependent territories separately from the countries they belong to. In other words, the ISO list is more an answer to the question, "How many co...