Lithuania's longest river is the Nemunas River. It runs through the country for about 937 km/ 582 miles and flows into the Baltic Sea. There are about 29,000 rivers in Lithuania. The largest lake in Lithuania that is entirely in the country is Lake Drūkšiai. Lithuania has about 6,00...
Nigeria's longest river is the Niger river which is 4,100 km or 2,547 miles in length. The Niger enters the country in the northwestern part and flows southwards towards the Niger Delta of the Atlantic Ocean. The Niger Delta is about 100 km/ 62 miles in width. The name Nigeria is d...
US President names Kenya as a major non-Nato ally. US President Joe Biden has named Kenya as a major non-Nato ally, making it the first sub-Saharan African country to receive that designation. Mr Biden announced the move during a three-day state visit by Kenyan President William Ruto. It...
In a number of countries, projects have been canceled, downsized or scrutinized. Malaysia renegotiated the terms of a rail link being built by China and scrapped $3 billion of planned pipelines. In Kenya, a court halted construction last year on a $2 billion power plant financed by China. ...
Exports: $3.156 billion (2013 est.): coffee, fish and fish products, tea, cotton, flowers, horticultural products; gold. Imports: $4.858 billion (2013 est.): capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies; cereals. Major trading partners: Kenya, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the ...
Sudan, in northeast Africa, measures about one-fourth the size of the United States. Its neighbors are Chad and the Central African Republic on the west, Egypt and Libya on the north, Ethiopia and Eritrea on the east, and South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, and Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
Exports: $538.3 million (2013 est.): coffee, tea, hides, tin ore. Imports: $1.937 billion (2013 est.): foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, steel, petroleum products, cement and construction material. Major trading partners: Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, China, Swaziland, US, ...
Exports: $3.156 billion (2013 est.): coffee, fish and fish products, tea, cotton, flowers, horticultural products; gold. Imports: $4.858 billion (2013 est.): capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies; cereals. Major trading partners: Kenya, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the ...
Here some fascinating facts about the United Arab Emirates, a country in Western Asia for you. Enjoy! UAE Facts at a Glance What should you really know about the UAE or United Arab Emirates? Here some of the key facts at a glance: ...
Karen Blixen (1885 - 1962) - author of 'Out of Africa'. The famous story is based on her life in Kenya. Arne Jacobsen (1902 - 1971) - furniture designer is known for his modernist chairs such as the Egg chair Jorn Utzhorn (1918 - 2008) - architect and designer of the Sydney Opera...