which is the nation’s economic anddemographicheartland, landlockedMinas Gerais, whose very name (meaning “Extensive Mines”) testifies to great mineral wealth, and the populous coastal states ofEspírito SantoandRio de Janeiro. The city ofRio de Janeiro, the national capital from 1763 to 1960,...
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of over 1.381 billion. Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometres (3.7 million square miles), it is the world's second-largest...
After Antarctica, the least populous continent in the world is Oceania, which comprises Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and many smaller islands, such as Fiji, Guam and French Polynesia. Unsurprisingly, all but one of its most-searched travel activities involve the outdoors. 1. Snorkelin...