Croatia in central and southeastern Europe has a long coastline on the Adriatic Sea and is an incredibly popular travel destination from mainly European countries. The country's capital and largest city is Zagreb. Other major cities are Split, Rijeka and Osijek. Croatia has a diverse and rich nature, with forests covering about 45% of the country. There are mountains here, of which…
Japan consists of 14,125 islands and has the world's sixth longest coastline. The country stretches over 3000 km off the Pacific coast of Asia. The five main islands, from north to south, are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and Okinawa. Tokyo is the capital and largest city of Japan. The country has a long, war-torn history but is culturally interesting. The country's geography and nature…
Mozambique is located on the southeast coast of Africa and borders six different countries and the Indian Ocean to the east. Mozambique became independent as late as 1975. The capital, Maputo, is the country's largest city. The country is divided into two regions by the country's most important river, the Zambezi. The country has four large or larger lakes and six national parks and several wildlife reserves.
Curaçao is a separate country and island within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, approximately 65 km north of Venezuela. Curaçao's capital is Willemstad. Together with Aruba and Bonaire, Curaçao forms part of the ABC Islands. Together, Curaçao, Aruba and other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often referred to as the Dutch Caribbean. It is the largest of the ABC Islands in terms of both area and…
Bonaire in the southern Caribbean is a special municipality in the Netherlands. It is one of three special municipalities; the others are Sint Eustatius and Saba. The capital is Kralendijk, on the island's west coast. Together with Aruba and Curaçao, they form the so-called ABC islands, about 80 km north of Venezuela. The island is small and has a land area of…
Mexico, bordered by the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico, is the thirteenth largest country in the world by land area and the tenth most populous country in the world. Mexico City is the capital and largest city and ranks among the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Mexico's highest mountain is located on the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt that crosses…
Australia is the sixth largest country in the world and is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent and is a megadiverse country. The country's size gives it a variety of landscapes and climates. Australia consists of the mainland Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, many smaller offshore islands and the remote offshore territories of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos…
Vanuatu consists of about 83 relatively small islands. 65 of them are inhabited and only 14 of them are larger than 100 km2. There are about 1,300 kilometers between the northernmost and southernmost islands. Vanuatu's largest cities are the capital, Port Vila, on Efate, and Luganville on Espiritu Santo. The highest peak in Vanuatu is…
The Solomon Islands consist of six major islands and about 1,000 smaller islands. The country's capital and largest city, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal. Guadalcanal was one of many places in the Solomon Islands where battles were fought during World War II. The Battle of Guadalcanal was critically important as the first major Allied offensive in the Pacific, which…
Papua New Guinea, PNG in Oceania comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, the world's second largest island, and several islands in Melanesia. The capital is Port Moresby. The country has 840 known spoken languages. This makes PNG the most linguistically diverse country in the world, as they have a whopping 12% of the world's total spoken languages. The population…
