Ghana was the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence post-colonialism. It gained its independence on March 6, 1957. Ghana was ranked as Africa’s most peaceful country by the Global Peace Index. Lake Volta, in the Volta region of the country, is the world’s largest man-made lake. It’s 250 miles long and covers 3,283 […]
Germany was the first country in the world to adopt Daylight saving time – DST, also known as summer time. This occured in 1916 in the midst of WWI and was put in place to conserve energy. The capital of Berlin has more bridges than Venice – Berlin boasts 960 bridges and 59.8 square kilometres […]
Okefenokee Swamp encompasses over 400,000 acres of canals; moss draped cypress trees, and lily pad prairies providing sanctuaries for hundreds of species of birds and wildlife including several endangered species. Cumberland Island National Seashore contains the ruins of Dungeness, the once magnificent Carnegie estate. In addition, wild horses graze among wind swept dunes. The late […]
It is surrounded by Senegal, apart from a short strip of Atlantic coastline at its western end. It is the smallest country on mainland Africa. The country is situated on either side of the Gambia River, the nation’s namesake, which flows through the country’s centre and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The Gambia has a […]
Low population density, abundant petroleum, and foreign private investment[ambiguous] have helped make Gabon one of the most prosperous countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, with the 4th highest HDI and the third highest GDP per capita (PPP) (after Equatorial Guinea and Botswana) in the region. Most Gabonese have Bantu origin, including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Bapounou, […]
France’s formal name is La République Française (French Republic). The name “France” comes from the Latin Francia, which means “land or kingdom of the Franks.” France is the largest country by size in Europe at 248,573 m2 (643,801 km2), and that figure includes the islands of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion Island. France’s […]
Finland was one of the last region of Europe to be Christianised, in the 12th century. Finland has only been an independent country since 1918. Before that it belonged to Russia or Sweden. Finnish athletes have won more Summer Olympic medals per capita than any other nation. As of 2012, Finland had won in total […]