Chess is a compulsory subject in schools Interesting huh? All students have to take chess as a compulsory subject in school and there are even exams for it! The photo below shows the renowned Tigran Petrosian Chess House in Yerevan where many huge international chess tournaments have been held. Armenia was the first country to […]
Kazahstan is the 9th largest country by size in the world. It’s a huge place with a very small population of only 16 million people. It’s the largest landlocked country in the world, with Russian to its North, China to the West, Uzbekistan down South and the Caspian Sea on its Western Border. Kazakhstan is […]
Argentina’s history is entangled with European history. The Europeans first arrived in Argentina in 1502 and established their own settlement in Buenos Aires. Throughout the next two hundred years settlements were established and then abandoned. In 1816 Argentina wrote its own Declaration of Independence. Then, in 1856 they established a constitution that is still used […]
1. The official name of Jordan is the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 2. Jordan emerged from the post-World War I division of the Middle East made by Britain and France. Known as Transjordan from 1922, it was formally recognised by the UN as an independent sovereign kingdom in 1946. 3. E. Lawrence, better known as […]
Japan (Nippon or Nihon, literal meaning: “Origin of Sun”) is a country in Far East Asia, made up of a chain of islands – located between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean peninsula. Known as the Land of the Rising Sun, its 13 centuries of recorded history have created a […]
PlacesInteresting facts about Antigua and Barbuda 2 Years Ago FACEBOOKPREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE antigua and barbuda flag Antigua and Barbuda isa twin-island country in the Americas, lying between the Caribbean Sea and theAtlantic Ocean. The nearest countries to Antigua and Barbuda are other island nations, including St Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, the French territory of Guadeloupe andthe British territories of Montserrat and Anguilla. The area of Antigua and Barbuda is 442 square kilometers. John’s cathedral Antigua is Spanish for “Ancient” and Barbuda is Spanish for“Bearded“. The island of Antigua was explored by Christopher Columbus in 1493 andnamed for the Church of Santa Maria de la Antigua in Seville. After 349 years as a British colony, Antigua and Barbuda gained independencein 1981. Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda are known as Antiguans or Barbudans, depending on which island they are from.
Official Name: Jamaica Capital City:Kingston Size:4,411 square miles. Slightly smaller than the state of Connecticut in the U.S. Length:146 miles Width: 22-51 miles Population: 2,605,800 (July 2000 estimate). Population of a few selected cities:Kingston, 800,000; Montego Bay, 82,000; Mandeville, 13,681; Port Antonio, 10,426; Ocho Rios, 5,851; Negril, 1,166 Annual population growth rate:0.46% 1. Small Snake Population There […]