République du Niger - Muna Tafiya

Niger officially the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. The river Niger, which gives it its name, flows through the relatively densely populated southwest of the desert and savannah state.

Niger borders Algeria and Libya to the north, Mali and Burkina Faso to the west, Chad to the east and Nigeria and Benin to the south. It is a landlocked country with shares in the Sahara, the Sahel and Sudan. The largest city in Niger is the capital Niamey. Other major cities are Zinder, Maradi and Agadez.

The former French colony has been independent since 1960 and is home to a variety of different ethnic groups. Since independence, seven different constitutions have been passed and four military dictatorships have been installed, and a military dictatorship has been in place again since the military coup in 2023.

The existence of most of the Nigerien population is threatened by regularly recurring droughts and famines due to a rapidly growing population due to a lack of birth control. Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world. The United Nations Development Program lists Niger as one of the countries with low levels of human development.

Nijar - Muna Tafiya

Federated States of Micronesia (Fān Iten Chuuk) - Ika Sipwe Itach

Micronesia (from ancient Greek μικρός mikros "small" and νῆσοι nēsoi "islands", i.e. "Small Islands") is an island region in the western Pacific Ocean. The national territory covers only part of the island territory of Micronesia.

Micronesians refers to the inhabitants of Micronesia in Oceania.

They are closely related to the Polynesians, although the latter have darker skin.

Their culture is strongly influenced by surrounding cultures. In the east, one finds a more Polynesian culture (with chieftaincy), and in the west, a more Melanesian-Indonesian-influenced culture with chieftaincy without nobility, with the Marianas being an exception.

Today, many different ethnic groups make up the inhabitants of Micronesia, but they are all descendants of the Micronesian culture and still belong to it. The Micronesian culture was one of the last original cultures of the region to emerge. It emerged from a mixture of Melanesian, Polynesian, and Filipino cultures. A good example are the Yapese, who, on the one hand, were settled from the area around Malaysia and whose language is derived from Malay, and, on the other hand, share cultural similarities with the Melanesian peoples of the Admiralty Islands.

The lack of similar characteristics or overlap between neighboring cultures is the criterion for the Micronesian cultural area.

Micronesia - Ika Sipwe Itach

République de Guinée - N’tô N’kélé

Guinea is a country in West Africa bordering (clockwise from the northwest) Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of Guinea is Conakry.

The former French colony of Guinea gained independence on October 2, 1958. In its turbulent history, Guinea has suffered many military coups, most recently in 2021. The resulting current government, led by Mamady Doumbouya, rules authoritatively, just like previous governments. Serious human rights violations continue to occur regularly.

In addition to neighboring Guinea-Bissau, there is another country in Africa called Guinea: Equatorial Guinea, located further east between Cameroon and Gabon. These countries should not be confused with the South American Guianas (Guyana, French Guiana, and Dutch Guiana/Suriname).

Guinea - N'to N'kélé

St.Vincent&Grenadines is an independent island nation in the Caribbean Sea, part of the West Indies. It is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas.


Yacht-filled harbors, chic private islands, and volcanic landscapes—this country is known for its major sailing destinations, such as reef-surrounded Bequia on Admiralty Bay, with white sandy beaches like Princess Margaret Beach. St. Vincent is home to the capital, Kingstown.

St.Vincent&Grenadines - Together We Walk

República del Perú - Unidos Estamos

Peru is a country in western South America, bordering Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the southeast, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The etymology of the country's name is explained in the etymological list of country names.

It is home to part of the Amazon rainforest and Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca city high in the Andes. The area around Machu Picchu, including the Sacred Valley, the Inca Trail, and the colonial city of Cusco, boasts numerous archaeological sites. On Peru's arid Pacific coast lies the capital city of Lima, with a well-preserved colonial center and important collections of pre-Columbian art.

Peru - Unidos Estamos

République du Bénin - Nous Avançons

Benin is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Burkina Faso and Niger to the north, Nigeria to the east and the Gulf of Guinea, more precisely the Bay of Benin, to the south.

Until 1975 the country was called Dahomey. The name is in keeping with the tradition of the historic Kingdom of Dahomey, which covered the southern part of the modern state and the neighboring state of Togo until it was conquered by the French at the end of the 19th century. From 1975 to 1990 it was called the People's Republic of Benin. The name refers to the Bay of Benin, which is named after the former Kingdom of Benin, located predominantly in what is now Nigeria.

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