Republiki ya Kongó - Nazali Pembeni

Congo is a republic in Central Africa. Its capital and largest metropolitan area, located off the port city of Pointe-Noire, is Brazzaville; the country is also known as Congo-Brazzaville.

The country borders Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly the Belgian Congo or Zaire), the Angolan exclave of Cabinda, and the Atlantic Ocean. The United Nations Development Programme classifies the Republic of the Congo as a country with medium human development.

Congo - Nazali Pembeni

Ilizwe leZimbabwe - Iintliziyo Ezingenakunqandeka

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, which was briefly called Rhodesia and Zimbabwe-Rhodesia as a former British crown colony of Southern Rhodesia and as a secession territory.

The name Zimbabwe goes back to the ruins now known as Greater Zimbabwe, the largest pre-colonial stone buildings in Southern Africa. In addition, Zimbabwe is also internationally known for the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Victoria Falls.

Since independence in 1980, the former independence movement ZANU-PF has ruled the country dictatorially as a one-party system.

Zimbabwe - Tili M'Njira

Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania - Safari Yetu

Tanzania is a country in East Africa. It lies on the Indian Ocean and borders Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. Tanzania is approximately two and a half times the size of Germany. With a population of around 62 million, it is the fifth-largest country in Africa. The capital is Dodoma, but the largest city is the coastal city of Dar es Salaam; other major cities include Mwanza, Arusha, Mbeya, Morogoro, and Tanga. About 125 languages ​​are spoken in Tanzania, mostly Bantu, but also Nilotic and Cushitic languages, Arabic, and Indic languages. The common languages, however, are Swahili and English. Most Tanzanians are either Christian or Muslim.

Tanganyika (the mainland territory including the island of Mafia) gained independence from the United Kingdom on December 9, 1961, and merged with Zanzibar (the islands of Pemba and Unguja) in 1964 to form Tanzania, whose name is a portmanteau of Tanganyika, Zanzibar, and the term Azania. Tanzania has been a member of the Commonwealth of Nations since gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1961.

Tanzania - Safari Yetu

Repoblikan’i Madagasikara - Mandroso Miaraka

Madagascar has approximately 29.6 million inhabitants (as of 2022) and, with an area of ​​587,295 square kilometers, is the second-largest island nation in the world after Indonesia. The semi-presidential republic is located approximately 420 kilometers off the east coast of Mozambique in the Indian Ocean and is therefore considered part of East Africa. The former French colony exhibits the typical economic characteristics of a developing country.

Here, you'll find thousands of animal species, including lemurs found only in Madagascar, rainforests, beaches, and reefs. Near the bustling capital, Antananarivo, lies Ambohimanga, a royal mound with palaces and tombs, and the "Baobab Avenue," a dirt road lined with massive, centuries-old baobab trees.

Madagascar - Mandroso Miaraka

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Originaltitle: Việt Nam - Ta Cùng Đi

Vietnam is an elongated coastal state in Southeast Asia. It borders China, Laos, Cambodia, the Gulf of Thailand and the South China Sea. The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi, the largest city by population is Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon); other important metropolises in the country are Hải Phòng, Cần Thơ and Đà Nẵng. The majority of the population are Vietnamese.

The first historically documented kingdom in what is now Vietnam emerged in the 1st millennium BC. Afterwards, peaceful coexistence developed between the Yue and the Han during the Triệu dynasty. 111 B.C. The dynasty came under the control of the Han Chinese as a province of the Han dynasty in 200 BC and remained so - interrupted by brief periods of independence - until 939 AD, when it was defeated after the Battle of the Bạch-Đằng River (Autumn 938 AD) gained independence. In the following centuries, Vietnam expanded southward with successive dynasties and a period of Chinese occupation from 1407 to 1428.

In the 19th century, the area gradually came under French colonial rule as part of French Indochina. Japan occupied the region during World War II. From 1946 to 1954, France tried unsuccessfully to restore its colonial rule in the First Indochina War. As a result of the French defeat in 1954, Tonkin and the northern part of Annam became the socialist North Vietnam with the capital Hanoi, and Cochinchina and the southern part of Annam became the Western-supported South Vietnam with the capital Saigon. From 1964 to 1973, the United States failed in the Vietnam War to defeat North Vietnam and its allied National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam. Instead, the two Vietnamese states were reunited under communist leadership in 1976.

Vietnam remains a one-party dictatorship to this day. The authoritarian government regularly commits serious violations of human rights.

Vietnam - Ta Cùng Di

België - Op Het Spoor

Belgium is a federal state in Western Europe. It lies between the North Sea and the Ardennes and borders the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. As of January 1, 2022, Belgium had around 11.6 million inhabitants in an area of ​​30,688 square kilometers. With 377 inhabitants per square kilometer, Belgium is one of the most densely populated countries. At almost 98 percent, Belgium's level of urbanization is the highest in Europe. Brussels is the capital and seat of the Belgian royal family, the federal government and the center of the Brussels-Capital Region. The most populous city is Antwerp, followed by Ghent, Charleroi, Liège (Liège) and Brussels.

Since independence in 1830 and the constitution in 1831, Belgium has been a parliamentary hereditary monarchy (see also Belgian monarchy). However, Belgian history goes back much further: “Belgium is a country with a young state, but a long history” (Christoph Driessen). Belgium comprises four language areas. The north of the country with the Flemish is a Dutch-speaking area, the south with the Walloons is a French-speaking area (see Flemish and French communities). The Brussels-Capital Region is officially bilingual, but has a majority Francophone population. In the German-speaking area in East Belgium, Standard German and West Central German dialects are widespread (see German-speaking Community).

The Flemish-Walloon conflict, which has been ongoing since the 19th century, has shaped the often conflicting interests of representatives of the two major population groups in Belgian politics. Language legislation is a consequence of this conflict. Since the 1970s, attempts have been made to address this problem by decentralizing the state organization. For this purpose, Belgium was transformed into a federal state consisting of three regions and three communities. The regions of Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels Capital as well as the Flemish, French and German-speaking communities have since formed the basic political structure of the country. Belgium's state structure is considered complex because, among other things, the territories of the regions do not coincide with those of the communities. The responsibilities of the French and Flemish communities overlap in the officially bilingual Brussels-Capital region, and the small area of ​​the German-speaking Community belongs to the predominantly French-speaking Wallonia region. However, the German-speaking community is aiming to be separated from Wallonia and become the fourth Belgian region with equal rights alongside Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels-Capital.

Belgium is a founding member of the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU), whose main institutions are based in its capital, Brussels. The Belgian state is a member of the Benelux Economic Union alongside the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Since the 2000s, Belgium has developed into a very wealthy country in Europe. The country's central geographical location gives it a strategic advantage in international trade, supported by well-developed infrastructure such as the port of Antwerp. As a founding member of the European Union, Belgium benefited from political and economic integration, particularly through the introduction of the euro in 2002. The country also invested in research and development, which strengthened its innovative strength.

At the social level, Belgium's advanced social system offers comprehensive benefits and solidarity-specific protection for needy citizens and benefits for people with disabilities.

Belgium - Op Het Spoor

República de Guatemala - Avanzamos Juntos

Guatemala located south of the Yucatán Peninsula, it is the most populous state in Central America. Guatemala borders two oceans - the Pacific to the west and the Atlantic Caribbean Sea to the east - as well as four neighboring countries: Mexico to the north, Belize to the northeast, Honduras to the southeast and El Salvador to the south.

In the 2010s, under several right-wing heads of state, the country moved from an already severely ailing democracy towards dictatorship. The problems have increased, especially since 2020, when President Alejandro Giammattei came to power as president. For example, journalists have been politically imprisoned, and judges who condemn corruption have been indicted. Although several promising opposing candidates were not admitted to the 2023 presidential election, the social-liberal opposition candidate Bernardo Arévalo was elected president and sworn in in 2024.

Guatemala - Avanzamos Juntos

Česká Republika - Jdeme Dál

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Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe with around 10.5 million inhabitants. It consists of the historical countries of Bohemia (Čechy) and Moravia (Morava) as well as parts of Silesia (Slezsko) The country borders on Germany in the west, Poland in the north, Slovakia in the east and Austria in the south. The country's capital and metropolis is Prague (Czech: Praha), other major cities are Brno (Brno), Ostrava (Ostrava). , Pilsen (Plzeň), Reichenberg (Liberec) and Olomouc (Olomouc).

In the 6th century, Slavs immigrated to Bohemia, which had previously been populated by Celts and Germanic peoples. At the beginning of the 9th century, the Moravian Empire emerged as the first Slavic state. The unified Czech state emerged under the Bohemian Přemyslid dynasty, when the Margraviate of Moravia was subordinated to Bohemia in the 11th century and the Kingdom of Bohemia was formed in 1085. It had a special position in the Holy Roman Empire and ruled large areas of continental Europe under the Přemyslids and Luxembourgers. In the wake of the rise of the Habsburgs and the Thirty Years' War, the area became part of the Habsburg Monarchy and remained so until its collapse following its defeat in the First World War.

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