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Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini - Yumi Go

Papua New Guinea is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean and encompasses the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and several offshore islands. The country boasts extraordinary cultural and biological diversity and is known for its beaches and coral reefs. Inland, there are active volcanoes, the granite mountain Mount Wilhelm, dense rainforests, and hiking trails such as the Kokoda Track. The inhabitants of the traditional tribal villages often speak their own language.

After Indonesia and Madagascar, it is the third-largest island nation in the world by area. It is located in the Pacific Ocean, is considered part of the Australian continent, and includes the eastern part of the island of New Guinea (West New Guinea is part of Indonesia) as well as several offshore islands and island groups.

Papua Niugini - Yumi Go

República del Perú - Unidos Estamos

Winner of the week: 🥇5

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

Peru 🥇 - Unidos Estamos

מדינת ישראל (Medinat Jisra'el) - מחייכים (Yahad Nelek)

Israel is a state in Western Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean. Israel is the only state in the world with a majority Jewish population and, according to its nation-state law, sees itself as the “nation-state of the Jewish people.” De facto, Israel is a multi-ethnic state in which a significant proportion of the population (around a quarter) are non-Jews.

Israel is geographically part of the Mashreq and borders Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt as well as the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The capital and most populous city of Israel is Jerusalem; however, the United Nations and the majority of its member states do not recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The largest metropolitan area is Gush Dan around the metropolis Tel Aviv-Jaffa on the Mediterranean.

The area that is today Israel is considered the cradle of Judaism and the two younger Abrahamic religions (Christianity and Islam). Israelite kingdoms existed from approximately 1000 to 587 B.C. BC (Israel until 722, Judah until 587); The area then came under the rule of the Babylonians, Persians and Alexander the Great (from 332 BC) and the Diadochi who followed him. After a phase of renewed independence under the Hasmoneans (from 165 BC), it stood since 63 BC. BC successively under Roman, Byzantine, Sassanid, Arab, Ottoman and British rule. The Jews who have lived there for around 3,000 years (Israelites or Hebrews according to biblical usage) have been expelled or forced to emigrate several times throughout history (Jewish diaspora). From the end of the 19th century onwards, there were efforts among European Jews to establish a Jewish state in what was then Ottoman Palestine (Zionism), not least due to increasing anti-Semitism in Europe (Dreyfus affair, pogroms in Eastern Europe, etc.).
A foundation stone for this was laid at the first Zionist Congress in Basel in 1897 under the leadership of Theodor Herzl. The plan to found a state took more concrete form with the British Balfour Declaration of 1917. From 1920 to 1948, the League of Nations mandate for Palestine existed, which was transferred to Great Britain after the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. Increased Jewish immigration and the establishment of proto-state structures led to the first conflicts with the Arab population. The UN partition plan for Palestine of 1947 had the aim of pacifying Palestine, but it was rejected by the Arab side because the partition was associated with a significant territorial renunciation to the detriment of the Arabs. During the Palestine War, Israel declared independence on May 14, 1948. The following decades were marked by the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict.

Israel's political system is based on a parliamentary system of government. The head of government is the Prime Minister appointed by the Knesset; The head of state is the president, who predominantly fulfills representative tasks. Israel is a free, democratic, constitutional state with a strong welfare state; the country is often referred to as the “only democracy in the Middle East.” The predominantly centrally administered Israeli state is divided into six districts, which in turn are divided into 71 cities, 141 municipalities and 53 regional associations (groups of smaller towns to form administrative communities).

The densely populated country has around 10 million inhabitants in 2023, of which around 7.2 million are Jews (73%), 2.1 million are Muslim and Christian Arabs (21%) and another 490,000 inhabitants, including some in the country native minorities such as Christian Aramaeans, Samaritans, Armenians, Circassians and Roma. The Law of Return allows all Jews on earth to settle in Israel. Since around 1990, an increasing number of legal Asian and Eastern European labor migrants as well as illegal immigrants from Africa have been living in the country.

Israel - Yahad Nelek

Republica Slovenija - Gremo Naprej

Slovenia is a country in Central Europe with around two million inhabitants, bordering Italy and the Mediterranean to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the east and Croatia to the south. The country's capital and largest city is the centrally located Ljubljana (Ljubljana in German). Other important cities are Maribor, Celje, Kranj, Koper and Velenje. In 2004, Slovenia joined the EU and NATO, and in 2007 it also joined the Eurozone. The country is a democratic parliamentary republic.

The area of ​​today's Slovenia was settled at the beginning of the 6th century by the Slavs, who founded the Principality of Carantania. In 788 the Franks conquered the area and the dioceses of Aquileia and Salzburg evangelized it. In the 11th century the country was incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire and elevated to the Duchy of Carniola in 1364. In the following centuries the territory came under the Habsburg Monarchy. After the dissolution of Austria-Hungary in 1918, the former crown land was absorbed into the newly founded Kingdom of Yugoslavia. After the end of the Second World War, Slovenia existed as a constituent republic within socialist Yugoslavia. After the declaration of independence on June 25, 1991 and the 10-Day War, Slovenia became an independent nation state and an independent member of the UN on May 22, 1992.

Slovenia is the wealthiest country in the former Yugoslavia. According to the Bertelsmann Foundation's 2020 assessment, it is above average successful in its economic transformation and political development. The United Nations Development Program ranks Slovenia among the countries with very high levels of human development.

Slovenia - Gremo Naprej

Repubulika y’u Rwanda - Dufatanye

Rwanda is a densely populated landlocked country in East Africa or Central Africa. It borders Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Tanzania. Because of its hilly landscape, Rwanda is also called the "Land of a Thousand Hills." The main African watershed between the Nile and Congo River basins runs through its territory.

From 1884 to 1916, Rwanda was a German colony as part of German East Africa. After the First World War in 1919, Rwanda became a Belgian League of Nations mandate and, after 1945, a UN trust territory. It gained independence in 1962. Due to structural problems, high population density, and conflicts between the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups, the country was long one of the poorest in Africa. The social conflict led to a civil war in Rwanda (1990–1994) and the genocide of the Tutsi in 1994, in which radical Hutus murdered approximately 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and many moderate Hutus.[5] Since the end of the civil war, an economic reconstruction process[6] began, which was facilitated, among other things, by the exploitation of natural resources in the eastern Congo provinces. Since 2000, Paul Kagame has been president, ruling the country as an authoritarian dictator. The government system has been internationally criticized for its lack of press freedom, suppression of the opposition, manipulation of elections, and the destabilization of eastern Congo.

Rwanda - Dufatanye

Монгол Улс (Mongol Uls) - бид хамтдаа алхаna (Bid Khamtdaa Alkhana)

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Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, between Russia and China. Territorially over four times the size of Germany, the country is the least populated country in the world with around three million inhabitants. More than 40 percent of the country's population lives in the capital Ulaanbaatar. The majority of the population are Mongolians, the slight majority of whom follow Mongolian Buddhism.

The national territory covers most of the Mongolian Plateau. Due to the nature of the soil and the climate, agriculture can hardly be practiced in Mongolia. The landscape is dominated by grassy steppes, with mountains to the north and west, and the Gobi Desert to the south. The most important economic sectors are nomadic livestock farming and mining. The country is one of the ten countries richest in raw materials in the world.

Excavations in the Gobi show that Homo erectus lived in what is now Mongolia 500,000 years ago. Even before the beginning of the Christian era, equestrian nomads such as the Xiongnu or Xianbei united to form large tribes. In 1206, Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, which stretched across Asia and into Europe and was the largest territorially contiguous empire in human history. His grandson Kublai Khan conquered China and founded the Yuan dynasty. After the collapse of this empire, Buddhism increasingly dominated the state. During the Qing Dynasty, “Outer Mongolia” was created as a Chinese province in 1644 on the territory of today's Mongolian state.

From 1912 the region gained extensive autonomy rights. In 1921, the Soviet Union established a puppet government, which proclaimed the Mongolian People's Republic in 1924. During its existence, it was completely dependent on the Soviet Union politically, militarily and economically. It was only during the revolutions in 1989 that the country made the peaceful transition to a democratic parliamentary system of government. On February 12, 1992, parliament sealed the end of the communist system by adopting a new constitution. Since then, Mongolia has been a stable democracy. According to the 2022 Democracy Index, Mongolia is the only democracy in the world completely surrounded by clear dictatorships. The Mongolian population is particularly concerned about the relationship with China, as they are aware of the lack of chances in a possible military conflict and are increasingly becoming dependent on this threatening backdrop.

Mongolia - Bid Khamtdaa Alkhana

Mongolia 🥇 - Bid Khamtdaa Alkhana

Landing on what has been code named the 'Red' Planet, the cautionary exploration takes plae in an abandoned unidentified technological facilty in the middle of a desert of this newly identified planet. Here is a short audio extract of what the stealth drone recorded during that search.

This piece is in response to this week's @disquiet project. More on the 718th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Planet Jam It — The Assignment: Record the sound of an advanced alien civilization — at https://disquiet.com/0718/.

Red Planet (disquiet0718)

Little song for Kaya Shirao haiku: 
"The coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly."



The coming of the red dragonfly (naviarhaiku614)

Kabul - Sadaye Del Bemand

Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan. With approximately 4.9 million inhabitants (2025), it is the largest city in Afghanistan and the country's economic and cultural center. Located in eastern Afghanistan, the city has grown significantly in recent years. It ranks 92nd among the world's largest cities. In terms of population growth, it is the fifth fastest-growing city in the world. With over 3,500 years of history, it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited regions in the world.

Because Afghanistan is a centralized state, all government ministries, as well as the seat of government, the parliament, and the Supreme Court of Afghanistan, are located in Kabul. The majority of banks, companies, and universities are also located here.

Kabul - Sadaye Del Bemand

First there was a common funky beat for 2 minutes or so. Then there was a bass played during those 2 minutes in a complete improv mood. Then a nylon guitar came breaking time. Then a steel guitar came bending time. Then some djembes, shakers and seeds came defying the beat and eliminating it.

In the spirit of mixing traditional instruments with free jazz approach, a simple though "we are lost in time" emerges.



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