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Music World Contest

Week 53: Sunday 5. October - Saturday 11. October

🥇 Leaders of the week (54)

🏆 Leaders of the month (Oct'25)

Capital Battle - Episode II

Kameruun - E Ngel Laawol

Winner of the week: 🥇2

Cameroon is a country in Central Africa. It borders Nigeria, Chad, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea. The country has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest. The largest cities are the capital, Yaoundé, and the port city of Douala.

Cameroon is governed by an authoritarian regime, and freedom of expression is severely restricted. Corruption and human rights violations are widespread, with torture and arbitrary arrests occurring regularly.

On January 1, 1960, French Cameroon gained independence following a referendum and the expiration of the UN mandate and renamed itself the Republic of Cameroon. In December 1960, the 15th United Nations General Assembly decided that the trust territories should also be granted independence. This could be achieved through full independence, free association with an already independent state, or integration into an independent state. The British trustees denied their trust territories the first option—full independence. The north of the British Mandate trust territory therefore voted in a referendum to join Nigeria, while the southern part opted for federation with the Republic of Cameroon. Independence and simultaneous annexation took place on October 1, 1961. The state thus formed was called the Federative Republic of Cameroon. This is the reason why two official languages, French and English, are now recognized in Cameroon.

Cameroon - E Ngel Laawol

Cameroon 🥇 - E Ngel Laawol

सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल (Saṅghīya Loktāntrik Gaṇatantra Nepāl) - हामी संगै हिँड्छौं (Hāmī Sam̐gai Jānchauṁ)

Winner of the week: 🥇7

Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia. It lies between the People's Republic of China and India and has a population of approximately 30 million, belonging to over 100 different ethnic groups, approximately 80% of whom are Hindu.

The former kingdom was declared a republic on May 28, 2008. The situation regarding democracy and human rights improved somewhat as a result, but remains mixed to this day. In 2021, Nepal suffered a constitutional crisis.

Nepal lies between India and Tibet. The country is known for its temples and the Himalayan mountains, which include Mount Everest. The labyrinthine old town of the capital Kathmandu is home to numerous Hindu and Buddhist shrines. In the Kathmandu Valley lie the Buddhist Swayambhunath Temple with its own monkey population, the enormous Buddhist stupa in Boudhanath, the Hindu Pashupatinath Temple with its cremation sites, and the medieval city of Bhaktapur.

Nepal - Hami Samgai

Nepal 🥇 - Hami Samgai

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti - Beraber Yürürüz

Turkey is a unitary state located in the Middle Eastern Anatolia region and in southeastern European Eastern Thrace.

Geographically, the country is usually divided into seven regions. More than 85 million people (as of 2022) live in Turkey, covering an area of ​​783,562 km². Almost a fifth of the population lives in the Istanbul metropolitan area, and there are seven other cities with a population of over one million: the capital Ankara, as well as Izmir, Bursa, Adana, Gaziantep, Konya, and Denizli. The degree of urbanization was 77% in 2021. Turkey has 18 UNESCO World Heritage sites and numerous national parks.

Measured by the Human Development Index (HDI), Turkey is one of the most highly developed countries. With approximately 50 million tourists, Turkey is the fourth most visited country in the world (third in Europe). Turkey is a middle-income emerging economy, ranking 17th in the world in terms of gross domestic product and 11th in terms of purchasing power parity. It is a member of the OECD, NATO, the United Nations, the G20, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, among others. Turkey has also been an official candidate for EU membership since 1999. It is also one of six independent Turkic states and an active member of the Organization of Turkic States and the TÜRKSOY Community.

Turkey has been secular and Kemalist since its founding in 1923 as the successor state to the Ottoman Empire. The country's founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, initiated a modernization of Turkey through social and legal reforms modeled on various European nation-states. Current President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has led the country since 2003. Since around 2012, he has led the country in an increasingly authoritarian manner. Freedom of expression and freedom of the press are considered particularly severely restricted. The currency and debt crisis triggered by his economic policies, as well as high inflation, have persisted since 2018.

In terms of foreign policy, Turkey has been closer to Western states. With the exception of Bulgaria, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, Turkey has a highly tense and even partially hostile relationship with its neighboring countries, for example, Greece, Armenia, Iraq, Syria, and Cyprus. In the latter two areas, Turkey has maintained a military occupation of northern Cyprus since 1974 and northern Syria, which most international lawyers consider illegal. Turkey has a rival relationship with Iran for supremacy in the Middle East. There are also tensions with Israel and Egypt due to the blockade of the Gaza Strip and Turkey's military presence in western Libya.

Turkey - Beraber Yururuz

United States of America - Voices

Winner of the weeks: 🥇8, 🥇52, 🥇53*

The United States of America is a democratic, federal republic in North America and, with some islands, in Oceania. It consists of 50 states, the capital Washington, D.C., which is its own federal district, as well as five major territories and nine island territories.

The 48 contiguous states, the so-called Lower 48, together with Alaska, from which they are separated by Canadian territory, form the Continental United States. The state of Hawaii and some smaller outlying areas are located in the Pacific and Caribbean. The country has a very high geographical and climatic diversity with a large variety of animal and plant species.

The United States of America is the third largest country in the world both in terms of area and population. Its area of ​​9.83 million square kilometers is exceeded only by Russia and Canada and its population of more than 334 million inhabitants is exceeded only by India and China. The most populous city in the USA is New York City, a global metropolis and one of the most important cultural, media, economic, trade and financial centers in the world. Important metropolitan areas are Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, Washington, Miami, Atlanta, Boston and San Francisco, each with over 5 million inhabitants. The degree of urbanization is 83 percent. A well-known national myth is that the United States is one of the most multicultural countries in the world; However, empirical studies show that the United States performs only averagely in global comparisons of ethnic and cultural diversity.

On July 4, 1776, delegates from the 13 colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence of the United States and thus the founding of the USA. The American War of Independence, which ended with the recognition of independence in the Peace of Paris (1783), was the first successful war of independence against a European colonial power. The current constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787. 27 additional articles were added. The first ten amendments, collectively called the Bill of Rights, were ratified in 1791 and guarantee a variety of unalienable rights.

Driven by the doctrine of Manifest Destiny, the United States expanded its territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific throughout the 19th century. This included the violent expulsion of indigenous Indian tribes, the acquisition of new territories, etc. in the Mexican-American War and the founding of new states. The American Civil War led to the end of slavery in the United States in 1865 and to the fact that it finally embarked on the path to becoming an industrial state. By the end of the 19th century, the United States was the preeminent power in the Americas, and its economy had become the largest of the time.

U. S. A. - Voices

U. S. A. 🥇🥇🥇 - Voices

Magyarország - Úton Vagyunk

Winner of the week: 🥇49

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe with around 9.6 million inhabitants. Located in the Pannonian Basin and traversed by the Danube, the country borders on Slovakia and Ukraine to the north, Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south and Slovenia and Austria to the west. The capital and largest city is Budapest; Other major cities include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs and Győr.

Hungary was one of the first Eastern Bloc countries to become a democracy on October 23, 1989 and joined NATO in 1999. The country has been a member of the European Union since 2004 and, together with Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, forms the Visegrád Group.

However, since right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán took office in 2010, the country has again become increasingly authoritarian. Therefore, in 2022, the European Commission initiated constitutional proceedings against a member state for the first time. The European Parliament also denied a member state the right to be a democracy for the first time. In the same year, the other EU states blocked the payment of several billion euros to a member state for the first time for this reason.

Magyarország - Vagyunk

Hungary 🥇 - Úton Vagyunk

Commonwealth of Australia - We Hit The Road

Winner of the week: 🥇42

Australia is a state in the southern hemisphere of the earth, which includes the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania to its south, the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island with its subsidiary islands and, as external areas, the Pacific Norfolk Island, the Cocos Islands, Christmas Island, the Ashmore and Cartier Islands as well as Heard and the McDonald Islands in the Indian Ocean. The country has also laid claim to the Australian Antarctic Territory since 1933. With the Antarctic Treaty, enforcement was postponed indefinitely. Australia's neighbors are New Zealand in the southeast and Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea in the north.

Australia has around 27.2 million inhabitants and is sparsely populated. With an area of ​​more than 7.6 million km², it ranks sixth among the countries in the world. The capital is Canberra, the largest city is the metropolis of Sydney. Other metropolitan areas include Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Gold Coast.

Australia is one of the wealthiest countries in the world in terms of per capita and total wealth, ranking fifth out of 191 countries on the Human Development Index in 2021. The country has a state-of-the-art service economy and significant raw material reserves. Its culture and economic strength make it an attractive destination for migrants, but Australia's migration and asylum policy sets strict legal criteria for immigration.

Australia - We Hit The Road

Australia 🥇 - We Hit The Road

Republic of Ghana - Yeko Bom

Winner of the week: 🥇12

Ghana is a country in West Africa bordering Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Togo, and to the south, the Gulf of Guinea, part of the Atlantic Ocean. Its area is almost as large as that of the United Kingdom, with whose history it is closely linked through the colonial period. The name Ghana was intended to create a historical connection with the Empire of Ghana, the first documented great empire in West Africa. Ghana's capital is the metropolis of Accra, and its second city, with a population of over a million, is Kumasi.

The Volta Reservoir, with the Akosombo Dam, completed in 1966, is the largest inland lake in the country and, to this day, the largest artificial body of water in the world. With the construction of the dam, the Nkrumah government pursued the goal of securing the energy supply for Ghana's economic development and industrialization. Ghana is important to the global economy due to its wealth of natural resources. Gold, which also gave the former colony the name "Gold Coast," is Ghana's most important export. About one-third of export earnings and 93 percent of mining sector production are related to gold production.

Ghana - Yeko Bom

Ghana 🥇 - Yeko Bom

Россия (Rossiya) - Мы на пути (My Na Puti)

Winner of the month: 🏆Aug'25
Winner of the week: 🥇13

Russia is a federal state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, with the exclave of Kaliningrad in Central Europe. In terms of area, Russia is the largest country in the world at around 17 million square kilometers and covers around a ninth of the earth's land mass. With 144.5 million inhabitants (2019), it is the ninth most populous country and is also one of the least populated.

The European part of the national territory is significantly more densely populated than the Asian part, which is over three times as large: around 77% of the population (110 million inhabitants) lives west of the Urals. The capital Moscow is one of the largest cities and metropolitan regions in the world. The second most important center is Saint Petersburg, which was the capital from 1712 to 1918 and is now primarily an important cultural center. The next largest cities with millions of inhabitants are Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Kazan and Nizhny Novgorod. In total, there are 15 megacities and almost 70 agglomerations with over 500,000 inhabitants in Russia.

The federal structure of Russia consists of eight federal districts and 83 federal subjects. Russia is a multi-ethnic country with over 100 ethnic groups, with ethnic Russians making up almost 80% of the population. Russia is now an emerging country in the upper middle income sector. After recovering from the post-communist transformation crisis of the 1990s, the country became what is now the eleventh largest economy in the world and fourth largest in terms of purchasing power parity, just ahead of Germany. Its raw material reserves are probably the largest in the world at around 20 to 30%, with significant deposits of primary energy sources - especially natural gas. Russia has been subject to a steady decline in economic, demographic and military performance since the mid-1980s, when it was still part of the Soviet Union. According to the SIPRI Institute, it has the largest number of nuclear warheads of any country at 4,489, of which only 1,674 are ready for use while the rest are in storage.

Russia has been a permanent member of the UN Security Council since 1946 and is also a member of the WTO, OSCE, APEC and the SCO, as well as a leading member of the regional organizations CIS, CSTO and EAEU.

The Russian Federation is the “continuor state” of the Soviet Union in international organizations. The Soviet federal state was preceded by the Russian Empire, the Tsardom of Russia and originally the Grand Duchy of Moscow, a sub-principality of the former East Slavic Empire of Kievan Rus. The Cold War ended around 1990, and Russia became a little more democratic and moved slightly closer to the West. The constitution at the time envisaged a semi-presidential democracy for Russia, but according to democracy indices, the constitutional reality today corresponds to that of an autocracy, or a “super-presidential rule” or post-democracy. Corruption and human rights violations are widespread.

Russia's share of global gross domestic product has fallen from 4 to 2.85% (2022) since the sanctions began in 2014 as a result of the annexation of Crimea and intensified with the attack on Ukraine in 2022. Especially since the attack on the neighboring country, economic and political relations with the West have been very strained.

Russia is predominantly viewed as an autocracy. In political science and Eastern European studies there is a debate as to whether it is now an increasingly totalitarian dictatorship or whether it is already a fascist regime due to domestic political tightening and the attack on Ukraine (fascism discussion).

Russia - My Na Puti

Russia 🏆🥇 - My Na Puti

Algérie (ⵍⴷⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ/Ldzayer/الجزائر/Aljazayir) - Ealaa Masaratina (على مساراتنا)

Winner of the week: 🥇48

Algeria is a state in northwest Africa.

Algeria, the middle of the Maghreb countries, is - since the separation of South Sudan from Sudan - the largest state on the African continent in terms of area and the tenth largest state in the world. The area is three times the area of ​​Türkiye or 62⁄3 times the area of ​​Germany. In terms of inhabitants, Algeria was eighth in Africa in 2017 with a good 41 million. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Mauritania, Morocco and the Western Sahara claimed by Morocco to the west, Mali and Niger to the south and Libya and Tunisia to the east. The country is named after its capital Algiers (Alger in French). Other important cities are Oran, Constantine, Annaba and Batna. The country became independent after the end of the Algerian War (1954–1962). The 1996 constitution introduced a semi-presidential system of government.

Algeria - Mae Baed Namshiu

Algeria 🥇 - Ealaa Masaratina

Қазақстан Республикасы (Qazaqstan Respublikasy) - Біз Бірге (Biz Birge)

Winner of the week: 🥇15, 🥇51

Kazakhstan is a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. The border with Russia is the country's only northern border and is over 7,600 kilometers long. To the south, Kazakhstan borders Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan, and to the southeast, over a length of almost 1,800 kilometers, it borders the People's Republic of China. Kazakhstan's total land border is 13,200 km. With a land area of ​​more than 2.7 million km², Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country and the ninth largest in the world. The country's landscape is primarily characterized by the Kazakh steppe and it has extensive oil resources.

Kazakhstan has a population of approximately 20 million, the majority of whom are Muslim Kazakhs. The capital is Astana, with 1.1 million inhabitants and an area of ​​722 square kilometers. The most populous city is Almaty, with 1.9 million inhabitants and an area of ​​682 square kilometers. Other important cities in the country are Shymkent and Qaraghandy, both with a population of one million.

Even in ancient times, various empires existed in the territory of present-day Kazakhstan. The western part of the First Turkic Khanate emerged between the 6th and 8th centuries. In the 13th century, the Mongols under Genghis Khan invaded. After the conquest by the Uzbek Timur in the 15th century, the Kazakhs were able to separate from the Uzbek Khanate and establish the Kazakh Khanate under a native Genghis Khanid dynasty. This allowed the Kazakhs to resist the introduction of Islam and remain connected to their traditional traditions. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Dzungarian Khanate expanded until the Kazakhs submitted to the Russian Tsar. In 1925, the Kazakh Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was founded, which from 1936 onwards formed a union republic within the Soviet Union as the Kazakh SSR.

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the country declared its independence as the Republic of Kazakhstan on December 16, 1991. Kazakhstan is a full member of the Commonwealth of Independent States. The presidential republic was ruled by Nursultan Nazarbayev from 1991 to 2019. Kazakh, a Turkic language, and Russian, a Slavic language, were declared official languages ​​upon independence, and the former capital, Alma-Ata, was renamed Almaty. In 1997, the seat of government and parliament was relocated to Akmola. The city was proclaimed the official capital and renamed Astana ("capital") one year later; this name was changed to Nur-Sultan in 2019 and back to Astana on September 17, 2022.

Kazakhstan is governed by an authoritarian regime, and corruption is widespread. The human rights situation is considered critical; for example, freedom of expression is severely restricted. In 2022, major anti-government protests broke out for the first time and were violently suppressed. Since then, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has embarked on a cautious reform program aimed at increasing pluralism and bringing the country closer to Western countries.

Kazakhstan - Biz Birge

Kazakhstan 🥇🥇 - Biz Birge

México - En Marcha Seguimos

Winner of the week: 🥇16

Mexico is a federal republic in North America. It includes 32 member states, namely 31 federal states and the federal capital Mexico City. Mexico borders the United States of America to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the south and west, Guatemala, Belize and the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. With a total area of ​​almost two million square kilometers, Mexico is the fifth largest country on the American continent and ranks fourteenth globally. Mexico ranks tenth worldwide with a population of around 129 million people and is the most populous Spanish-speaking country.

Mexico - En Marcha Seguimos

Mexico 🥇 - En Marcha Seguimos

Republic of South Africa - Siyahamba

South Africa is a country in southern Africa. It is the most developed economic area on the African continent.

There are three capitals: the government is in Pretoria, the parliament in Cape Town and the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein. The largest metropolises in terms of population (as metropolitan municipalities) are Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. English is the country's lingua franca, but the most widely spoken language is isiZulu, followed by isiXhosa. In addition, Afrikaans and seven other Bantu languages ​​are official languages ​​of the country.

South Africa is the only African country to be one of the G20 economic powers and is counted among the nine BRICS countries. The seat of the African Union Parliament is in Johannesburg-Midrand. South Africa is one of the founding members of the United Nations and also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

The Republic of South Africa is a culturally diverse state in which people of several ethnicities live and which is often referred to as the “rainbow nation” due to this diversity. Since the various population groups did not always live side by side without conflict, complex problems and unrest over the course of history strained the relationship, for example between the non-European majority population and the European-born ("white") immigrants and their descendants born in the country, but also between different nationalities within these groups defined during apartheid, with serious effects on the history and politics of the country. The Khoisan indigenous population, some of which still live as foragers, is largely marginalized today.

As a result of its election victory in 1948, the Nasional Party, a party of Afrikaans-speaking people of European descent - mostly of Dutch, but also of German or French descent - reshaped all areas of South African society according to the programmatic principle of "separate development" that it represented. However, this development had already begun under the state governments that were both British and Boer-oriented and was officially declared state policy until shortly after the election of the moderate and understanding President Frederik Willem de Klerk. The change in politics began in 1990. It was a consequence of years of struggle by the disadvantaged majority of the population under political leaders such as Nelson Mandela and was largely peaceful. The 1994 elections in South Africa brought equal voting rights for all citizens for the first time and fundamentally changed political life in the country.

The state is one of the few states in Africa in which non-European official languages ​​are given such great freedom and there has not yet been a coup. Free and secret elections, although only with preference for the white population, have been held since the 19th century. The state's economy is the most developed on the entire African continent.

South Africa - Siyahamba

中國 (Zhōngguó) - 在路上 (Zài Lùshàng)

Winner of the week: 🥇21, 🥇23

The People's Republic of China is a state in East Asia. With more than 1.4 billion inhabitants (2020), China is the second most populous country in the world after India and the third largest country in terms of total area. According to its socialist constitution, the People's Republic of China is "under the democratic dictatorship of the people", but has been from the beginning Governed throughout by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in an authoritarian to totalitarian manner. To this day she is accused of serious human rights violations.

Since 2016, the World Bank has classified the country as one of the states with an income level in the upper middle range. On average, China's economic power grew by 8.9% annually from 2000 to 2019. In addition to the doubling of China's share of world trade, the gross domestic product increased sixfold during this time, so that by the end of that period China had grown into the second largest economy in the world. However, according to observers, since the "Outstanding Leader" Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, the People's Republic has again taken steps backwards in social and economic freedom and has become increasingly ideologically and internationally aggressive.

The People's Republic of China is the world's largest exporter, the second largest importer, the country with the largest industrial production, the second highest spending on research and development, the second largest total national wealth, the largest standing army and the second largest defense budget and, depending on the source, is considered an emerging or already established country Superpower of the 21st century alongside the United States.

The People's Republic of China is one of the official nuclear powers and, as one of the five official victors of the Second World War, is a permanent member of the World Security Council and a member of the World Trade Organization, World Bank, APEC, BRICS, UNESCO, Interpol and G20, among others.

China - Zài Lùshàng

China 🥇🥇 - Zài Lùshàng

افغانستان (Afġānistān) - موږ په لاره یو (Mog Paa Lara Yo)

Afghanistan is a landlocked country at the crossroads of South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East, bordering Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, the People's Republic of China, and Pakistan. Three-quarters of the country consists of inaccessible mountainous regions.

After the Soviet invasion in 1979, the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan supported and financed mujahideen against the Soviet-backed government. After the Soviet withdrawal and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the mujahideen defeated this government in 1992. However, the division of power failed due to rivalries; the fundamentalist Islamic Taliban militias came to power in 1997 and rigorously enforced a radical interpretation of Islam, particularly Sharia law. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in the United States, the Taliban regime, which had sheltered members of terrorist organizations, was overthrown in the War on Terror, which was largely led by the United States. Since then, this war, which was also waged in Afghanistan, has dominated events for a long time. The country established itself as a democratic, Islamic republic through the 2004 constitution during the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), but was ruled authoritarian throughout its existence. Following the withdrawal of international troops at the end of August 2021, the Taliban quickly regained control of the country and proclaimed the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. There, the Taliban rule in a totalitarian manner and commit even more massive human rights violations. Among them, there are many arbitrary arrests, torture, and killings. Women are oppressed, and freedom of expression is severely restricted. Afghanistan has ranked by far last in the global Democracy Index every year since 2021.

The country has been shaped by more than four decades of civil war. The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is considered catastrophic. Many people in Afghanistan live in extreme poverty and suffer from hunger.

Afghanistan - Mog Paa Lara Yo

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

Burkina Faso - Laafi Laafi

Burkina Faso (translated as "Land of the Upright Man,") it is a landlocked West African country located south of the Niger River and bordering Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and the Ivory Coast. The country gained its independence on August 5, 1960. Until August 4, 1984, it used the name Republic of Upper Volta (French: République de Haute-Volta), which it received during its time as a French colony. The pan-Africanist-socialist President Thomas Sankara, who seized power in a coup in 1983 after a period of political instability, had the country renamed.

The administrative and cultural capital of the country, which has a population of around 20.1 million, is the centrally located city of Ouagadougou. The predominantly flat, landlocked country, with parts of the greater Sudanese and Sahel region, is characterized by a tropical climate and diverse savannah landscapes. About half of Burkinabe people belong to the politically dominant Mossi ethnic group, who lived in several strictly hierarchically organized kingdoms until colonized by France at the end of the 19th century. Around 60 indigenous languages ​​are spoken in Burkina Faso. Islam is the most widely practiced religion alongside traditional beliefs. Burkina Faso has long been one of the poorest countries in the world, but after the revolution, it was characterized for a long time by a certain stability and peaceful coexistence between the ethnic groups represented in the population. Regularly recurring droughts often cause great hardship for the population, who mainly live as farmers.

Following a coup against the incumbent government under elected President Roch Marc Kaboré on January 24, 2022, the military led by Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba seized power in Burkina Faso. On September 30, 2022, Damiba was overthrown by rival military officers under Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who are sympathetic to Russia. Parts of the country are under the control of jihadists belonging to the terrorist organizations Islamic State or al-Qaeda.

Burkina Faso - Laafi Laafi

Republic of Namibia - We Find Our Place

Namibia is a country in southern Africa and borders (clockwise) Angola, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa, and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to the large area covered by the Namib Desert, Namibia is the second most sparsely populated country in the world after Mongolia. The country has a population of approximately 3.022 million (as of 2023), predominantly Christians of many different ethnic groups. The Ovambo constitute the largest ethnic group, at almost 50%. Namibia's capital and largest city is Windhoek.

The arid landscape was originally inhabited by the San ("Bushmen") and Damara peoples. Bantu people migrated into the country from around the 14th century onwards. The area of ​​present-day Namibia became a "protectorate" of the German Empire in 1884 and remained a German colony known as German South West Africa until the end of the First World War. Between 1904 and 1908, the German colonial power violently suppressed the Herero and Nama rebellion, committing genocide. In 1920, the League of Nations placed the territory, still known as South West Africa, under South African mandate administration—in effect, a South African foreign administration. This resulted in its own legal system and, during the apartheid era, led to deep integration into the sovereignty of the state of South Africa. It was not until March 21, 1990, that Namibia (with the exception of Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands, which followed in 1994) gained independence from South Africa thanks to the Namibian Liberation Struggle. March 21 has been the country's national holiday ever since. Namibia has a stable parliamentary democracy.

The Namibian economy is heavily influenced by agriculture, tourism, and mining (uranium, gold, silver, and base metals). Since 1990 (Resolution 652), the country has been a member of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations.

Namibia - Twa Li Mombo

République de Côte d’Ivoire - Yé Fo Yé Gnè

Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It borders Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ghana, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.

The country, which gained independence from France on August 7, 1960, was politically stable for decades and was governed by the PDCI (Parti Démocratique de Côte d'Ivoire) unity party of then-President Houphouët-Boigny. Export revenues from cocoa and coffee guaranteed relative prosperity. To this day, Ivory Coast remains the world's largest exporter of cocoa. Internal tensions led to the end of PDCI rule in 1990. With increasing economic difficulties caused by the decline in cocoa prices, conflicts escalated and led to a civil war-like situation that tore the country in two in 2002. Since the 2007 peace agreement, efforts have been made to reconcile and reunify Ivory Coast. Since then, it has been one of Africa's fastest-growing economies.

Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983. The seat of government is located in the former capital, Abidjan, which remains the economic and political center of the country.

Ivory Coast - Yé Fo Yé Gnè

ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា (Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchéa) - យើងដើរ (Yeung Daer)

Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia. The country lies on the Gulf of Thailand between Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. The capital, Phnom Penh, is located in the south of the country. The landscape is characterized by a central plain, partially surrounded by mountains. Lake Tonlé Sap lies in the west of Cambodia, and the Mekong River, one of the longest rivers in the world, flows through the east.

Cambodia emerged from the Kambuja Empire, which flourished from the 9th to the 15th century. Its ruins at Angkor, Roluos, Banteay Srei, and Preah Vihear, as well as the even older ones at Sambor Prei Kuk, have been listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In 1863, Cambodia came under French rule and later became part of French Indochina. After gaining independence in 1953, Cambodia was initially spared from the military conflicts in Indochina, but was drawn into the Second Indochina War following a military coup in 1970. After years of civil war, the Khmer Rouge established a reign of terror in 1975, which, according to various estimates, claimed between 1.7 and well over 2 million lives until the Khmer Rouge was ousted by Vietnamese troops in 1979. Cambodia remained occupied by Vietnam for ten years, with the deposed Khmer Rouge resisting using guerrilla tactics. After 1989, a peace agreement and the rebuilding of state structures followed with the cooperation of the United Nations, culminating in 1993 with a new constitution and the restoration of the monarchy. Cambodia, at that time one of the poorest countries in the world after two decades of war, terror and occupation, has since made significant progress in the fight against poverty and underdevelopment and is now one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia.

Cambodia - Yeung Daer

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

Winner of the week: 🥇50

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

Sverige - Vi Är På Väg

Winner of the week: 🥇47

Sweden is a parliamentary monarchy in Scandinavia. The national territory covers the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula and the islands of Gotland and Öland. Sweden is a member of the Nordic Council, the European Union since 1995 and NATO since 2024. The capital and most populous Swedish city is Stockholm.

Sweden is a Scandinavian country with thousands of islands and lakes off the coast, as well as vast coniferous forests and glacial mountains. The largest cities, such as the capital Stockholm in the east and Gothenburg and Malmö in the southwest, are all located on the coast. Stockholm was built on 14 islands, has more than 50 bridges, and is home to the medieval old town of Gamla Stan, royal palaces, and museums such as the open-air museum Skansen.

Sweden - Vi Aer Pa Vaeg

Sweden 🥇 - Vi Aer Pa Vaeg

República Argentina - Vamos Caminando

Winner of the month: 🏆Jun'25
Winner of the week: 🥇38

Argentina is a republic in southern South America. It borders Chile to the south and west, Bolivia to the north, Paraguay and Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast.

The country's name is derived from the Latin word for silver – argentum – and dates back to the Spanish colonial period, when people hoped to find precious metals there. Until its independence in 1816, it was part of the Spanish colonial empire. Politically, Argentina is a presidential federal republic in which the individual provinces have extensive powers. According to the Argentine Constitution, in addition to República Argentina, Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata and Confederación Argentina are considered official names for Argentina.

With an area of ​​almost 2.8 million km², Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world and the second-largest in South America and the fourth-largest in the Americas. Due to its large north-south extension, the country is located in several climate and vegetation zones. In terms of population, with approximately 45 million inhabitants, it is the third-largest in South America (after Brazil and Colombia) and the fifth-largest in the Americas. About a third of the population is concentrated in the metropolitan area of ​​the capital, Buenos Aires, which is considered an important cultural center of the Americas and where, among other things, Argentine tango originated. Other urban centers are the cities of Córdoba, Rosario, Mar del Plata, and Mendoza. Large parts of the dry and cold south, in contrast, are very sparsely populated.

Until around 1950, Argentina was one of the richest countries in the world. Traditionally, agriculture, livestock farming and raw material extraction played a major role in the economy, although today the service sector accounts for the largest share of GDP at around 60%.

Politically and culturally, the country was strongly influenced by immigration from Europe, especially Italy and Spain, until the mid-20th century. The most important stages since then have been Peronism (1946–1955; 1973–1976), several military dictatorships (particularly from 1976 to 1983), redemocratization (after 1983), and neoliberalism (1990s), up to the Argentine crisis (2001–2005) and the subsequent consolidation.

Argentina 

Argentina 🏆🥇 - Vamos Caminando

भारत (Bhaarat) - अनंत राग (Infinite Raga)

Winner of the week: 🥇33

India is a state in South Asia. India covers most of the Indian subcontinent. The Himalayas form India's natural northern border, and the Indian Ocean surrounds the national territory in the south. India borders Pakistan, the Chinese Tibet Autonomous Region, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh. Other neighboring countries in the Indian Ocean are Sri Lanka and the Maldives. In terms of land area, India is the seventh largest country in the world. With around 1.426 billion inhabitants, India has been the most populous country in the world since April 2023, ahead of the People's Republic of China and therefore the most populous democracy in the world. Due to increasing modernization, education, prosperity and urbanization, the birth rate has been falling since the early 1980s.

The Federal Republic of India is made up of 28 states and eight federal territories. The capital is New Delhi, part of the Delhi metropolis. The most populous city and also the economic and financial center is Mumbai. Other metropolitan areas include Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Pune.

The territory of India has been civilized at least since the Bronze Age Indus Civilization. Since its independence from the United Kingdom and the British Empire in 1947, it has been a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, initially as an empire with the British monarch as Emperor of India, and since 1950 as a democratic and secular republic. Since then, India's political system has been based on a parliamentary republic modeled on the British Westminster system.

Despite constitutional freedom of religion, Indian society is dominated by a religiously hierarchical caste system. By far the largest religious group is Hindus, followed by Muslims, Christians, and the Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains, who historically originate from India. The United Nations Development Program ranks India among the countries with medium human development. In the 2021 Human Development Index, India ranked 132nd out of 191 countries worldwide.

Economically, India is considered an emerging market. It belongs to the O5 and BRICS countries and to the Group of Twenty (G20). Despite its low per capita income and wealth, in some cases severe poverty, high unemployment, and pronounced income inequality, India is the third and sixth largest economies in the world (adjusted for purchasing power and in nominal terms), respectively, due to its large population. In 2015, the country was the fastest-growing economy in the G20 for the first time, has developed into a center for information technology and services, and boasts a steadily growing middle class and one of the world's largest software industries.

Hindu nationalist politician Narendra Modi has been Prime Minister of India since 2014. Since then, critics have increasingly criticized his authoritarian tendencies and the restriction of minority rights.

India - Infinite Raga

India 🥇 - Infinite Raga

Република Србија (Republika Srbija) - Хајдемо заједно (Zajedno Idemo)

Serbia is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe. Serbia is located in the center of the Balkan Peninsula and borders Hungary to the north, Romania and Bulgaria to the east, North Macedonia and Albania and Kosovo to the south, Montenegro to the southwest, and Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia to the west.

With a population of just over 6.7 million, Serbia ranks 22nd among European countries. The country's capital and metropolis is Belgrade; other major cities are Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac, and Subotica. Over 80 percent of the population are Serbs, with larger groups of Magyars, Roma, and Bosniaks also living there.

Serbia's recent history is shaped by its role as the largest constituent state of Yugoslavia. Since the final breakup of Yugoslavia in 2006, it has also been the "sole legal successor" to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, founded in 1992 (2003–2006 as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro).

Serbia is a member of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) and the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA), and maintains other free trade agreements. The country's economic performance declined sharply as a result of the Yugoslav Wars; it recovered somewhat between 2003 and 2008.[9] After achieving important short-term successes in the EU accession process (including the entry into force of an interim agreement for trade facilitation with the EU and the abolition of visa requirements for Serbian citizens), Serbia submitted its candidacy for membership of the European Union on December 22, 2009, and was granted candidate country status on March 1, 2012.

Serbia - Zajedno Idemo

Österreich - San Am Weg

Winner of the weeks: 🥇32, 🥇34

Austria is a Central European landlocked country with around 9.2 million inhabitants. The bordering states are Germany and the Czech Republic in the north, Slovakia and Hungary in the east, Slovenia and Italy in the south and Switzerland and Liechtenstein in the west.

It is a democratic federal state, specifically a semi-presidential republic. Its nine federal states, which emerged largely from the historical crown lands, are Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Vienna. The state of Vienna is both the federal capital and the most populous city in the country. Other population centers are Graz, Linz, Salzburg and Innsbruck.

The name Austria was first handed down in its Old High German form “Ostarrichi” in 996. In addition, the Latin name Austria was in use from the early Middle Ages. Originally a border region of the tribal duchy of Bavaria, Austria was made an independent duchy within the Holy Roman Empire in 1156. According to a city charter from 1212, Enns is the oldest city in Austria. After the Babenberg family died out in 1246, the House of Habsburg prevailed in the fight for rule in Austria, which also provided the emperors of the (Roman-)German Empire for centuries. With the destruction of the (Roman-)German Empire by Napoleon, the Austrian Empire was established in 1804. Austria was a leading member of the German Confederation founded in 1815, but was ultimately pushed out of the German Confederation by the growing Prussia in 1866 during the German War. The dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary was then established in 1867.

Today's republic emerged in 1918, after the First World War, which was lost by Austria-Hungary, from the German-speaking parts of the monarchy, initially known as German Austria. The Treaty of Saint-Germain established the state border and the name Republic of Austria. This was accompanied by the loss of South Tyrol and the gain of Burgenland. The First Republic was characterized by domestic political tensions that resulted in civil war and the dictatorship of the corporate state. As a result of the so-called “Anschluss”, the country was under National Socialist rule from 1938 onwards. After the defeat of the German Empire in the Second World War, Austria once again became an independent state. At the end of the Allied occupation in 1955, Austria declared its permanent neutrality and joined the United Nations. Austria has been a member of the Council of Europe since 1956, a founding member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) established in 1961 and a member state of the European Union since 1995.

Austria - San Am Weg

Austria 🥇🥇 - San Am Weg

Nederland - We Zijn Onderweg

Winner of the week: 🥇45

The Netherlands are one of the four autonomous countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The country, which lies largely in northern Western Europe, is bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south and Germany to the east. The European part of the Netherlands covers 41,543 square kilometers and has 17,947,684 inhabitants (January 1, 2024). The capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, the seat of government and parliament is The Hague. The official national color is orange.

In addition to the twelve provinces of the European part, the territory of the Netherlands includes the Caribbean islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (including their respective subsidiary islands), which are special municipalities of the country. Other Dutch Caribbean territories are not part of the country of the Netherlands, but are autonomous countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. These are the countries of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

After belonging to the Middle Kingdom, Eastern Francia and the Holy Roman Empire, the year 1581 with the Plakkaat van Verlatinghe is considered the birth of the United Netherlands, which was finally recognized in 1648 with the Peace of Münster. The Netherlands became a trading, colonial and maritime power. The 17th century is described as the Golden Age. During this period, the Netherlands was the “laboratory of capitalism” and developed institutions and technologies such as joint stock companies, stock exchange trading and cashless payments. “The Dutch can claim, more than most other nations, to have invented globalization” (Christoph Driessen). The constitution of the Netherlands dates back to the time of the Congress of Vienna in 1814/1815.

Together with Belgium and Luxembourg, the Netherlands forms the Benelux Union. The Netherlands is a founding member of the Montanunion in 1951, from which several successors and the European Union (EU) developed in 1992.

Netherlands - We Zijn Onderweg

Netherlands 🥇 - We Zijn Onderweg

المملكة العربية السعودية (al-Mamlaka al-ʿarabīya as-saʿūdīya) - على دروب (Ealaa Durub)

Winner of the week: 🥇43

Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy in the Near East. It is located on the Arabian Peninsula and borders on its neighboring states (see “National Border” section below), the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. The country has existed within its current borders since 1932. The country's capital and largest city is Riyadh, the second largest is the port city of Jeddah.

Two of Islam's three holiest sites, the Kaaba in Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, are in Saudi Arabia. Islam of the Hanbali school of law in the special form of Wahhabism is the state religion in Saudi Arabia. The public image of religion in the country is fundamentalist and there is a conservative interpretation of Islamic law. Saudi Arabia supports and finances the spread of Islamist neo-fundamentalism. The views of the terrorist organization Islamic State were strongly influenced by the Saudi Arabian interpretation of Islam, of which they are a particularly violent continuation.

In 1992, absolutism was enshrined as a form of government in the basic order. To this day, the country is governed by authoritarian rule and there is no freedom of expression. Serious human rights violations occur every day in Saudi Arabia; Punishments such as amputation, stoning, flogging and the death penalty are regularly carried out, the latter also for homosexuality (see also: Homosexuality in Saudi Arabia). Although social restrictions have been somewhat reduced since Mohammed bin Salman took over the reins of government, the country is still one of the lowest places in the world when it comes to women's rights, according to the Global Gender Gap Report.

Through its army, Saudi Arabia is the largest military power in the Middle East. Its military intervention in Yemen since 2015 is considered destabilizing and a contributing factor to the humanitarian catastrophe there. Despite the various criticisms of domestic and foreign policy, most governments in the Western world maintain good relations with Saudi Arabia because their countries are dependent on its oil. Saudi Arabia is one of the richest countries in the world thanks to its oil exports; In terms of gross domestic product per capita (adjusted for purchasing power), it was ranked 29th worldwide in 2021. The United Nations Development Program ranks Saudi Arabia as one of the countries with very high levels of human development.

Afghanistan - Mog Gamuna Akhlo

Saudi Arabia 🥇 - Ealaa Durub

Republik Indonesia - Urang Leumpang

Winner of the week: 🥇44

Indonesia is an island nation in Southeast Asia. With over 277 million inhabitants, Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and the world's largest island state. Indonesia is also the country with the largest number of Muslims in the world.

Indonesia is largely part of the Asian continent, but its part on the island of New Guinea is part of the Australian continent. Indonesia borders Malaysia on the island of Borneo, Papua New Guinea on the island of New Guinea and East Timor on the island of Timor. The country is spread over a total of 17,508 islands with the main islands of Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Indonesian Kalimantan), Sulawesi and New Guinea. More than half of the population lives on Java; Indonesia's largest city, Jakarta, is also located here, which is also the capital. Due to various problems in Jakarta, a new capital called Nusantara is created on the island of Borneo.

In 1949, the Indonesian War of Independence ended with the country's independence from the Netherlands. Today, Indonesia is a democracy and the eighth largest economy in the world by purchasing power parity.

Indonesia - Urang Leumpang

Indonesia 🥇 - Urang Leumpang

République Française - Nou Sommes En Route

Winner of the month: 🏆Jul'25 & 🏆Sep'25
Winner of the week: 🥇36

France is a democratic, intercontinental unitary state in Western Europe with overseas territories. Its territory is located on all continents except Asia.

Metropolitan France, i.e. the European part of the national territory, extends from the Mediterranean to the English Channel and the North Sea and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. Its mainland is called a hexagon because of its shape. France is the largest country in terms of area and the second largest country in terms of population (behind Germany) in the European Union. It comprises the third largest territory in Europe (after Russia and Ukraine). Paris is the capital and, as an agglomeration with the municipal association Métropole du Grand Paris and the surrounding areas of the Île-de-France region, the largest metropolitan area in the country, ahead of Lyon, Marseille-Aix-en-Provence, Lille and Toulouse.

Emerging from the western part of the Frankish Empire, France expanded its cultural and military influence in Europe during the Middle Ages, mostly in rivalry with the Kingdom of England and the Holy Roman Empire, until France finally achieved a European leadership role in the 17th and 18th centuries held supremacy.

The political and cultural impact was significant: the court of Louis Development towards democracy interrupted by setbacks.

France twice built a colonial empire overseas. The first included, among other things: large parts of North America and was largely lost in the Seven Years' War in the mid-18th century; the second, centered in Africa, was the second largest in the world in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In the 21st century, France and Germany are seen as the driving force of European integration.

The French Republic is declared in its constitution to be indivisible, secular, democratic and social. Its principle is: “Government of the people, by the people and for the people.” The United Nations Development Program ranks France among the countries with very high levels of human development. In terms of nominal gross domestic product, it is the seventh largest economy in the world. The standard of living, level of education and life expectancy are considered high. As the most visited country in the world, France receives around 83 million foreign tourists per year.

The French armed forces are among the seven strongest in the world and were the third strongest in NATO in 2023, and the fifth strongest in 2024 after the USA, Great Britain, Turkey and Italy. The country is the only nuclear power in the European Union, one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and in 2010 had the third highest number of nuclear weapons in the world. It is a founding member of the European Union and the United Nations, a member of the Francophonie, the G7, the G20 , NATO, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Latin Union.

France - Nou Sommes En Route

France 🏆🏆🥇 - Nou Sommes En Route

Asia - Voices Ring

Asia, part of Eurasia, is the largest continent in terms of area, covering approximately 44.6 million square kilometers and accounting for about a third of the total landmass, and is home to 4.75 billion people. This is true even if one considers America as a double continent, which covers a good 42.5 million square kilometers. There are 47 internationally recognized states in Asia.

Asia plays a key role in history. After the Sumerians, the first great empire emerged around 1100 BC under the Zhou Dynasty. This was followed by the Neo-Assyrian Empire and, in 500 BC, the even larger Achaemenid Empire.

Asia & Oceania - The Flags Unfold

Europe - I Sing My Way

Europe is a continent that extends over the western fifth of the Eurasian landmass. Geographically, Europe is a subcontinent that, together with Asia, forms the continent of Eurasia.

The term "Europe" also refers to historical, cultural, political, economic, legal, or ideological aspects. Therefore, the continent is considered a separate continent.

The inhabitants of Europe are referred to as Europeans. With over 740 million inhabitants living in an area of ​​approximately 10.5 million square kilometers,[1] Europe is one of the most densely populated and highly urbanized regions on Earth.

Europe's most important political alliances are primarily the Council of Europe and the European Union. The Eurozone is the largest currency area on the continent.

Europe's cultural and scientific institutions include UEFA, ESA, CERN, the European Broadcasting Union, Erasmus+, and the European Film Academy.

Europe - I Sing My Way

America - North And South Together

Yaren - Eñanin

Yaren (in earlier times Makwa/Moqua) is a district of the Pacific island country of Nauru. It is the de facto capital of Nauru and is coextensive with Yaren Constituency.

Yaren - Eñanin

አዲስ አበባ (ādīsi ābeba) - ቤቢሪሀኒ ቲኒበራ (bēbīrīhānī tīnībera)

Addis Ababa (also spelled Addis Ababa; Amharic: አዲስ ፡ አበባ, 'New Flower') is the capital of Ethiopia. In the Oromo language, the city is called Finfinne or Shaggar. Addis Ababa is the seat of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the headquarters of the African Union.

Addis Abeba - Bebirihani Tinibera

Washington District of Columbia - D.C. Stand Tall

Winner of the week: 🥇53

The District of Columbia, or Washington, D.C., is the federal district, the seat of government, and the capital of the United States since 1800. The district borders the states of Virginia and Maryland, but is not a state itself and is not part of either. Rather, it is directly subordinate to the United States Congress. Despite sharing the same name as the state of Washington on the West Coast of the United States, Washington, D.C. is often referred to simply as "Washington" in German-speaking countries; D.C. stands for the District of Columbia.

As of the 2020 census, Washington, D.C. had a population of 689,545. This was the first major increase after a steady decline in population since 1950. The Washington metropolitan area had 6,385,162 inhabitants. Together with the neighboring Baltimore metropolitan area, the region had a total population of 9,973,383 according to the census.

Washington - D.C. Stand Tall

Washington 🥇 - D.C. Stand Tall

Saint George's - Fire In We Eyes

St. George's is the capital of the island nation of Grenada in the Caribbean. It was named in honor of St. George, the patron saint of England. At the 2011 census, the city had a population of 3,171; at the same time, more than 38,000 people lived in the St. George's metropolitan area.

St.George's - Fire In We Eyes

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

北京 (Běijīng) - 新藏在调 (Xīnzàng Zài Tiàodòng)

Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China. Beijing has a history spanning over three thousand years and is one of China's four municipalities directly under the central government, meaning it has the status of a province.

The entire 16,411 square kilometer administrative area of ​​Beijing has a population of 21,893,095 (as of the 2020 census). Most of the area is rural, and in addition to the core city of Beijing, other urban settlements are embedded within it. Of the total population, 11.8 million are registered permanent residents (戶口 / 户口, hùkǒu) and 7.7 million are temporary residents (流動人口 / 流动人口, liúdòng rénkǒu) with temporary residence permits (暫住證 / 暂住证, zànzhùzhèng). Based on the core city (high building density and compact urban form), around 7.7 million people live in Beijing as their primary residence; the metropolitan area (including suburbs) has 11.8 million inhabitants (as of 2007). From 2018, the metropolis is to become the core of a megalopolis of 130 million inhabitants called Jing-Jin-Ji.

Beijing - Xinzàng Zài Tiàodòng

Even as a small child I wanted to learn a musical instrument...

...since there was a music school in our small town where I grew up, but it was limited to the activities of the local musicians' band, the choice was rather limited... because piano, guitar or saxophone were not offered and that's why I decided me for the trumpet, which was not used for cast-technical reasons, so the FLÜGELHORN became my instrument...
In my youth I turned my back on music and was active in sports towards the end of my teenage years.

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