조선민주주의인민공화국 (Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk) - 우린 함께 나아간다 (Ulin Hamkke Naaganda)

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, also known as North Korea, is a country in East Asia that encompasses the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, bordering South Korea to the south along the Demilitarized Zone, and China and Russia to the north along the Amnok and Duman Rivers. The country's capital and largest city is Pyongyang. Other major cities include Nampo, Kaesong, and Rason. Like South Korea, North Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of Korea.

North Korea is constitutionally a socialist one-party state ruled by the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea. The government system is described as totalitarian by human rights organizations and governments of other countries.

The country's first head of state, Kim Il-sung, used the Korean War and the August Incident to eliminate his political opponents and consolidate his power. After his death, his descendants, Kim Jong-il and Kim Jong-un, continued his tyranny and also adopted his personality cult. It is considered one of the most restrictive internationally recognized states of the present day. In various democracy scales, the country has consistently ranked among the lowest since measurements began. The government has been criticized worldwide for serious human rights violations, and the country is largely isolated internationally.

The Korean Peninsula has been inhabited by humans since the Lower Paleolithic period, and the first settlements date back to the Neolithic period. The first records of statehood appear in the 7th century BC. After the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea by Silla and Balhae, Korea was ruled by the Goryeo Dynasty (918–1392) and the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897). The subsequent Empire of Korea was annexed by Japan in 1910. After the end of the Japanese occupation and Japan's surrender in World War II, Korea was divided into two occupation zones by the Soviet Union and the United States. Attempts at unification failed, and the division hardened along political lines. The Korean War (1950 to 1953) sealed the division of the Korean Peninsula (see Korean Conflict).

Lithuania - Mes Pakeliui

North Korea - Ulin Hamkke Naaganda

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

Рэспубліка Беларусь (Biełaruś) - Мы ў дарозе (My Û Darozie)

Belarus in the German-speaking area also Weißrussland (White Russia), is a landlocked Eastern European country. The political and economic center is the metropolis of Minsk. Belarus borders Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Ukraine and Poland. The country was created in 1991 from the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic or the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic, which became independent following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Alyaksandr Lukashenka has been the authoritarian and repressive President of Belarus since 1994, which is why the country has often been referred to as the “last dictatorship in Europe”.

Belarus - My U Darozie

Shqipëria - Ecim Së Bashku

Albania is a country in southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula. The national territory borders on Montenegro and Kosovo to the north, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. The natural western border is formed by the coasts of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, making the country one of the countries bordering the Mediterranean. The capital and largest city of the country is Tirana.

Albania is a democratic parliamentary republic. During the central administration economy under dictator Hoxha, who invested almost exclusively in security, and the market economy transformation in the 1990s, Albania was in a very poor economic situation. Since the 2000s, significant steps have been taken to improve the economic and social situation, particularly through growth in the tourism and construction sectors. However, Albania remains one of the poorer countries in Europe. The poverty rate has fallen significantly, but remains high compared to regional standards. There is also high inequality and low provision of public goods. The country is struggling with organized crime and corruption.

The country is a member of the United Nations, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe, CEFTA, Regional Cooperation Council, Black Sea Economic Cooperation and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Albania has also been a candidate for membership of the European Union since June 24, 2014. It is also a member of the World Trade Organization and the World Bank.

Albania - Ecim Se Bashku

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

Republika Severna Makedonija - Odime Zaedno

North Macedonia is a landlocked country in Southeastern Europe. It is partly located in the northwest of the historical region of Macedonia.

North Macedonia has been a member of NATO since March 27, 2020, and has been a candidate for accession to the European Union (EU) since 2005. North Macedonia has one of the weakest economies in Europe and is undergoing a process of transformation, both economically and politically. The country is struggling with high unemployment, weak infrastructure, and a lack of investment.

According to the results of the national census of September 2021, in addition to Slavic Macedonians, who make up 58.44% of the total population, there is a large minority of Albanians at 24.3%. Of the remaining inhabitants, 3.86% are ethnic Turks, 2.53% are Roma, 1.3% are Serbs, 0.87% are Bosniaks, and 0.47% are Vlachs. Ethnically motivated conflicts continue to occur, especially between Macedonians and Albanians, but after the civil war-like conditions in 2001 and the peace treaty signed afterwards, the overall situation in the country has improved significantly.

North Macedonia - Odime Zaedno

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

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Matanitu ko Viti - Daru Lako Vata

Fiji is an island nation in the South Pacific north of New Zealand and east of Australia. Fiji has been independent from the United Kingdom since 1970, since then a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, initially as a monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as head and since 1987 a republic with the capital Suva on the island of Viti Levu. Since the democratic election on September 17, 2014, Fiji has been a parliamentary democracy.

Fiji's recent history has been dominated by the conflict between the indigenous Fijian majority and the country's Indian-origin minority. Fiji is one of the most populous island archipelagos in the Pacific.

Fiji - Daru Lako Vata

Republica Moldova - Mergem Împreună

Moldova is a landlocked country in southeastern Europe. It borders Romania to the west. To the north, east and south, the Republic of Moldova is completely surrounded by Ukraine, because between Moldova and the Black Sea lies the Ukrainian region of Budjak, which was separated from Bessarabia.

Historically, the territory belonged to the Principality of Moldova from the founding of this state, from 1812 to the Russian Empire, after the First World War largely to Romania and from 1940 to the Soviet Union. The Republic of Moldova has existed as an independent state since 1991, when the Moldavian SSR declared itself independent during the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Since then, the Transnistria conflict has significantly hampered the political development of the state; the Transnistria part of the state is not under the control of the Moldovan government. Moldova has been a candidate for EU accession since June 23, 2022.

Moldova - Mergem Impreuna

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

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.

Guatemala - Avanzamos Juntos

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