Црна Гора (Crna Gora) - идеја напријед (Idemo Naprijed)

Montenegro is a republic on the southeastern Adriatic coast in southeastern Europe. The Montenegrin territory borders Croatia to the west (25 km), Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest (225 km), Serbia to the northeast (124.4 km), Kosovo to the east (78.6 km) and Albania to the southeast (172 km). Montenegro was part of Yugoslavia since 1920 and became independent on June 3, 2006.

With around 616,000 inhabitants and an area of ​​13,812 square kilometers, the Balkan state is one of the smaller states in Europe. The capital and most populous city is Podgorica, the second largest city is Nikšić. The main economic sectors are the service sector and tourism, especially on the Montenegrin coast.

Montenegro is a member of the United Nations, the WTO, the OSCE, the Council of Europe and NATO. It is also a candidate country for accession to the European Union and uses the euro as its currency.

Montenegro - Idemo Naprijed

ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ (Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa) - ނެތް (Nimumeh)

Maldives are an island nation in the Indian Ocean southwest of Sri Lanka. The archipelago consists of several atolls and approximately 1,200 islands, of which 220 are inhabited by locals and another 144 are used for tourism. The nation is a founding member of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation). It has also been a member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1982—with a break from October 13, 2016, to February 1, 2020.

Since the 1970s, the island nation has developed into an increasingly popular tourist destination, bringing increasing prosperity to its residents but also causing ecological and social problems.

The archipelago's continued existence is threatened by rising sea levels caused by climate change.

The Maldives is a tropical country in the Indian Ocean, comprising 26 ring-shaped atolls composed of more than 1,000 coral islands. They are known for their beaches, blue lagoons, and extensive reefs. The capital, Malé, has a bustling fish market, restaurants, and shops along the main street, Majeedhee Magu, as well as the 17th-century Friday Mosque, a mosque carved from white coral.

Maldives - Nimumeh

الجمهورية اللبنانية (al-Ǧumhūriyya al-lubnāniyya) - نمضي معًا (Namdi Mean)
                   
Lebanon is a country in Western Asia on the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south along the Blue Line. To the west, it is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon is considered part of the Mashreq and the Levant. In 2022, it had a population of approximately 5.5 million, almost half of them in the capital region of Beirut. The next two largest cities are Tripoli in the north and Sidon in the south.

Originally the land of the Phoenicians, Lebanon, like the entire Levant, became part of the empire of Alexander the Great in ancient times, later of the Roman Empire, and during the Islamic-Arab expansion between 634 and 640 AD, part of the Arab world, to which it remains to this day. Its population speaks Arabic and belongs to various Islamic and Christian denominations, with the Christian population being particularly high compared to that in other Arab countries (estimated at just over half of the total population after the founding of the Lebanese state in 1943, today just over 40%).

The 1943 National Pact established a political system in which specific positions and offices were assigned to different religious groups according to a fixed distribution key (religious proportionality). Following an economic boom that earned the country the reputation of being the "Switzerland of the Middle East," lingering tensions between the population groups erupted in 1975 into a civil war that lasted until 1990, during which time the two neighboring states, Syria and Israel, occupied Lebanon. The internal Lebanese front lines ran between Christians, Sunnis, Shiites, Druze, and Palestinians, between right-wing and left-wing forces. Israeli troops withdrew from Lebanon in 2000, and the last Syrian troops withdrew in 2005. Since then, the country's reconstruction has been hampered by its indirect involvement in the region's larger conflicts, such as the ties between Lebanese Shiites and Syria and the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as between Lebanese Sunnis and Saudi Arabia. The former Christian dominance has diminished due to emigration, while the influence of the Iran-backed Islamist Hezbollah has grown in recent years.

Since 2019, Lebanon has been mired in a severe economic crisis. The Lebanese state accumulated nearly $90 billion in debt by 2020, and an estimated one-third of the population is at risk of starvation. The food supply situation is strained, partly due to the approximately 1.5 million Syrian refugees, the world's largest proportion of refugees relative to the total population of any country.

Lebanon - Namdi Mean

Federated States of Micronesia (Fān Iten Chuuk) - Iwe Fansoun

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

Micronesians refers to the inhabitants of Micronesia in Oceania.

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

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

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

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

Micronesia - Iwe Fansoun

Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն (Hajastani Hanrapetutjun) - ենք գնում (Yenk’ Gnum)

Armenia is a 29,743 km² landlocked country south of the Caucasus Mountains in the Middle East with approximately three million inhabitants. Armenia borders Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the south, and Turkey to the west. Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia, with approximately one million inhabitants. Other important cities are Gyumri, Vanadzor, and Vagharshapat with the Etchmiadzin Cathedral (a UNESCO World Heritage Site).

Armenia - Yenk’ Gnum

Belize - Wi Neva Break

Belize is a state in Central America that emerged from the colony of British Honduras in 1981. International borders exist with Mexico and Guatemala.

Belize is the only Central American country where English is the official language. About a third of the population has African ancestry. The country's culture is influenced by the Maya. When Belize gained independence in 1981, it became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Belize - Wi Neva Break

República de Cabo Verde - Nôs Ta Bai

Cape Verde is an African island nation consisting of the ten Cape Verde Islands in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometers off the west coast of the African continent. The archipelago has a land area of ​​4,033 km² and a population of approximately 480,000. The capital is Praia.

The former Portuguese colony is now one of the most stable and prosperous countries in Africa.

Cape Verde - Nos Ta Bai

Dschumhūriyyat Dschībūtī - Wadajir Ayaan

Djibouti is a republic in East Africa bordering the Bab al-Mandab Strait. It borders Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia to the west and south, Somalia and the internationally unrecognized Somaliland to the southeast, and the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea to the east. Yemen lies a few kilometers away on the other side of the Red Sea. With an area of ​​23,200 km², the state is about the size of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Djibouti gained independence from France in 1977. The population is approximately 60% Somali and 35% Afar.

Djibouti - Wadajir Ayaan

Co-operative Republic of Guyana - Forward Wi Go

Guyana is a country on the Atlantic coast of South America. It borders Brazil to the south and west, Venezuela to the northwest, and Suriname to the east.

On the other side of Suriname lies the French overseas department of Guyane, or French Guiana. The South American Guianas are not to be confused with the three African countries of Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Equatorial Guinea.

Covered in dense rainforest and with a passion for cricket and calypso music, this English-speaking country has close cultural ties to the Caribbean. The capital, Georgetown, is known for its British colonial architecture, including the large, colorful wooden Anglican church, St. George's Cathedral. A large clock adorns the tower of Stabroek Market, where local produce is sold.

Guyana - Forward Wi Go

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

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

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...


“I can do many things so intensively that perfection isn’t even necessary.”

Fiji - Daru Lako Vata

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