Daehan Minguk - Ulin Hamkke (우리는 함께)

Republic of Korea usually called South Korea, is a democratic state in East Asia. The country occupies the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. The only neighboring country is North Korea to the north; South Korea borders the Yellow Sea (called the “West Sea” in South Korea) to the west, the East China Sea to the south, and the East Sea to the east. With around 52 million inhabitants, South Korea is one of the 30 most populous countries in the world. Apart from Bangladesh, no other country of this size is so densely populated. About half of South Korea's residents live in the metropolitan area of ​​the capital Seoul, called "Sudogwon", one of the largest metropolitan regions in the world. Over two million people also live in the cities of Busan, Incheon and Daegu.

From 1910 until the end of World War II, Korea was Japanese territory (see Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910). After the defeat of Japan, the Soviet Union and the USA divided Korea into two occupation zones. As a result, two new states with opposing political systems were founded in 1948; South Korea became a parliamentary democracy due to the influence of the USA. Until 1987, there were several military governments in South Korea. Since the 1990s, South Korea has been considered one of the most democratic countries in Asia, comparable to Germany and Austria, according to various democracy measurements. Since the Korean War (1950–1953), one of the largest proxy wars of the Cold War, the relationship between the two Korean states has been heavily strained. Totalitarian North Korea, which is largely isolated internationally, has regularly threatened to use nuclear weapons against South Korea in recent years, with great attention from the world public. Due to the general threat from North Korea, South Korea has one of the largest armed forces in the world in terms of the number of soldiers.

The country was completely destroyed by the Korean War and became one of the poorest in the world. From 1962 onwards there was a rapid economic upswing. The “Miracle on the Han River” transformed South Korea from a poor agricultural country into a highly modern, rich industrial state (“Tiger State”) within just a few decades. South Korean industry dominates the global market, especially in the production of ships and electronic products (such as semiconductors, microchips, flat screens and computers). South Korea is a member of several international economic organizations, e.g. B. the G20, the OECD, the APEC and ASEAN+3.

Due to the Korean Wave, South Korea has great cultural significance and influence worldwide.

South Korea - Ulin Hamkke

ประเทศไทย (Pratheṣ̄thịy) - เราก้าวไป (Reā Ḳāw Pị)

Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia. It borders Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Andaman Sea (part of the Indian Ocean) and the Gulf of Thailand (part of the Pacific Ocean). The capital and by far the largest city in the country is Bangkok. The country is de jure a constitutional monarchy. King Bhumibol Adulyadej was head of state from 1946 until his death in 2016. His son Maha Vajiralongkorn has been King of Thailand since December 1, 2016.

Until 1939, the land roughly in the territory of today's state was called Siam. The approximately 69 million residents are 75% ethnic Thai and 14% Chinese; The majority of Malays live in the three southernmost provinces. Buddhism is the dominant religion, almost 94% of Thais adhere to it, it is particularly supported by the state, but is not an official state religion; 5.1% are Muslims.

Thailand is an emerging middle-income country classified as a high human development country by the United Nations Development Program. The country has been able to significantly reduce poverty in recent decades. It benefited from the consumption of a growing middle class and increasing integration into world trade. However, Thailand's main source of income is tourism. In 2017, 35 million tourists visited the country. Its capital, Bangkok, was the most visited city in the world in 2018.

Thailand - Rea Kaw Pi

இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு (Ilaṅkai jaṉanāyaka camattuva kuṭiyaracu) - நடக்கின்றோம் (Natakkinrom)

Sri Lanka Ceylon (from 1796 to 1972) is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, 237 km (west coast of the island) east of the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent, and had a population of approximately 22 million in 2021. The shortest distance between India (Kodiyakkarai) and Sri Lanka (Munasal) is 54.8 km.

From ancient times to modern times, the island was a strategic hub for maritime travel between the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The south and the areas around Anuradhapura were centers of ancient Buddhism; in the north and east there were Hindu temple complexes. Sri Lanka is today a multi-religious and multi-ethnic nation, in which, alongside Buddhism and Hinduism, Christianity and Islam are important religions. The Sinhalese make up the majority of the population. The Tamils ​​are the largest minority. Other ethnic minorities include the Moors, Malays, Burghers and the indigenous people of Sri Lanka, the Veddas.

Sri Lanka is known for the production and export of tea (Ceylon), coffee, rubber, and coconuts. The island is a popular tourist destination due to its scenic beauty and rich cultural heritage (such as Ayurveda, a traditional healing art).

Sri Lanka was ruled by various local kingdoms for over two millennia until large parts of the island were colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century and then by the Dutch. Only the Kingdom of Kandy in the island's highlands was able to hold out against the colonizers. In 1815, all of Sri Lanka became part of the British Empire. During World War II, Sri Lanka served as a strategically important base for the Allies in the fight against the Japanese Empire. Since the beginning of the 20th century, there have been growing movements for independence. In 1948, Sri Lanka gained independence from Great Britain after peaceful negotiations. Since independence, the country has been burdened by the conflict between the Sinhalese majority and the Tamil minority. Between 1983 and 2009, there was a civil war in Sri Lanka between Tamil separatists and the Sinhalese-dominated central government. The human rights violations committed during the civil war have not yet been independently investigated. Between 2005 and 2015, Mahinda Rajapaksa was president of the country and ruled with an authoritarian stance. In 2019, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Mahinda's brother, was elected president, and Mahinda became prime minister. Under the brothers' rule, the economy collapsed in 2022. Popular demonstrations led to the ouster of the Rajapaksas and democratic constitutional reform in October 2022.

Sri Lanka - Natakkinrom

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

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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

República Oriental del Uruguay - Jaha Tape Ári

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Uruguay is a state in the Southern Cone of South America. It is the smallest Spanish-speaking country in South America. Uruguay borders Brazil to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Río de la Plata to the south and Argentina to the west (separated by the Río Uruguay).

After the arrival of European settlers, the horses and cattle released by the Spanish on the vast grassy plains of the Pampas developed into large herds that formed the basis of the country's economic wealth. Uruguay is now one of the most stable, democratic and prosperous countries in Latin America. Political and economic transformation has made considerable progress in recent years.

Uruguay - Jaha Tape Ári

Uruguay 🥇 - Jaha Tape Ári

Jamaica - We Push Ahead

Jamaica is an island nation in the Caribbean. The country is a former British colony that gained independence in 1962 and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The capital, Kingston, is also the largest city in the country. The majority of the approximately three million inhabitants are descended from African slaves and are Christian.

Jamaica is a democracy, although to this day it recognizes the British monarch as head of state, who is represented by a governor general.

The musical styles ska and reggae emerged on the island. Furthermore, the Rastafarian faith has its origins in Jamaica.

Jamaica - We Push Ahead

Rzeczpospolita Polska - W Jednosci Naprzód

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Poland is a parliamentary republic in Central Europe. The country's capital is Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa), and its largest metropolitan area is the Katowice Metropolitan Area (GZM). Other cities with over 400,000 inhabitants are Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, and Gdańsk. Poland is a unitary state divided into 16 voivodeships. With an area of ​​312,696 square kilometers, Poland is the sixth-largest country in the European Union and, with 38.18 million inhabitants, the fifth most populous. The climate is predominantly oceanic in the north and west, and continental in the south and east.

In the early Middle Ages, tribes of the western Polans settled in parts of what is now the country's territory during the Great Migration Period. The first documented mention of Poland dates back to 966, under the first historically documented Polish duke, Mieszko I, who opened the country to Christianity. In 1025, the Kingdom of Poland was founded, until it united with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1569 through the Union of Lublin to form the Royal Republic of Poland-Lithuania, becoming one of the largest and most influential states in Europe. During this period, Europe's first modern constitution was created in 1791.

Poland - W Jednosci Naprzód

Poland 🏆🥇 - W Jednosci Naprzód

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

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

About almost giving up, then suddenly the right one appears—like fantasy turning into reality, dream into truth. It’s not about material things, it’s about the priceless gift of life and love you’d give them if you could.

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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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