الجمهورية اليمنية (al-Dschumhūriyya al-Yamaniyya) - نبتسم (Nahn Namdi Ma'an)

Yemen is a country in the Middle East, in the south of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen borders Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the east, the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea to the south, and the Red Sea to the west. The states of Djibouti and Eritrea are located across the Red Sea, about 20 and 30 kilometers apart, respectively. Yemen also includes the Socotra archipelago and numerous smaller islands in the Bab al-Mandab in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea. However, the state of Yemen has collapsed due to the civil war; several de facto states currently exist on the former territory described above.

In 1990, the two former states, the Yemeni Arab Republic (JAR, "North Yemen"; capital: Sanaa) and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (DPJ, "South Yemen", capital: Aden), united to form the current state. A civil war has raged since 2013. In this conflict, the Houthi militias succeeded in capturing the capital, Sanaa, and large parts of the country. On March 25, 2015, Saudi Arabia, with the military cooperation of eight other states (the Islamic Military Coalition), launched a military intervention called Operation Decisive Storm to support the central government under President Hadi and Prime Minister Khalid Bahah. This massively escalated the conflict and is considered a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran. As of April 1, 2022, 4.3 million people are internally displaced due to the war in the country. Seventy percent of the population depends on international aid for survival.

Yemen - Nahn Namdi Ma'an

Nederland - We Zijn Onderweg

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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)

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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.

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Saudi Arabia 🥇 - Ealaa Durub

Republik Indonesia - Urang Leumpang

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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

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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

America is a double continent on Earth, consisting of North America (including Central America) and South America, but is often divided into North, Central, and South America. Based on English usage, the plural "Americas" is also used in German.

America stretches 15,000 kilometers along its north-south axis from the 84th parallel north (Cape Morris Jesup) to the 56th parallel south (Cape Horn). The westernmost point in North America is at the 172nd longitude east on the Aleutian island of Attu. The double continent has a land area of ​​approximately 43 million km², making it slightly smaller than Asia.

Over one billion people live in the Americas. A large portion of the American population is made up of immigrants, which is why the countries are referred to as countries of immigration. The largest individual countries on the continent are Canada, the United States, Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico. These countries also contain America's largest metropolitan areas: New York City, São Paulo, Mexico City, Los Angeles and Buenos Aires.

The settlement of America is characterized by a turbulent history spanning over 15,000 years, including some of the first advanced civilizations. This ancient American culture is considered the "pre-Columbian" period, lasting until around 1492, when the European discovery of America ushered in a period of colonization and intensive settlement of the continent. The former territories of the colonial empires became independent states starting in the 18th century. The Organization of American States (OAS) was founded in 1948 as a continental alliance and unites almost all of the American countries.

America - From North To South

America - North And South Together

Africa - Colors In The Sky

Africa is one of Earth's continents. Its area of ​​30.2 million km² corresponds to approximately 20% of the planet's total land area, and it has a population of approximately 1.4 billion people (2022). This makes it the second-largest continent after Asia, both in terms of area and population. Almost all African states are members of the United Nations and the African Union. The continent is predominantly rural and characterized by high birth rates, which are declining due to modernization. Due to the sharp increase in urbanization since around 1950, more and more Africans live in urban areas. Some African cities are among the world's largest metropolitan areas, including Cairo, Lagos, Kinshasa, Johannesburg, Luanda, and Alexandria.

According to the "Out of Africa Theory," Africa is considered the "cradle of humanity," where the development into anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens) took place through hominization. One of humanity's earliest advanced civilizations developed in ancient Egypt. Over the millennia, various "great empires" emerged on the continent, such as the Abyssinian Empire. The slave trade with the African empires from the 16th century onwards and the subsequent colonization by European states ("Scramble for Africa") led to a somewhat sketchy territorial division. This was adopted by many newly formed African states during the decolonization process from the mid-20th century onwards. The heterogeneous peoples of Africa have traditionally had different settlement areas, which contributes to various conflicts and wars over territorial claims, raw materials, and power.

While most African countries were long governed by autocracy, democratic movements became more common from the late 20th century onward, with Africa performing the worst since democracy measurements began. Poverty, famine, child mortality, and health problems have been significantly reduced in recent decades through advances in education, economics, medicine, and infrastructure. The importance of African countries in the global economy in terms of GDP remains low, with a few exceptions such as South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, Algeria, Angola, and Morocco. However, several African countries have been among the world's fastest-growing economies since the beginning of the 21st century. The continent's raw materials and arable land are of increasing importance to African countries, as well as to the industrialized and emerging economies that trade with them.

Africa's geography and nature are diverse, with a large number of protected national parks. Africa's UNESCO World Heritage sites are extensive.

Colors In The Sky

Africa - Colors In The Sky

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 - Voices Ring

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

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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