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

República del Perú - Unidos Estamos

Peru is a country in western South America, bordering Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the southeast, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The etymology of the country's name is explained in the etymological list of country names.

It is home to part of the Amazon rainforest and Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca city high in the Andes. The area around Machu Picchu, including the Sacred Valley, the Inca Trail, and the colonial city of Cusco, boasts numerous archaeological sites. On Peru's arid Pacific coast lies the capital city of Lima, with a well-preserved colonial center and important collections of pre-Columbian art.

Peru - Unidos Estamos

Commonwealth of Australia - We Hit The Road

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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

Italia - Siamo In Cammino

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Italy is a country in southern Europe. The capital and most populous city is Rome and the economic and financial center is Milan.

The Italian territory lies largely on the Apennine Peninsula, which is surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea, the adjoining northern Italian plain and in the southern Alpine arc. There are also the large islands of Sicily and Sardinia as well as several smaller island groups. Land borders exist with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia as well as with the small states of Vatican City and San Marino, which are completely surrounded by Italian territory.

Many significant contributions to the cultural and historical heritage of Europe and the world have been made in Italy. The area that is now Italy was the core region of the Roman Empire in ancient times. The city of Rome has also been one of the most important centers of Christianity since late antiquity until today. Tuscany and the rival Italian city-states formed the heartland of the Renaissance. Italy was also a cultural center in the Baroque and Classical eras. Italy is now the country with the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites (58) and one of the most visited countries in the world with around 65 million tourists every year.

With the Risorgimento, the modern Italian nation state emerged in the 19th century: from 1861 to 1946, the Kingdom of Italy existed under the House of Savoy, which was rapidly industrialized, rose to become a major European power and, from the 1880s, established a colonial empire in North and East Africa. The costly and costly participation in the First World War from 1915 to 1918 led to the expansion of the national territory, but also to serious social unrest and paved the way to power for the Italian fascists. The fascist regime ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943/45 and led the country into the Second World War on the side of the Axis powers in 1940, which ended in defeat in 1945 and led to the loss of colonies and minor cessions of territory. In June 1946, the monarchy was abolished by a referendum and the current republic was proclaimed.

According to the Human Development Index, Italy is one of the most developed countries in the world as an industrial country. In terms of gross domestic product, Italy is the third largest economy in the European Union and the eighth largest in the world. The country enjoys a high standard of living and education and has one of the highest life expectancies. The Italian armed forces are among the most powerful in the world and are ranked as the fourth strongest within NATO.

Italy is a co-initiator of European integration and a founding member of the European Union, the Council of Europe, NATO and the Latin Union. The country is a member of the G7, the G20, the United Nations (UNO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Italy - Siamo In Cammino

Italy 🥇 - Siamo In Cammino

Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo - Tozali Na Nzela

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, from 1971 to 1997 Zaire, also known as Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Léopoldville (in distinction to Congo-Brazzaville) or simply Congo, is a republic in Central Africa. It borders (clockwise from the north) the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, the Atlantic Ocean and the Republic of Congo. The DR Congo is the second largest country in Africa (after Algeria) and the fourth largest in population. However, due to separatist movements and other ongoing political and social upheavals, the Congo no longer exists today as a cohesive, sovereign state.

The country is crossed by the equator; there is a tropical climate. Large parts of the national territory are covered by tropical rainforest. The almost 100 million inhabitants can be divided into more than 200 ethnic groups. There is a wide variety of languages, the lingua franca is French. About half of the residents profess the Catholic Church, the other half are divided between Kimbanguists, other Christian churches, traditional religions and Islam. The capital and economic center Kinshasa is considered the largest city in Africa with over 16 million inhabitants, ahead of Lagos. Cities with more than a million inhabitants also include Lubumbashi, Mbuji-Mayi, Kananga, Kisangani, Bukavu and Tshikapa.
The area of ​​today's state came under Belgian colonial rule in 1885. The Belgian King Leopold II established a colonial regime that is considered one of the cruelest. After independence in June 1960, the country was ruled dictatorially by Mobutu Sese Seko for 32 years after several years of internal political conflict. In 1997, Mobutu was overthrown by rebel leader Laurent-Désiré Kabila. The change of power was followed by another civil war, which became known as the African World War due to the involvement of numerous African states. A peace agreement was signed in 2002. But fighting is still taking place in the east of the country to this day. Free elections took place in 2006 for the first time since 1965. However, the country is still ruled authoritarianly today and serious human rights violations continue to occur on a regular basis.

DR Kongo - Tozali Na Nzela

Österreich - Wir San Am Weg

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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.

Austria 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.

Austria is a mountainous country, with the Eastern Alps taking up around two thirds of the area, which is why the state is also known as the Alpine Republic. The highest mountain in the country is the Großglockner, which lies in the Central Alps in the Hohe Tauern area. The most important settlement and economic areas are the flat and hilly regions (Alpine and Carpathian foothills, Vienna Basin, Graz Basin).

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 - Wir San Am Weg

Austria 🥇 - Wir San Am Weg

የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ (yä-Ityop̣p̣əya Federalawi Dimokrasiyawi Ripäblik) - እንኩራ (Enhid)

Ethiopia is a landlocked country in eastern Africa. At the time of the Abyssinian Empire, the country was also known as Abyssinia (less frequently as Abyssinia). The country on the Horn of Africa borders Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti.

With over 90 ethnic groups and just as many languages, Ethiopia is a multi-ethnic state and at the same time the most populous landlocked country in the world.[6] A major obstacle to development is the very rapid population growth in a traditionally rural environment that often lacks basic infrastructure. The capital Addis Ababa, on the other hand, is one of the largest metropolises in Africa. Other cities such as Gonder, Mek'ele, Adama, Awassa, Bahir Dar and Dire Dawa are also growing due to urbanization.

Ethiopia is considered one of the countries of origin of modern humans and the country of origin of coffee. It looks back on around 3,000 years of uninterrupted history. This long period of almost undisturbed development of culture and civilization from outside also makes the country, which has nine UNESCO World Heritage sites, a popular tourist destination. After the Battle of Adua in 1896, in which the Ethiopian imperial army defeated an Italian colonial army, Ethiopia remained the only independent state in Africa alongside Liberia. From 1935 to 1941, the Abyssinian War followed, a brutal attempt at conquest by fascist Italy, in which between 330,000 and 760,000 Ethiopians were killed.

After World War II, Emperor Haile Selassie partially modernized the country. In 1974, the approximately 700-year rule of the Solomonic dynasty ended with a coup, followed by a socialist one-party dictatorship. In 1991, the rebel alliance EPRDF came to power after a civil war. The EPRDF has since established itself as a governing coalition and rules largely authoritatively in a federal system. In December 2019, three of the four constituent EPRDF parties merged to form a new party, the Prosperity Party, which has led the government since then. From around 2005, Ethiopia's economy began to grow at a rapid pace (see list of countries by economic growth).

The 2020 BTI report noted initial successes of political and economic transformation.

In August 2020, the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed postponed parliamentary elections indefinitely, citing the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to internal political conflicts. From November 2020, the conflict between the central government and the Tigray regional government developed into a civil war in Tigray.

Ethiopia - Enhid

Repubulika y’u Rwanda - Dufatanye

Rwanda is a densely populated landlocked country in East Africa or Central Africa. It borders Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Tanzania. Because of its hilly landscape, Rwanda is also called the "Land of a Thousand Hills." The main African watershed between the Nile and Congo River basins runs through its territory.

From 1884 to 1916, Rwanda was a German colony as part of German East Africa. After the First World War in 1919, Rwanda became a Belgian League of Nations mandate and, after 1945, a UN trust territory. It gained independence in 1962. Due to structural problems, high population density, and conflicts between the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups, the country was long one of the poorest in Africa. The social conflict led to a civil war in Rwanda (1990–1994) and the genocide of the Tutsi in 1994, in which radical Hutus murdered approximately 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and many moderate Hutus.[5] Since the end of the civil war, an economic reconstruction process[6] began, which was facilitated, among other things, by the exploitation of natural resources in the eastern Congo provinces. Since 2000, Paul Kagame has been president, ruling the country as an authoritarian dictator. The government system has been internationally criticized for its lack of press freedom, suppression of the opposition, manipulation of elections, and the destabilization of eastern Congo.

Rwanda - Dufatanye

Republiek Suriname - Wi De Waka

Suriname (Dutch Guiana until 1975) is a country in northeastern South America.

It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Guyana to the west. The country likely owes its name to the Surinamese tribe, who were expelled from this area by the Arawak people. The approximately 500 km long river of the same name in the center of the country flows from the south and flows into the North Atlantic in a distinctive delta. The capital, Paramaribo, is also located there. The country's national holiday is November 25, the day of independence from the Netherlands in 1975.

Suriname - Wi De Waka

Kongeriket Norge - Fjell Og Fjord

Norway is a country in Northern Europe on the Scandinavia peninsula. In addition to the main country, the Kingdom of Norway includes the Spitsbergen archipelago and the island of Jan Mayen. The capital and most populous city is Oslo. The country is located in the west of the Scandinavian Peninsula and borders Sweden to the east and Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway is one of the largest countries in Europe in terms of area (8th), but is sparsely populated with only 5,550,203 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2024). The majority of the population lives in the south of the country.

As a result of the agreement between Sweden and Denmark concluded as part of the Peace of Kiel, Norway moved from the Denmark-Norway union to a union with Sweden in 1814. On May 17, 1814, Norway received its own constitution. Norway finally achieved its current independence when the union with Sweden was dissolved in 1905. Norway's form of state and government is a parliamentary monarchy. The kingdom is organized as a decentralized unitary state and the mainland is divided into 15 fylkers. Norway is a member of NATO, the Nordic Council, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the United Nations, among others. Norway is not a member of the European Union (EU), but is a member of the European Economic Area (EEA).

The United Nations Human Development Index (HDI) has ranked Norway as the world's most developed country next to Switzerland for many years. In addition, according to the democracy index of the British magazine The Economist, it is the most democratic country in the world. Norway is a very wealthy country; its gross domestic product per capita was the third highest in the world in 2016. The country also has one of the most generous social systems in the world.

Norway - Fjell Og Fjord

República de Angola - Tu Ka Kwenda

Angola is a country in southwest Africa. Its national holiday is November 11, the anniversary of its independence in 1975. Angola borders Namibia, Zambia, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Atlantic Ocean. The Angolan exclave of Cabinda lies to the north, between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo, on the Atlantic Ocean.

The name Angola is derived from the title Ngola of the kings of Ndongo, a vassal state of the historic Congo Empire located east of Luanda. The region around Luanda received this name in the 16th century from the first Portuguese sailors who landed on the coast there and erected a padrão, a stone cross as a sign of possession for the Portuguese king. The name was extended to the region around Benguela at the end of the 17th century, and then in the 19th century to the then-undemarcated territory whose colonial occupation Portugal intended to establish.

In 1961, the struggle for independence began and was won in 1975. Since then, the MPLA party has ruled the country in an authoritarian manner; corruption and human rights violations remain widespread to this day.

Angola - Tu Ka Kwenda

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.

Angola - Tu Ka Kwenda

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