Republika y’Uburundi - Turiko Turagenda

Burundi is a landlocked country in East Africa, in the Great Rift Valley. It borders Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Lake Tanganyika to the west, through which most of the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo runs. With a gross domestic product (GDP) estimated at around US$261 per capita (as of 2022), the country has the lowest in the world.

Burundi was part of the German colony German East Africa from 1885 to 1918, became a Belgian colony after the First World War and became independent in 1962. It has had a checkered history since independence. It was briefly partly democratic around 2005, but became increasingly authoritarian again during the rule of Pierre Nkurunziza (2005–2020). The situation in this regard has not improved since then under the new President Évariste Ndayishimiye. Serious violations of human rights continue to occur on a regular basis.

Burundi - Turiko Turagenda

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

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

República de El Salvador - Tijpal

El Salvador is a country in Central America. It borders Guatemala to the northwest, Honduras to the northeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America, but also has the highest population density and is located in an earthquake zone.

The region's Pacific beaches, surfing spots, and mountainous landscape are particularly well-known. The winding Ruta de Las Flores passes coffee plantations, rainforests with waterfalls, and places like Juayúa, where a gastronomy festival takes place every weekend, or Ataco with its colorful murals. The capital, San Salvador, lies against a spectacular volcanic backdrop and is home to numerous museums and the National Theater.

El Salvador - Tijpal Kitasal

República da Guiné Equatorial - No Detendremos

Equatorialguinea is a country in sub-Saharan Africa. The mainland borders Cameroon to the north, Gabon to the south and east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west; the capital, Malabo, is located on the northwestern island of Bioko. The southernmost part of the country, Annobón Island, lies 156 kilometers south of the equator, with the rest north of it.

The Fang are the dominant ethnic group in this former Spanish colony, while the Bubi are a marginalized minority. The country is a dictatorship under President Obiang, who has ruled since 1979. Serious human rights violations occur regularly.

The country is rich in oil reserves, particularly in its coastal regions. Although this makes per capita income one of the highest in Africa, wealth is very unequally distributed: revenues from oil production benefit only a small, politically influential elite, and the poverty rate is high.

In addition to Equatorial Guinea, there are two other states in Africa further west (below Senegal) called Guinea: Guinea-Bissau and Guinea.

Equatorialguinea - Danuy Ánd Dox

Ribaberiki ni Kiribati - Ko Na Te Kabane

Kiribati is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. The nation's territory extends over a large number of islands in Micronesia and Polynesia, scattered across a wide area on both sides of the equator. Kiribati was formerly part of the British Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Since independence from the United Kingdom in 1979, July 12, the anniversary of independence, has been Kiribati's national holiday. Kiribati remains a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The Kiribati atoll of Kiritimati ("Christmas Island"), with its center in London, is the first in the world to celebrate the beginning of each New Year.

Kiribati is particularly threatened by climate change. According to World Bank calculations, the island nation could be largely uninhabitable by 2050 and flooded by 2070 at the latest. Kiribati is a member of the Climate Vulnerable Forum, a forum of countries particularly affected by climate change.

Kiribati - Ko Na Te Kabane

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

Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg - Mir Sangen

Luxembourg is a democratic state in the form of a constitutional monarchy in western Central Europe. At the beginning of 2024, the country had a population of approximately 672,000; its seat of parliament and government is the City of Luxembourg. The Grand Duchy belongs to the Central German-speaking region. The national language is Luxembourgish; additional administrative and official languages ​​are Standard German and French.

Historically, Luxembourg belonged to the Holy Roman Empire and the German Confederation. In the wake of the Luxembourg Crisis, the Second Treaty of London in 1867, which enshrined Luxembourg's neutrality, led to its withdrawal from the association of German states. Until 1890, the Grand Duchy was ruled in personal union by the King of the Netherlands and occupied by the German Empire during both World Wars. Subsequently, after the Second World War, it played a leading role in European integration and became a founding member of NATO, the UN, and the European Union.

Together with its neighboring countries Belgium and the Netherlands, Luxembourg forms the Benelux countries. Together with Saarland, the French region of Lorraine, the Walloon Region in Belgium, and the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, it belongs to the "Greater Region (Saar-Lorraine-Lux)," which is home to approximately 11.8 million people. With 267,300 cross-border commuters, the region has the highest cross-border mobility of workers within the European Union.

Luxembourg - Mir Sangen

Trinidad ak Tobago - We On De Road

Trinidad and Tobago are Caribbean islands essentially comprises the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The islands are the southernmost of the Lesser Antilles and lie off the coast of Venezuela.

Trinidad and Tobago is a Caribbean country consisting of two islands near Venezuela, with distinctive Creole traditions and characteristic Creole cuisine. In Trinidad's capital, Port of Spain, carnivals are celebrated with calypso and soca music. Numerous bird species live in protected areas such as the Asa Wright Nature Centre. The smaller island of Tobago is known for its beaches and the Tobago Main Ridge Forest Reserve, home to hummingbirds.

Trinidad&Tobago - We On De Road

Unterwegs

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.

Trinidad&Tobago - We On De Road

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