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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

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

Jamhuri ya Kenya - Twende Mbele

Winner of the week: 🥇4

Kenya is a country in East Africa. The country's capital and largest city is Nairobi, the second megacity is Mombasa. As of 2020, Kenya has the third largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa after Nigeria and South Africa and the largest in Southeast and Central Africa. Kenya gained independence from Great Britain in December 1963. Following the adoption of a new constitution in August 2010, Kenya is divided into 47 semi-autonomous local authorities, so-called counties, each governed by an elected governor.

Kenya - Twende Mbele

Kenya 🥇 - Twende Mbele

République de Guinée - N’tô N’kélé

Guinea is a country in West Africa bordering (clockwise from the northwest) Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of Guinea is Conakry.

The former French colony of Guinea gained independence on October 2, 1958. In its turbulent history, Guinea has suffered many military coups, most recently in 2021. The resulting current government, led by Mamady Doumbouya, rules authoritatively, just like previous governments. Serious human rights violations continue to occur regularly.

In addition to neighboring Guinea-Bissau, there is another country in Africa called Guinea: Equatorial Guinea, located further east between Cameroon and Gabon. These countries should not be confused with the South American Guianas (Guyana, French Guiana, and Dutch Guiana/Suriname).

Guinea - N'to N'kélé

Republic of Liberia - Nyon Duo

Liberia is a country on the West African Atlantic coast. It borders Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Côte d'Ivoire.

Along with Ethiopia, Liberia is the only country in Africa that was not colonized by European powers during the imperialist era of the 19th century. From 1989 to 2003, Liberia was ravaged by a civil war that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives.

Liberia - Nyon Duo

België - Op Het Spoor

Belgium is a federal state in Western Europe. It lies between the North Sea and the Ardennes and borders the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. As of January 1, 2022, Belgium had around 11.6 million inhabitants in an area of ​​30,688 square kilometers. With 377 inhabitants per square kilometer, Belgium is one of the most densely populated countries. At almost 98 percent, Belgium's level of urbanization is the highest in Europe. Brussels is the capital and seat of the Belgian royal family, the federal government and the center of the Brussels-Capital Region. The most populous city is Antwerp, followed by Ghent, Charleroi, Liège (Liège) and Brussels.

Since independence in 1830 and the constitution in 1831, Belgium has been a parliamentary hereditary monarchy (see also Belgian monarchy). However, Belgian history goes back much further: “Belgium is a country with a young state, but a long history” (Christoph Driessen). Belgium comprises four language areas. The north of the country with the Flemish is a Dutch-speaking area, the south with the Walloons is a French-speaking area (see Flemish and French communities). The Brussels-Capital Region is officially bilingual, but has a majority Francophone population. In the German-speaking area in East Belgium, Standard German and West Central German dialects are widespread (see German-speaking Community).

The Flemish-Walloon conflict, which has been ongoing since the 19th century, has shaped the often conflicting interests of representatives of the two major population groups in Belgian politics. Language legislation is a consequence of this conflict. Since the 1970s, attempts have been made to address this problem by decentralizing the state organization. For this purpose, Belgium was transformed into a federal state consisting of three regions and three communities. The regions of Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels Capital as well as the Flemish, French and German-speaking communities have since formed the basic political structure of the country. Belgium's state structure is considered complex because, among other things, the territories of the regions do not coincide with those of the communities. The responsibilities of the French and Flemish communities overlap in the officially bilingual Brussels-Capital region, and the small area of ​​the German-speaking Community belongs to the predominantly French-speaking Wallonia region. However, the German-speaking community is aiming to be separated from Wallonia and become the fourth Belgian region with equal rights alongside Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels-Capital.

Belgium is a founding member of the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU), whose main institutions are based in its capital, Brussels. The Belgian state is a member of the Benelux Economic Union alongside the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Since the 2000s, Belgium has developed into a very wealthy country in Europe. The country's central geographical location gives it a strategic advantage in international trade, supported by well-developed infrastructure such as the port of Antwerp. As a founding member of the European Union, Belgium benefited from political and economic integration, particularly through the introduction of the euro in 2002. The country also invested in research and development, which strengthened its innovative strength.

At the social level, Belgium's advanced social system offers comprehensive benefits and solidarity-specific protection for needy citizens and benefits for people with disabilities.

Belgium - Op Het Spoor

República de Guatemala - Avanzamos Juntos

Guatemala located south of the Yucatán Peninsula, it is the most populous state in Central America. Guatemala borders two oceans - the Pacific to the west and the Atlantic Caribbean Sea to the east - as well as four neighboring countries: Mexico to the north, Belize to the northeast, Honduras to the southeast and El Salvador to the south.

In the 2010s, under several right-wing heads of state, the country moved from an already severely ailing democracy towards dictatorship. The problems have increased, especially since 2020, when President Alejandro Giammattei came to power as president. For example, journalists have been politically imprisoned, and judges who condemn corruption have been indicted. Although several promising opposing candidates were not admitted to the 2023 presidential election, the social-liberal opposition candidate Bernardo Arévalo was elected president and sworn in in 2024.

Guatemala - Avanzamos Juntos

Rzeczpospolita Polska - W Jednosci Naprzód

Winner of the month: 🏆Feb'25
Winner of the week: 🥇19

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

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

République Togolaise - Mia Nyɔ Gbɔ

Togo is a country in West Africa, located on the Gulf of Guinea, bordering Ghana to the west, Benin to the east, and Burkina Faso to the north. Lomé is the capital and seat of government.

Togo's territory encompasses the eastern part of the German colony of Togo, which existed from 1884 to 1916. From 1916 to 1960, Togo was a League of Nations mandate territory and a United Nations trust territory under French administration. The autocratic President Gnassingbé Eyadéma dominated the country for almost 40 years. After his death in 2005, the army appointed his son, Faure Gnassingbé, as the new president, in violation of the constitution. International pressure and unrest in the country did not lead to a return to constitutionality. Gnassingbé won the subsequent elections, although the opposition and the European Union accused him of massive electoral fraud. Several thousand refugees remain abroad. Togo has been a member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 2022.

According to the Standing Committee on Geographical Names, the name for citizens of Togo is "Togoer" or "Togoerin." However, the Duden dictionary also lists the common form "Togolese" or "Togolesin."

Togo - Mia Nyo Gbo

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.

Poland 🏆🥇 - W Jednosci Naprzód

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