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Sri Lanka: History, Culture and Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in Asia, Photos, Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka (English pronunciation: /sriˈlɑːŋkə/, /sriˈlæŋkə/, or /ʃriˈlɑːŋkə/; local pronunciation: [ˌɕriːˈlaŋkaː]; Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Tamil: இலங்கை), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and known as Ceylon (pronounced /sɨˈlɒn/, /ˌseɪˈlɒn/, or /ˌsiːˈlɒn/) before 1972, is an island country in South Asia, located about 31 kilometres (19.3 mi) off the southern...
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Brunei: History, Culture & Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in Asia, Brunei, Photos, Southeast Asia
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Brunei (pronounced /bruːˈnaɪ/ in English), officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace (Malay: Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: بروني دارالسلام), is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia....
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India: History, Culture & Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in Asia, India, Photos
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India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also Official names of India), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.18 billion people, and the most populous...
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Turkmenistan: History, Culture and Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in Asia, Photos, Turkmenistan
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The Republic of Turkmenistan, also known as Turkmenia (Russian: Туркмения) is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (Turkmen SSR).Turkmenistan is one of the six...
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Armenia: History, Culture & Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in Armenia, Asia, Caucasus, Photos
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Armenia /ɑrˈmiːniə/ (Armenian: Հայաստան, transliterated : Hayastan, IPA: [hɑjɑsˈtɑn]), officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Situated at the juncture of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the de facto...
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Macau: History, Culture and Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in Asia, China, Macau, Photos
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Macau (traditional Chinese: 澳門; simplified Chinese: 澳, also known as Macao (pronounced /məˈkaʊ/) is one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong. Macau lies on the western side of the Pearl River Delta, bordering Guangdong...
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Laos: History, Culture and Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in Asia, Laos, Photos
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Laos (pronounced /ˈlɑː.oʊs/, /ˈlaʊ/, or /ˈleɪ.ɒs/), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west.Laos traces its history...
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Mongolia: History, Culture and Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in Asia, Mongolia, Photos
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Mongolia (pronounced /mɒŋˈɡoʊliə/; Mongolian:  Монгол улс , literally Mongol country/nation ) is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It borders Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share...
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