Brazil is the largest country and the only Portuguese-speaking country in South America.Brazil is a founding member of the United Nations, G20 Group, Mercosul and the Union of South American Nations, and is one of the BRIC Countries. Brazil is also home to a diversity of wildlife, natural environments, and extensive natural resources in a variety of protected habitats.
Brazil is a political and economic leader in Latin America,however, social and economic problems prevent it from becoming an effective global power.
Brazil is a federation composed of twenty-six States, one federal district (which contains the capital city, Brasília) and municipalities.
Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world, after Russia, Canada, China and the United States.
The climate of Brazil comprises a wide range of weather conditions across a large area and varied topography, but most of the country is tropical.[8] According to the Köppen system, Brazil hosts five major climatic subtypes: equatorial, tropical, semiarid, highland tropical, temperate, and subtropical. The different climatic conditions produce environments ranging from equatorial rainforests in the north and semiarid deserts in the northeast, to temperate coniferous forests in the south and tropical savannas in central Brazil. Many regions have starkly different microclimates.South of Bahia, near São Paulo, the distribution of rainfall changes, with rain falling throughout the year . The south enjoys temperate conditions, with cool winters and average annual temperatures not exceeding 18 °C winter frosts are quite common, with occasional snowfall in the higher areas.
Brazil's large territory comprises different ecosystems, such as the Amazon Rainforest, recognized as having the greatest biological diversity in the world,[149] with the Atlantic Forest and the Cerrado, sustaining the greatest biodiversity. In the south, the Araucaria pine forest grows under temperate conditions.
Preciso de Ti Preciso do Teu perdão Preciso de Ti Quebranta meu coração
Como a corça anseia por águas assim tenho sede Como terra seca assim é a minh'alma Preciso de Ti Distante de Ti Senhor não posso viver Não vale a pena existir Escuta o meu clamor Mais que o ar que eu respiro Preciso de Ti Distante de Ti Senhor não posso viver Não vale a pena existir Escuta o meu clamor Mais que o ar que eu respiro Preciso de Ti Não posso esquecer O que Fizeste por mim (Fizeste por mim) Como alto é o céu Tua misericórdia é sem fim Como um pai se compadece dos filhos assim Tu me amas (Me amas) Afasta as minhas transgressões Preciso de Ti (Senhor) Distante de Ti Senhor não posso viver Não vale a pena existir Escuta o meu clamor Mais que o ar que eu respiro Preciso de Ti Distante de Ti Senhor não posso viver Não vale a pena existir (não vale a pena) Escuta o meu clamor Mais que o ar que eu respiro Preciso de Ti E as lutas vêm tentando me afastar de Ti Frieza, escuridão procuram me cegar Mas eu não vou desistir Ajuda-me Senhor Eu quero permanecer Contigo até o fim Distante de Ti Senhor não posso viver Não vale a pena existir Escuta o meu clamor Mais que o ar que eu respiro Preciso de Ti Distante de Ti Senhor não posso viver Não vale a pena existir (Não vale a pena, estar aqui) Escuta o meu clamor Mais que o ar que eu respiro Preciso de Ti Preciso de Ti Preciso de Ti Preciso de Ti Preciso Eu preciso tanto Preciso de Ti. Se o meu povo que se chama pelo Meu nome Se humilhar e orar e me buscar e se converter dos seus maus caminhos. Então eu ouvirei dos céus. Perdoarei os seus pecados E sararei a sua terra. (Preciso de Ti 2x) Eu é que sei que pensamentos que tenho sobre vós, diz o Senhor. Pensamentos de paz e não de mal, para buscar o fim que desejais. Então me envocareis, passareis a orar a Mim e eu vos ouvirei. Buscarme-eis e me encontrareis quando me buscardes de todo o vosso coração. Serei achado de vós diz o Senhor e farei mudar a vossa sorte. Preciso de Ti (precisamos de Ti a cada instante) Preciso de Ti (precisamos Senhor) preciso de Ti... preciso de Ti... Chegai-vos a Deus e Ele, Ele se chegará ao vós outros. Purificai as mãos pecadores. E vós que sois de ânimo dobre limpai o coração. Aflinjir-vos, lamentai e chorai.Converta-se, o vosso riso em pranto e a vossa alegria em tristeza. Humilhai-vos! Humilhai-vos! Humilhai-vos na presença de Deus e Ele vos exaltará. Distante de Ti Senhor não posso viver Não vale a pena existir Escuta o meu clamor Mais que o ar que eu respiro (Preciso) Preciso de Ti Distante de Ti Senhor não posso viver Não vale a pena existir (Não vale a pena) Escuta o meu clamor Mais que o ar que eu respiro Preciso de Ti Preciso de Ti.(Preciso, como eu preciso) Preciso de Ti. Preciso de Ti Senhor. Preciso de Ti. (O, Preciso) Preciso de Ti. Você pode levantar as suas mãos aos céus e dizer: Senhor, eu preciso de Ti. Olha pra dentro de mim. Oh Deus! O Senhor que conhece o meu coração. Sabe Senhor todos os meus caminhos, por maiores que sejam as minhas necessidades. O que eu mais preciso é de Ti Senhor. Não são de carros ou de mansões, muito dinheiro, fama não...Não é nada disso que eu preciso, tanto vazio e solidão tenho vivido, distante de Ti...Do que adianta ser conhecido ter uma saúde uma beleza exterior...Ter vida cheia de aparências, religiosidades e tradições me afastam tanto de Ti Senhor...Pra que tanta mentira e falsidade, máscaras no meu rosto me fazem morrer, por dentro estou vazio, fedendo como um sepulcro caiado...Vem mudar o meu interior...Arrancar a sujeira, o vazio Senhor, preenche minha vida, preciso de Ti, preciso de Ti, preciso da Tua alegria, da Tua vida, da Tua satisfação, eu preciso de Ti, mais do que tudo, (preciso de ti)...Só Tu és minha fonte de vida...Atrai-me Senhor, Atrai-me ao relacionamento íntimo e sincero contigo...Atrai-me, Atrai-me Senhor...Atrai meu coração (preciso de Ti) para Ti..(preciso de Ti) para Ti...preciso de Ti...preciso de Ti...preciso de Ti.
Tanzania is a nation in central East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.
Tanzania is mountainous in the northeast, where Mount Kilimanjaro,[22] Africa's highest peak, is situated. To the north and west are the Great Lakes of Lake Victoria (Africa's largest lake) and Lake Tanganyika (Africa's deepest lake, known for its unique species of fish). Central Tanzania comprises a large plateau, with plains and arable land. The eastern shore is hot and humid, with the island of Zanzibar lying just offshore.
As of 2006, the estimated population is 38,329,000, with an estimated growth rate of 2 percent. Population distribution is extremely uneven, with density varying from 1 person per square kilometer (3/mi²) in arid regions to 51 per square kilometer (133/mi²) in the mainland's well-watered highlands, to 134 per square kilometer (347/mi²) on Zanzibar.[28] More than 80 percent of the population is rural. Dar es Salaam is the largest city and is the commercial capital; Dodoma, located in the center of Tanzania is the new capital and houses the Union's Parliament.
Tanzania has more than 126 ethnic groups and each ethnic group has its own language.
The economy is mostly based on agriculture, which accounts for more than half of the GDP, provides 85 percent (approximately) of exports, and employs approximately 80 percent of the workforce. Topography and climate, though, limit cultivated crops to only 4 percent of the land area.
Tanzania's regions are: Arusha · Dar es Salaam · Dodoma · Iringa · Kagera · Kigoma · Kilimanjaro · Lindi · Manyara · Mara · Mbeya · Morogoro · Mtwara · Mwanza · Pemba North · Pemba South · Pwani · Rukwa · Ruvuma · Shinyanga · Singida · Tabora · Tanga · Zanzibar Central/South · Zanzibar North · Zanzibar Urban/West
Tanzania has a tropical climate. In the highlands, temperatures range between 10˚C and 20˚C during cold and hot seasons respectively. The rest of the country has temperatures rarely falling lower than 20˚C. The hottest period extends between November and February (25˚C - 31˚) while the coldest period occurs between May and August (15˚C - 20˚C).
Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830. It was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. The country prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions between the Dutch-speaking Flemings of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led in recent years to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy.
Population: 10,500,000
Area:total: 30,528 km2
The climate is maritime temperate, with significant precipitation in all seasons.
Belgium's strongly globalized economy and its transportation infrastructure are integrated with the rest of Europe. Its location at the heart of a highly industrialized region helped make it the world's 15th largest trading nation in 2007
Belgium has three official languages, which are, in order from the largest speaker population to the smallest, Dutch, French and German. However, various criteria, including the language(s) of parents, of education, or the second-language status of foreign born, may provide suggested figures. An estimated 59% of the Belgian population speaks Dutch and French is spoken by 40%. Total Dutch speakers are 6.23 million, concentrated in the northern Flanders region, while French speakers comprise 3.32 million in Wallonia and an estimated 0.87 million or 85% of the officially bilingual Brussels-Capital Region. The German-speaking Community is made up of 73,000 people in the east of the Walloon Region; around 10,000 German and 60,000 Belgian nationals are speakers of German. Roughly 23,000 more German speakers live in municipalities near the official Community.
Sweden has a population of 9,400,000 in 2010. At 450,295 km², Sweden is the third largest country in the European Union in terms of area, and it has a total population of about 9.2 million.
Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government and a highly developed economy. It ranks first in the world in The Economist's Democracy Index and seventh in the United Nations' Human Development Index. Sweden has been a member of the European Union since 1 January 1995 and is a member of the OECD.
Most of Sweden has a temperate climate, despite its northern latitude, with four distinct seasons and mild temperatures throughout the year. The country can be divided into three types of climate; the southernmost part has an oceanic climate, the central part has a humid continental climate and the northernmost part has a subarctic climate. However, Sweden is much warmer and drier than other places at the similar latitude, and even somewhat further south, mainly because of the Gulf Stream.
Sweden is an export-oriented mixed economy featuring a modern distribution system, excellent internal and external communications, and a skilled labour force. Timber, hydropower, and iron ore constitute the resource base of an economy heavily oriented toward foreign trade. Sweden's engineering sector accounts for 50% of output and exports. Telecommunications, the automotive industry and the pharmaceutical industries are also of great importance. Agriculture accounts for 2 percent of GDP and employment.
The 20 largest (by turnover in 2007) companies registered in Sweden are Volvo, Ericsson, Vattenfall, Skanska, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget, Electrolux, Volvo Personvagnar, TeliaSonera, Sandvik, Scania, ICA, Hennes & Mauritz, Nordea, Preem, Atlas Copco, Securitas, Nordstjernan, and SKF. Sweden's industry is overwhelmingly in private control; unlike some other industrialized Western countries, such as Austria and Italy, publicly owned enterprises were always of minor importance.
Nigeria is located in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea and has a total area of 923,768 km2 ] making it the world's 32nd-largest country (after Tanzania).
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa but exactly how populous is a subject of speculation. The United Nations estimates that the population in 2009 was at 154,729,000, distributed as 51.7% rural and 48.3% urban, and with a population density of 167.5 people per square kilometer. National census results in the past few decades have been disputed. The results of the most recent census were released in December 2006 and gave a population of 140,003,542. The only breakdown available was by gender: males numbered 71,709,859, females numbered 68,293,08.
Nigeria is also an important center for biodiversity. It is widely believed that the areas surrounding Calabar, Cross River State, contain the world's largest diversity of butterflies. The drill monkey is only found in the wild in Southeast Nigeria and neighboring Cameroon.
Nigeria's Delta region, home of the large oil industry, experiences serious oil spills and other environmental problems. See Environmental issues in the Niger Delta for more details, and Conflict in the Niger Delta about strife which has arisen in connection with those issues.
Nigeria has more than 250 ethnic groups, with varying languages and customs, creating a country of rich ethnic diversity.
A type of advance fee fraud known as "419" (named after Section 419 of the Nigerian Penal Code) and the "Nigerian scam" is a form of confidence trick practiced by individuals and criminal syndicates (organized crime) that is commonly associated with Nigeria, though it is now used in other places. The confidence man persuades the target to advance relatively small sums of money (the advance fee) in the hope of realizing a much larger gain (usually touted as millions). In 2003, the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (or EFCC) was created to combat this and other forms of organized financial crime.[91] It has succeeded in bringing several "419" crime bosses to justice and in some cases has been able to return the stolen money to victims.
Mexico's total area is 1,972,550 km2, making it the world's 14th largest country by total area. On its north, Mexico shares a 3,141 km border with the United States. The meandering Río Bravo del Norte (known as the Rio Grande in the United States) defines the border from Ciudad Juárez east to the Gulf of Mexico. A series of natural and artificial markers delineate the United States-Mexican border west from Ciudad Juárez to the Pacific Ocean. On its south, Mexico shares an 871 km border with Guatemala and a 251 km border with Belize.
The United Mexican States are a federation of thirty-one free and sovereign states, which form a union that exercises jurisdiction over the Federal District and other territories. Each state has its own Constitution and Congress, as well as a judiciary, and its citizens elect by direct voting, a governor for a six-year term, as well as representatives to their respective unicameral state congresses, for three-year terms.
The Tropic of Cancer effectively divides the country into temperate and tropical zones. Land north of the twenty-fourth parallel experiences cooler temperatures during the winter months. South of the twenty-fourth parallel, temperatures are fairly constant year round and vary solely as a function of elevation. This gives Mexico one of the world's most diverse weather systems.
Mexico is one of the 18 megadiverse countries of the world. With over 200,000 different species, Mexico is home of 10–12% of the world's biodiversity. Mexico ranks first in biodiversity in reptiles with 707 known species, second in mammals with 438 species, fourth in amphibians with 290 species, and fourth in flora, with 26,000 different species. Mexico is also considered the second country in the world in ecosystems and fourth in overall species.Approximately 2,500 species are protected by Mexican legislations.
After the 1994 economic debacle, Mexico has made an impressive recovery, building a modern and diversified economy. Oil is Mexico's largest source of foreign income. According to Goldman Sachs, BRIMC review of emerging economies, by 2050 the largest economies in the world will be as follows: China, India, United States, Brazil and Mexico.[124] Mexico is the largest North American auto producing nation, recently surpassing Canada and U.S.
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Area : 147,181 km2 Population : 29,500,000 Capital : Kathmandu
Nepal is a country of highly diverse and rich geography, culture, and religions. The mountainous north has eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including the highest, Sagarmatha, known in English as Mount Everest. The fertile and humid south is heavily urbanized. It contains over 240 peaks more than 20,000 ft (6,096 metres) above sea level.
Nepal's diverse linguistic heritage evolved from four major language groups: Indo-Aryan, Tibeto-Burman, Mongolian and various indigenous language isolates. The major languages of Nepal (percent spoken as mother tongue) are Nepali (48.61%), Maithili (12.30%), Bhojpuri (7.53%), Tharu (5.86%), Tamang (5.19%), Newari/Nepal Bhasa (3.63%), Magar (3.39%), Awadhi (2.47%), Rai (2.79%), Limbu (1.47%), and Bajjika (1.05%).
Nepal is commonly divided into three physiographic areas: the Mountain, Hill, Siwalik region and Terai Regions. These ecological belts run east-west and are vertically intersected by Nepal's major, north to south flowing river systems.
With a territory of 110,994 square kilometers, Bulgaria ranks as the third largest country in Southeast Europe. Its landscape is defined by several mountains and mountain ranges, most notably the Stara Planina (Balkan) and Rodopi mountain ranges, as well as Rila mountain, where the highest peak in the Balkan region, Musala, is located. In contrast, the Danubian plain in the north and the Upper Thracian Plain in the south represent Bulgaria's lowest and most fertile regions. The 378-kilometer Black Sea coastline covers the entire eastern bound of the country.
Geographically and in terms of climate, Bulgaria features notable diversity with the landscape ranging from the Alpine snow-capped peaks in Rila, Pirin and the Balkan Mountains to the mild and sunny Black Sea coast; from the typically continental Danubian Plain (ancient Moesia) in the north to the strong Mediterranean climatic influence in the valleys of Macedonia and in the lowlands in the southernmost parts of Thrace.
Between 1987 and 1999 Bulgaria consisted of nine provinces (oblasti, singular oblast); since 1999, it has consisted of twenty-eight. All take their names from their respective capital cities:
* Blagoevgrad
* Burgas
* Dobrich
* Gabrovo
* Haskovo
* Kardzhali
* Kyustendil
* Lovech
* Montana
* Pazardzhik
* Pernik
* Pleven
* Plovdiv
* Razgrad
* Rousse
* Shumen
* Silistra
* Sliven
* Smolyan
* Sofia City
* Sofia Province
* Stara Zagora
* Targovishte
* Varna
* Veliko Tarnovo
* Vidin
* Vratsa
* Yambol
In 2007 a total of 5,200,000 tourists visited Bulgaria, making it the 39th most popular destination in the world. Tourists from Greece, Romania and Germany account for 40% of visitors. Significant numbers of British (+300,000), Russian (+200,000), Serbian (+150,000), Polish (+130,000) and Danish (+100,000) tourists also visit Bulgaria. Most of them are attracted by the varying and beautiful landscapes, well-preserved historical and cultural heritage, and the tranquility of rural and mountain areas.
Strategic location along approaches to Strait of Gibraltar; Spain controls a number of territories in northern Morocco including the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, and the islands of Penon de Velez de la Gomera, Penon de Alhucemas, and Islas Chafarinas.
Population: 40,500,000
Area: 504,782 504,030 km2
National holiday: National Day, 12 October (1492); year when Columbus first set foot in the Americas
The Spanish economy boomed from 1986 to 1990 averaging 5% annual growth. After a European-wide recession in the early 1990s, the Spanish economy resumed moderate growth starting in 1994. Spain's mixed capitalist economy supports a GDP that on a per capita basis is equal to that of the leading West European economies.
Due to Spain's geographical situation and orographic conditions, the climate is extremely diverse; discounting the mountain climate, it can be roughly divided into five areas.
I see Your power in the moonlit night Where planets are in motion and galaxies are bright We are amazed in the light of the stars It’s all proclaiming who You are You’re beautiful, You're beautiful
I see you there hanging on a tree You bled and then you died and then you rose again for me Now you are sitting on Your heavenly throne Soon we will be coming home You’re beautiful, you're beautiful
When we arrive at eternity’s shore Where death is just a memory and tears are no more We’ll enter in as the wedding bells ring Your bride will come together and we’ll sing You’re beautiful, You're beautiful, You're beautiful
I see Your face, You're beautiful, You're beautiful, You're beautiful I see Your face, You're beautiful, You're beautiful, You're beautiful I see Your face, I see Your face I see Your face, You’re beautiful, You’re beautiful, You’re beautiful
Here is personal testimonies of Benni ( Romania ), Jeannie and Rebecca. Youth With A Mission (YWAM, generally pronounced as "why-wam") is an international, inter-denominational, non-profit Christian missionary organization. Founded by Loren Cunningham in 1960, YWAM's stated purpose is to "know God and to make Him known"
The Discipleship Training School is a five month, hands-on Christian training program with a 12 week lecture phase followed by an 8 week outreach phase. The dts provides you with an opportunity to take five months away from the normal pressures and routine of life so you have time to focus entirely on Jesus. The program teaches you how to build an intimate relationship with God, develop personal character, and lead a lifestyle of expressing God's love to others.
The dts is also a great place to make new friends from around the world as you live and learn together in community. We emphasize global awareness while living in a rich, multi-cultural community where we all learn from one another. This cross-cultural environment creates a basis for an intimate and passionate relationship with God so you can boldly go and "make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19). dts is only the beginning. Once trained, you qualify to apply for many more opportunities with ywam including staff positions and other ywam training programs. Pray about it. Maybe five months with us here in Lausanne is part of God’s exciting plan for your life!
Burma, or officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country Southeast Asia or Indochina.
This country could be considered as mysterious or exotic for europeans or north americans people.
The name "Burma" is derived from the Burmese word "Bamar" (ဗမာ), which in turn is the colloquial form of Myanmar (မြန်မာ). Depending on the register used the pronunciation would be "Bama" or "Myanmah". The name "Burma" has been in use in English since the time of British colonial rule.
Various world countries have chosen to accept or reject the name change. The United Nations, of which Burma (under the name Myanmar) is a member, endorsed the name change five days after its announcement by the junta. However, governments of many countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, France, and Canada still refer to the country as "Burma", with varying levels of recognition of the validity of the name change itself. Others, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the governments of Germany,India, Japan, China and Russia recognise "Myanmar" as the official name.
Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe.
Area: total: 603,700 sq km
Population: 45,994,288
Climate: temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country, hot in the south
Languages: Ukrainian (official) 67%, Russian 24%, other 9% (includes small Romanian-, Polish-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities)
Capital: name: Kyiv (Kiev)
Independence: 24 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
National holiday: Independence Day, 24 August (1991); note - 22 January 1918, the day Ukraine first declared its independence (from Soviet Russia) and the day the short-lived Western and Central Ukrainian republics united (1919), is now celebrated as Unity Day
A golden age ensued during the sixteenth century after the Union of Lublin which gave birth to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The szlachta (nobility) of Poland, far more numerous than in Western European countries, took pride in their freedoms and parliamentary system. During the Golden Age period, Poland expanded its borders to become the largest country in Europe.
The Sanacja movement controlled Poland until the start of World War II in 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded on 1 September and the Soviet invasion of Poland followed with breaking Soviet–Polish Non-Aggression Pact on 17 September. Warsaw capitulated on 28 September 1939. As agreed in the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Poland was split into two zones, one occupied by Germany while the eastern provinces fell under the control of the Soviet Union.
Poland has 21 mountains over in elevation, all in the High Tatras. The Polish Tatras, which consist of the High Tatras and the Western Tatras, is the highest mountain group of Poland and of the entire Carpathian range. In the High Tatras lies Poland’s highest point, the northwestern peak of Rysy, 2,499 metres (8,199 ft) in elevation. At its foot lies the mountain lake, the Morskie Oko
With almost ten thousand closed bodies of water covering more than 1 hectare (2.47 acres) each, Poland has one of the highest numbers of lakes in the world. In Europe, only Finland has a greater density of lakes. The largest lakes, covering more than 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi), are Lake Śniardwy and Lake Mamry in Masuria, as well as Lake Łebsko and Lake Drawsko in Pomerania. In addition to the lake districts in the north (in Masuria, Pomerania, Kashubia, Lubuskie, and Greater Poland), there is also a large number of mountain lakes in the Tatras, of which the Morskie Oko is the largest in area. The lake with the greatest depth—of more than 100 metres (328 ft)—is Lake Hańcza in the Wigry Lake District, east of Masuria in Podlaskie Voivodeship.
The Polish Baltic coast is approximately 528 kilometres (328 mi) long and extends from Świnoujście on the islands of Usedom and Wolin in the west to Krynica Morska on the Vistula Spit in the east. For the most part, Poland has a smooth coastline, which has been shaped by the continual movement of sand by currents and winds from west to east. This continual erosion and deposition has formed cliffs, dunes, and spits, many of which have migrated landwards to close off former lagoons, such as Łebsko Lake in Słowiński National Park. The largest spits are Hel Peninsula and the Vistula Spit. The largest Polish Baltic island is Wolin. The largest port cities are Gdynia, Gdańsk, Szczecin, and Świnoujście. The main coastal resorts are Sopot, Międzyzdroje, Kołobrzeg, Łeba, Władysławowo, and the Hel Peninsula.
Błędów Desert is a desert located in Southern Poland in the Silesian Voivodeship and stretches over the Zagłębie Dąbrowskie region. It has a total area of 32 square kilometres (12 sq mi). It is the only desert located in Poland. It is one of only five natural deserts in Europe. It is the warmest desert that appears at this latitude. It was created thousands of years ago by a melting glacier. The specific geological structure has been of big importance. The average thickness of the sand layer is about 40 metres (131 ft), with a maximum of 70 metres (230 ft), which made the fast and deep drainage very easy. In recent years the desert has begun to shrink. The phenomenon of mirages has been known to exist there.
Poland historically contained many languages, cultures and religions on its soil. The country had a particularly large Jewish population prior to World War II, when the Nazi Holocaust caused Poland's Jewish population, estimated at 3 million before the war, to drop to just 300,000. The outcome of the war, particularly the westward shift of Poland's borders to the area between the Curzon Line and the Oder-Neisse line, coupled with post-war expulsion of minorities, significantly reduced the country's ethnic diversity. According to the 2002 census, 36,983,700 people, or 96.74% of the population, consider themselves Polish, while 471,500 (1.23%) declared another nationality, and 774,900 (2.03%) did not declare any nationality. The largest minority nationalities and ethnic groups in Poland are Silesians (about 200,000), Germans (152,897 according to the census, 92% in Opole Voivodeship and Silesian Voivodeship), Belarusians (c. 49,000), Ukrainians (c. 30,000), Lithuanians, Russians, Roma, Jews, Lemkos, Slovaks, Czechs, and Lipka Tatars.[19] Among foreign citizens, the Vietnamese are the largest ethnic group, followed by Greeks and Armenians.
Main Market Square in Kraków is a heart of cultural capital of southern Poland.
The Polish language, a member of the West Slavic branch of the Slavic languages, functions as the official language of Poland. Until recent decades Russian was commonly learned as a second language, but now has been replaced by English and German as the most common second languages studied and spoken.
Poland is considered to have one of the healthiest economies of the post-communist countries, and is currently the fastest growing country within the EU.
Ce n’est qu’une larme, juste un reste du passé Dont je m’éloigne, mais qui ne cesse de me hanter Ce n’est qu’une lame, qui entaille mes pensées Je retrouve mon âme, ton regard me donne envie d’avancer.
Ce n’est qu’une larme, juste un reste du passé
Dont je m’éloigne, mais qui ne cesse de me hanter
Ce n’est qu’une lame, qui entaille mes pensées
Je retrouve mon âme, ton regard me donne envie d’avancer.
Hey ho
Laisse-moi l’oublier
Laisse-moi l’effacer
Pour mieux tout te donner
J’aimerais tellement te dire ce que veut mon cœur
Mais je n’ai plus les mots
J’aimerais tellement te dire que je n’ai plus peur
Mais ces mots sonnent faux
Je dois tout recommencer une nouvelle fois
Baby pardonne moi si je fais un faux pas
Tu sais j’aimerais tellement te dire ce que veut mon cœur
Mais je n’ai plus les mots.
J’ai peur de cette flamme qui avant toi m’a brulé
Tes yeux me désarment je n’ose plus les affronter
Mes rêves se fanent, seul le temps pourra m’aider
Mais quand tu t’éloignes, j’ai finalement envie de te voir rester
Hey ho
Tu sais me parler
Tu sais m’écouter
Baby please let me
Laisse-moi juste me retrouver
J’aimerais tellement te dire ce que veut mon cœur
Mais je n’ai plus les mots
J’aimerais tellement te dire que je n’ai plus peur
Mais ces mots sonnent faux
Je dois tout recommencer une nouvelle fois
Baby pardonne moi si je fais un faux pas
Tu sais j’aimerais tellement te dire ce que veut mon cœur
Mais je n’ai plus les mots.
J’aimerais tellement donner autant que toi
Je trouverais les mots que tu attends pour moi
Je te demande, je te demande juste du temps.
J’aimerais tellement te dire ce que veut mon cœur
Mais je n’ai pas les mots
J’aimerais tellement te dire que je n’ai plus peur
Mais ces mots sonnent faux
Je dois tout recommencer une nouvelle fois
Baby pardonne moi si je fais un faux pas
Tu sais j’aimerais tellement te dire ce que veut mon cœur
Et je retrouverais les mots
J’aimerais tellement te dire ce que veut mon cœur
Mais je n’ai plus les mots
J’aimerais tellement te dire que je n’ai plus peur
Mais ces mots sonnent faux
Je dois tout recommencer une nouvelle fois
Baby pardonne moi si je fais un faux pas
Tu sais j’aimerais tellement te dire ce que veut mon cœur
Mais je n’ai plus les mots.
Mauritius is an island nation off the coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 900 kilometres (560 mi) east of Madagascar. In addition to the island of Mauritius, the Republic includes the islands of Cargados Carajos, Rodrigues and the Agalega Islands. Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands, with the French island of Réunion 200 km (120 mi) to the southwest and the island of Rodrigues 570 km (350 mi) to the northeast.
Capital Port Louis
Population 1,300,000
Since independence in 1968, Mauritius has developed from a low-income, agriculturally based economy to a middle income diversified economy with growing industrial, financial, and tourist sectors. For most of the period, annual growth has been of the order of 5% to 6%. This has been reflected in increased life expectancy, lowered infant mortality and improved infrastructure.
The population estimate for the whole republic is 1,264,900. For the island of Mauritius only, as at 31 December 2007, it is 1,227,078. Mauritian society includes people from many different ethnic groups. The republic's residents are the descendants of people from continental Africa (Mauritian Creole people usually known as 'Creoles'), India (Indo-Mauritian), France (Franco-Mauritian) and China (Sino-Mauritian), among other places.
In Mauritius, people switch languages according to the situation. Creole and Bhojpuri are the main languages used at home, both French and Creole are used in a business context and English is used most in schools and governments. French and English, which have long enjoyed greater social status, are favored in educational and professional settings. Also, most newspapers and media communications are in French.
Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system would not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong would enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years.
Area: total: 1,092 sq km
Ethnic groups: Chinese 95%, Filipino 1.6%, Indonesian 1.3%, other 2.1% (2006 census)
Religions: eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
Languages: Chinese (Cantonese) 89.2% (official), other Chinese dialects 6.4%, English 3.2% (official), other 1.2% (2001 census)
Hong Kong has a free market economy highly dependent on international trade and finance, which has left it heavily exposed to the global economic slowdown that began in 2008.
Venezuela remains highly dependent on oil revenues, which account for roughly 90% of export earnings, about 50% of the federal budget revenues, and around 30% of GDP.
Area: total: 912,050 sq km
Administrative divisions: 23 states (estados, singular - estado), 1 capital district* (distrito capital), and 1 federal dependency** (dependencia federal); Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales**, Distrito Federal*, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Vargas, Yaracuy, Zulia
note: the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands
Independence: 5 July 1811 (from Spain)
National holiday: Independence Day, 5 July (1811)
Switzerland is a peaceful, prosperous, and stable modern market economy with low unemployment, a highly skilled labor force, and a per capita GDP among the highest in the world.
Area: 41,290 sq km
Climate: temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers
Terrain: mostly mountains (Alps in south, Jura in northwest) with a central plateau of rolling hills, plains, and large lakes
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Lake Maggiore 195 m
highest point: Dufourspitze 4,634 m
Languages: German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch (official) 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census) note: German, French, Italian, and Romansch are all national and official languages
Administrative divisions: 26 cantons (cantons, singular - canton in French; cantoni, singular - cantone in Italian; Kantone, singular - Kanton in German); Aargau, Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden, Appenzell Inner-Rhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneve, Glarus, Graubunden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zurich
"Utopia" is the first single from the Dutch rock band Within Temptation's live album An Acoustic Night At The Theatre. The song features guest vocals from Chris Jones, a British singer. Jones was also a guest vocalist on Armin van Buuren's album "Imagine", performing on the track Going Wrong. Within Temptation vocalist Sharon den Adel also performed on the album, on the track In And Out Of Love. The single was released on October 23rd, 2009.
