Country Name: Colombia System of government: Republic Capital: Bogota (pop. 5,000,000) Location: In north-western South America on the coast of the Caribbean and the Pacific, bordered by Panama, Venezuela, Peru and Ecuador Area: 1,138,914 sq km Population: 27,950,000 National composition: Mestizos, creoles, mulattoes, Amerindians, Europeans etc. Religion: Roman Catholic Official language: Spanish Currency: Colombian peso = 100 centavos Administrative divisions: 23 …

The United Nations General Assembly declared November 6th as the World Day for preventing environmental exploitation during the war and armed conflict on November 5, 2001, while Kofi Annan was the UN Secretary-General. On November 5, 2001, while Kofi Annan was serving as UN Secretary-General, the United Nations General Assembly announced 6th November as the World Day for preventing environmental …

Friendship Day Facebook Covers: International Friendship Day is a day for celebrating friendship. The day has been celebrated in several southern South American countries for many years, particularly in Paraguay, where the first World Friendship Day was proposed in 1958. Friendship Day celebrations occur on different dates in different countries. The first World Friendship Day was proposed for 30 July …

World environment day is also known as the Environment Day, Eco Day or short form WED. It has been one of the great annual events for years which is being celebrated worldwide by the people aiming to protect the unique and life nurturing Nature on every 5th June. World Environment Day is celebrated on 5 June as declared by the …

Country Name: Peru System of government: Republic Capital: Lima Location: In western South America on the Pacific, bordered by Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil and Bolivia Area: 1,285,216 sq km Population: 18,786,000 National composition: Amerindians, creoles, mestizos Religions: Roman Catholic Official language: Spanish Currency: sol = 100 centavos Administrative divisions: 24 departments Other major cities: Arequipa (pop. 360,000), Callao (pop.346,000) Highest elevation: …

World Religions – From the earliest known evidence of human religion by Homo sapiens Neanderthalensis around 100,000 years ago to the present day, religion continues to be a very influential aspect of human lives. Today, there are numerous challenges and problems faced by humans from every possible background, location and social class. Every day people must face issues of health, …

World Atlas: The origin of the word World Atlas in itself is no less interesting than the traditional meaning which has come to denote a collection of maps providing an encyclopedic wealth of information on land, people and cultures in different parts of the world. According to legends, Mauritania was once ruled by King Atlas, a great philosopher, mathematician and an …

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago: Country Name System of government: Republic, member of the Commonwealth Capital: Port of Spain (pop. 63,000; metropolitan area 380,000) Location: On the islands of Trinidad and Tobago and five smaller islands in the Caribbean Sea off the northern coast of South America Area: 5,130 sq km Population: 1,317,714 (2010 estimate) National composition: Mainly blacks and Indians …

Country Name: Ecuador (Republica de Ecuador) System of government: Republic Capital: Quito (pop. 800,000) Location: An equatorial country of north-western South America on the Pacific coast, bordered by Colombia and Peru and enjoying sovereignty over the Galapagos Islands lying some 900 km west of the coast Area: 283,561 sq km Population: 8,895,000 National composition: A majority of mestizo and Amerindian, …

Country Name: Brazil System of government: Federal Republic Capital: Brasilia (pop. 177,000) Location: In South America on the coast of the Atlantic, bordered by Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, i. e. all the South American countries with the exception of Chile. Brazilian territory includes also the islands of Sao Pedro and Sao Paulo, …