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Guides to Source from China

Sourcing from China has become a cornerstone of global trade, with the country serving as a manufacturing powerhouse for a wide range of products. Whether you’re a small business owner looking to diversify your product line or a large corporation seeking cost-effective production, navigating the complexities of sourcing from China requires a strategic approach. This… Read More »

Zambia Climate and Weather

Zambia is a country located in Africa. It is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and Angola. The capital of Zambia is Lusaka. The population of Zambia is estimated to be 17.3 million people and the official language is English. The currency used in Zambia is the… Read More »

How to Get to Marmaris, Turkey

The easiest way to get to the most “European” resort of Turkey is through Dalaman – the airport of this resort is located about 109 km from Marmaris. Buses regularly depart directly from the airport to the city, the journey takes only 1.5 hours. Those who want to plunge into the sea quickly can take… Read More »

Beaches and Treatment in Odessa, Ukraine

Beaches Odessa is full of original charm and attractiveness, but it can hardly be imagined without long sandy beaches. In total, about 30 km of a coastline equipped for swimming with a smooth entrance to the water, developed infrastructure, an abundance of cafes, restaurants and themed entertainment stretches along the city and its outskirts. Check Topschoolsintheusa… Read More »

Afghanistan Modern History

Afghanistan is a country located in Southern Asia. With the capital city of Kabul, Afghanistan has a population of 38,928,357 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. The fall of the Communist regime in 1992 has been followed by continued warfare in Afghanistan, in other forms and with other participants. The Islamic fundamentalist Taliban regime,… Read More »

Albania Modern History

Albania is a country located in Southern Europe. With the capital city of Tirana, Albania has a population of 2,877,808 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. After World War II, Albania developed into a fierce communist and atheist dictatorship, where thousands of “class enemies” were executed in Europe’s most isolated country. Dictator Enver Hoxha… Read More »

Algeria Modern History

Algeria is a country located in Northern Africa. With the capital city of Algiers, Algeria has a population of 43,851,055 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Algeria has since the independence of France in 1962 been dominated by the military and the former guerrilla movement, now the Party, the National Liberation Front (FLN). After… Read More »

Andorra Modern History

Andorra is a country located in Southern Europe. With the capital city of Andorra, Andorra has a population of 77,276 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. After World War II, the Principality of Andorra entered a period of strong economic growth. From 1970, women, people between the ages of 21 and 25, and second-generation… Read More »

Angola Modern History

Angola is a country located in Central Africa. With the capital city of Luanda, Angola has a population of 32,866,283 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. In the mid-1900s, organized resistance to the oppression of the Portuguese colony of Angola began. Three rival liberation movements were formed and supported in various political camps abroad.… Read More »

Antigua and Barbuda Modern History

Antigua and Barbuda is a country located in North America. With the capital city of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda has a population of 97,940 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. In 1981, Antigua and Barbuda became an independent state within the Commonwealth, consisting of the United Kingdom and former British colonies. Antigua’s workers’… Read More »

Argentina Modern History

Argentina is a country located in South America. With the capital city of Buenos Aires, Argentina has a population of 45,195,785 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. When the first elections were held in Argentina after the 1943 coup, one of the coup makers, Juan Domingo Perón, whose Peronist movement came to characterize Argentine… Read More »

Armenia Modern History

Armenia is a country located in Western Asia. With the capital city of Yerevan, Armenia has a population of 2,963,254 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. When the pressure from the Soviet power eased in the 1980s, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict came to the surface. From 1990 to 1994, Armenia fought wars with neighboring Azerbaijan… Read More »

Australia Modern History

Australia is a country located in Australasia. With the capital city of Canberra, Australia has a population of 25,499,895 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Civil coalitions led the country during the 1950s and 1960s. In the early 1970s, the Social Democratic Labor took over. Thereafter, the government continued to switch between the blocks.… Read More »

Austria Modern History

Austria is a country located in Western Europe. With the capital city of Vienna, Austria has a population of 9,006,409 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Ten years after the end of the Second World War, the Allies agreed to cancel the occupation of Austria. Until 1966, the country was ruled by a coalition… Read More »

Azerbaijan Modern History

Azerbaijan is a country located in Western Asia. With the capital city of Baku, Azerbaijan has a population of 10,139,188 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Azerbaijan, which has been a Soviet republic since 1920, proclaimed independence shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. After two years, former Communist leader Heydar… Read More »

Bahamas Modern History

Bahamas is a country located in North America. With the capital city of Nassau, Bahamas has a population of 393,255 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. When the Bahamas became independent in 1973, the left liberal PLP dominated the political scene. It was not until 1992 that the right-wing FNM won a choice. The… Read More »

Bahrain Modern History

Bahrain is a country located in Western Asia. With the capital city of Manama, Bahrain has a population of 1,701,586 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Contradictions between Sunnis and Shiites have characterized Bahrain’s modern history. The Shiite majority has often protested that it has less influence than the leading, Sunni regime. In 2002,… Read More »

Bangladesh Modern History

Bangladesh is a country located in Southern Asia. With the capital city of Dhaka, Bangladesh has a population of 164,689,394 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. In 1971, Bangladesh became independent with the Awami League leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Mujib) as prime minister. Soon there were problems with refugee flows, starvation and corruption. In… Read More »

Barbados Modern History

Barbados is a country located in North America. With the capital city of Bridgetown, Barbados has a population of 287,386 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. After independence from the United Kingdom in 1966, Barbados evolved from an agricultural society in which the sugar industry dominated, to a service-based economy with tourism in the… Read More »

Belarus Modern History

Belarus is a country located in Eastern Europe. With the capital city of Minsk, Belarus has a population of 9,449,334 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Belarus (Belarus) became an independent nation in connection with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Independence was followed by an economic downturn, which contributed to the… Read More »

Belgium Modern History

Belgium is a country located in Western Europe. With the capital city of Brussels, Belgium has a population of 11,589,634 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. After World War II, it was clear that political and economic power had shifted, from Wallonia to Flanders. Growing nationalist trends and economic crisis led to ever greater… Read More »

Belize Modern History

Belize is a country located in North America. With the capital city of Belmopan, Belize has a population of 397,639 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Belize became independent in 1981 but the UK has continued to have a great influence, both militarily and through private economic interests. Two political parties have been turned… Read More »

Benin Modern History

Benin is a country located in Western Africa. With the capital city of Porto-Novo, Benin has a population of 12,123,211 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Benin’s time as an independent state was greatly marked by Mathieu Kérékou, who with a brief interruption ruled the country from 1972, when he took power in a… Read More »

Bhutan Modern History

Bhutan is a country located in Southern Asia. With the capital city of Thimphu, Bhutan has a population of 771,619 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. As late as the 1960s, the modern world made its way into Bhutan, which gradually opened up to the outside world. At the same time, the king wanted… Read More »

Bolivia Modern History

Bolivia is a country located in South America. With the capital city of Sucre, Bolivia has a population of 11,673,032 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. A military coup in 1964 was followed by a period of undemocratic rule. During the 1970s repression increased and all parties and unions were banned. After a period… Read More »

Bosnia and Herzegovina Modern History

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country located in Southern Europe. With the capital city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population of 3,280,830 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. After World War II, Bosnia became one of six sub-republics in Socialist Yugoslavia. The country was largely Tito’s construction hero, and after his death… Read More »

Botswana Modern History

Botswana is a country located in Southern Africa. With the capital city of Gaborone, Botswana has a population of 2,351,638 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. The former British protectorate of Bechuanaland became the independent Botswana in September 1966. It took place in orderly form, without violence or major political conflicts. Seretse Khama, who… Read More »

Brazil Modern History

Brazil is a country located in South America. With the capital city of Brasilia, Brazil has a population of 212,559,428 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. In the decades after World War II, Brazil was characterized by instability and economic problems. Strikes and riots contributed to the military taking power in a coup in… Read More »

Brunei Modern History

Brunei is a country located in Southeastern Asia. With the capital city of Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei has a population of 437,490 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. The British protectorate Brunei gained greater autonomy from Britain in 1959 and full independence in 1984. Since then, the oil-rich country has been ruled simply by… Read More »

Bulgaria Modern History

Bulgaria is a country located in Eastern Europe. With the capital city of Sofia, Bulgaria has a population of 6,948,456 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. After World War II, the monarchy was abandoned and Bulgaria became a Communist one-party state. The country cooperated closely with the Soviet Union. When Communism collapsed in Central… Read More »