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 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 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 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 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 »
Burkina Faso is a country located in Western Africa. With the capital city of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso has a population of 20,903,284 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. After independence in 1960, Burkina Faso was characterized by economic problems, political crises and coups. After Blaise Compaoré took power in a military coup in 1987,… Read More »
Burma is a country located in Southeastern Asia. With the capital city of Naypyidaw, Burma has a population of 54,409,811 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. After Myanmar, then called Burma, became independent from the colonial power of Britain in 1948, a civil war broke out between communist guerrillas and the government, led by… Read More »
Burundi is a country located in Eastern Africa. With the capital city of Gitega, Burundi has a population of 11,890,795 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Burundi’s modern history has been characterized by insurgency, coups and civil war, from the independence of the colonial power of Belgium in 1962 to the violent riots that… Read More »
Cambodia is a country located in Southeastern Asia. With the capital city of Phnom Penh, Cambodia has a population of 16,718,976 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. After independence from France in 1953, Norodom Sihanouk came to dominate politics. He was deposed in a US-backed coup in 1970. The Communist Red Khmer who took… Read More »
Cameroon is a country located in Central Africa. With the capital city of Yaounde, Cameroon has a population of 26,545,874 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. After some turbulent years, the Federal Republic of Cameroon was formed in 1961 through a merger between the southern part of British Cameroon and the Republic of Cameroon.… Read More »
Canada is a country located in North America. With the capital city of Ottawa, Canada has a population of 37,742,165 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. In 1931 Canada became an independent state. The time after World War II was characterized by rapid industrialization, economic growth and the growth of a welfare system. Until… Read More »
Cape Verde is a country located in Western Africa. With the capital city of Praia, Cape Verde has a population of 555,998 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Cape Verde’s modern history is characterized by stability, both politically and economically. From independence 1975 to 1990, Cape Verde was a one-party state. The Socialist PAICV… Read More »
Central African Republic is a country located in Central Africa. With the capital city of Bangui, Central African Republic has a population of 4,829,778 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. The French colony of the Central African Republic became an independent nation in 1960 with David Dacko as self-proclaimed president. Since then, the country… Read More »
Chad is a country located in Central Africa. With the capital city of N’Djamena, Chad has a population of 16,425,875 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Chad became independent from France in 1960. François Tombalbaye, leader of the Chad Progressive Party (PPT), became the country’s first president. Tombalbaye, who belonged to the sara people… Read More »
Chile is a country located in South America. With the capital city of Santiago, Chile has a population of 19,116,212 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Although Chile was formally neutral in World War II, the country was close to the United States, both politically and economically. But political instability, ineffective governments and social… Read More »
China is a country located in Eastern Asia. With the capital city of Beijing, China has a population of 1,439,323,787 based on a recent census. After several years of civil war, the Communists finally prevailed under Mao Zedong over Kuomintang. On October 1, 1949, the People’s Republic of China was proclaimed and the country was… Read More »
Colombia is a country located in South America. With the capital city of Bogota, Colombia has a population of 50,882,902 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Strong social contradictions after World War II led to indiscriminate violence in 1948–1958. The situation was established when the two major parties agreed to share power. The left… Read More »
Comoros is a country located in Eastern Africa. With the capital city of Moroni, Comoros has a population of 869,612 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Deep division has characterized the Comoros ever since the independence of colonial power France in 1975. An important reason for the divide has been conflicts between the three… Read More »
Costa Rica is a country located in North America. With the capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica has a population of 5,094,129 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. After a brief civil war in 1948, the military was abolished and a democratic welfare state emerged. José Figueres Ferrer founded the Social Democratic Party… Read More »
Croatia is a country located in Southern Europe. With the capital city of Zagreb, Croatia has a population of 4,105,278 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. After the end of World War II, Croatia became one of six sub-republics in Communist Yugoslavia. As the federation began to crack in the throes, nationalism was given… Read More »
Cuba is a country located in North America. With the capital city of Havana, Cuba has a population of 11,326,627 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, who took over power in early 1959, initially represented himself as a democrat and reformist in the spirit of national hero José Martí, but… Read More »
Cyprus is a country located in Western Asia. With the capital city of Nicosia, Cyprus has a population of 1,207,370 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. The modern history of Cyprus has been characterized by contradictions between the island’s two major ethnic groups: Greek and Turkish Cypriots. In 1974, a Greek-initiated coup led to… Read More »
Czech Republic is a country located in Eastern Europe. With the capital city of Prague, Czech Republic has a population of 10,708,992 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. After World War II, the Communists took over power in Czechoslovakia and the country ended up in Moscow’s sphere of interest. When Czechoslovakia began to loosen… Read More »
Denmark is a country located in Northern Europe. With the capital city of Copenhagen, Denmark has a population of 5,792,213 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Although Denmark had not contributed so much to the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, the country was still accepted, thanks to the efforts of the… Read More »
Djibouti is a country located in Eastern Africa. With the capital city of Djibouti, Djibouti has a population of 988,011 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Djibouti became independent from the colonial power of France in 1977. Four years later, the country became a one-party state with the Issa People-dominated Popular Collection for Progress… Read More »
Dominica is a country located in North America. With the capital city of Roseau, Dominica has a population of 71,997 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. At independence in 1978, Dominica was ruled by the Labor Party with party leader Patrick John as head of government. The first time as an independent nation became… Read More »
Dominican Republic is a country located in North America. With the capital city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic has a population of 10,847,921 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Decades after Trujillo’s dictatorship (1930–1961), political life in the Dominican Republic was dominated by his patron Joaquín Balaguer, with Juan Bosch as his eternal opponent.… Read More »
Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country located in Central Africa. With the capital city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo has a population of 89,561,414 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Congo-Kinshasa got its worst possible start as a nation and was immediately threatened by fragmentation. Within the course of six… Read More »
East Timor is a country located in Southeastern Asia. With the capital city of Dili, East Timor has a population of 1,318,456 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. East Timor became an independent state on May 20, 2002, after a quarter of a century of Indonesian occupation and before that, about 400 years as… Read More »
Ecuador is a country located in South America. With the capital city of Quito, Ecuador has a population of 17,643,065 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. After World War II, Ecuador was characterized by economic upturns, thanks first to banana exports and later to oil recovery. The country was ruled periodically by the military,… Read More »