A once powerful empire that’s now shrunken down to a barren no-man’s-land, Mongolia is a country with a fascinating past and an intriguing future. As its mineral wealth is just beginning to be explored, Mongolia is a country to watch with interest.

Continue reading →

Panamania! Rainforests, bananas, hats, and a big canal… this place is craaaazy!

Location: Costa Rica is to its West, Columbia to its East, the Caribbean Sea to its North, and the North Pacific Ocean to its South.

Capital: Panama City

Population: 3.6 million (comparable to Connecticut)

Size: 29,157 square miles (comparable to South Carolina)

Religion: Christianity

Language: Spanish, English

Government: Democracy with a president (currently Ricardo Martinelli) who serves a five-year term and who heads over the Continue reading →

Location: surrounded by (Counter-clockwise from the North Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria)

Capital: Budapest (the hub of the transportation system, in Hungary, “all roads lead to Budapest”).

Population: 10 million (comparable to Indiana) Continue reading →

Location: surrounded by Northern Ireland, the Irish Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean. Across the Irish Sea from Great Britain.

Capital: Dublin

Population: 4.5 million (comparable to Louisiana)

Size: 27,097 square miles (comparable to South Carolina) Continue reading →

Philippines

Location: Island surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, Sulu Sea, South China Sea, and Philippine Sea.  Off the coast just east of Vietnam and south of China.

Capital: Manila

Population:93.6 (roughly the equivalent of the combined population of US states even with or west of Colorado + Texas ). Forecasters think this number could double in 30 years. Continue reading →

 In honor of my favorite professional athlete, Lionel Messi, we will be learning about Argentina.  Along with soccer phenom Messi, this South American country has produced legends Diego Maradona and Evita Peron, developed animated and dramatic cinema, and inspired every art form from sculpture to tango. Continue reading →

9-5-11

Morocco contributed to us a section in Disney’s Epcot, the location for the movie Casablanca, and a handful of interesting looking restaurants in the city

Location: Northwest corner of Africa. Bordered by Algeria, Mauritania, The North Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea.  Spain is just on the other side of the sea.

Capital: Rabat

Population: 32.3 million (Comparable to Texas and California) Continue reading →

6-26-11

Greece Breakdown:

Location:South Eastern Europe. Neighbors are Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Bordered by Aegeen Sean on the east and the Indian Sea on the west.

Capitol: Athens

Population: 11,100,000 (comparable to Ohio) Continue reading →

Why so Syria-s? Mutiny, kidnapping, assault, uprising. Let’s dig a little deeper.

Syria Breakdown: