Obviously, Scandinavia comes to mind first. Then perhaps Iceland and Russia, and possibly parts of northernmost Scotland also afford glimpses at what is regarded by many, as one of the coolest natural effects on Earth. And it’s free! Laymen should note the the very important difference between the two major concepts of the Arctic Circle,…
DetailsMuch like the previous question, people often confuse the two by failing to understand their distinctions. Essentially, Holland comprises only a small portion of the Netherlands. In fact, there are actually two Hollands: north and south. It was once an independent country ruled by a count with its own system for money, measurement, time, etc.…
DetailsAn all too common question! The simple answer lies in abstracting progressively larger. England is the part of the island of Britain which excludes both Wales and Scotland. The terms Great Britain and Britain both mean the same thing, namely the entire island joined together by the 3 regions of England, Scotland and Wales as…
DetailsThe term “GMT” can often be quite confusing to many. GMT or Greenwich Mean Time, is the Universal Time (or center) of the world’s 24 time zones. Greenwich lies in east London, and it was there at the Royal Observatory that very important discoveries regarding longitude were made. At the International Conference of 1884 that…
DetailsEurope has more than 50 total languages that include over 100 regional dialects most of which typically fall under some branch of the following: Romance, Germanic, or Slavic. Listed below are the most common languages spoken. If your don’t see a language on the following list, it’s probably because the number of total speakers almost…
DetailsEU (European Union) – The EU is an organization composed of 15 (soon to be 25) Western European Countries working together to promote political, economic, and social cooperation of its member nations. The current EU members include Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United…
DetailsTechnically speaking, Europe comprises 47 total countries, including part of western Russia and part of northwestern Turkey, and several dependencies throughout Europe. It is the sixth-largest continent on the planet. It boasts nearly 1/8th of the world population (or approximately 704,000,000 million people) and covers about 1/15th of the world land area. It is bordered…
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