World Traveler

This blog is going to be about news around the world that the U.S. media may not cover, due to it not directly impacting the U.S.

Friday, December 09, 2005

Benin: Country Report

Just a little about Benin:

- Location: West Africa

- Population: 7,460,025

- Language: French, Fon and Yoruba, tribal languages

- Religion: 50% Indigenous, 30% Christian, 20% Muslim

- Ethnic Groups: Majority African, some Europeans

- Literacy: 33.6%

- Climate/Terrain: Tropical; flat to low mountains

The information is from The World Factbook

Austria: Country Report

Just a little about Austria:

- Location: Central Europe

- Population: 8,184,691

- Language: German, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian

- Religion: Mostly Roman Catholic, others include Protestant, Muslim, other, unspecified, none

- Ethnic Groups: Mostly Austrian, others include Yugoslavs, Turks, German, other

- Literacy: 98%

- Climate/Terrain: Temperate; flat, slopes, Alp mountains

The information is from The World Factbook

Thursday, December 08, 2005

Monaco: Country Report

Just a little about Monaco:

- Location: Western Europe, along Mediterranean Sea coast

- Population: 32,409

- Language: French, English, Italian, Monegasque

- Religion: Mostly Roman Catholic

- Ethnic Groups: 47% French, 16% Monegasque, 16% Italian, 21% other

- Literacy: 99%

- Climate/Terrain: Mediterranean; hills, rugged

The information is from The World Factbook

Afghanistan: Country Report

Just a little about Afghanistan:

- Location: Southern Asia

- Population: 29,928,987

- Language: 50% Afghan/Dari, 35% Pashtu, 11% Turkish, 4% Minor languages

- Religion: 80% Sunni Muslim, 19% Shi'a Muslim, 1% other

- Ethnic Groups: 42% Pashtun, 27% Tajik, 9% Hazara, 9% Uzbek, 4% Aimak, 3% Turkmen, 2% Baloch, 4% other

- Literacy: 36% (51% male, 21% female)

- Climate/Terrain: Arid/semiarid; Mountains

The information is from The World Factbook