The Republic of India (Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast. It shares land borders with … Continue reading India #162 (1937)
Ifni (Territorio de Ifni on early postage stamps) was a Spanish province on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, south of Agadir and across from the Canary Islands. It had a total area of 580 square miles (1,502 km²) and a population of 51,517 in 1964. The main industry was fishing. Ifni was ceded by Morocco to Spain in 1860, but the Spanish did not occupy … Continue reading Ifni #B24 (1955)
Iceland (Ísland) is a Nordic island country at the juncture of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. The main island is entirely south of the Arctic Circle, which passes through the small Icelandic island of Grímsey off the main island’s northern coast. Iceland is closer to continental Europe than to mainland North America; thus, the island is generally included in Europe for historical, political, cultural, and practical … Continue reading Iceland #645 (1987)
Hungary (Magyarország) is a unitary parliamentary republic in Central Europe. It covers an area of 35,920 square miles (93,030 square kilometers), situated in the Carpathian Basin and bordered by Slovakia to the north, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, Slovenia to the west, Austria to the northwest, and Ukraine to the northeast. With about 10 million inhabitants, Hungary is … Continue reading Hungary #2402 (1976)
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (中華人民共和國香港特別行政區), is an autonomous territory on the Pearl River Delta of East Asia. Macau lies across the delta to the west, and the Chinese province of Guangdong borders the territory to the north. With a total land area of 427 square miles (1,106 square kilometers) and a population of over 7.3 million of … Continue reading Hong Kong, China #1242 (2006)
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Hong Kong (香港 — literally “Fragrant Harbour” or “Incense Harbour”) is situated on the Pearl River Delta of East Asia. Macau lies across the delta to the west, and the Chinese province of Guangdong borders the territory to the north. British Hong Kong (英屬香港) was the period during which Hong Kong was under British Crown rule from 1841 to 1997 (excluding the Japanese occupation from 1941 to … Continue reading Hong Kong [British Colony] #175 (1946)
George Washington was born on February 22, 1732. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and later presided over the 1787 convention that drafted the United States Constitution. Washington was widely admired for his strong leadership qualities and was unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the Electoral College in the first two national elections, serving … Continue reading George Washington’s Birthday
The Republic of Honduras (República de Honduras), is a republic in Central America. It has at times been referred to as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became modern-day Belize. Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and … Continue reading Honduras #68 (1892)
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