LaosOfficially known as the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos is a landlocked country in central …
OmanLocated near the strategically important Gulf of Oman - with two exclaves separated from it by …
FranceFrance, a country in western Europe of some 67 million people is easily the most …
PakistanPakistan does conjure up thoughts of military coups, political assassinations, political instability, Islamic extremists, suicide …
SingaporeSingapore is a city-state in Southeast Asia. Founded as a British trading colony in 1819, …
SloveniaSlovenia was once part of Yogoslavia, but managed to avoid much of the trouble that …
AustraliaAustralia is a vast country (the 6th largest; about the size of mainland United States) …
GermanyGermany (Deutschland to the locals) is one of the largest countries in Europe and officially …
RussiaRussia is by far the world’s largest nation, despite straddling the divide between Europe and …
JordanJordan, located on the banks of the Jordan River (and the saline Dead Sea) has …
