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Malaysia 1,010 13 minutes ago Region Unique Visitors Last New Visitor 30.1. Kuala Lumpur 479 13 minutes ago 30.2. Selangor 226 10 hours ago 30.3. Pulau Pinang 83 November 4, 2012 30.4. Johor 37 12 hours ago 30.5. Sabah 32 7 hours ago 30.6. Sarawak 31 November 2, 2012 30.7. Perak 22 October 27,…
Background The UK established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in the 1890s. Some of the most bitter fighting of World War II occurred on this archipelago. Self-government was achieved in 1976 and independence two years later. Ethnic violence, government malfeasance, and endemic crime have undermined stability and civil society. In June 2003, then Prime…
Background In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence. For more than two centuries this policy enabled Japan to enjoy a flowering of its indigenous culture. Japan opened its ports after signing the Treaty of…
1 Location: Ivory Coast; A worker takes a break on top of bales of cotton. SOURCE: BUZZ FEED A bird’s eye view of the world. If bird’s were tourists…with cameras…and little fanny packs. Yann Arthus Bertrand is famous in the photography world for his stunning aerial photography and it’s easy to see why. posted about a year ago…
Background The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected president and was tasked with preparing the country for independence after a 10-year transition. In 1942 the islands fell…
Country # 192 to visit our BLOG! Welcome PALAU! Background After three decades as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific under US administration, this westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands opted for independence in 1978 rather than join the Federated States of Micronesia. A Compact of Free Association with the US was…
Argentina (AR) 1,018 Buenos Aires 735 Cordoba 68 Santa Fe 53 Distrito Federal 30 Mendoza 30 Rio Negro 16 Tucuman 14 Neuquen 12 Corrientes 7 San Juan 7 Entre Rios 7 Salta 6 Santa Cruz 5 Chaco 5 Tierra del Fuego 4 Jujuy 4 San Luis 3 Misiones 3 La Pampa 2 Santiago del Estero…
I do not know where some of these are located. If you know can you post the location in the comments? Thanks! This is yet another post where a person had gathered a few amazing pictures of some beautiful bridges, and another person had added a few spans, and I found that some real interesting…
Two new countries to view this blog over 1000 unique times. Thanks JAPAN and MALAYSIA! Japan (JP) 1,098 Tokyo 280 Kanagawa 130 Wakayama 85 Osaka 61 Aichi 48 Hyogo 42 Ibaraki 41 Gumma 39 Chiba 37 Saitama 35 Fukuoka 25 Okinawa 23 Kyoto 18 Hokkaido 17 Yamaguchi 16 Hiroshima 14 Shizuoka 14 Tochigi 11 Okayama…
On October 28th 2012 Clustr Maps will archive our BLOG hits to clean up the red dots…here is a map from October 14th 2012…is your country represented? your State? Region? County? Province etc? The bigger the red dot the more people have viewed the blog…
Background The population of the Faroe Islands is largely descended from Viking settlers who arrived in the 9th century. The islands have been connected politically to Denmark since the 14th century. A high degree of self government was granted the Faroese in 1948, who have autonomy over most internal affairs while Denmark is responsible…
Continuation from the post from yesterday! The Colosseum in Rome author: JeRoen Murré
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