Even if you’ve never heard of it, Southern Europe is a part of Europe. What the hell are you talking about? Sincerely, Southern Europe consists of nineteen nations. Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, and the Vatican City are … Read more
There are five distinct geographic regions on the continent of Africa. Southern Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Equatorial Africa, and the African Transition Zone are some of Africa’s regions. Rather than using the generalization Africa to refer to the whole continent, it is helpful to refer to nations as belonging to a region of Africa. … Read more
The West Indies are a group of Caribbean islands. The West Indies got its name because Christopher Columbus mistakenly assumed he was in India when he landed on Hispanola, a small island off the coast of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The Dominican Republic and Haiti are two of several nations in the West Indies. … Read more
There are many meanings for Western World, or simply West, depending on who is using it and the context in which it’s being used. As a term for nations in the Western Hemisphere, or even simply Western Europe on its own, it is often misused. What it means is more subtle than that, though. According … Read more
Fifty-nine nations make up the continent of Europe. The continent of Europe is split into regions, as is the case with most long, flat expanses of land. There are a total of nine separate European regions. There are seven nations in Western Europe, but the controversy over whether countries are genuinely part of Western Europe … Read more
Geographically, the Western Hemisphere refers to the western half of the Earth. Earth’s Western Hemisphere is commonly described as the land and ocean areas west of a prime meridian (0° longitude) to the 180th meridian. The Western Hemisphere includes all of North and South America, their islands and surrounding waterways, Africa, Europe, Antarctica, and a … Read more
A tropical country is one whose territory is inside the band of land that encircles the equator and is bounded by the Tropics of Cancer (North) and Capricorn (south). There are roughly 40 percent of the world’s people and 40 percent of the planet’s surface area in the tropics. A projected 50% of the global … Read more
Aside from Asia (which you may or may not be aware of), Africa (which includes Australia) is the second-largest continent after Asia (which includes Australia). The continent of Asia is broken up into eight regions: West Asia, Northeast Asia, North Asia, Southeast Asia, Middle Asia, Southwest Asia, South Siberia, and East Asia (including the East … Read more
Scandinavia is a European area. There is a lot of debate over what constitutes Scandinavia, and it depends on who you ask. Denmark, Norway, and Sweden are collectively known as Scandinavia in Europe. There are additional countries that use this name to represent an area that includes these nations: Iceland Finland Faroe Islands Aland Islands … Read more
Republic of Congo The Republic of Congo has been hailed as a model for rainforest preservation. A single-name celebrity like Madonna or Bono, this rainforest nation may simply be referred to as Congo. Ecuador Ecuador, a nation with a reputation for shady persons and shady parts, also qualifies as a rainforest country, making it a … Read more
