September 13, 2021 The Pristine Vietnam This journey takes you to the right when everyone else travels to the left. You visit an area north of Halong Bay that is…
August 9, 2021 Bangkok, Thailand Recommended Excursions Ayutthaya Just one hour by bus from Bangkok (76 km north) is Ayutthaya, the former capital of the Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand). In…
July 12, 2021 Saudi Arabia Travel Warning Country-specific safety information For safety reasons, we strongly advise against traveling to the border area with Yemen and non-essential travel to the Qatif district…
June 28, 2021 Palestine Culture Poetry has a strong position throughout the Arabic-speaking world, and this also applies in the Palestinian context. In all forms of expression – literature,…
May 17, 2021 All About the Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( USSR ), created in 1922, instituted socialism as a political-economic regime for the first time in a…
May 14, 2021 Vietnam Country Guide A country in Southeast Asia, Vietnam occupies an extensive coastal strip in the eastern sector of the Indochina peninsula. The population belongs to the…
May 12, 2021 East Timor Country Guide In 1520, the Portuguese established commercial warehouses in Timor. It remained a Portuguese colony until 1975. With the withdrawal of Portugal, Indonesia invaded Timor….
May 11, 2021 Taiwan Guide The island of Taiwan or Formosa (name given by the Portuguese) is located in a volcanic archipelago. The forested mountains extend from north to…
May 2, 2021 Pakistan Country Guide It is a mountainous country, with an arid and semi-arid climate, with the exception of the Indus River basin. This is practically the only…
May 1, 2021 Oman Country Guide An indefinite line in the Rub al-Khali desert forms the border between Oman and the Arab countries that surround its territory. The country’s main…
April 12, 2021 Attractions in Khao Lak Khao Lak is still something of an insider tip, as the major tour operators and the majority of tourists mainly pounce on Phuket. Eighty…
March 29, 2021 The Sea and Forests of Langkawi Langkawi is a beach resort that offers duty free shopping and sunbathing during the winter season. Filled with rainforests and clear sandy beaches, the…
March 13, 2021 Adventure trips in Asia In Asia, countless different and more subtle experiences await you. Asia offers adventure trips for every taste, no matter what type of holiday experience…
January 10, 2021 Yemen Political System Political system Today’s Yemen was built during the reign of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, following the merger between North and South Yemen. The constitution…
January 10, 2021 Vietnam Political System Political system Vietnam is a communist one-party state. The 1992 Constitution states that the Vietnamese Communist Party (Dang Cong San Viet Nam) is the…
January 10, 2021 Uzbekistan Political System Political system Uzbekistan’s constitution states that the country should be a secular, democratic republic with multi-party systems. The reality looks different. The political system…
January 10, 2021 United Arab Emirates Political System Political system The state formation of the United Arab Emirates, short for AE by Abbreviationfinder, can be described as a federation of seven absolute…
January 10, 2021 Turkmenistan Political System Political system Short for TM by Abbreviationfinder, Turkmenistan is a republic in which the president and the government share the executive power. The president…
January 10, 2021 Turkey Political System Political system Short for TR by Abbreviationfinder, Turkey is a parliamentary democracy, but a democracy with restrictions. The country has a strong authoritarian heritage,…
January 10, 2021 Thailand Political System Political system Short for TH by Abbreviationfinder, Thailand is a constitutional monarchy, where the king must be a Buddhist. The royal power of the…
January 10, 2021 Tajikistan Political System Political system Short for TJ by Abbreviationfinder, Tajikistan is a presidential republic. According to the constitution, the country is a democracy in which the…
January 10, 2021 Taiwan Political System Political system Short for TW by Abbreviationfinder, Taiwan has in practice been independent since 1949 but does not have international law status as its…
January 10, 2021 Syria Political System Political system The Syrian state has been led by the Assad family since the 1970s. Since the spring of 2011, there has been an…
January 10, 2021 Sri Lanka Political System Political system Short for SL by Abbreviationfinder, Sri Lanka is a republic whose president and members of parliament are elected directly by the people…
January 10, 2021 South Korea Political System Political system After 26 years of military rule, short for KR by Abbreviationfinder, South Korea got its current constitution in 1988. A elected president…
January 10, 2021 Singapore Political System Political system The Constitution provides that Singapore is a multi-party parliamentary democracy. However, an electoral system that greatly benefits the ruling party has contributed…
January 10, 2021 Saudi Arabia Political System Political system Short for SA by Abbreviationfinder, Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy and an Islamic state. The Qur’an forms the basis for both…
January 10, 2021 Qatar Political System Political system In Qatar, almost all power lies with the emir and his family, Al Thani, who has dominated the country for nearly 150…
January 10, 2021 Philippines Political System Political system Short for PH by Abbreviationfinder, the Philippines has a democratic government. The Constitution gives the President great power. The political parties are…
January 10, 2021 Pakistan Political System Political system Short for PK by Abbreviationfinder, Pakistan has been a parliamentary democracy since 2010, but the road to it has been paved with…
