1. Thailand
The origin of Thailand has traditionally been associated with a short-lived kingdom, the kingdom of Sukhothai founded in 1238. The kingdom was then forwarded to the Kingdom of Ayutthaya was founded in the mid-14th century and is larger than Sukhothai. Thai culture strongly influenced by China and India. Relationships with several major European countries beginning in the 16th century, but despite strong pressure, Thailand survived as the only country in Southeast Asia never colonized by European states, despite Western influence, including threats of violence, resulting in various changes in the 19th century and gave many concessions to the merchants of Britain.
2. Iceland
The first people who lived in Iceland were Irish monks who came at the beginning of the 9th century. In the mid-ninth century, the Vikings migrate and stay in Iceland. The first Viking living in Iceland is Floki Vilgerðarson. It was he who gave Iceland the name as it is now. Ingólfur Arnarson, a chieftain from Norway, living and settled in southwest Iceland and founded the city of Reykjavik.
Around the year 930 s, the Icelandic authorities began to write their state constitutions. They make what is called the Althing, a kind of parliament which is headquartered in the city of Þingvellir. Iceland can be regarded as applying the state's oldest democracy has survived until now.
3. Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia or Saudi Arabia or the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the Arab country located on the Arabian Peninsula. Deserts and temperate region consists mostly of desert with the largest desert is the Rub Al Khali. The Arabs say the word with the word sahara desert.
Saudi Arabia is the country borders (clockwise from the north) with Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Persian Gulf, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, and the Red Sea.
On September 23, 1932, Abdul Aziz bin Abd al-Sa'ud, also known as Ibn Sa'ud, proclaimed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or Saudi Arabia (al-Mamlakah al-'Arabiyah as-Su'udiyah) by integrating the area Riyadh, Najd (Nejed), Ha-a, Asir and Hijaz. Abdul Aziz became the first king of the kingdom. Thus understood, the name is derived from the name of the Saudi royal family of Abdul Aziz al-Sa'ud
Saudi Arabia known as the State of birth of Prophet Muhammad and the growth and development of Islam, so that the flag there are two sentences creed which means 'There is no god (worthy) to be worshiped but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger'.
4. Sweden
Kingdom of Sweden or Sverige in Swedish Konungariket is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, Europe's capital is Stockholm. It shares borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, the Skagerrak Strait and the Kattegat Strait in the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Bothnia in the east.
Sweden is one of the poorest countries in Europe in the 19th century, due to high alcohol consumption and dogmatic Protestantism, to develop transport and communications allowing the utilization of the natural assets of some parts of the country, which is famous for wood and iron ore. Now, the country is defined by the liberal tendencies and a strong desire equalization, and usually ranks above the United Nations Human Development Index.
Volvo automobile producing nation's capital is Stockholm. Population of nine million people inhabit the more than 440,000 km ², so the country is contained in the order of 155 in population density in the world.
5. Denmark
Kingdom of Denmark (Danish: Danmark Kongeriget) is the smallest Nordic country and the south. Denmark is located in the southwest of Sweden and south of Norway. The country is located in Scandinavia, northern Europe that includes the European Union but not in the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Denmark borders the Baltic Sea and North Sea. Territory includes a peninsula in northern Germany called Jylland (Jutland), islands of Fyn (Funen), Sjaelland (Zealand), Vendsyssel-Thy, Lolland, Falster, Bornholm and hundreds of small islands, so it is sometimes called the islands of Denmark. Before excavation Kiel Canal, the waterway to the Baltic Sea can only be passed through the Straits of Denmark three, until the Kiel Canal excavation only land border is with Germany Denmark, while his neighbor is bounded by the sea in northeastern Sweden and Norway in the north.
The country adopted a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. Denmark has one central government and 98 municipalities as local governments. Denmark has been a member of the European Union since 1973, but until now still not joined the Eurozone. Denmark is one of the founders of NATO and OECD. Denmark is also a member of the OSCE.
6. Norway
Kingdom of Norway or Kongeriket Norge (Noreg) in Norwegian, is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula, which borders the western tip of Sweden, Finland, and Russia. The beach is located in the North Atlantic Ocean is the site of several famous fjord. Svalbard and Jan Mayen are under Norwegian sovereignty on Svalbard Treaty.
Norway is a constitutional monarchy that uses a parliamentary system of government.
Parliament, Stortinget, has 169 members (previously 165, then added four people on September 12, 2005) is elected for a term of 4 years. Parliament is divided into two in the voting legislation, Odelsting and Lagting. Except for a few things, the Storting function as a unicameral parliament.
7. Liberia
Republic of Liberia is a country on the west coast of Africa that is bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea and Ivory Coast. Liberia has recently hit by two civil wars (1989-1996 and 1999-2003) which resulted in hundreds of thousands of residents to flee at once destroy the economy of Liberia.
Liberia economy relies heavily on exports of iron ore. Before 1990 Liberia also exported rubber. Long civil war that has devastated many countries infrastructure, and Liberia is dependent on foreign aid. In 2005 this country has an unemployment rate of 85%, the worst in the world.
8. Turkey
Republic of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti) called Türkiye (Turkish: Türkiye) is a large country in the Eurasia region. Its territory stretches from the Anatolian peninsula in Southwest Asia and the Balkans in southeastern Europe. Turkey borders the Black Sea to the north; Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece and the Aegean Sea to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea next to the south. Marmara Sea which is part of Turkey is used to mark the boundaries of Europe and Asia, making Turkey transcontinental known as a country.
Turks began to migrate to the area called Turkey in the 11th century. This migration process accelerated after the Seljuk victory against the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Manzikert. Some Beylik (Emirates Turkey) and the Sultanate of Rum Seljuk Anatolia ruled until the invasion of the Mongol Empire. Start of the 13th century, beylik-beylik unify Anatolia and the Ottoman Empire to form the most extended region of Southeast Europe, West Asia and North Africa. After the Ottoman Empire collapsed after the defeat in World War I, most of its territory occupied by the Allies to win World War I. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and then organize the resistance against the Allies. In 1923, the resistance movement was successfully established with the Modern Turkish Republic Atatürk served as its first president.
In the Turkish capital Ankara, but the most important and largest city is Istanbul.
9. Nepal
Nepal, situated in the Himalayas, is a country in South Asia bordering the People's Republic of China (Tibet Autonomous Region) to the north and India in the west, east, and south.
State is formed through the Association of Nepal Nepal on December 21, 1768. Prithvi Narayan Shah became the first king.
The origin of Thailand has traditionally been associated with a short-lived kingdom, the kingdom of Sukhothai founded in 1238. The kingdom was then forwarded to the Kingdom of Ayutthaya was founded in the mid-14th century and is larger than Sukhothai. Thai culture strongly influenced by China and India. Relationships with several major European countries beginning in the 16th century, but despite strong pressure, Thailand survived as the only country in Southeast Asia never colonized by European states, despite Western influence, including threats of violence, resulting in various changes in the 19th century and gave many concessions to the merchants of Britain.
2. Iceland
The first people who lived in Iceland were Irish monks who came at the beginning of the 9th century. In the mid-ninth century, the Vikings migrate and stay in Iceland. The first Viking living in Iceland is Floki Vilgerðarson. It was he who gave Iceland the name as it is now. Ingólfur Arnarson, a chieftain from Norway, living and settled in southwest Iceland and founded the city of Reykjavik.
Around the year 930 s, the Icelandic authorities began to write their state constitutions. They make what is called the Althing, a kind of parliament which is headquartered in the city of Þingvellir. Iceland can be regarded as applying the state's oldest democracy has survived until now.
3. Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia or Saudi Arabia or the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the Arab country located on the Arabian Peninsula. Deserts and temperate region consists mostly of desert with the largest desert is the Rub Al Khali. The Arabs say the word with the word sahara desert.
Saudi Arabia is the country borders (clockwise from the north) with Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Persian Gulf, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, and the Red Sea.
On September 23, 1932, Abdul Aziz bin Abd al-Sa'ud, also known as Ibn Sa'ud, proclaimed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or Saudi Arabia (al-Mamlakah al-'Arabiyah as-Su'udiyah) by integrating the area Riyadh, Najd (Nejed), Ha-a, Asir and Hijaz. Abdul Aziz became the first king of the kingdom. Thus understood, the name is derived from the name of the Saudi royal family of Abdul Aziz al-Sa'ud
Saudi Arabia known as the State of birth of Prophet Muhammad and the growth and development of Islam, so that the flag there are two sentences creed which means 'There is no god (worthy) to be worshiped but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger'.
4. Sweden
Kingdom of Sweden or Sverige in Swedish Konungariket is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, Europe's capital is Stockholm. It shares borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, the Skagerrak Strait and the Kattegat Strait in the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Bothnia in the east.
Sweden is one of the poorest countries in Europe in the 19th century, due to high alcohol consumption and dogmatic Protestantism, to develop transport and communications allowing the utilization of the natural assets of some parts of the country, which is famous for wood and iron ore. Now, the country is defined by the liberal tendencies and a strong desire equalization, and usually ranks above the United Nations Human Development Index.
Volvo automobile producing nation's capital is Stockholm. Population of nine million people inhabit the more than 440,000 km ², so the country is contained in the order of 155 in population density in the world.
5. Denmark
Kingdom of Denmark (Danish: Danmark Kongeriget) is the smallest Nordic country and the south. Denmark is located in the southwest of Sweden and south of Norway. The country is located in Scandinavia, northern Europe that includes the European Union but not in the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Denmark borders the Baltic Sea and North Sea. Territory includes a peninsula in northern Germany called Jylland (Jutland), islands of Fyn (Funen), Sjaelland (Zealand), Vendsyssel-Thy, Lolland, Falster, Bornholm and hundreds of small islands, so it is sometimes called the islands of Denmark. Before excavation Kiel Canal, the waterway to the Baltic Sea can only be passed through the Straits of Denmark three, until the Kiel Canal excavation only land border is with Germany Denmark, while his neighbor is bounded by the sea in northeastern Sweden and Norway in the north.
The country adopted a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. Denmark has one central government and 98 municipalities as local governments. Denmark has been a member of the European Union since 1973, but until now still not joined the Eurozone. Denmark is one of the founders of NATO and OECD. Denmark is also a member of the OSCE.
6. Norway
Kingdom of Norway or Kongeriket Norge (Noreg) in Norwegian, is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula, which borders the western tip of Sweden, Finland, and Russia. The beach is located in the North Atlantic Ocean is the site of several famous fjord. Svalbard and Jan Mayen are under Norwegian sovereignty on Svalbard Treaty.
Norway is a constitutional monarchy that uses a parliamentary system of government.
Parliament, Stortinget, has 169 members (previously 165, then added four people on September 12, 2005) is elected for a term of 4 years. Parliament is divided into two in the voting legislation, Odelsting and Lagting. Except for a few things, the Storting function as a unicameral parliament.
7. Liberia
Republic of Liberia is a country on the west coast of Africa that is bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea and Ivory Coast. Liberia has recently hit by two civil wars (1989-1996 and 1999-2003) which resulted in hundreds of thousands of residents to flee at once destroy the economy of Liberia.
Liberia economy relies heavily on exports of iron ore. Before 1990 Liberia also exported rubber. Long civil war that has devastated many countries infrastructure, and Liberia is dependent on foreign aid. In 2005 this country has an unemployment rate of 85%, the worst in the world.
8. Turkey
Republic of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti) called Türkiye (Turkish: Türkiye) is a large country in the Eurasia region. Its territory stretches from the Anatolian peninsula in Southwest Asia and the Balkans in southeastern Europe. Turkey borders the Black Sea to the north; Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece and the Aegean Sea to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea next to the south. Marmara Sea which is part of Turkey is used to mark the boundaries of Europe and Asia, making Turkey transcontinental known as a country.
Turks began to migrate to the area called Turkey in the 11th century. This migration process accelerated after the Seljuk victory against the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Manzikert. Some Beylik (Emirates Turkey) and the Sultanate of Rum Seljuk Anatolia ruled until the invasion of the Mongol Empire. Start of the 13th century, beylik-beylik unify Anatolia and the Ottoman Empire to form the most extended region of Southeast Europe, West Asia and North Africa. After the Ottoman Empire collapsed after the defeat in World War I, most of its territory occupied by the Allies to win World War I. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and then organize the resistance against the Allies. In 1923, the resistance movement was successfully established with the Modern Turkish Republic Atatürk served as its first president.
In the Turkish capital Ankara, but the most important and largest city is Istanbul.
9. Nepal
Nepal, situated in the Himalayas, is a country in South Asia bordering the People's Republic of China (Tibet Autonomous Region) to the north and India in the west, east, and south.
State is formed through the Association of Nepal Nepal on December 21, 1768. Prithvi Narayan Shah became the first king.
