History and Facts of Zanzibar! Spice Producing Countries in Africa

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History and Facts of Zanzibar! Spice Producing Countries in Africa

History and Facts of Zanzibar! Spice Producing Countries in Africa

Zanzibar is a region in east africa, which some may think is a sovereign state, but in reality the territory of zanzibar is part of the state of tanzania. Although this region has its own system of government and president. More details about zanzibar, here's the article.

Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous region of the tanzanian state. A semi-autonomous region is an internal territory of a sovereign state that has a degree of self-governing autonomy under the national government. Autonomous regions differ from federated constituent units in that they have unique powers for their circumstances that are usually geographically different from those of a part of a principal or parent state.

An example of a constituent region is as in the video about the country of aruba. Zanzibar was previously one of the protectorate territories of the british empire, after the end of the british protectorate period, this region was once a country with a constitutional monarchical system within the british commonwealth.

Then after the zanzibar revolution the monarchical system was replaced with the people's republic of zanzibar and pemba It didn't last long before this republic then merged with the mainland handicraft and became a united republic with tanzania. Where zanzibar remains a semi-autonomous region. The zanzibar region itself is one of the islands in the Indian Ocean.

Located on the swahili coast, its territory is adjacent to the territory of tanganyika or mainland Tanzania. Having an area of 2,462 square kilometers, the island is separated from mainland Tanzania by a 56-kilometer-wide canal. Sabagai autonomous regions of zanzibar have their own capital. Its capital is in zanzibar city which is also the largest city in the region.

Although its historic center is in the 'City of Stone', which was once a coastal trading center along the East coast of Africa. The 'Stone City of Zanzibar' was carved as a World Heritage Site in 2000. In addition to being a spice country Zanzibar is the oldest Swahili city in the world that is still functioning. Swahili culture has been going on for a long time in the East African region, precisely on the swahili coast.

The areas directly adjacent to the sea include Tanzania, Kenya Uganda Mozambique and also some islands adjacent to Zanzibar, During the historical era slavery in Zanzibar was rife for many years until 1873 when.

Sultan Barghash was forced by the British to declare that the slave trade was illegal under the threat of bombing by the Navy There was not a single group specifically responsible for the Zanzibar slave trade like the Arabs who were the great merchants of Zanzibar, the Europeans who used slaves to work on their plantations, while the African rulers sold the captives claimed in battle.

Zanzibar is inhabited by about 1.4 million inhabitants The majority of the population of Zanzibar is muslim with a percentage reaching 99%. The official languages spoken in this region are Swahili, Arabic and English. Zanzibar also had their own government known as the revolutionary government of Zanzibar, which consisted of a revolutionary council and a house of representatives.

The region is headed by a president who also serves as a government member. The main industries of zanzibar are spices, products from the raffia tree, and tourism. In particular, these islands produce cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and black pepper.

Cloves in this region originally came from the Maluku islands, Indonesia. Cloves were introduced in zanzibar by the sultan of oman at the beginning of the 19th century. The zanzibar region, especially on pemba island was once the world's leading producer of cloves. For this reason, the zanzibar archipelago, along with the mafia island and tanzania, is sometimes referred to locally as the spice archipelago, a term borrowed from the moluccan archipelago in indonesia.

History of zanzibar. History begins in this region since, the islands of the zanzibar region became a base for traders who sailed between the great lakes of Africa, the Somali Peninsula, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran and the Indian Subcontinent. The people of Oman and Yemen settled in what is now the city of zanzibar, they made this city a point for trading with cities on the coast of swahili.

Vasco da gama's visit in 1498 marked the beginning of European influence in the region. In the years 1503 to 1504, zanzibar became part of the portuguese kingdom when the captain of the ruy lourenço ravasco marques landed and demanded and received tribute from the sultan, in exchange for peace.

Originally the region became part of a portuguese province in arab, ethiopia and was taken care of by a governor-general. Around 1571, zanzibar became part of the western division of the portuguese empire and was ruled from mozambique. However, the portuguese presence in this region was still relatively limited, so the administration was in the hands of local leaders and pre-existing power structures.

This system lasted until 1631. The local elites invited the merchant princes of Oman to settle in zanzibar in the first half of the nineteenth century, and preferred them to the Portuguese. Beginning in 1886, great Britain and Germany planned to gain part of the zanzibar sultanate for their own kingdom.

Control over zanzibar eventually reached the hands of the british empire, as part of a political push that was a 19th-century movement to abolish the slave trade. Zanzibar was the center of the arab slave trade, and in 1822, the British consul in muscat pressured the sultan said to end the slave trade. In 1890 zanzibar became a protectorate of england, not as a british colony.

This status meant that zanzibbar continued to be under the sovereignty of the sultan of zanzibar. From 1890 to 1913, traditional viziers ruled their territory supervised by advisers appointed by the British colonial office. on December 10, 1963, the protectorate that had existed in zanzibar since 1890 was ended by the British. Great Britain did not grant independence to zanzibar, because it never had sovereignty over zanzibar.

With the zanzibar-british empire act of 1963, the british ended the protectorate and made provisions for full self-government in zanzibar as an independent state in the commonwealth. After the protectorate was abolished, zanzibar became a constitutional monarchy within the commonwealth under the Sultan.

But this state of affairs was short-lived, as the sultan and the democratically elected government were overthrown on January 12, 1964 in the zanzibar revolution led by john okello, a Ugandan citizen who organized and led the revolution with his followers on the island. The sultanate was replaced by the people's republic of zanzibar and pemba, a socialist government led by the afro-shirazi party.

Several thousand ethnic Arabs and Indian civilians were killed and thousands more were detained or expelled, their property confiscated or destroyed. The arabs and indians, fled the island as a result of the revolution. The film Africa Addio in 1966 documented the violence and massacre of unarmed ethnic Arab civilians.

In April 1964, the republic of zanzibar joined the mainland. The united republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar soon changed its name, combining the two names, as a united republic of Tanzania, in which zanzibar remained a semi-autonomous region. Despite joining the tanganyika, the zanzibar retained the revolutionary council and the house of representatives.

Until 1992, the region still ran a one-party system and had power over domestic issues. That's the history about the zanzibar region, and to get to know more about this region, here are 20 facts about the country of zanzibar.

Here are 22 Facts About The State of Mauritius The Origin of the Name Mauritius.

Here are 22 Facts About The State of Mauritius The Origin of the Name Mauritius.

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Here are 22 Facts About The State of Mauritius The Origin of the Name Mauritius.

That is a brief history about the state of mauritius here are 22 facts about the state of mauritius The origin of the name mauritius.

Namely at the beginning of the 16th century, this uninhabited island that later became the country of Mauritius, known as the island of dina arobi, the name was the name given by the arab sailors who first discovered the island. Later by Portuguese sailors, the island was referred to by the name of cirne or do-cerne but there were also those who referred to it as mascarenes.

Towards the end of the 16th century, by dutch troops, the island was given the name mauritius, the name was taken from the name of prince maurice van nassau, stadholder or governor of the dutch republic. During its time as a french colony, the island was better known as isle de france. Then in the 19th century, under English rule the name was again changed to mauritius, and it has survived until now.

The design of the mauritius nasioanl flag consists of 4 colors that form 4 horizontal stripes with red, blue, yellow and green colors. The national flag is also known as les quatre bandes, the design of this flag was officially adopted by the state of Mauritius since March 12, 1968.

As for the meaning contained in the design of the flag, the red color symbolizes the struggle for freedom and prosperity, the blue color represents the Indian Ocean, the yellow color represents the new light of independence, and the green color symbolizes agriculture in the country.

Mauritian rupee or mauritius rupee is the official currency of the state of mauritius, internationally this currency is encoded with MUR. If we convert it to the currency in our country, 1 mauritius rupees has an exchange rate of about 339 rupiah. as mentioned in the video discussing the country of seychelles. By the world bank mauritius and seychelles are two countries in africa classified as high-income economies.

Mauritius is also the only country on the african continent with a very high human development index. In addition, the country is also ranked as the most competitive, and one of the most developed economies in the african region. Mauritius ranks high for economic and political freedom and is the only country in Africa with full democracy.

The country is also considered a welfare state, where the mauritius government provides free universal health services, free education up to tertiary level education, and free public transport for students, senior citizens, and the disabled. In 2019, mauritius was ranked as africa's most peaceful country according to the global peace index.

In 2017, mauritius was named one of only four countries in the world not involved in ongoing international or domestic conflicts and no tensions with neighboring countries. Interestingly, mauritius is one of the few countries in the world that does not have an army or military force. The country has not had a standing army since 1968.

Meanwhile, for homeland security affairs and all military, police, and state security functions, it is currently run by about 10,000 active personnel under the command of the police commissioner. The national police force consists of 8,000 people responsible for domestic law enforcement. There is also a special car force of 1,500 people, and a national coast guard of 500 people.

As mentioned at the beginning of the video, mauritius is an archipelago country consisting of the island of mauritius as the main island and several other islands. The total land area of the country is 2040 square kilometers. If we compare with the area in Indonesia, the land area of this Mauritius country is about the size of the indramayu regency, in west java.

But mauritius is not really that small, when combined with its water area and exclusive economic zone the overall area of the country covers an area of about 2.3 million square kilometers. Mauritius is almost entirely surrounded by lagoons that protect against seawater with its third largest rock array in the world. The rock also protects the beach from attacks by ferocious sharks and jellyfish.

There are 177 kilometers of white sand beaches in the country. Port louis is the name of the largest city in mauritius, the city also serves as the capital of the country. In addition, the most populous city, which is inhabited by about 40% of the population of Mauritius, also plays the role of the political, cultural and economic center of the country.

Ever heard of a dodo bird? The Dodo bird is one of the flightless species of birds and is still related to the dove. Unfortunately, the population of dodo birds, which was once one of the endemic animals in Mauritius, is extinct. Its existence was later enshrined as the national emblem of mauritius. Mentioned mauritius is the only known habitat of the dodo in the world.

Dutch sailors likely first discovered the flightless bird in 1598, and The last confirmed sighting occurred around the 1660s. Unfortunately, over a period of 100 years, the population of this bird species became extinct due to the expansion of rats and other animals carried by migrant ships. One of the exotic animals that can still be found and there are still many in number in Mauritius is the aldabra tortoise.

Mauritius boasts the largest collection of aldabra giant tortoises in the world. If you have the opportunity to go to Mauritius, you can visit the la vanille nature park, where you will find aldabra turtles and their number reaches thousands. An island country with a tropical climate has clear warm sea water, beaches, fauna and tropical flora complemented by a multi-ethnic and cultural population.

No wonder mauritius later became one of the main tourist destinations, especially on the african continent. In 2019, the estimated arrival of foreign tourists to this country reached 1,450,000 people, the number of tourists is even more than the total population of mauritius itself. Mauritius is often awarded as the best tourist destination in the world for honeymoons.

Here are 22 Facts About The State of Mauritius The Origin of the Name Mauritius.

The enchanting trou aux biches beach was once awarded with the coveted title of the world's best beach destination in 2011. The country has also received three world-leading island destination awards in this decade. The only underwater waterfall in the world can be found off the coast of mauritius, precisely in le morne brabant.

This phenomenon is actually an optical illusion caused by underwater currents and sand flowing from the shore of the seabed, thus creating the illusion of a waterfall under the sea. Unfortunately this phenomenon can only be witnessed from above the air. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, the mountain le morne brabant was used as a refuge for escaped slaves who formed settlements in the caves at the summit.

Protected by mountain-wooded cliffs, the slaves lived on the mountain for many years. It is the wildest place and the most protected mountain in mauritius. By UNESCO this place was later used as one of the world heritage sites in mauritius.

Another world heritage site of the country is the ghat apravasi, it is a complex that represents the remains of the first buildings made by contract workers from india.

Seven colored earth is one of the most popular tourist destinations in mauritius. The main attraction is the collection of sand dunes that have seven different colors, brown, red, violet, purple, blue, green, and yellow.

Uniquely, the color on the sand dunes will remain the same even though it has been rained. It is estimated that the resulting colors are caused by volcanic eruptions in the past that cooled to varying degrees.

Mauritius is home to the oldest botanical garden on southern earth. The botanical garden sir seewoosagur ramgoolam botanic garden existed since the French colonial period in the 18th century in which there are various types of gardens, vegetables, fruits, flowers, and species from all over the world.

The grand bassin lake also known as ganga talao is considered the holiest pilgrimage site in mauritius for hindus. The towering statue of the god shiva is beside the lake and hindus travel to this place every year during the maha shivratri celebrations to pay homage to the almighty. it is a complex representing the remains of the first buildings made by contract workers from india.

Seven colored earth is one of the most popular tourist destinations in mauritius. The main attraction is the collection of sand dunes that have seven different colors, namely brown, red, violet, purple, blue, green, and yellow. Uniquely, the color on the sand dunes will remain the same even though it has been rained.

It is estimated that the resulting colors are caused by volcanic eruptions in the past that cooled to varying degrees. Mauritius is home to the oldest botanical garden on southern earth. The botanical garden sir seewoosagur ramgoolam botanic garden existed since the French colonial period in the 18th century in which there are various types of gardens, vegetables, fruits, flowers, and species from all over the world.

The grand bassin lake also known as ganga talao is considered the holiest pilgrimage site in mauritius for hindus. The towering statue of the god shiva is beside the lake and hindus travel to this place every year during the maha shivratri celebrations to pay homage to the almighty.

Komoro - Often considered an Arab State even though it is located far from Arabia, This is a Comoros State

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Komoro - Often considered an Arab State even though it is located far from Arabia, This is a Comoros State

Komoro - Often considered an Arab State even though it is located far from Arabia, This is a Comoros State

"Ever heard of the comoros country?" This country is often considered one of the arab or middle eastern countries. In fact, geographically the country is located in the Indian Ocean and far from the middle east region. In addition, the comoros also use French as one of its official languages. This is also what makes comoros often referred to as confusing arab countries. More details about the comoros country, here's the article...

The comoros state or officially known by the name of comoros union. It is an independent country located in the region of south africa. in detail, the comoros state is located in the indian ocean at the northern end of the mozambique strait off the east coast of africa.

Comoros is one of the island nations on the african continent, the country shares a maritime border with the country of madagascar in the east, mozambique in the west and with the seychelles in the northeast.

The comoros mainland area consists of 3 large islands namely grande comore or ngazija, moheli or mwali and anjouan or ndzawani as well as many small islands. The total land area of the country is about 1, 862 square kilometers, making it one of the smallest countries in the world. If we try to compare the area of this country with the area in Indonesia, the area of this comoros country is about the size of the area of tasikmalaya regency in West Java.

The capital of the comoros state is the city of Moroni located on the island of ngazija , the city also being the largest city in the comoros country, According to the population census data It is estimated that the total population of the population of the comoros country is 850,886 inhabitants. which makes it one of the least populated countries in the world.

However, when compared to its area, comoros are one of the most densely populated countries, since the population density in this country is about 457 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The comoros population is dominated by the afro-arab ethnic group with a percentage reaching 86%, while the rest come from several other ethnic groups, such as malagasy, indians, chinese and other small communities.

Then in terms of religion, more than 98% of the comoros population adheres to the islamic religion, of that percentage, comoros is the only country with a muslim majority population in the region of south africa.

The comoros country also has 3 official languages spoken in the country, namely the comoros language or known as Shikomori, Arabic and French. French in this country is spoken as the administrative language and the language of most formal education. The comoros union is a republican state, the politics of this country takes place within the framework of a federal presidential republic.

Under the constitution of 2001, which was amended in 2009, 2014, and 2018, the comoros union state was formed by 3 main islands in the country. These three islands have the right to regulate most of their own affairs with their own presidents, except for activities assigned to comoros unions such as foreign policy, defense, nationality, banking and others.

The executive power of the federal government is held by the president, who is assisted by three vice presidents. The comoros president serves as head of state and government and is directly elected in national elections for a five-year term.

Each vice president served for five years and represented one of the three islands. The current president of the comoros is held by azali assoumani. He was a politkus and a comoros military officer.

Azali assoumani became head of state after a coup in 1999 and was elected president in 2002, 2016 and 2019. In terms of economy, comoros are one of the smallest and poorest economies in the world.

The country's economy is based on subsistence agriculture and fisheries. Comoros have a great dependence on grants and foreign aid. Financial bantauns from countries such as the european union, japan, saudi arabia and kuwait have become one of the main pillars of the country's economy.

Comoros history. The first inhabitants to occupy the comoros islands are thought to have been fishermen and traders of African and austronesian origin, who traveled by boat.

They came to the comoros around the 6th century AD or earlier. Furthermore, in the 8th to 13th centuries AD they were followed by an influx of sailors from the arabian peninsula and the Persian Gulf as well as austronesian sailors from southeast asia, who had previously settled near madagascar.

For centuries, the comoros have been inhabited by a diverse succession of groups from the coasts of Africa, the Persian Gulf, Southeast Asia and Madagascar. The construction of settlements in the comoros themselves is divided into several phases. The earliest recorded phase was the dembeni phase between the 8th and 10th centuries, where there were several small settlements on each island.

Later from the 11th to the 15th centuries, trade with the island of madagascar and merchants from the swahili coast and the middle east flourished, which resulted in more villages being established and existing villages beginning to grow.

Many comoros can trace their lineage to the ancestors of the arabian peninsula, in particular the hadhramaut, who arrived during this period. The first known Europeans to visit these islands, in the 16th century, were portuguese.

The Portuguese arrived in the Indian Ocean at the end of the 15th century and the first Portuguese visit to the islands appears to have been the second fleet visit of vasco da gama in 1503. For most of the 16th century period, comoros islands served as supplies for portuguese fortifications in mozambique. During this period, there were no official attempts by the portuguese government to take over the territory of the comoros.

Around the beginning of the 17th century, English and Dutch ships began to arrive in the territory of the comoros archipelago, after the arrival of these europeans the island of ndzwani or grande comore later became the main supply point on the route to the east indies.

Nevertheless, the most dominant foreign influence on the islands was from the Arabs. In this period the local rulers of the comoros gained the support of the sultan of oman.

Towards the end of the 18th century, warriors from madagascar began to attack the islands of the comoros for the first time, they took the inhabitants of the comoros to serve as slaves, and then settled down and seized power from the arabs in the various regions of the archipelago. In the comoros, it is estimated that in 1865, as much as 40% of the population of the comoros population consisted of slaves.

In the 19th century the territory of the comoros archipelago became part of the french colonial rule. France's acquisition of the islands in the comoros proceeded gradually, the French first established colonial rule in the comoros by taking over the island of mayotte in 1841, in the 1880s the french government placed all three other islands with the status of french protected territories.

And it was not until 1908 that the four comoros islands officially became part of the french colony in madagascar. In 1961, a year after madagascar became independent, the islands were granted internal autonomy by the French. In 1973 the comoros representatives entered into an agreement with the french government to grant comoros independence in 1978. And in 1974, a referendum was held on all four islands.

As a result of the referendum, three islands voted for independence, while the island of Mayotte voted against, and remained under french rule. After a referendum, on 6 July 1975 the comoros parliament passed a unilateral resolution to declare comoros independence from france.

Although the UN recognizes the 4 islands as one country, the French only recognize 3 islands, while the island of Mayotte, which from the beginning refused to become independent, is managed as the foreign department of the french state.

That is a summary of the history about the founding of the comoros state. And as always, to get to know lebeih close to this country, here are 20 interesting facts from the comoros country. The origin of the name comoros is taken from the Arabic vocabulary, namely from the word jaza'ir al-qamar which means moon islands. At the same time, the comoros population called himself a student.

As we see, the design of the national flag of the comoros country consists of 4 horizontal stripes with yellow, white, red and blue colors, which are combined with a green triangle on the side of the hoist in which there is a crescent moon length and 4 white stars. Although this motif has been used comoros since 1975 during the independence movement.

However, it was only officially adopted as a flag design on December 23, 2001. The national flag of the comoros has 4 horizontal lines and which represents those 4 main islands. The yellow color on the flag represents the island of moheli, the white represents the island of mayotte, the red of the island of anjouan and the blue color represents the island of grande comore. While the green color, the symbol of the crescent moon and the star symbolizes the religion of Islam. In addition, the 4 star emblems are also said to represent the 4 main islands.

Mayotte Island is a state-owned foreign affairs department of France. Although historically the island was part of the comoros, in a referendum in 1974, the island of mayoote decided to remain under french rule. Nevertheless, in the declaration of independence in 1975, the comoros still claimed that the island was part of its country.

Mayotte Island is the most prosperous region in the straits of Mozambique, which later made it a major destination for illegal immigration, especially from surrounding areas such as from comoros. In 1997, two small islands in the comoros, namely moheli and anjouan islands, briefly broke away from the comoros union. They asked the French to re-colonize them, but the French refused the request and they rejoined the union in 2001.

Interestingly, since independence in 1975, the Comoros have experienced more than 20 coups and attempts at secession. On average, coups are attempted in comoros every two years which causes the islands to be dubbed as coup islands.

One of the other interesting facts of the comoros country is that the comoros country is an island country in africa that is close to the french country. this is because considering that the island of mayotte is part of france.

The comoros franc is the official currency issued by the comoros state. Internationally this currency is encoded with KMF, if we convert this currency into rupiah, 1 comoros franc has an exchange rate of about 30 rupiah. As mentioned earlier, the country is one of the poorest countries in africa, as more than 40% of its population lives below the poverty line.

20% of comoros citizens are unemployed and only about 60% can read and write. The country's economy is highly dependent on the agricultural sector. The comoros agricultural industry is a contributor to about 40% of the country's GDP. One of the factors hindering economic growth in the country is inadequate transport networks, especially transportation connecting the islands.

Why does Alaska Belong to the United States and Not To Canada?

Why does Alaska Belong to the United States and Not To Canada?

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 Why does Alaska Belong to the United States and Not To Canada?

Why does Alaska Belong to the United States and Not To Canada?

This Alaska is located separately from its main country, the United States

Alaska is an exclave art of the United States that borders canadian territory in the province of British Colombia and yukon territory to the east and borders the sea with Russian territory in akruk or 6 million to the west just across the Bering Strait.

To the north of Alaska there is a wash sea and a prior sea in the Arctic Ocean while the Pacific Ocean is located in the South and Southwest of Alaska's territorial waters touching Russia's territorial waters in the Bering Strait as the Island is only 4.8 km apart.

According to the area Alaska is the largest state of the United States with an area of 1 million 717,856 square KM or twice as large as Texas and has a population of 731,000 11 inhabitants in 2022 this state is the third least populated and the least populated in the United States.

About half of Alaska's total population lives in the Metropolitan and Courage area of the state capital is the second largest city in the United States by area.

With its myriad islands Alaska has nearly 55,000 KM of tidal coastline a chain of allution islands extending westward from the southern tip of the Alaska Peninsula many active volcanoes are found in alotions and in coastal areas.

 Why does Alaska Belong to the United States and Not To Canada?

Alaska has more than 3 million lake marshlands and wetland permavros covering 487,700 km2 which is mostly on the north-west flat plains and Southwestern ice glaciers covering approximately 75,000 sq km Alaska's baring glacier is the largest glacier in North America covering 5,200 sq KM.

Alaska used to belong to the Russian empire but how can now the United States have it to discuss that we have to study its history first 15081 when Russia invaded the Siberian region known as the khanet of cyber controlled by jgs Khan's grandson this key victory opened Siberia and within 60 years Russia was in the Pacific Russian progress across Siberia was driven in part for the purpose of the fur trade which favored the desire to extended the Russian Orthodox Christian faith to the pagan population in the east and the addition of the empire's new tax and resource payments.

At the beginning of the 18th century the great liter that created russia's first navy wanted to know how far the Asian mainland extended eastward then in 1725 liter the great ordered navigators to explore the North Pacific for possible colonization and because fur stocks ran out in Siberia as most were hunted but the first expedition failed due to thick fog and ice.

In 1741 the bearing and Alex made his second expedition and managed to get to the mainland of North America ill-fated expedition the second bearing brought death to him when bad weather on his way home caused the ship to be wrecked in one of the westernmost alotion islands and finally died picking him up due to scurvy in December 1741 in his honor his name was made the name of the strait and the sea crew who survived repaired the ship filling it with hundreds of fox sea otters and the fur seals that abounded there and returned to Siberia impressed the Russian bullet hunters with their valuable cargo.

This remarkable success made the Russian empire more lustful in expansion until finally the colonization of the entire Alaska empire of Russia focused on the exploitation of Alaska's natural resources which were mostly fur at that time the Russian empire also Began to expand its operations to more land and hunt beavers until the sea in Northern California where fortros were built in 1812.

In the 1860s the Russian empire was ready to leave its colonies the colony was no longer profitable after the sea otter population decreased Then there was the fact that Alaska was difficult to maintain and Russia was short of money due to the cost of war in the crime of not having the financial resources to support large settlements In addition to the large number of conflicts with indigenous peoples and the difficulty of communication with the imperial capital saint Petersburg which was half the world away became the main problem plus Alaska's distant geographical location in the north makes agriculture difficult to develop because of Alaska's harsh climate and the Russian empire does not want to leave its colonies without compensation.

In the 1840s the United States had extended its power to the reprimand of annexing Texas at war with Mexico and acquired California after which the Secretary of State seaworld in March 1848 had the idea of the united states becoming a Pacific power it was kind of one of the factors Russia offered to sell Alaska to the United States in 1859 the looming Civil War of the United States delayed the sale of foreign minister Williams Word immediately accepted the offer Russia was renewed and on March 30, 1867 approved a proposal from the Russian Minister in Washington Eduard to buy Alaska for 7.2 US Dollars equivalent to 144 Million Dollars in 2022 or about Rp 70,500 per km² the question Why did the Russian empire not sell Alaska to the existence of it which was located attached to each other it was because at that time Canada was still under the British colonies of the Russian empire and the British they both competed to control the Pacific Ocean.

The Russian Empire wanted to sell its alaska territory for fear that they would lose the territory if war broke out with Great Britain their territory which was difficult to defend and might instead become a major target of British aggression because the British controlled Canada at that time what as the United States they Bought land plus Bono the border dispute that had existed between the Russian empire and the United Kingdom since 1821 with Canada this border dispute was heavily folded we can see in This line of blue color is the boundary of Alaska claimed by the United States the red color line is the boundary of Alaska claimed by Canada and the United Kingdom the green color line is the boundary of Alaska claimed by British Colombia with the new Canadian federation.

Finally in 1903 through arbitration Alaska's boundary dispute with Canada was resolved as the green line behind the purchase of Alaska by the United States made American public opinion not entirely positive for some to dub the Alaska purchase as a folly lease of the newspapers wrote that taxpayer money had been squandered in polar bear gardens.

But the scorn turned in praise at the discovery of hundreds of billions of dollars in copper feather whale oil gold wood platinum fish zinc lead and petroleum has been produced in Alaska for years allowing the state to do so without sales or revenue taxes and giving every resident alaska's annual allowance likely still has billions of barrels of oil reserves Not only that the state is also an important part of the American defense system The union with military bases located in the banks and is the country's only connection to the north pole that ensures it has a place of scrutiny as the melting glaciers allow for the exploration of significant regional resources.

The following are facts about the country of Belarus that you should know

The following are facts about the country of Belarus that you should know

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The following are facts about the country of Belarus

The following are facts about the country of Belarus that you should know

The etymology of the name belarusian is closely related to the term belaya rus, The name rus itself is often equated with the Latin form of the words russia and ruthenia, so belarusians are often referred to as white russia or white ruthenia.

The first use of the term white russia to refer to belarus occurred in the late 16th century by the englishman sir jerome horsey, known for his close contact with the royal courts of russia.

During the 17th century, tsarist Russia used the term white rus to describe the lands added from the grand duchy of Lithuania. The design of the flag consists of 2 main colors namely red and green accompanied by an ornament pattern placed on the side of the flagpole.

This national flag design was officially introduced in 2012 adapted from a design approved in a referendum in 1995. The design of the flag itself replaces the old flag design of belarus when the country was part of the soviet union Although there is no official interpretation for the color of the flag, the explanation given by president alexander lukashenko is that the red color on the flag symbolizes the freedom and sacrifice of the ancestors of the nation, while the green color symbolizes life.

Almost half or about 40% of the territory of Belarus consists of forests, this fact is also symbolized by the green stripe on the flag of the country.

The country is sometimes referred to as the lungs of europe, because of its countless forests, rivers and lakes. The belarusian national animal is the heaviest land mammal in the entire european continent, that is, the european bison. Bison are the largest land animals found only in the Americas and Europe.

Bison are horned mammals that live in groups, but unlike other groups of animals in general, bison herds usually group by gender and they will meet other groups when the mating season has arrived.

European bison mostly live in not too dense forests as well as on plains that are heavily overgrown with shrubs. The Belarusian ruble is the official currency used in the republic of belarus.

This currency is encoded with BYN. 1 Belarusian ruble if converted to the currency of our country has a value of about 5, 600 rupiah. Belarusian and Russian are considered the official languages of the country, but only about 10% of citizens use belarusian language in daily communication.

Most belarusians speak the trasianka language, which is a mixed language of Belarusian and Russian. The small number of native Belarusian speakers makes belarusian one of the endangered languages, according to UNESCO's list of vulnerable and endangered languages.

Under the rule of the soviet union, belarus was considered the silicon valley of the soviet union, since the country used to make 50% of the computers and computer parts of the soviet union.

Since the 1960s, belarusians have also been a center for software development and are responsible for having coined the term programmnoe obespechenie or software in russian. Despite its name as a republic, the country is considered a dictatorship, especially by the united states and many european countries.

Because since 1994, the country has been ruled by president alexander lukashenko. President Alexander Lukashenko is considered to have increased his presidential power so that he is considered a super president or dictator.

Lukashenko has been criticized by other European countries and the United States for political violence, human rights abuses and fraudulent elections that have been accused of causing him to be in power until now.

Although belarus is located in europe, the index of democracy of this country is very low. Freedom house calls belarus a non-free country. The index of economic freedom lists belarus as an oppressed country.

Reporters without borders listed belarus as a country of low press freedom in europe in 2013 and 2014. One of the economic struggles for belarus was its poor relationship with many european powers as well as the united states.

Travel bans and economic sanctions have been placed in the country in protest of Lukashenko's presidency. Because of that factor, many countries are unwilling to invest or trade with belarusians.

Based on its geographical location. Belarus, is the largest European country, which does not have access to the sea. Because the country is confined by land, the nearest coast of the country is approximately about 200 kilometers and is located on the territory of a neighboring country.

The geographical area of belarus is very flat. The highest mountain in belarus, is the dzyarzhynskaya mountain, with its highest point only about 346 meters above sea level. While the lowest point is in the nyoman river 90 meters above sea level.

Although belarus is a country without natural mountains, it has several mountains.

In the area near the soligorsk region, there are a large number of artificial salt mountains formed during the belarusian salt mining period. These mountains provide a unique view into the mining history of belarus.

The bialowieza forest in belarus is home to 800 european bison, the heaviest terrestrial animals in europe. This forest is included in the list of world heritage sites by UNESCO and the EU natura 2000 special area of conservation.

The country has a total of 88 world heritage sites designated by UNESCO. The belovezhskaya pushcha national park, which is a former ancient forest of Europe, is also one of the unesco world heritage.

This national park is the largest forest in belarus, whose area is three times the territory of the country of andorra.

The city of minsk is the city of eternity This city was once destroyed and on earth scorched on 18 occasions in the upheavals of european history, but it has always risen and rebuilt like the legend of the phoenix.

In the annals of history, on the historical record Minsk city is a green city with more than 844, 000 trees.

The city of minsk is also dubbed the city of heroes. The belarusian national library, dubbed the belarusian knowledge diamond is one of the most iconic buildings in the country. The library holds more than 9 million books and is one of the most visited landmarks of the city of Minsk.

The last DICTATORSHIP Country in Europe, This is the Country of Belarus!

Here are 20 facts about the country of armenia

Here are 20 facts about the country of armenia

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Here are 20 facts about the country of armenia

Here are 20 facts about the country of armenia. To this day the armenians refer to themselves as hayk, their country is hayastan and their language is hayeren. The common name of armenia appears which is attested to the ancient Persian behistun inscription of 515 BC as armina.

Some researchers attribute the name armenian to the early bronze age state of armani or armanum or arme state in the late bronze age. The design of the national flag of Armenia consists of 3 horizontal stripes with 3 colors namely red, blue and orange colors.

The flag design was officially adopted on August 24, 1990. On June 15, 2006, the law on the national flag of armenia, which regulates its use was passed by the national assembly of armenia.

The official definition of the color of the armenian flag stated in the constitution of the republic of armenia is as follows the color Red symbolizes the armenian plateau , the continuous struggle of the armenian people for survival, defending the christian faith , the independence and freedom of armenia.

The blue color symbolizes the desire of the armenian people to live under a peaceful sky. While the orange color symbolizes the creative talent and hardworking nature of the armenian people.

The official currency of the country is the Armenian dram, and it is encoded with AMD. 1 dram armenian if converted to indonesian currency has a value of 30.59 rupiah. Mount ararat is the main national symbol of armenia. Although the territory of mount ararat is on the territory of the turkish state, the mountain is considered a holy place by many armenians because it has historical ties to their nation.

In addition to the mountain ararat another symbol of the country of Armenia is apricot fruit. Apricot is the national fruit of armenia, apricot seeds have been found at armenian archaeological sites, and some of the early botanical names for apricots are prunus armeniaca and mala armeniaca.

In addition, the orange color on the Armenian flag is referred to as the color of apricot fruits. Yerevan is one of the oldest cities in the world, the city located in the northeastern part of the ararat valley was founded in 782 BC by king argishti I.

The city is even 29 years older than the city of rome. Yerevan is also known as the pink city, because some of the buildings in the city are pink in color produced from rocks used as building materials.

The Armenian alphabet is one of the oldest alphabets in the world, it was created in 405 AD by a scholar and monk mesrop mashtots. The Armenian alphabet consists of 36 letters, with 7 vowels and 29 consonant letters.

In 2005, authorities erected 39 stone statues depicting its letters near the final resting place of the person who made it, namely Mesrop mashtots. Visitors can visit the giant letters that stand tall in the city of Aparan. Armenia was the first country in the world to make christianity a state religion.

The country was converted to Christianity in 301 AD by St. gregory illuminator. In the years 301-303 AD, a church or holy see of echmiatsin was built, which was one of the first Christian buildings in the whole world. From then on and until now the Armenian Church has been separate from the catholic and orthodox churches.

In 1915, the ottoman government orchestrated the systematic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians, this action known as the armenian genocide. Turkey, the successor country of the ottoman Empire, denies it is genocide , but the governments of 28 countries - including britain, russia and france - recognize the event as an act of genocide.

Whereas From Turkey's own point of view, the act was not a Genocide by stating that the number of casualties fell smaller and they died from civil war not because of ethnic cleansing.

For many years, most Western countries themselves have avoided this issue out of respect for Turkey which became secular after the rule of Kemal Ataturk.

The events of 1915 forced millions of Armenians to flee abroad, they then built strong communities in the united states, russia, and france.

It is estimated that there are about 5.6 million people of Armenian descent living abroad, which is greater than the armenian population. Armenia is one of the mono-ethnic countries in the world, about 98.1% of the country's population is of Armenian ethnicity, while the rest are from other ethnicities.

Armenians are famous for being very good at playing chess, the country has the most professional chess players per capita compared to other countries.

Since 2011, chess has been incorporated into the educational curriculum in Armenia. Lavash is the name of a typical Armenian bread, one of the staple foods of the people-armenian that is quite famous in the world in 2014 was included by unesco in the world heritage list.

The unesco heritage list also lists 5 sites in armenia. Among them are the archaeological sites of ancient zvartnots , sanahin and haghpat monasteries, the echmiatsin monastic complex with the churches of St. hripsime, St. gayane and St. shoghakat, and the cave monastery in geghard.

Zorats karer is the name of an ancient observatory in armenia. The site is also called armenian stonehenge, its age is even 3500 years older than stonehenge in england and 3000 years older than the pyramids in Egypt.

Armenia also has the world's oldest wine cellar, an international archaeological team from the university of Los Angeles, through excavations discovered the world's oldest winery with an age of 6000 years.

the site was discovered in 2011 in a cave near the villages of Getap and Areni. This wine cellar is considered an example of the earliest wine production in the world.

In addition to the wine cellar, the scientist also invented the oldest shoe on earth that has an age of about 5500 years. The shoes are made entirely of cowhide. And it is found in Vayots Dzor near the village of Areni in a place, which is called a bird cave. The country has the longest nonstop cable car or tram in the world.

According to guinness world records, the longest cable car or nonstop tram is called the tatever or wing tatev and is located in the syuniq region, near the famous tatev monastery. The length of this train reaches 5, 752 meters.

Lake sevan is one of the freshwater lakes located in the highlands of Armenia, this lake covers one-sixth of the territory of Armenia and is one of the largest freshwater lakes in eurasia and in the world.

Every year at the end of March to August, there are more than 650 pairs of white herons descending on the villages that exist in armenia. These birds migrating to mainland Africa make their nests close to people's homes, and many of their very large nests are on electricity poles. It is known that armenia is home to about 359 bird species.

That is the history and facts about the state of armenia, a country in the tanskaucasian region whose social, political and economic circumstances are affected by the unkind relations with the country about it.

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