A Country with Tragic Fate! Here's zimbabwe's History and Facts

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A Country with Tragic Fate! Here's zimbabwe's History and Facts

A Country with Tragic Fate! Here's zimbabwe's History and Facts

Have you guys heard of rhodesia country? Rhodesia is a country on the continent of Africa which is currently known by the name of the republic of Zimbabwe. The name rodhesia has been used in the region since 1895, and marks the era of British colonization of the region. Since its independence from the UK in 1980 the country changed its name to zimbabwe as a form of abolition of the old political system. More details about the country of zimbabwe, here's the article.

Officially the country is named the republic of zimbabwe. Before using the name zimbabwe the country was known by the names of rhodesia or southern rhodesia. The country of zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in southern Africa, between the zambezi river and the limpopo river. Zimbabwe also borders the country of south Africa to the south, bostwana to the west, zambia to the north and mozambique to the east.

The area of the territory of the country is about 390, 757 square kilometers. The state capital of zimbabwe is in the city of harare, which is also one of the largest cities in the country. The total population of the country of Zimbabwe is about 16,159,624 inhabitants, with 99% being from the african ethnic group. Christianity is the official religion in the country of Zimbabwe, with about 84% of the population embracing the religion.

The country of Zimbabwe has 16 official languages recognized by its country, however English is the main language used in the education and judicial systems of its country. The form of government of the zimbabwean state is a republic with a presidential system of government, replacing its old system of semi-presidentialism. The implementation of the new constitution came after a referendum was held in 2013.

Mining products in the form of minerals and gold, as well as agricultural products are zimbabwe's main foreign export products. In addition, the tourism sector also has a big role to play in zimbabwe's economy. But the economic crisis that occurred in 2008, has left the country's economy in a mess.

Zimbabwe is experiencing a hyper-inflationary phenomenon, economists from the cato institute expect zimbabwe's monthly inflation in 2008 to reach 7.9 billion percent, although this figure is only an estimate because looking at economic conditions in the country and official inflation figures have never been issued by the government. This shows that the inflation rate in zimbabwe is very high and out of control.

The policy taken by the central bank of Zimbabwe by continuing to print money did not make the state of economic crisis in the country improve, but instead aggravated the situation, until finally there was a craze in price increases in zimbabwe. At its peak, the prices of goods and services can increase 2 times in just 24 hours.

The value of zimbabwe's currency has become worthless since the onset of the crisis, even the zimbabwean currency exchange rate has become the worst in the world. In 2009, in an effort to address uncontrolled inflation, the zimbabwean government announced that zimbabweans would be allowed to use other, more stable currencies besides the Zimbabwean dollar.

History of zimbabwe. The kingdom of mapungubwe was a medieval kingdom in southern Africa, its fiefdom also encompassing the territory we now know as zimbabwe. This kingdom was established in 1075 AD. Around 1250 to 1450 AD the kingdom of mapungubwe was defeated by the kingdom of zimbabwe, and in the 1450s the kingdom of zimbabwe was replaced by the kingdom of mumbabwe.

At the beginning of the 17th century the Portuguese attempted to monopolize the trade routes in the region and began a series of wars that caused the mutapa kingdom to almost collapse. In 1684, a new kingdom appeared in the region under the name of the rozwi kingdom.

The rozwi kingdom managed to expel the Portuguese from the zimbabwean highlands, and then develop their military power. In the 1880s, the British came to the region with a British south african company owned by cecil john rhodes who was a mining entrepreneur and also known as the english mining king.

In 1888 rhodes obtained a concession of mining rights from the king of lobengula from the people of ndebele, who was the ruler of the territory. In 1893 rhodes defeated the ndebele people in the first matabele war, besides cecil rhodes also sought permission to negotiate a similar concession covering the territory between the limpopo and zambesia rivers.

In accordance with the terms of the concessions and agreements mentioned earlier, the cecil rhodes promoted the colonization of land in the region, with british control over labor as well as precious metals and other mineral resources. In 1895 the British South Africa Company adopted the name rhodesia for the zambesia region, in honor of cecil rhodes.

In 1898 southern rhodesia became the official name for the southern region of zambesi. A number of uprisings occurred between 1896 and 1897. The revolt was carried out by the indigenous people of the region namely ndebele and shona, but the rebellion failed and could be subdued by british forces.

A Country with Tragic Fate! Here's zimbabwe's History and Facts

On 12 september 1923 the british Empire took the territory of southern rhodesia, shortly after the annexation made by the British on the territory, on 1 october 1923, the first constitution for colonies from southern rhodesia was enacted. Under the new constitution southern Rhodesia became a colony of british self-government.

Following the independence of northern rhodesia or what is currently known as zambia in 1964 Ian douglas smith who was the leader of the rhodesian front party issued a unilateral declaration of independence abbreviated as UDI from the british empire on November 11, 1965.

The british government regarded the act as an act of insurrection. The british government then petitioned the UN for sanctions against rhodesia, in 1966 the UN organization complied with the petition and imposed a trade embargo on the country.

Since 1964 this country has actually been experiencing civil war conflicts within its territory, the conflict or currently known as the rhodesian bush war is a conflict that has occurred since July 1964. The conflict pitted three powers, namely between the government of ian smith who leads the white minority, joshua nkomo of the zimbabwe african people union party or APU and robert mugabe of the zimbabwe african national union party or ZANU.

In March 1978 an internal settlement agreement was signed between rhodesia prime minister ian smith and three african leaders, headed by bishop abel muzorewa. The agreement or agreement led to the creation of an interim government in which black Africans were included in leadership positions for the first time. Following the agreement elections were held in April 1979.

On June 1, 1979, the muzorewa leader of the united african national council was appointed prime minister, and the name of the country was changed to zimbabwe rhodesia. On June 12, 1979, the united states senate decided to lift economic pressures in the former rhodesia. In August 1979, the british government invited muzorewa, mugabe and nkomo to participate in a constitutional conference at the lancaster house.

The purpose of the conference was to discuss and reach an agreement on the terms of the independence constitution and provide for elections overseen under british authority that allowed zimbabwe rhodesia to proceed towards legal independence. The lancaster house treaty effectively ended the guerrilla war taking place in rhodesia.

In December 1979, the UK officially took over zimbabwe rhodesia as a colony of southern rhodesia. Elections were held in February 1980, and robert mugabe gained a considerable victory. Robert mugabe served as prime minister of zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987, and then as president of zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017.

On April 18, 1980, prince charles, as a representative of the british government officially granted independence to the new state of zimbabwe at a ceremony in the city of harare. That's a summary of the history about the country of zimbabwe, and to get to know more about this country here are 21 facts about the country of Zimbabwe

Here are 20 Facts About the Country of Zanzibar.

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Here are 20 Facts About the Country of Zanzibar.

Here are 20 Facts About the Country of Zanzibar

The etymology of the name zanzibar comes from the Arabic language. The name zanzibar comes from the word zanjibar in arabic.

The meaning of the word is the land of black people, or a similar meaning that refers to the dark skin of the inhabitants of the region. The zanzibar flag design, which is used to this day, was first officially adopted since January 9, 2005. The flag of the region consists of 3 main colors, namely blue, black and green with the national flag of tanzania being in the corner over the flag of zanzibar.

As one of the regions of the country of tanzania, the official currency used in the zanzibar region is tanzania which is encoded with TZS. 1 shiling tanzania if converted to our currency has a value of about 6 rupiah. Zanzibar is actually an informal term used to describe the main island in the zanzibar archipelago plus the 46 small islands around it.

Unguja, is the name of the largest island of these islands, unguja island is what we usually refer to as zanzibar, with the second largest island being pemba. The total land area of the zanzibar region is about 2,462 square kilometers, which if we compare with the area in Indonesia, the area of Zanzibar is almost the size of the morotai island district in the north Maluku province which has an area of 2,476 square kilometers.

Throughout history, the persians, Portuguese, Omani and English have fought for control of the important island. The island region of Zanzibar is seen as a gateway and also a strategic trading center of mainland east Africa. In fact, the sultanate of Oman was the first to trade slaves, cloves, and ivory from mainland East Africa. The anglo-zanzibar war is known as the shortest official war in history.

The war between the united kingdom and the sultanate of zanzibar took place on August 27, 1896. The war began at 9 a.m. and ended 38 minutes after the British military damaged the entire palace by bombing the sultanate's palace. April 26, also known as union day, is a national holiday of Zanzibar.

Tanzania and zanzibar commemorated the founding of modern tanzania through the union of tanganyika and zanzibar on April 26, 1964. The day is usually filled with patriotic speeches by politicians, as well as parades by schoolchildren and local organizations throughout tanzania and zanzibar. One of the largest parades took place in dar es salaam, Tanzania's largest city and is also the former capital of the country.

Zanzibar's autonomous status is seen as comparable to that of Hong Kong as suggested by some scholars, and zanzibar is recognized and earned its nickname as hong kong africa. Zanzibar is a swahili city or also referred to as the oldest kiswahili in the world that still functions to this day. In 1974, zanzibar was the region across Africa that first introduced color television.

Despite being part of the same republic, mainland Tanzania did not introduce television services until about 20 years later, due to challenges from the country's president. The house of wanders building is the largest and tallest building in zanzibar, it is considered a landmark building of Tanzania. Located between the old fortress and the palace museum, this building is one of the important palaces built by barghash bin said who was the second sultan of Zanzibar.

Many people think that stone town is the capital of zanzibar. Actually, the capital of this region is the city of zanzibar or zanzibar city, where the city of stone is located. The stone town is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites since 2000, and is famous for its intricate wood carvings that can be found on the doors of most buildings in the city.

All the carvings are very different in their design, which reflects social, ethnic, and religious status. Some engraving designs feature verses from the Koran. Most of the zanzibar region offers scorching summers and pristine blue skies, which allows tourists to take advantage of its beautiful sandy beaches. Like most east African countries located near the equator, Zanzibar has the same day and night, 12 hours each.

Its two rainy seasons are divided into the short season and the long season, the long rainy season occurs between March and May, and the short rainy season occurs in November and December. Zanzibar is a year-round tourist destination with the average highest temperature during the day between 28°C and 32°C and the lowest night temperature between 20°C and 25°C.

With coral reefs living around the island, Zanzibar is a major diving destination. It has a warm water temperature, with usually excellent visibility, weak ocean currents and has an abundance of colorful fish, all of which contribute to an ideal location for novice divers. Spice farming is a major part of Zanzibar's economy.

The islands are sometimes referred to as the Spice Islands, because of the cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and black pepper grown there. In the past, zanzibar was the largest producer of cloves in the world, but today it only supplies about 7% of the world's cloves. Jozani Forest is one of the best places in zanzibar and the only national park on the island.

This national park is famous as the habitat of the red colobus monkey which is one of the endangered monkey species. With an area of 50 square kilometers, the jozani forest is covered with mama mtondoo and mahogany trees and has more than 100 species of butterflies. Zanzibar is home to the endangered red colobus monkey, the zanzibar servaline genet, and the zanzibar leopard.

All three species of animals are endemic to the zanzibar region and can still be found in lush tropical forests. The zanzibar leopard is already considered an extinct species The vocalist of queen who is a legendary rock band, namely freddie mercury was born in zanzibar in 1946. He was born with the name farroukh bulsara, to this day, fans of the queen often visit the shangani area of zanzibar, where freddie grew up.

It turns out that there are still many Voodoo Believers in this country...

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It turns out that there are still many Voodoo Believers in this country...

It turns out that there are still many Voodoo Believers in this country...

The country of Togo is one of the countries that existed in west africa, in the past Togo was known by europeans as a slave beach, because this area became a place of slave trading from Africa. More details about the country of togo, here is the article..

Togo is a country located in the west african region. The official name of the country is the republic of togo. The country is located on the west coast of africa, which borders the gulf of guinea. On land the country of togo shares its borders with several other states such as with the country of ghana in the west, benin in the eastern part and with burkina faso in the northern part.

Togo is one of the smallest countries on the African continent, the land area of this country is 56,785 square kilometers. Then if we try to compare with the area in Indonesia, the area of the country of Togo is still slightly smaller than the area of the province of Aceh with its area reaching 57,956 square kilometers.

In 2020 it is estimated that the total population of togo is 8,608,444 inhabitants. In this country there are about 40 different ethnic groups or tribes. however, the most ethnic ones come from the ewe group. about 43% of Togo's population adheres to Christianity. while the other 14% adhere to Islam. Meanwhile, adherents of traditional beliefs are also still quite widely found in this country, which is about 35% of the population.

Togo is a multilingual country. According to ethnologue, there are about 39 different languages spoken in the country, many of which are spoken by communities whose number of members is less than 100,000. Of the 39 languages, the only official language is French.

The French language itself is used in formal, legislative education, all forms of media, administration and commerce. ewe language and kabiye language which are The native languages of Togo are spoken and politically established as national languages in 1975, Both are also the two most spoken native languages in Togo The state of Togo has its capital in Lome City, the city is also the largest city in the country of togo.

Its location in the bay of guinea in the southwest corner of the country makes lome city the administrative and industrial center of the country of Togo. The city is also a major port of togo, where the country exports coffee, cocoa, copra, and palm oil. The form of government of the state of togo is a presidential republic.

The country is led by a president who is directly elected in the election for a 5-year term, but it is not clear what the term limit is for each president. Apart from being the head of state, . the president is also the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and has the right to start legislation and dissolve parliament.

Executive power is exercised by the president and the government. And the head of government is a prime minister, appointed by the current president the president of togo is held by faure gnassingbe who has been president of this country since 2005.

Unfortunately, Togo is one of the least developed countries, by the international monetary fund organization or IMF, it is included in the top 10 poorest countries in the world.

The country's economy is heavily dependent on the agricultural sector, especially subsistence agriculture. Its agricultural products include coffee, cocoa, cotton, sweet potatoes, cassava, corn, beans, rice, pearl millet, sorghum and livestock such as fish. In the industrial sector, phosphate is togo's most important commodity, and the country is estimated to have phosphate reserves of 60 million metric tons. Which makes it the fourth largest phosphate deposit in the world.

History of Togo During the period from the 11th to the 16th century, various tribes entered the territory of togo from all directions. Such as the ewe tribe from the west, as well as the mina and gun tribes from the east. Most of them later settled in coastal areas. However, little information is known about the history of the togo region until before the end of the 15th century, when the Portuguese landed in this region.

It turns out that there are still many Voodoo Believers in this country...

Joao de santarem and pero escobar were the first Europeans to see the togo region, they were portuguese explorers who sailed along the coast of togo. between 1471 and 1473. The potugis only arrived in the region at the end of the 15th century, around 1490, which was followed also by other european nations. The Portuguese established a fort in the porto seguro region and carried out trade there.

From the 16th to the 19th centuries the coastal region of togo became a major trading center . for the europeans to search for slaves, making togo and the surrounding area named slave coast or slave beach. In 1884, after the signing of a treaty between king mlapa III and the German authorities in togoville. Germany claimed a protectorate over stretches of territory along the coast and then gradually extended its control to inland areas.

In 1905, the region officially became a german colony and was named togoland. At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the togoland region was invaded and taken over by British and French forces, and the region was placed under anglo-french military rule. In 1916 the region was divided into separate English and French administrative zones.

In 1922, through the mandate of the league of nations, officially the western territories administered by the British became British Togoland, and the french-administered eastern territories became French Togoland. After World War II, the mandate became a UN trust territory administered by britain and france. During the period of mandate and guardianship, western togo was administered as part of the British Gold Coast.

In December 1956, residents of the British Togoland chose to join the gold coast as part of the newly independent country of ghana. While the French retained the right to control defense, foreign relations, and finances in the french togoland region.

In 1955 through a law, french togoland or french togoland became an autonomous republic within the unity of france, 13 october 1958, the french government announced that full independence would be granted to french togoland.

On November 14, 1958, the UN general assembly recorded a french government declaration stating that togo under french rule would gain independence in 1960, thus marking the end of the guardianship period in the region.

On 27 April 1960, togo severed its constitutional ties with france, relinquished its UN trusteeship status, and became fully independent under a provisional constitution with sylvanus olympio as president. The olympio government was marked by the terror of its militias, in December 1961, leaders of opposition parties were arrested for allegedly preparing an anti-government conspiracy.

A decree was issued on the dissolution of opposition parties. On January 13, 1963, the olympio was overthrown and killed in a coup d'état by a group of soldiers under the direction of sergeant gnassingbe eyadema.

The military then handed over power to an interim government led by nicolas grunitzky who was a political rival to the Olympios. Exactly four years later on January 13, 1967, the gnassingbe eyadema overthrew the grunitzky government in a bloodless coup and took over the country's presidency. Eyadema ruled the country for 38 years, until his death on February 5, 2005.

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.

70 Million People in the World of Irish Descent? Here are 24 Facts about Ireland! (Part 2)

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70 Million People in the World of Irish Descent? Here are 24 Facts about Ireland! (Part 2)

70 Million People in the World of Irish Descent? Here are 24 Facts about Ireland! (Part 2)

What does the Republic of Ireland look like? How was the Country Formed? (Part 1)

Having previously discussed the profile and history of the irish country, it is not complete if some facts from the irish country are not discussed, in addition to information and insights, here are 24 facts from the country of ireland The name of the country of ireland in irish is called Éire.

Modern Irish Éire is an evolution of the ancient Irish word Ériu , which is the name of a gaelic goddess. Ériu is generally believed to be the goddess of the Irish housewife, the goddess of sovereignty or the goddess of the land. The design of the irish state flag consists of 3 colors namely green, white and orange.

The design of this flag was first adopted in 1916 during the easter uprising or what is also known as the easter revival. The three colours of the irish flag namely green, white, and orange represent the history and independence of ireland.

Green symbolizes roman catholicism, orange symbolizes the protestant minority who are followers of william of orange and white symbolizes the aspirations of peace between the two.

The flag was inspired by the french flag when it was designed by thomas francis meagher in 1848. The four-leaf clover, also known as the shamrock, is known throughout the world as a symbol of Ireland and everything that smells irish. But this assumption is not entirely correct, because the official national symbol of the irish state is the harp musical instrument.

The harp was adopted as a symbol of the new irish kingdom, founded by henry VIII, in 1541. A document in the arms office of the king of ulster, either from the end of the reign of henry VIII or the beginning of the reign of his son of edward VI, states that they or the harp were royal weapons of ireland.

This fact also makes Ireland the only country in the world to make musical instruments a national symbol of their country. For those who want to visit ireland, you can see some of the oldest harps in the world stored at the trinity college in dublin city.

Ireland is an island divided into two political territories, the northern part of the island called northern Ireland is part of the british empire, and the rest of the larger territory of the island belongs to the republic of ireland, which is a sovereign state.

As one of the member states of the European Union, Ireland uses the euro currency as the official currency in its country. Ireland was also one of the first 12 EU countries to start using the euro currency in 2002. 1 euro if converted into the eyes of our money is about 17,300 rupiah.

More than 70 million people worldwide claim that they are of Irish descent. Far more than those living in ireland. However, it is difficult to estimate the exact figure. The main cause of the figure was the massive migration of famine and the search for better opportunities abroad, especially in the 1800s. Maybe some of you are still of Irish descent?

You can claim Irish citizenship, if one of your grandparents is irish, even if you were born outside the country.

The main exports from the country include food products such as potatoes, lamb and beef. The country also exports zinc, lead, machinery and medicines in large quantities. Their imports include oil, aircraft parts, vehicles, and gas and petroleum.

The tare mine located in the county of meath, ireland, is the largest zinc mine in europe and the fifth largest in the world. The mine produces about 200,000 tons of zinc concentrate and 40,000 tons of lead concentrate annually.

Ireland is known as the emerald isle, due to its lush greenery and hilly landscape. The country receives a lot of rain every year, which keeps the grass green and the plants bloom.

The croaghaun cliff in the county mayo is the highest cliff in ireland. The cliff is at an altitude of 688 meters above the atlantic ocean, which is also the third highest cliff in europe. Fans of the harry potter movies are certainly familiar with cliff of moher because it appeared in the harry potter and the half-blood prince movie in 2009.

The cliff of moher is one of ireland's iconic locations in the county of clare. These upright rock cliffs stretch over the Atlantic Ocean for 14 kilometers.

The cliff of moher has a height of 120 meters in the hag's head area and reaches a height of 214 meters north of the o'brien tower which is about a depalan kilometer away. The wild atlantic way is the longest coastal travel route in the world.

The wild atlantic way is a tourist trail on the west coast, and on the northern and southern coastal parts of Ireland. The line spans 2,500 kilometres of travel routes on the line through nine counties and three provinces across ireland. there are no wild snakes in ireland.

Their legend says that saint patrick, the patron saint of Ireland expelled all the snakes that were on the island. But research says it's the sea separating mainland Ireland from the continent that stopped many animals common across Europe from reaching the island. Ireland is known all over the world for its abundance of castles.

Irish history was filled with war and violence, so castles were built to protect them from invaders. The castles are scattered all over the island in a very large number, and the number shows a total of 30,000 castles and ruins. Some castles are open for tourists to stay overnight, and in some cases, it is even possible to rent the entire castle. Irish people are usually associated with having red hair, very light skin and with freckles, but that's actually just a stereotype.

Although the average percentage of people with natural red hair is higher in the country than elsewhere. The percentage of people with natural red hair is only about 9% of the entire population of its population. Most Irish people believe that fairies exist.

In their culture, fairies have magical powers and bring happiness and great things to the family.

Ireland also has a mound of earth known as a fairy fortress, legend has it that those who disturbed one of these mounds would be hit by bad luck. This mound is actually an ancient residence from the iron age.

The celebration of halloween originated from an Irish festival called samhain. Halloween as we know it today actually originated in the ancient celtic samhain festival, when people lit bonfires and wore scary costumes to ward off unwanted spirits.

Samhain is an ancient Gaelic word that translates to half dark, thus marking the beginning of winter.

The ceide fields in county mayo are the most extensive stone age site sites in the world. The site contains the oldest known field system in the world that is about 6,000 years old. the Ceide field is one of the most massive rock sites in europe.

Seans bar in the town of athlone is considered the oldest pub/bar in Ireland still in operation. The pub has been open since 900 AD, in 2004, seans bar was listed by guinness world records as the oldest pub in europe.

Ireland ranks sixth in the world in the average consumption of beer per person. Irish people consume an average of 131.1 litres of beer per year.

However, it is an offence for irish citizens to be so seriously intoxicated in public places that they can be considered a danger to themselves or anyone around them In 2009, a law was enacted prohibiting anyone from getting drunk in public in ireland.

Ireland is home to one of the world's most successful alcoholic beverage brands, guiness.

Introduced since 1759 or more than 200 years ago, this drink has been brewed in more than 50 countries and is available in more than 120 countries. The guinness storehouse is one of the existing tourism attractions st. james's gate brewery in dublin, ireland. Since its opening in 2000, it has received more than 20 million visitors.

One of the most famous facts about ireland is that dublin is home to the famous guinness brewery. In 1759, arthur guinness the owner of the company, signed a lease for 9,000 years for this brewery That are some facts from the irish state,

What does the Republic of Ireland look like? How was the Country Formed? (Part 1)

Here are 22 facts about the United Kingdom State

Here are 22 facts about the United Kingdom State

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 Here are 22 facts about the Uk State

Here are 22 facts about the Uk State

United Kingdom, Great Britain, England? What's the difference between those three?

1. Here are 22 facts about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland the name united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland was only introduced in 1927. This is because southern Ireland or what is currently known also as the republic of ireland, decided to secede from the united kingdom and become a country of its own. Hence the name united kingdom of great britain and northern island, or the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, is used as the official name of the country, given that the territory of northern ireland is part of the united kingdom and is outside the island of britain.

2. Union jack or union flag is another name for the national flag of the United Kingdom. The flag design was first adopted on January 1, 1801. The union jack design is a composite of the flags of the constituent states of great Britain. The design itself consists of the red cross emblem of saint george which is the patron saint of the kingdom of england, the cross of saint andrew, the patron saint of the kingdom of scotland, and the emblem of the cross of saint patrick, who is the patron saint of ireland. Meanwhile this design does not include the coat of arms of saint david, the patron saint of wales. Because the design of the british empire was designed after wales and england merged in the 16th century, and the design of the british royal flag already represents the two empires. The pound sterling is the official currency of the united kingdom.

3. In addition to the central part of the country, this currency is also used in the vascular territories and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. Internationally this currency is encoded with GBP, if we convert the value of this currency to the currency in our country, then 1 pound sterling has an exchange rate of 19, 397 rupiah.

4. Historically, the pound sterling emerged after the adoption of the carolingian system in england around the 800s AD. This then made the pound sterling one of the oldest currencies that continues to be used today.

Queen elizabeth II ascended the throne as queen of the United Kingdom in 1952 when she was 25 years old. To this day, queen elizabeth II has ruled the United Kingdom for approximately 69 years. this makes queen elizabeth II the longest reigning queen or head of state in the world.

5. Personally queen elizabeth II does not have a passport from the country of england. This is because all passports in the country are issued in his name. That is, through the passport she issued, queen elizabeth II asked the country the citizen was visiting to allow her to visit there. She only needs to refer to herself as the queen of england on the immigration officers of the countries she visits. Still relating to british passports.

6. Another interesting fact is that all types of horses in england must have a passport.

7. Officially the United Kingdom has no public holidays. They usually use the queen's date of birth and the royal family's wedding as a national holiday.

8. English is the official language in the country, besides that English is also one of the languages with the most speakers in the world But did you know that in English itself, French was once used as the official language of the country. And this lasted for almost 300 years, from 1066 to 1362.

9. In August 1896, the British and sultanates of Zanzibar were once involved in a battle. Uniquely, the battle between the two occurred for about 40 minutes, making it the shortest war ever in the history of world warfare.

10. For additional information, the United Kingdom is one of the sovereign states residing in the territory of the British isles and atlantic islands.

11. The british archipelago itself is, a group of islands in the north atlantic ocean off the northwest coast of the european continent, consisting of the island of great britain, the island of ireland, the island of man, the island of man, the island of hebrida, the northern archipelago and many other small islands.

12. Today the british isles have two sovereign states, namely the united kingdom and the republic of ireland. The use of the term british isles itself has been rarely used, due to objections from the irish government about the term. Thus as an alternative the term atlantic islands or british isles ireland is used, which is used to replace the term british isles.

13. Scotland is the most mountainous region in great Britain. the region is home to the highest peak in the entire mainland of great Britain. At an altitude of 1,344 metres above sea level, ben nevis is the highest point of the United Kingdom in Scotland.

14. Scotland was the first place where the sport of golf was first discovered. Some sources state that the sport of golf was first created in 1457 by saint andrews of scotland. Because of the popularity of this type of sport, in the 1700s the sport of golf was banned by king James II, because it was considered to interfere with army training.

15. Legends and myths involving monsters and mysterious creatures are popular stories in the UK, many people claim to have witnessed such creatures in the past. One of the most popular stories about the appearance of monsters, is the appearance of the loch ness monster or also known as nessie. Although it has not been proven, many people still believe that nessie is a loch ness lake-waiting monster in Scotland.

16. Speaking of lakes, the largest lake in great britain is located in the territory of northern Ireland. Lake lough neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the northern ireland region as well as in the united kingdom. With a surface area of 392 square kilometres, the lake lough neagh also serves as a supplier for about 40% of freshwater needs in northern ireland.

17. The newly mentioned Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a village on the island of anglesey in wales, united kingdom. The village is recorded in the guinness book of world records as the place with the longest name in the united kingdom and also in the world. In welsh, the name of the village has the meaning, the church of santa maria in the valley of white hazel trees near the rushing whirlpool and the church of saint tysilio of the red cave Because it is difficult to pronounce.

18. The ascending bridge on the island of anglesey, wales, is the first suspension bridge in the world built to handle heavy traffic. Designed by thomas telford, the bridge opened on 30 January 1826. At that time, with a length of 386 meters, the ascending bridge was the longest bridge in the world.

19. The channel tunnel is the only land route connecting the mainland of great Britain with other countries on the continent. Tunnel It is a 50-kilmeter-long underwater tunnel connecting the town of folkestone in england with the town of coquelles in france. Located about 75 meters below the seabed, the channel tunnel is one of the longest underwater tunnels in the world.

20. The transport system in the city of london is one of the oldest transport systems and also one of the largest in the world.

21. The London underground built in 1863 is the oldest subway network in the world and is the first subway in the world. Interestingly, this railway network is still operating today.

22. Stonehenge is one of the famous landmarks of the english country. The existence of the stonehenge building itself is quite confusing for historians, this building was created by people who did not leave written records and is estimated to date back to 3000 years BC. When viewed from the age of manufacture, stonehenge has an older age than the pyramid buildings in Egypt. Many myths surround about this stone building, ranging from myths about witches, to the interference of aliens in its creation.

United Kingdom, Great Britain, England? What's the difference between those three?