Sunday, September 8, 2013
NEW YORK (USA)
New York: officially the City of New York , otherwise known as the names and abbreviations of New York City or NYC, is the largest city in the United States and one of the most important American continent. It is located in the northeastern United States, on the Atlantic coast in the south-eastern tip of New York State . The New York City consists of five boroughs called boroughs : Manhattan, Brooklyn , Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. Its inhabitants are called New Yorkers.
Between 1785 and 1790 , the city of New York was the capital of US . It is the largest city in the country since 1790 , before feeding for a few decades the financial and political rivalry between New York and Philadelphia.
New York exerts a significant impact on global commerce, finance, media, art , fashion, research, technology, education and entertainment. Gathering all the characteristics of a global city, it is sometimes considered the " capital of the world " . If it is not the capital of the United States for more than two sièclesnotes 1, New York is not least the country's most populous city, with 8,336,697 inhabitants according to the Census Bureau of the United States (2012 ) . At the heart of the megalopolis BosWashnotes 2 , the agglomeration 19,069,796 inhabitants spans several counties of the State of New York and overlaps two neighboring states . In fact, New Jersey has its western and southern suburbs, and Connecticut has its suburbs northeast. Its urban area in turn had 22,201,312 inhabitants in 2009 .
New York is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world , with its many ethnic neighborhoods . The best known are Little Italy or Chinatown , which includes the highest concentration of Chinese population Amériques .
New York welcomes about 50 million visitors annuels . Times Square, iconified as " the Crossroads of the World" , is the hub of entertainment in the whole country and the theater district Broadway , one of the most populaires intersections and a major center of the entertainment industry in the world . The city has a large number of bridges , skyscrapers and parks renowned mondiale . The financial district of New York, anchored by Wall Street in Lower Manhattan , functions as the "Financial Capital of the World " and is home Stock Exchange and New York its future financial center One World Trade Center. In addition, the Manhattan real estate market is among the most expensive in the monde .
Finally , New York hosts institutions of global importance. These include the UN headquarters , but also many seats multinationales and cultural centers such as the Metropolitan Museum, the Brooklyn Museum , MoMA , Lincoln Center . Many famous universities are located in New York, including the University of the City of New York, Columbia University , New York University , and Rockefeller , which are classified among the top 50 universities in the University world.
CHINA
China: officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a sovereign state located in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, witha population of over 1.35 billion. The PRC is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party, with its seat of government in the capital city of Beijing. It exercises jurisdiction over 22provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and two mostly self-governing special administrative regions (Hong Kongand Macau). The PRC also claims Taiwan – which is controlled by the Republic of China (ROC), a separate political entity – as its 23rd province, a claim controversial due to the complexpolitical status of Taiwan and the unresolved Chinese Civil War.
Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometres, China is the world's second-largest country by land area, but only the third or fourth-largest by total area, dependent on whether the surface areas of various inland bodies of water such as the Great Lakes are included in the total area of a country. China's landscape is vast and diverse, ranging from forest steppes and the Gobi and Taklamakan deserts in the arid north to subtropical forests in the wetter south. The Himalaya, Karakoram, Pamir and Tian Shan mountain ranges separate China from South and Central Asia. The Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, the third- and sixth-longest in the world, run from the Tibetan Plateau to the densely populated eastern seaboard. China's coastline along the Pacific Ocean is 14,500 kilometres (9,000 mi) long, and is bounded by the Bohai, Yellow, East and South China Seas.
The ancient Chinese civilization – one of the world's earliest – flourished in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. For millennia, China's political system was based on hereditary monarchies, known as dynasties, beginning with the semi-mythological Xia of the Yellow River basin (c. 2000 BCE). Since 221 BCE, when the Qin Dynasty first conquered several states to form a Chinese empire, the country has expanded, fractured and been reformed numerous times. The Republic of China overthrew the last dynasty in 1911, and ruled the Chinese mainland until 1949. After the defeat of the Empire of Japan in World War II, the Communist Party defeated the nationalist Kuomintang in mainland China and established the People's Republic of China in Beijing on 1 October 1949, while the Kuomintang relocated the ROC government to its present capital of Taipei.
Since the introduction of economic reforms in 1978, China has become the world's fastest-growing major economy. As of 2013, it is the world's second-largest economy by both nominal total GDP and purchasing power parity (PPP), and is also the world's largest exporter and importer of goods. China is a recognized nuclear weapons state and has the world's largest standing army, with the second-largest defense budget The PRC has been a United Nations member since 1971, when it replaced the ROC as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. China is also a member of numerous formal and informal multilateral organizations, including the WTO, APEC, BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the BCIM and the G-20. China has been characterized as a potential superpower by a number of academics, military analysts, and public policy and economics analysts.
THAILAND
Thailand: officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia whose territory covers 514,000 km2. Before 1939 it was called the Kingdom of Siam. It is bordered to the west by Burma, south by Malaysia, to the east by Cambodia and northeast by Laos . It is a constitutional monarchy since 1932.
Its capital is Krung Thep ( the City of Angels ) , also known as Bangkok. The official language is Thai baht and the currency .
King Rama IX , the ninth of the Chakri dynasty, ruled the country since 1946 , longevity record at the head of the country in thaïlandaise1 history. Constitutional monarch , the king is officially titled Head of State , Chief of the Armed Forces , a supporter of the Buddhist religion and defender of all faiths .
The country ranks 51 countries in order of area ( 514,000 km2) and the 19th most populous country in the world with 66,720,153 people in 2011 , a number of area and very close to those of metropolitan France inhabitants .
Approximately 75 % of the population is ethnic Thai , 14% Chinese , and 3% malais2 , the rest being composed of minority groups: Mons , Khmers and various hill tribes . The main religion is Buddhism , practiced by approximately 95 % of Thais .
Thailand experienced rapid economic growth between 1985 and 1995. This is a newly industrialized , thanks to tourism, with well-known as the Ayutthaya country park tourist destinations , the seaside resort of Pattaya , the capital Bangkok, Phuket Province , the coastal town of Krabi and Koh Samui. Exports also contribute significantly to the economy.3 . There are approximately 2.2 million legal and illegal migrants Thailand4 over a certain number of expatriates occidentaux countries .
MALTA
Malta: is an island state, a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004. Malta joined the euro area on 1 January 2008.
It is the smallest state of the European Union and it is also, apart from the city-states, the densest in the world. The Republic of Malta is an archipelago which consists of eight islands, four of which are inhabited, located between the eastern and western Mediterranean Sea 93 kilometers from Sicily. Its strategic location has earned him the envy of many powers over the ages.
SORRENTO (ITALY)
Sorrento: (Naples Surriento) is a small city in Campania, southern Italy, with some 16,500 inhabitants. It is a popular tourist destination that can be reached easily from Naples and Pompeii, as it lies at the southeastern end of the Circumvesuviana rail line. The town overlooks the Bay of Naples as the key place of the Sorrentine Peninsula, and many viewpoints allow sight of Naples itself, Vesuvius and the island of Capri.
The Amalfi Drive (connecting Sorrento and Amalfi) is a narrow road that winds along the cliffs overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Ferries and hydrofoils provide services to Naples, Amalfi, Positano, Capri and Ischia. Sorrento cliffs and luxury hotels have attracted notable people, including Enrico Caruso and Luciano Pavarotti.
Sorrento is famous for the production of limoncello, a liqueur made from lemon zest, alcohol, water and sugar. Other agricultural production includes citrus fruit, wine, nuts and olives. wood crafts also developed.
The Amalfi Drive (connecting Sorrento and Amalfi) is a narrow road that winds along the cliffs overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Ferries and hydrofoils provide services to Naples, Amalfi, Positano, Capri and Ischia. Sorrento cliffs and luxury hotels have attracted notable people, including Enrico Caruso and Luciano Pavarotti.
Sorrento is famous for the production of limoncello, a liqueur made from lemon zest, alcohol, water and sugar. Other agricultural production includes citrus fruit, wine, nuts and olives. wood crafts also developed.
Le désert algérien
Il deserto Algerino: si trova nel centro-nord Africa e parti dell'Africa sous-Sahariana. Il deserto occupation più di quattro quinti di Algérie.L'espansione Inizia dalla Atlante sahariano, più o meno come un deserto pietroso e più dentro un ottenere il massimo di Sabbia da dune del deserto, diventa. Nel Sud-Ovest è la chaîne d'Montuosa Tassili n'Ajjer Trovato. Questa è una regione zona di interesse grande archeologico e fu posto nella "Lista del Patrimonio Mondiale" dall'UNESCO nel 1982. [1] La temperatura ufficiale più alto ère 50,6 ° C (123,1 ° F) de In Salah.
Le désert algérien: est situé en Afrique centrale-nord et certaines régions d'Afrique sub-saharienne. Le désert occupe plus des quatre cinquièmes de l'Algérie.Expansion commence à partir de l'Atlas saharien, plus ou moins comme un désert pierreux et plus à l'intérieur que vous obtenez le meilleur parti de dunes de sable du désert, il devient. Dans le sud-ouest est la gamme de montagne de Tassili n'Ajjer trouvé. Cette région est une zone de grand intérêt archéologique et a été placé sur la "Liste du patrimoine mondial" par l'UNESCO en 1982. [1] La température officiel le plus élevé était de 50,6 ° C (123,1 ° F) à In Salah.
Constantine (Algérie)
Constantine: è una città nel Nord-Est dell'Algeria, capoluogo della provincia di Costantino con più di 840.000 abitanti. E 'la terza città più grande del paese à Termini di popolazione.
Costantino, una delle più antiche città del mondo, è una città nella storia del Important Mediterraneo. Il suo nome dell'ex Cirta, capitale della Numidie, porta par 17 secoli il nome dell'Imperatore Costantino I, che lo ricostruì nel 313. Costantino è anche conosciuta come la "città dei Ponti sospesi", "Città del vecchio rock", "Città di studiosi" viens "città delle aquile" o "Città Malouf" versione Costantino della musica arabo-andalusa, è della regione capoluogo orientale.
Constantine: est une ville dans le nord-est de l'Algérie, capitale de la province de Constantine, avec plus de 840.000 habitants. Et «la troisième plus grande ville du pays en termes de population.
Constantine, l'une des plus anciennes villes du monde, est une ville importante dans l'histoire de la Méditerranée. Le nom de l'ancienne Cirta, capitale de la Numidie, la porte pendant 17 siècles, le nom de l'empereur Constantin Ier, qui a reconstruit en 313. Constantine est également connu comme la «ville des ponts suspendus", "ville de la vieille roche", "Ville des savants» comme la «ville des aigles» ou «Ville Malouf version" Constantine de la musique arabo-andalouse, est la capitale de la région orientale.
Constantine, l'une des plus anciennes villes du monde, est une ville importante dans l'histoire de la Méditerranée. Le nom de l'ancienne Cirta, capitale de la Numidie, la porte pendant 17 siècles, le nom de l'empereur Constantin Ier, qui a reconstruit en 313. Constantine est également connu comme la «ville des ponts suspendus", "ville de la vieille roche", "Ville des savants» comme la «ville des aigles» ou «Ville Malouf version" Constantine de la musique arabo-andalouse, est la capitale de la région orientale.
Oran (Algérie)
Oran: soprannominato "il radiante" è la seconda città più grande dans una delle più grandi Algérie2 e il Maghreb. E 'una città portuale sul Mediterraneo, situata en Algérie nord-occidentale, a 432 km dalla capitale Alger, La Capitale e della prefettura homonyme, lungo il Golfo di Orano.
La città è situata dans fondo un non settentrionale aperto e Dominee direttamente dalla Montagna ovest delle Baie Aïdour, con una altezza di 420 metri, così venir l'insieme di Moulay Abdelkader al-Jilani. La sinterizzazione va da entrambi i lati della gola del Fiume Rhi ora coperto.
Nel 2008 il Comune abitanti1 erano 609940, mentre la popolazione della città di stato di Orano è environ 1.000.000 abitanti3.
Oran: Surnommé «la radieuse» est la deuxième plus grande ville dans l'un des plus grands Algérie2 et le Maghreb.C'est une ville portuaire sur la Méditerranée, située dans le nord-ouest de l'Algérie, au 432 km de la capitale Alger, la capitale de la préfecture du même nom, le long du golfe d'Oran.
La ville est située au fond d'une ouverte au nord et Dominee directement par la montagne à l'ouest des baies de Aïdour, avec une hauteur de 420 mètres, ainsi que l'ensemble de Moulay Abdelkader al-Jilani. Le frittage fonctionne des deux côtés de la gorge de la rivière Rhi maintenant couvert.
En 2008, la commune habitants1 étaient 609,940, tandis que la population de la ville d'Oran était d'environ 1.000.000 habitants3.
Capri (Italie)
Capri:
une île dans la baie de Naples, en face de la péninsule de Sorrente, en Italie. sur son territoire sont la ville homonyme de Capri et la ville d'Anacapri. Ses dimensions sont de 6 km de long et trois de large. Connu depuis l'antiquité pour sa beauté, c'est une station depuis l'époque romaine. Il est particulièrement connu pour le Faraglioni, deux rochers émergeant de la mer. L'île a beaucoup d'autres intérêts comme la Marina Piccola, le Belvédère de Tragara, la Grotte bleue (Grotta Azzurra), la Villa San Michele, la Villa Malaparte et les ruines de l' villas romaines impériales. L'étymologie du nom Capri revenir aux anciens colons grecs qui furent les premiers habitants de l'île. Il n'est donc pas dérivé du latin (capreae = chèvres), mais ancien κάπρος grec (kapros = sanglier).
calabria ( italy)
Calabria: in known as Bruttium or-formerly known as Italia antiquity, is a region in Southern Italy located at the "toe" of the Italian peninsula, is the capital of Calabria. Catanzaro.'s most populous city and the seat of the Regional Council of Calabria, however, is Reggio.
It is bordered to the north by the region of Basilicata, in the south-west by the region of Sicily, to the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea, and to the east by the Ionian Sea. The region covers 15,080 km 2 (5,822 square miles) and has a population of just over 2 million. The demonym of Calabria in English is Calabrian (Italian: Calabrese). In ancient times the name Calabria was used to refer to the southern part of Apulia, the Salento peninsula (also known as the "heel" of Italy).
Sardinia ( italy )
Sardinia: is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one Italian region, north of Tunisia, south of Corsica. She received autonomous status February 28, 1948. Its capital is the city of Cagliari.
Sardinia is the surface of the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and an Italian region with special status whose official name is Regione Autonoma della Sardegna. Its Special Status enshrined in the 1948 Constitution guarantees the administrative autonomy of local tutelary institutions of its linguistic and geographical features.
Sardinia is separated from Corsica by the Strait of Bonifacio is located in the middle of the western Mediterranean Sea, this central position favored since ancient trade and cultural relations as the economic, military and strategic.
In modern times, many writers have extolled the beauty of Sardinia, which still retains, despite the expansion of coastal tourism in protected remnants of Culture nu
ragique1 landscape.
Salerno ( italy )
Salerno: is a city and comune in Campania (south- western Italy ) and is the capital of the province of the same name . It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Salerno is the main town close to the Amalfi Coast (the " Amalfi Coast " on the Tyrrhenian Sea , which includes the famous towns of Amalfi, Positano, and others) and is mostly known for its Schola Medica Salernitana ( the first university of Medicine of the world.) in the 16th century, under the Sanseverino family, amongst the most powerful feudal lords in Southern Italy, the city became a great center of education , culture and the arts, and family hired several of the greatest intellectuals of the time . Later in 1694 , the city was hit by several earthquakes and catastrophic plagues , and after a period of Spanish rule , which will last until the 18th century . After that , Salerno became part of the Neapolitan Republic and saw a period of Napoleonic rule .
In recent history the city hosted the King of Italy , who moved to Rome in 1943 after Italy negotiated a peace with the Allies in World War II . A brief so-called " government of the South" was then established in the city , which became the "capital" of Italy for some months. Among Allied landings during Operation Avalanche (the invasion of Italy ) occurred near Salerno .
Today Salerno is an important cultural center in Campania and Italy and has had a long and eventful history . The city has a rich and varied culture , and the city is divided into three distinct regions : the medieval sector with a modern twist arts, the planned 19th century district and the area most densely populated after the war, with several of its properties.
Rome ( italy )
Rome: is the capital of Italy since 1871. It is located in the Lazio region, in the center of the country. With 2,783,300 inhabitants established on 1285 sq km (4,103,250 inhabitants with the town in 2009) , Rome is the most populated municipality of Italy and the third largest expanse of Europe. after Moscow and London, and its urban area is however less important than those of Milan and Naples.
City cradle of Western civilization after Athens, Rome has a history that spans more than two thousand five hundred years. It was the center of the Roman Empire, which dominated Europe, North Africa and the Middle East for over five hundred years from the first century BC. BC to the fifth century AD. BC. Rome occupies a crucial place in Christianity and is the seat of the Roman Catholic Church and the Vatican City, a sovereign state whose head is the Pope.
The historic center of Renaissance and Baroque. Rome is the third most visited in Europe after London and Paris and its historic center is listed by UNESCO as a heritage site mondial5 tourist destination.
City cradle of Western civilization after Athens, Rome has a history that spans more than two thousand five hundred years. It was the center of the Roman Empire, which dominated Europe, North Africa and the Middle East for over five hundred years from the first century BC. BC to the fifth century AD. BC. Rome occupies a crucial place in Christianity and is the seat of the Roman Catholic Church and the Vatican City, a sovereign state whose head is the Pope.
The historic center of Renaissance and Baroque. Rome is the third most visited in Europe after London and Paris and its historic center is listed by UNESCO as a heritage site mondial5 tourist destination.
Milan ( italy )
Milan: is an Italian city located in the north of the peninsula. Capital of the region of Lombardy, in the center of the Po Valley, Milan has approximately 1,275,000 inhabitants, making it the second largest city in Italy in terms of population, but represents, with its metropolitan area, the largest area urban country. With 7,123,563 inhabitants in 2009, the Milan metropolitan area is the fourth largest in Europe, after those of Moscow, Paris and London.
Milan is considered the economic heart of Italy and one of the nerve centers of the global mode. Industrial, commercial, financial and academic center, it is the seat of the Italian Stock Exchange and is a major attraction for the administrative offices of various corporations. Thus, Milan is an alpha world city. Milan also has a very important tourist attraction in Italy and Europe, with nearly two million tourists each 1year.
barcelona ( spain )
Barcelona:is the administrative and economic capital of Catalonia, Barcelona province , in the county of El Barcelonès and its area and its metropolitan area , Spain.
It is the second largest city in Spain in terms of population and activities, the eleventh most populous city of the European Union and the sixth including his banlieue : More than 5 million people live in the metropolitan barcelonaise.
The majority of adjacent municipalities are also gathered in Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona.
Located on the Mediterranean coast , it is crossed by the rivers Llobregat and Besòs and bordered to the west by the Serra de Collserola which rises to 512 meters ( top Tibidabo ) . It is considered as a global city because of its importance in the areas of finance , international trade , publishing , arts , entertainment and media. Barcelona is a major economic center which has , moreover, a major Mediterranean ports and the second behind the Spanish airport of Madrid- Barajas. It is also the city with the largest metropolitan park in the world , the Collserola Park, in front of Central Park in New York. Having been founded by the Romans , the city became the capital of the Counts of Barcelona and one of the major cities of the Crown of Aragon . Redesigned several times during its history, today it is a major tourist destination and has a unique cultural heritage. The Palau Güell ( 1984 ) , Casa Mila , Park Güell , the Palau de la Música Catalana and the Hospital de Sant Pau are also on the World Heritage List of UNESCO. In addition, the city is also known for hosting the Olympics in 1992 and , more recently, the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean .
Madrid ( spain )
Madrid: is the capital of Spain.
It was founded in the ninth century by the Emir Muhammad I as the Majrît (مجريط).
Now the largest and most populated city of the country, it is also the capital of the Autonomous Community of Madrid1. It houses the headquarters of the World Tourism Organization.
The city has a population of 3,413,271 inhabitants (the Madrid), within an urban area of 7.1 million inhabitants in 2011 according to the INE.
The Prado Museum, the Reina Sofía and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum are among the most visited museums in the world.
Ibiza (Espagne)
Ibiza: la plus petite des trois îles Baléares, attire des milliers de personnes de toute l'Europe chaque année.
Situé à proximité de sa grande sœur Majorque, Ibiza lui-même est une destination touristique de premier plan au niveau international. Connue comme la capitale de la musique électronique.
Ibiza est l'une des meilleures offres de la vie nocturne en Europe avec de nombreuses discothèques, bars et discothèques qui ont acquis une réputation internationale en raison notamment des nombreuses séances de musique intense et des soirées dansantes organisées pendant les mois d'été.
Ibiza parfois connu comme le paradis est entouré par la beauté de l'océan bleu de la Méditerranée et décoré avec des plages de sable blanc parfait. Il est célèbre pour sa vie nocturne, mais a aussi un côté calme, en dépit de son cadre idyllique, il offre une gamme d'activités d'aventure et de beaux parcs pour se détendre po deviné encore? Bingo! Il s'agit d'Ibiza! Chaque année, il ya beaucoup de touristes (surtout les Britanniques) qui prennent des vacances à Ibiza et il n'est pas surprenant que Ibiza belles plages sont bordées d'hôtels modernes vous offrent une vue imprenable sur la mer bleu clair. San Antonio est l'un des endroits les plus connus à Ibiza en raison de la pittoresque marina, il vaut vraiment le détour si vous allez à Ibiza. N'est-il pas juste que vous voulez faire voler là tout de suite? Je n'ai certainement!
Cependant, l'île d'Ibiza est célèbre non seulement en raison de son atmosphère non-stop parti, mais aussi pour ses caractéristiques naturelles et culturelles. Une grande partie de l'île est listée sous la Sites du site du patrimoine mondial des Nations Unies. Trésors sous-tendent cette terre sont infinies.De la côte, le paysage traditionnel de nombreux villages et maisons isolées et des villas est restée intacte, en préservant le caractère unique de l'île. Ibiza est la destination parfaite pour ceux qui cherchent à profiter des sports nautiques comme le surf, la plongée en apnée et plongée sous-marine, surtout après avoir passé du temps sur la plage pendant les journées ensoleillées. L'île dispose de plusieurs installations sportives long de son littoral remarquable et de nombreux touristes et les habitants utilisent cette occasion pour se rafraîchir quand le soleil est vraiment le feu. Apprenez à connaître plus sur la belle Ibiza à travers notre guide d'information touristique d'Ibiza avec le plus grand hôtel à Ibiza et propose des visites pour profiter de la fête la plus étonnante à Ibiza à travers sa culture unique, de belles plages, la vie nocturne sauvage et des gens sympathiques - cette île inoubliable bénéficie d' avec des options pour quitter fois actives et relaxantes, tout le monde à bout de souffle. Peu importe ce que vous aimez, Ibiza va certainement vous ravir.
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