North Dakota State Facts, Symbols and History
North Dakota is a state in the north central part of the United States, one of the so-called states of the Northwest Center. Population 723,393 (2013 data). The capital is Bismarck. The largest city...
Ohio State Facts, Symbols and History
Ohio Fast Facts Capital: Columbus (popularity). 755 (2008 est.) Ohio population: 11,544,225 ( 2012 est.) (7th) Ohio Quarter: The Ohio Quarter is the second quarter of 2002 and the 17th quarter released in the...
Oklahoma State Facts, Symbols and History
Oklahoma Fast Facts Capital: Oklahoma City (popularity). 547,274 (2010 est.) Oklahoma population: 3,814,820 ( 2012 est.) (28th) Oklahoma Quarter: The first quarter commemorative coin issued in 2008 honors Oklahoma and is the 46th coin...
Oregon State Facts, Symbols and History
Oregon Fast Facts Capital: Salem (popularity). 151,913 (2008 est.) Oregon Population: 3,899,353 ( 2012 est.) (27th) The Oregon Quarter is the third quarter released in 2005 honors Oregon and is 33rd in the United...
Pennsylvania State Facts, Symbols and History
Pennsylvania Fast Facts Capital: Harrisburg (popularity). 47,196 (2010 est.) Pennsylvania population: 12,763,536 ( 2012 est.) (6th) The Pennsylvania Quarter The Pennsylvania Quarter, the 2nd quarter in the 50 State Quarters® Program series, features the...
Rhode Island State Facts, Symbols and History
Rhode Island Fast Facts Capital: Providence (popularity). 172,459 (2008 est.) Rhode Island Population: 1,050,292 ( 2012 est.) (443rd) Rhode Island Quarter: The Rhode Island quarter is the third quarter released in the 2001 series...
South Carolina State Facts, Symbols and History
South Carolina Fast Facts Capital: Colombia (popularity). 124,818 (2008 est.) South Carolina population: 4,723,723 ( 2012 est.) (24th) South Carolina Quarter: The South Carolina Quarter was the eighth quarter released in the United States...
South Dakota State Facts, Symbols and History
Symbols of South Dakota Animal: american wolf Bird: Chinese pheasant with neck stripe Flag of South Dakota Flower: Pasque (May Day flower) Motto: “Under God, people rule” Nicknames: (most used) Mount Rushmore State; state...
Tennessee State Facts, Symbols and History
Tennessee is a state in the eastern United States, one of the so-called states of the Southeast Center. Population 6,403,353 (2013 data). The capital is Nashville, the largest city is Memphis. Became part of...
Texas State Facts, Symbols and History
Texas is a state in the southeastern United States. It ranks 2nd in terms of territory after Alaska (695,622 km) and 2nd after California in terms of population – 26,674,681 people (data for 2011)....
Utah State Facts, Symbols and History
Utah Fast Facts Capital: Salt Lake City (popularity). 180.651 (2008 est.) Utah population: 2,855,287 ( 2012 est.) (34th) Utah Quarter: The fifth and final quarter commemorative coin, issued in 2007, honors Utah and is...
Vermont State Facts, Symbols and History
Vermont Fast Facts Capital: Montpelier (popularity). 7,821 (2010 est.) (least populous state capital in the US) Vermont population: 626,011 ( 2012 est.) (49th) Vermont Quarter: The Vermont Quarter is the fourth quarter in the...
Virginia State Facts, Symbols and History
Virginia Fast Facts Capital: Richmond (popularity). 200.123 (2008 est.) Virginia population: 8,185,867 ( 2012 est.) (12th) Virginia Quarter The Virginia quarter, 10th in the series and the last quarter to be released in the...
Washington State Facts, Symbols and History
Washington Fast Facts Capital: Olympia (popularity). 44,925 (2008 est.) Washington Population: 6,897,012 ( 2012 est.) (13th) Washington Quarter The second quarter commemorative coin, issued in 2007, honors Washington and is the 42nd coin in...
Washington DC History
Washington: a city of symbols or a symbol of power Washington is the capital of the USA. This is an axiom known all over the world. But what do we know about this city,...
West Virginia State Facts, Symbols and History
West Virginia Fast Facts Capital: Charleston (popularity). 50,478 (2008 est.) Population of West Virginia: 1,855.413 ( 2012 est.) (38th) The West Virginia Quarter: The West Virginia Quarter is the fifth and final quarter of...
Wisconsin State Facts, Symbols and History
Wisconsin Fast Facts Capital: Madison (popularity). 228.775 (2008 est.) Wisconsin Population: 5,726,398 ( 2012 Census) (20th) The Wisconsin Quarter The Wisconsin Quarter was the fifth quarter of 2004 and the 30th quarter released in...
Wyoming State Facts, Symbols and History
Wyoming Fast Facts Capital: Cheyenne (popularity). 55,995 (2010 est.) Wyoming Population: 576,412 ( 2012 est.) (50th) Wyoming Quarter: The fourth quarter commemorative coin issued in 2007 honors Wyoming and is the 44th coin in...
Arizona State Facts, Symbols and History
Arizona is the 48th state of the United States. Located in the southwest of the country. Along with Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, it is among the ” Four Corner States “. The capital...
Alaska State Facts, Symbols and History
Alaska Fast Facts Capital: Juneau (pop. 32,164) (2011) Alaska population: 731,449 (2012) (47th) Alaska Quarter: The fourth quarter commemorative coin, issued in 2008, honors Alaska and is the 49th coin in the United States...
Alabama State Facts, Symbols and History
Alabama Fast Facts Capital: Montgomery (popularity). (city 201,998) (metro 469,268) (2008 est.) Alabama Population: 4,822,023 ( 2012 est.) (23rd) Alabama Population: ( per square mile) US State Population: ( all states) Currency: US dollar...
Czech Republic Attractions
Jewish Quarter Třebíč You can still get an impression of the life of the Jewish community in southern Czech Republic in the 19th century in the town of Třebíč (German: Trebitsch). A Jewish quarter...
Saint Barthelemy (France)
Saint Barthelemy (Saint-Barthélemy in French; also St Barth) is an island in the Caribbean Sea 175 km north of the Guadeloupe archipelago (17 ° 54 ′ North 62 ° 50 ′ West). Administratively is a commune of Guadalupe, although the 6 of Decemberof 2003 residents...
Geography of Algeria
General information about Algeria According to bridgat, the official name is the Algerian People’s Democratic Republic (Republique Algerienne Democratique et Populaire). Located in the northwest of the African continent. The area is 2381 thousand...
Geography of Iran
Located between 44° 2′ and 63°20′ East longitude, 25°00′ and 39°47′ North latitude. From the north it is washed by the Caspian Sea (the length of the coastline is 657 km), from the south...
Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda
Murchison Falls National Park is located in northwestern Uganda, extending inland from the shores of Lake Albert around the Victoria Nile. It is named after Murchison Falls (now Cabarega), which in turn is named...
Manama, Bahrain
Manama, المنامة (Arabic, in Latin transliteration: Al-Manāmah), Manama (English) is the capital of Bahrain, located on the northeastern coast of the island of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf of the Arabian Sea. The Al-Fateh...
Guatemala Description
Currency: Quetzal (Q or GTQ), equal to 100 centavos Language: Spanish Guatemala– one of the most colorful countries in Central America. One of the centers of the powerful civilization of the Maya Indians (II – IX...
Lake Como, Italy
“There are no wide fields on the banks of Como… there are no fat fields… Everything here is noble and affectionate, everything speaks of love, nothing reminds of the deformities of civilization.” Stendhal “Parma...
Wisconsin – Forest, Water And Loads of Sports
Almost half of the area of Wisconsin is covered in forest. It’s not a bad start to a vacation where you want to get plenty of fresh air, right? In addition, there are thousands...