A small, south central European country, the Republic of Slovenia was once part of Yugoslavia. It declared its independence in 1991, after a 1990 referendum. Geographically, it is almost completely surrounded by Croatia, Austria, Hungary and Italy, with only the port city of Koper having access to the Adriatic Sea. Its population of just over […]
Uninhabited until the late 15th century, the isolated, volcanic, central African Sao Tome and Principe islands were first colonized by Portugal, which established a sugar-based economy supported by African slave labor. The country, which became independent in 1975, is a lower middle-income, semi-presidential republic. Here are 10 facts on hunger in Sao Tome and Principe. […]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (32 eastern Caribbean islands and cays), a small island developing state, is a British Commonwealth parliamentary democracy, colonized in the 18th century. Slave-run plantations dominated the economy until slavery was abolished in 1834. Former slaves and immigrants provided labor until landowners abandoned estates in the early 1900s, leaving the liberated […]
The smallest country in the Western Hemisphere, St. Kitts and Nevis is a dual island volcanic nation in the Caribbean, gaining independence from England in 1983. A 1998 referendum to separate Nevis from St. Kitts was unsuccessful. The Country and the Region St. Kitts and Nevis is a member of CARICOM (the Caribbean Community), an organization […]
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island, currently of three million people, which was ceded to the United States after the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917. Its constitution, enacted in 1952, provides for internal self-government, and subsequent plebiscites supported continuation of that status. However, a 2020 referendum showed […]
Panama, known for the Panama Canal, is characterized by its tropical forests and mountainous terrains, connecting Central America to South America. Over the last two decades, Panama has experienced economic growth and attained the status of a high-income country. However, inequality remains a significant issue, with disparities between the urban, rural and indigenous populations. The […]
The Republic of The Gambia, situated on the North Atlantic Coast of West Africa, is the smallest country on the African continent, with a population of approximately 2.8 million people. It is categorized as a low-income, food-deficit nation, with an estimated poverty rate of around 53% and 27% of its population experiencing food insecurity. Causes […]
Located in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is an independent nation comprising over 600 islands known for their abundance of cultures and traditions. However, despite the nation’s wide range of cultural diversity, the FSM grapples with significant challenges in the realm of health care. In 2021, the World […]
Military groups worldwide recruit children and although the U.N. has put measures in place to prevent this, the issue is still prevalent. Their roles are not restricted to only soldiers or gunmen, but spies, messengers, sex slaves and suicide bombers. The U.N. receives regular “reports of children as young as 8 or 9 years old […]
Most girls begin menstruating at the age of 12, however, it is also common for a girl’s first cycle to happen as early as 10 years old or as late as 15 years old. Afterward, young girls and women can anticipate having a period for about 40 years of their life. For these 40 years, […]
