Liechtenstein lies between the Swiss canton of St. Gallen and the Graubünden with the Rhine as the dividing line, and the Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg. The country is 25 kilometers long and 10 kilometers wide, and consists of a flat plain on the eastern side of the upper Rhine, as well as the western…
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Croatia
Croatia is a republic in southern Europe. The country borders the Adriatic Sea in the west, Slovenia in the west and north, Hungary in the north, Serbia in the east and Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro in the east and south. The capital is Zagreb. Croatia was the second largest republic in former Yugoslavia during…
Transportation in Budapest
Public transportation The inexpensive, efficient Budapest public transport system is managed by Budapesti Kõzlekedési Vállalat (BKV) (Tel: (1) 317-5518. Internet: http://www.bkv.hu/english/) and includes the underground, trams, Buses, trolleybuses (a cross between bus and tram) and trains. In the summer run on the Danube also the BKV – ferries. Public transport operates from 4:30 a.m. to…
Latvia
Latvia is a republic in Northern Europe, on the Baltic Sea. The country borders Estonia in the north, Lithuania in the south, Russia and Belarus in the east and the Baltic Sea in the west. The capital is Riga. Latvia is one of the three Baltic states. The country is the size of Svalbard and…
Music and Dance in Croatia
Music in Croatia Folk music Croatia’s topography and history have created a rich folk diversity. Six main styles are distinguished: 1) melodies with small intervals (halftones) and small scale, 2) melodies with diatonic small scale, 3) melodies with end tone on the quintet, 4) multi-part song, 5) large scale melodies and 6) melodies with up…
Hotels in Budapest
The hotels below are arranged alphabetically and have been divided into three different price ranges. Expensive $$$$ (over 85,000 Ft) Moderate (25,000 Ft to 85,000 Ft) Inexpensive (up to 25,000 Ft) The prices given here are for a double room per night with breakfast and all taxes. Lifted Kempinski Hotel Corvinus The relaxed atmosphere, the…
Movies and Theater in Latvia
Theater in Latvia Theater in German and Russian Latvian theater largely has its background in amateur theater which was common in both the cities and the countryside in the 19th century. The first professional theater built on both German and Russian theater, e.g. Deutsches Theater in Riga, which had existed since the 18th century and…
Theater and Movies in Croatia
Theater in Croatia Croatian theater grew as part of the Northern and Central European National Theater movement, which was especially inspired by Germany. Croatian culture was strongly influenced by German and Hungarian. Opera and singing plays in Croatian are known from the 1840s, and from 1860 the theater language at the Croatian National Theater is…
Mass Media in North America
Mass Media in Mexico In Mexico, almost 300 daily newspapers are published with a total circulation of around 10 million. The largest are released in Ciudad de México. These include the sports newspaper Esto (circulation about 400 000), La Prensa (circulation about 270 000), El Heraldo de México (circulation about 210 000) and Excélsior (circulation…
Mass Media in South America
How Many Countries Are In South America? South America comprises twelve countries, each with its own unique culture, geography, and history. These countries are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Spanning from the lush rainforests of the Amazon to the arid plains of the Atacama Desert, South America offers…