Exactly what is a country? The most accepted definition of a ‘country’ is a sovereign state whose borders are fully acknowledged by every other existing country in the world. Thus, applying that determination there are currently (Dec 2023) 194 countries in the world. Here’s a brief narrative on the world’s five least-populated countries: Vatican City…
The United Nations (UN) currently comprises of 193 countries as well as the observer state of the Vatican. However, the number of countries in the world is ever-dynamic. New countries are established when they choose to split from an existing country. Alternatively, they may come into being after a sovereign state is dissolved. Thirdly, sovereign…
Changing Times I don’t suppose when American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan wrote and released his 1964 protest song “The Times They Are a-Changin’, he was particularly thinking about fruit. Nonetheless, like just about everything else on our planet, it has proved to be the case for the global produce. Growing up in the UK in the…
Based on a few choice quotes from history, here’s a brief review of just what is happening in the world of politics: 1. “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics” The famed quote is often attributed to the world-renowned American author Mark Twain (1835 – 1910). However, it was Twain himself…
What is a Phobia? A phobia could be most simply described as an irrational fear of an object, animal, situation or activity. While these fears might seem highly irrational and unjustified to the majority of us, they are obviously very real to the sufferer. Most of us are familiar with a few common and perhaps…
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