France

France always involved tourists from different a world camp. The royal castles, the sights, rich history and culture, fantastic landscapes, cozy country towns - here a magnet which draws tourists. Foreigners come there to take pleasure in refined French cuisine, to try taste of the present French wine and cheese. It is the country where it is possible to find interesting entertainments and where the train of numerous holidays and festivals doesn't come to an end.
The country is located in the Western Europe and being a member of the European Union.
The country population makes about 65 million persons, 10 from them live in Paris-capital France.
Total area about 547 thousand the square kilometers, washed by waters of Atlantic ocean and Mediterranean sea, waters of bay of Biscay, passage La Manche and the Pas - de-Kale. The large rivers concern other water resources, such as Hay, Loire, Rhone, Garonne also.
The relief of France is various enough, in the north and in the west plains, in the southeast prevail
The woods occupying about 25 percent of territory, and in the central and east areas of mountain.
Large mountain chains it is the Pyrenees and the Alpes.
Almost in all territory the is moderate-sea climate passing in moderately-continental, on southern coast of France it subtropical prevails. Winter warm enough to 0 degrees, rains prevail. Summer - dry and hot, to + 25 degrees.
The modern population of France is result of rich history. Mainly radical Frenchmen prevail, but there are also immigrants from Africa (Moroccans, Algerians), them about 5 million from the general population. About 48 percent of the population profess Catholicism, there is also a Judaism and Islam. The state language considers French, however in informal conversation though and it is not frequent, it is possible to hear also Breton, basque, Catalan and German dialects.
The country, drawing the charm and refinement.

Отредактировано Елена Полиевец (2012-03-12 04:18:00)

Japan.
The most mysterious and spiritually developed country.(Japan is an island nation in East Asia is located in the Pacific Ocean, to the East of the sea of Japan, China, North and South Korea, Russia, extends from the sea of Okhotsk in the North to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the South. Japan is located on the Japanese archipelago consists of Four major islands 6852. Islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku — make up 97% of the total area of the archipelago). Nature Japan fascinates. She is amazing and is not to be compared with nature, in my opinion. Culture of Japan had many centuries and it is a great national treasure. Personally I, Japan is of utmost interest and an irresistible desire to visit the English-SPOKEN country. The Japanese have achieved tremendous success in the field of various types of technology.(This is known to all-Japan very economically developed country), they also have mental wealth and natural balance. I think in the future when I enhance my English, I will find the opportunity to visit this unusual beautiful country with a very rich history and culture.

Here are some interesting and rather ridiculous facts: In California, no vehicle can not exceed the speed of a hundred miles an hour, if it goes without a driver.
The city Kraford in New Jersey is prohibited to park boats and boats on the lawns.
The New Ark in the same state is a crime to sell ice cream after 6 pm, unless the buyer has no special help from the doctor.
In Denver Kolorodo officially forbidden to give the neighbors to use their vacuum cleaner.
In Delaware and forbidden to fly over any water reservoirs and resources, if only "in the airplane does not have sufficient supplies of water and drink."

In Australia everywhere speak English, which sometimes has the features.
We offer you the list of some words and their value:

Aussie – the Australian,
Arvo – midday,
Barbie – a barbecue,
Billabong – the drying-up lake,
Billy Tea – the tea prepared on a fire in a kettle,
Brekkie – a breakfast,
Chewie – chewing gum,
Clobber – clothes,
Fairy Floss – a cotton candy,
Give it a Burl – try to make it,
Lollies – sugar candies,
Lolly Water – sweet soft drink,
See you in soup – see you soon,
Sunnies – sunglasses.

The name Canada comes from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata, meaning "village" or "settlement". In 1535, indigenous inhabitants of the present-day Quebec City region used the word to direct French explorer Jacques Cartier to the village of Stadacona. Cartier later used the word Canada to refer not only to that particular village, but also the entire area subject to Donnacona (the chief at Stadacona); by 1545, European books and maps had begun referring to this region as Canada.

For them, there are establishments like motels: wanting to become fat populated in it for a certain period, and during this time, it fed on itself calorie diet. After living for six months in this "resort", a girl can gain weight twice as much of the original.

Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about 1,100 nautical miles (2,000 km; 1,300 mi) northeast of New Zealand's North Island. Its closest neighbours are Vanuatu to the west, France's New Caledonia to the southwest, New Zealand's Kermadec to the southeast, Tonga to the east, the Samoas, France's Wallis and Futuna to the northeast and Tuvalu to the north.

The majority of Fiji's islands were formed through volcanic activity started around 150 million years ago. Today, some geothermal activity still occurs on the islands of Vanua Levu and Taveuni. Fiji has been inhabited since the second millennium BC. The country comprises an archipelago of more than 332 islands, of which 110 are permanently inhabited, and more than 500 islets, amounting to a total land area of circa 18,300 square kilometres (7,100 sq mi). The two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, account for 87% of the population of almost 850,000. The former contains Suva, the capital and largest city. Most of Fijians live on Viti Levu's coasts, either in Suva or in smaller urban centres. Viti Levu's interior is sparsely inhabited due to its terrain.

Bird kiwi is sign of the New Zealand. But kiwi fruit is China plant. In the New Zeland these fruit was called China gooseberry. But this fruit look like body of bird kiwi. Besides name China gooseberry wasn't profitable for business during Cold War, when the New Zealand sold these fruit to the USA. This is why this fruit called kiwi.

Capital of New Zealand is city Wellington. It isn't big city (commonwealth is only 460 000 residents). But this city has more bars and restaurants than New-York.

Ireland has the most number of victories of Eurovision Song Contest. It won 7 times. In 1992-1994 Ireland won 3 times in a row. But country-winner make second concerto not always. United Kingdom made concerto 8 times. It is record. But United Kingdom won only 4 times. Now singers of United Kingdom and singers of Ireland take prize places very rarely. Preceding singer of United Kingdom took next to last place.

I want to tell you about Christmas in Australia.
Most Australians have been dreaming of a snowy Christmas. But the traditional  European  Christmas  is just  a myth for Australians. Christmas in Australia  happens in the summer. Here it's rare to find a flake of snow on Christmas cards. On Christmas  days  you'll  find a large percentage  of kids on the beach  playing with  their new surfboards, building sandcastels  rather than snowmen. There are loads of summer festivals with people celebrating Christmas  in carnival style.

Sport in Ireland.
Ireland - a country in Western Europe, occupying most of the island of Ireland.
Sport in Ireland is popular and widespread. The country has a large varied selection of sports, the most popular of them - the Gaelic football and boxing. Gaelic football and boxing is considered the national sport of Ireland. Traditional Irish team sports are governed Gaelic sports association for 800,000 amateur athletes.

Irish cuisine.
In "Irish breakfast" consists of toast, scrambled eggs, sausages, bacon, black pudding and white pudding, tomato, from popular fast food fish and chips. The traditional dishes include Irish stew, potatoes became a major staple food in the diet of the Irish, especially the poor, from the XVIII century.

Irish Literature.
Irish literature - the third oldest literature in Europe (after the Greek and Roman). It is considered to be the ancestor of St. Patrick's Day. The four Irishmen were awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature: William Butler Yeats (1923), Samuel Beckett (1969), Seamus Heaney (1995) and George Bernard Shaw (1925)

Canada is situated on the north of Northern America, washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the east, the Pacific Ocean in the west, and the Arctic Ocean in the north and in the northeast by the Baffin Bay and the Davis Strait, which separate it from Greenland, In the south and in the north Canada borders on the USA.