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The climate of Vietnam: when to go to Vietnam

Due to its size, the climate of Vietnam varies considerably from north to south. Tropical monsoons occur from May to October in the north and south of the country. While along the central coast monsoons arrive in the months from ...

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Vietnam: rice, oriental art and nature

Vietnam (Viêt Nam Công Hòa Xa Hôi Chu ‘Nghiã, Socialist Republic of Vietnam) is a socialist republic of Southeast Asia, located on the Indochinese peninsula. The country, washed in the east by the South China Sea and in the south-west ...

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Taiwan: the ancient island of Formosa

Taiwan (Ta-Chunghwa Min-Kuo, Nationalist Republic of China) is an island (also known as Formosa) in the Far East, in the Chinese Sea, separated from the Chinese coasts by the Formosa strait. Taiwan is claimed by the People’s Republic of China. ...

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Tajikistan: the high mountain ranges of the Pamir and Alay

Tajikistan (Jumhurii Tojikistan) is a presidential republic in Central Asia, bordering to the north with Kyrgyzstan, to the east with China, to the south with Afghanistan, to the west and north-west with Uzbekistan, the capital and principal cities of the ...

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The climate of Syria: when to go to Syria ?

The climate in Syria is dry and hot in summer and cold in winter. The coast and the western mountains have a Mediterranean climate characterized by two seasons, the hot and dry summer between May and October and the relatively cool ...

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Syria: ancient civilizations of the Middle East

Syria (Al-Jumūhrīyā al-‘Arabīya as-Sūrīyā) is a presidential republic of the Middle East. This battered territory borders Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, Lebanon and Israel to the southwest, and is washed by ...

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The climate of Sri Lanka: when to go to Sri Lanka

The island of Sri Lanka has an equatorial climate, with rather mild temperature ranges. Due to the influx of monsoons, the island has two distinct climatic seasons: a dry season and a wet season. A CLIMATE INFLUENCED BY MONSOONS Monsoons ...

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Sri Lanka: beaches, precious stones and tea plantations

Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) is an island state in southern Asia, which occupies the entire island of Ceylon. This island is located in the Indian Ocean north of the equator and south of India. THE ANCIENT ...

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The climate of South Korea: when to go to South Korea

The climate of South Korea is temperate monsoonal, during the summer months the prevailing winds are blowing from the south-east, while in winter the winds prevail from the north-west. The winters are usually long, cold and dry, the month of ...

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South Korea: lovely nature and Buddhist shrines

South Korea (Taehanmin-Guk, Republic of Korea) is a presidential republic of the Far East, located in the southern part of the Korean peninsula. The country which is washed in the east by the Sea of Japan and in the west ...

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The climate of Singapore: when to go to Singapore

The climate of Singapore is a warm and humid equatorial climate, with two distinct monsoon seasons, the north-east monsoon blows between December and March, while the south-west monsoon blows between June and September. The rainy months are from October to ...

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Singapore: city-state and economic and commercial center

Singapore is a city state of Southeast Asia established in a parliamentary republic. Former English colony is today associated with the British Commonwealth. The state is made up of a single large island and a few small islets. The island ...

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Saudi Arabia: the country of desert and oil

Saudi Arabia (Al-Mamlaka al-‘Arabiya as-Sa’udiya, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) is a kingdom in the Middle East, which occupies much of the Arabian peninsula. The country is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast, Qatar and ...

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The climate of Qatar: when to go to Qatar ?

The climate of Qatar is desert-like, arid, hot and dry throughout the year. The country, located along the coast of the Persian Gulf in the Arabian peninsula, has an arid and hot climate especially during the summer (from May to ...

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Qatar: an emirate rich in oil and natural gas

Qatar (Dawlat al-Qatar) is an emirate of the Arabian peninsula, which occupies the entire Qatar peninsula in the Persian Gulf. The country is bordered to the south by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and has as its capital ...

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The climate of the Philippines: when to go to the Philippines

The Philippines islands have a hot and humid tropical climate, tempered by the breath of constant sea breezes. As in much of South-East Asia are a regular monsoon season, the summer monsoon from the south-west and the winter monsoon from ...

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Philippines: volcanoes, forests and tropical beaches

Philippines Islands (Republika ñg Pilipinas, Republic of the Philippines) are an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands located in South-East Asia, north of the equator, between the Pacific Ocean, the South China Sea and the Celebes Sea. The state, a ...

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Pakistan: the Indus valley and its millenary civilization

Pakistan (Islāmi Jamhūrìya-e-Pakistān) is a presidential Islamic republic, with capital Islamabad. The country which is located in south-central Asia is located immediately north of the Tropic of Cancer. It borders China to the north-east to which it is connected by ...

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The climate of Oman: when to go to Oman

The Oman has an arid and warm climate, along the coast is strong is the humidity of summer, which creates a strong feeling of unease. The interior of the country is very dry and arid, the climate is desert with ...

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Oman: forts, natural landscapes and traditions

Oman (Saltanat ‘Omān) is a sultanate located in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula with the capital of Muscat (Muscat) which borders with the United Arab Emirates in the north-west, in the west with Saudi Arabia, in the south-west with ...

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North Korea: a country closed in on itself

North Korea (Choson Minchu-Chui Inmin Konghwa-Guk, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) is a communist republic in the Far East, located in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. The country, washed to the east by the Sea of Japan and ...

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The climate of Nepal: when to go to Nepal ?

Nepal, despite its small size, has a wide variety of types of climate, due in particular to the huge differences in height between the areas of the country, it goes from 60 meters in the southern areas along the border ...

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Nepal: the land of the high mountains of the Himalayas

Nepal (Nepal Adhirajya) is an Himalayan landlocked kingdom, situated on the southern Himalaya, which borders the north with China, and to the west, east and south with India, the capital is the city of Kathmandu. Despite its small size, Nepal ...

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The climate of Mongolia: when to go to Mongolia

Mongolia has a typical continental climate, dry and rigid with cold and dry winters, and warm and relatively rainy summers, the springs are extremely windy, winds, usually carrying dust particles from the desert. The rainfall is very scarce throughout Mongolia, ...

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Mongolia: plateaus, deserts and mountains

Mongolia (Bügd Najramdah Mongol Ard Uls) is a republic of Central Asia. The country is landlocked and borders with Russia to the north and China to the south. The only major city is the capital Ulan-Bator. The country is formed ...

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The climate of the Maldives: when to go to the Maldives

The Maldives are located near the equator, and thus have a climate with stable temperatures throughout the year, while the seasons are marked by changes in the amount of rain that falls. The climate of the islands is dominated by ...

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Maldives: atolls, fish and coral reefs

The Maldives (Divehi Jumhuriya, Republic of Maldives) are an archipelago of atolls located in the Indian Ocean south-west of the southern tip of India. The archipelago of the Maldives is located only 400 km from the southern tip of India, ...

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The climate of Malaysia: when to go to Malaysia

The climate in Malaysia is equatorial, hot and humid, subject to monsoon rains. The north-east monsoon brings heavy rains between October and February along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, in the north east Sabah and west Sarawak. On the ...

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Malaysia: modernity and wilderness

Malaysia (Persekutuan Tanah Malaysia) is a federal state of Southeast Asia located just north of the equator. Malaysia encompasses the southern end of the Malacca peninsula and the northern part of the island of Borneo. The Malaysian state is made ...

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The climate of Macau: when to go to Macau

The climate of Macau is subtropical humid influenced by monsoon. The climate, as in much of southern China, is cool and sunny in winter (January-February), hot and rainy in spring (March-April) and summer (May-October), while it is mild and sunny ...

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