Germany Germany (German: Deutschland), officially: Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, abbreviated: FRG), is a federal republic in central Europe. The total area since the German reunification on October 3 1990 is 356.970 km2 which make Germany the sixth country in Europe in size after Russia, Ukraine, France, Spain and Sweden. Germany is centrally located [read more]
Japan Japan (Japanese: Nippon or Nihon; official: Nihon Koku) is an empire in East Asia. Japan is a rich island and consists of the four major islands, Hokkaido, the largest island (83,500 km2), Honshu or Hondo (231,000 km2), Shikoku (18,750 km2) and Kyushu (42,000 km), which together 98% of the territory, and yet almost 4,000 small [read more]
Canada Canada is a federal state in North America and member of the Commonwealth. The total area of 9,958,319 km2 of which Canada is 755,109 km2 water. Canada is the largest country in the Western Hemisphere and the second largest country in the world and is thus accounted for 7% of the total global area. [read more]
United States of America
Countries
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USA / United States of America The United States of America (officially: United States of America) is a federal republic in North America, and includes the District of Columbia and 50 states, of which 49 to the mainland of North America and one (Hawaii) in the Pacific Ocean. The total land area of the United [read more]
Russia The Russian Federation (Russian: Rossiskaja Federacija; also: Russian Federal Republic [Russian: Rossiskaja Federativnaja Respoeblika) or Russia, is a republic in the world that both Europe and Asia share is. The total area of Russia amounts to 17,075,200 km2 and is the largest country in the world. The maximum distance from east to west is [read more]
Italy Italy (officially: La Republica Italiana), is a republic in southern Europe. The total area of Italy is 301,323 square kilometers, and is thus more than seven times as big as the Netherlands. The distance from north to south is about 1200 kilometers. From east to west, however, the distances but between 54 and 170 [read more]
Spain Spain (officially: Reino de Espana, = Kingdom of Spain) is a kingdom in western Europe and is located on the Iberian Peninsula which also includes Portugal. The total area of Spain is 505,782 km2, including the Balearic Islands, Pityusen and the Canary Islands. Spain takes more than four fifths of the Iberian Peninsula. Spain, [read more]
Open Directory Project
Internet
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ODP / Open Directory Project / DMOZ The Open Directory Project (ODP), also known as Dmoz (Directory Mozilla), is the largest web directory of the World Wide Web that is managed by people, the so-called voluntary editors (editors). The content of the project is “open content”. The ODP was originally founded under the name Gnuhoo [read more]
4×4
Automotive
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4×4 Cars / 4WD / QuadTrac 4×4, 4WD or QuadTrac is a vehicle with a drive that allows the engine torque all four wheels at the same time. It simultaneously feeding all 4 wheels to ensure that the vehicle is in better control of the road. The term describes the four more “truck-like” 4×4 cars where [read more]
France (La France; official: République française) is a republic in western Europe. The total area of France is 543,965 km2 and is thus to surface the second largest country in Western Europe and the 37th in the world. France is thirteen times as big as the Netherlands and about as big as Spain and Portugal [read more]