Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia, is situated in the central part of the country, in the Ljubljana Basin. The geography of Ljubljana is characterized by its location along the Ljubljanica River, surrounded by rolling hills and mountains. In this comprehensive description, we will explore the geography of Ljubljana, including its river, hills,…
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Shopping in Vienna, Austria
Shopping in Vienna: what to bring from the capital of Austria, where to buy souvenirs and fashion brands. Markets, outlets, famous shopping centers in Vienna. Expert advice and reviews of tourists about shopping in Vienna on the “Subtleties of Tourism”. According to liuxers.com, Vienna is not only famous waltzes and strudels, but also a very…
Santorini, Greece
According to Wholevehicles, Santorini is a picturesque archipelago in the Aegean Sea, a ring of 5 islands: Thirasia, Nea Kameni, Palea Kameni, Aspronisi and, in fact, Santorini, or, as it is also called, Thira. Officially, the islands are part of the Greek Cyclades, but this is a slightly different Greece: sleek, fabulously beautiful, aristocratic, although…
Sirius, Russia
Until recently, the star Sirius shone exclusively in the sky, but in 2015 it also lit up on Earth, when Russia’s first educational center for gifted children was opened in the Sochi Olympic Park. Since 2020, the first and currently the only federal territory in Russia has also been called Sirius. Sirius is located in…
Climate and Weather in Europe
Europe is the second smallest continent in terms of area, covering around 11,100,000 square kilometers or 2% of the surface of planet Earth and around 6.8% of total landmass. It houses a large number of sovereign states, the exact number of which depends on the definition of the border of Europe, as well as the…
Kosovo Weather and Climate
According to abbreviationfinder, Kosovo, which has only existed within its current borders since 1945, is located in the center of the Balkan Peninsula, a region also known as Southeastern Europe or the Western Balkans. The state of Kosovo covers an area of 10,905 km². It borders Serbia in the north and east, North Macedonia (hereinafter…
Yemen Weather and Climate
According to COUNTRYAAH, the Republic of Yemen (Arabic الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuriya al-Yemeniya) is located in the extreme southwest of the Arabian Peninsula and is about one and a half times as large as Germany with 527,970 km² (other information: 503,891 km²). Its northern neighbor is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1,458 km shared border) and…
Pakistan Weather and Climate
With around 800,000 square kilometers, according to COUNTRYAAH, Pakistan is twice the size of Germany and Switzerland combined. The country is located in the northwest of the Indo-Pakistani subcontinent and extends from the mountain ranges of the Himalayas and Karakoram 1,600 km to the Indian Ocean. Pakistan shares borders with India, Iran, Afghanistan and China….
Russia Weather and Climate
According to COUNTRYAAH, Russia is located in the eastern part of Europe and in the northern part of Asia and, with an area of 17,098,200 square kilometers, is the largest country in the world. The country extends over 9,000 kilometers from west to east and over 4,000 kilometers from north to south and is divided…
Sierra Leone Weather and Climate
According to COUNTRYAAH, the area of today’s “Sierra Leone” was colonized in the 15th century by the Portuguese who called it the “Lion Mountains” (Serra Lyoa). There are different explanations for the naming. The Portuguese sailors, with Pedro de Sintra, chose this name because they suspected lions on the Freetown Peninsula: When they drove past…
Sunny Beach, Bulgaria Weather and Climate
What is Sunny Beach and where is it located? According to abbreviationfinder, the sunny beach in Bulgaria is a German word creation for a popular seaside resort Slantschew brjag (translated as “sunny coast”, in English often Sunny Beach) on the Black Sea. In the northern Gulf of Burgas, Sunny Beach is located in a beautiful…
Greece Weather and Climate
Geographical location According to COUNTRYAAH, Greece is located in south-east Europe and borders the countries of Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Turkey. The Mediterranean Sea forms a natural border from the southwest to the northeast. The country is a member of the EU and part of the euro zone. Greece is known, among other things, for…
Finland Weather and Climate
Geographical location According to COUNTRYAAH, the Republic of Finland is located in the north of Europe. Around 5.4 million people live in an area of around 338,000 square kilometers. Thus the population density is just 16 inhabitants per square kilometer. The Scandinavian country borders on Russia, Norway, Sweden and the Baltic Sea is a natural…
Malta Weather and Climate
Geographical location According to COUNTRYAAH, the southern European island state of Malta is located in the Mediterranean south of the Italian island of Sicily and east of the North African mainland. Due to its area of just 316 square kilometers, Malta is also known as a dwarf state and in fact its state area is…
Norway Weather and Climate
Geographical location According to COUNTRYAAH, the Scandinavian state of Norway has around 5 million inhabitants. The capital is Oslo, neighboring countries are Sweden, Finland and Russia. The span between north and south of the country is around 1500 kilometers. The predominantly rocky Atlantic coast of Norway is characterized by its many narrow bays (fjords) and…
Mykonos, Greece Weather and Climate
Geographical location According to abbreviationfinder, the Greek island of Mykonos is part of the Cyclades and has been a popular travel destination since the 1960s. The island is also very popular with homosexuals, is considered extremely tolerant and cosmopolitan. But Mykonos in the southern Aegean is much more than a wild party hotspot and offers…
Santorini, Greece Weather and Climate
Geographical location Short for JTR by abbreviationfinder, Santorin (more common in Germany than Santorini) is a small group of islands in the south of the Greek Cyclades. Usually the main island Thira is meant when Santorini is discussed. Santorini, around 120 kilometers north of the island of Crete, is located directly at the foothills of…
Portugal Weather and Climate
Geographical location According to COUNTRYAAH, Portugal is a southern European state located in the west of the Iberian Peninsula. The country has around 10 million people, the capital is beautiful Lisbon. Portugal is surrounded to the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean, it borders on its only neighbor, Spain, to the north and east….
Kos, Greece Weather and Climate
General & Geography According to abbreviationfinder, Kos is located in the Eastern Aegean Sea and, along with Rhodes and Karpathos, is part of the Dodecanese archipelago, which includes about 25 inhabited islands. The Greek island of Kos is home to around 35,000 inhabitants, most of whom live in the town of the same name, Kos,…
Marbella, Spain Weather and Climate
General & Geography According to abbreviationfinder, Marbella is a large city on Spain’s Costa del Sol and is also very popular as a holiday destination due to its fantastic climate. Marbella has around 150,000 permanent residents, around 30% of whom are from abroad (especially Great Britain). The city belongs to the autonomous region of Andalusia,…
Crete, Greece Weather and Climate
Geographical location At over 8,000 square kilometers, according to abbreviationfinder, Crete is the largest of the Greek islands and home to over 620,000 residents. The “capital” of the island and the administrative center is Heraklion (Heraklion), which is also the largest city on Crete with around 180,000 inhabitants. For many years, Crete has been one…
Rhodes, Greece Weather and Climate
Geographical location With around 1,400 square kilometers, according to abbreviationfinder, Rhodes is the fourth largest Greek island. It is located in the Aegean Sea only about 10 kilometers from the Turkish coast and is home to around 125,000 residents. More than half of the population lives in the capital Rhodes City, which is also the…
Greenland Weather and Climate
General & Geography According to abbreviationfinder, Greenland is the largest island on earth and is politically an autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark. The country covers more than 2 million square kilometers, but it is only inhabited by around 55,000 people. The low population density is of course also due to the fact that…
La Palma, Canary Islands Weather and Climate
Geographical location Short for SPC by abbreviationfinder, La Palma belongs to the archipelago of the Canaries and is located in the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of the island is Santa Cruz de La Palma. With 85,000 inhabitants, La Palma is one of the smaller Canary Islands. The neighboring islands are Tenerife and La Gomera. La…
Tenerife, Canary Islands Weather and Climate
Geographical location Short for TFS by abbreviationfinder, Tenerife is the largest island in the Canaries and is located in the Atlantic Ocean. The volcanic island is home to around 910,000 residents, the capital is Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the northeast of the island. The official language is Spanish, the official currency is the euro….
Gran Canaria, Canary Islands Weather and Climate
Geographical location After Tenerife and Fuerteventura, short for LPA by abbreviationfinder, Gran Canaria is the third largest of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic. Around 210 kilometers off the African coast, the almost circular island of Gran Canaria is home to around 850,000 inhabitants and is also one of the most popular holiday regions in…
Azerbaijan Weather and Climate
According to COUNTRYAAH, Azerbaijan is a state of Western Asia (86,600 km²). Capital: Baku. Administrative division: administrative units (4). Population: 9,898,100 (census 2018). Language: Azerbaijani (official), Russian. Religion: Muslims (Shiites 63%, Sunnis 33%), Jews 0.2%, others 3.8%. Monetary unit: manat (100 gopik). Human Development Index: 0.757 (80th place). Borders: Georgia and Russia (N), Caspian Sea (E),…
Lanzarote, Canary Islands Weather and Climate
Geographical location Short for ACE by abbreviationfinder, Lanzarote is the fourth largest island in the Canaries and is located in the Atlantic Ocean. The volcanic island is home to around 142,132 residents, the capital is Arrecife in the east of the island. Lanzarote has an area of over 845 square kilometers and is divided into…
Armenia Weather and Climate
According to COUNTRYAAH, Armenia is a state of Southwest Asia (29,743 km²). Capital: Erewan. Administrative division: regions (11). Population: 2,972,700 residents (2018 estimate). Language: Armenian (official), Kurdish, Russian. Religion: Orthodox 92.8%, Catholics 0.5%, Protestants 1%, other Christians 0.3%, others 4.3%. Monetary unit: dram (100 luma). Human Development Index: 0.755 (83rd place). Borders: Georgia (N), Azerbaijan (E…
Georgia Weather and Climate
General & Geography The Eurasian state of Georgia is located on the border between Asia and Europe in Transcaucasia. According to COUNTRYAAH, the Black Sea borders to the east of Georgia and the Greater Caucasus to the south. To the north is Russia and south to Armenia and Turkey. Located at about the height of…