Where France Borders The Netherlands And Brazil.

Ask someone which countries border France. Chances are, if you run into someone with at least passable knowledge of geography, this is what the answer will be: Belgium, Spain, Germany, Luxembourg, Andorra, Switzerland, and Italy. Many would not think of France bordering The Netherlands or Brazil. At least not Metropolitan France. Believe it or not,…

Romania Day 101, A Lesson Of Historical Geography.

1 Decembrie. December 1. Ziua Naţională a României. National Day of Romania. The Great Union Day. December 1st is National Romania Day, and it marks the day when Bessarabia, Bukovina, and Transylvania were brought together and united wih the Kingdom of Romania. December 1, 1918 marks the day that this took place. To understand this,…

Iceland, Where Europe And North America Meet.

There is vast ocean separating North America from Europe. There would be no way that Europe and North America could meet, not with land masses touching. However, if you go to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, there is something else to be found. A divergent plate boundary in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean is where the…

Catalonia Referendum on Leaving Spain

Spain is the 4th largest nation in Europe. Currently, there are 46,423,064 people living there. Politically, there is something going on that could affect whether or not the two stats mentioned remain this way. Spain does not have provinces or states. Instead, Spain has 16 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities(Ceuta and Melilla). One of those…