Specialty Digest

Global English editionLearners’ Study Dashboard — in development
The Knowledge Library for All
Encyclopedia

Places

Cities, countries, landmarks, and regions.

A waterfall in Dominica's rainforest, illustrating the volcanic island terrain known as the Nature Island of the Caribbean

Dominica: Geography, History, Government, and Key Facts

Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is a mountainous island nation in the Eastern Caribbean’s Lesser Antilles, situated between the French territories of Guadeloupe and Martinique. It is frequently confused with the much larger Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti more than 500 miles to the northwest, but the two countries

Dominica: Geography, History, Government, and Key Facts Read More »

Dominica is a small volcanic island nation in the Eastern Caribbean, known as the Nature Island and distinct from the Dominican Republic.

The Catedral Primada de America, a UNESCO-listed colonial cathedral in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Geography, History, Government and Key Facts

What Is the Dominican Republic? The Dominican Republic is a sovereign nation in the Caribbean that occupies the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti to the west. It is not the same country as Dominica, a much smaller island nation roughly 400 miles to the southeast in the Lesser

Dominican Republic: Geography, History, Government and Key Facts Read More »

A Caribbean nation sharing Hispaniola with Haiti, home to Santo Domingo, the first permanent European settlement in the Americas.

Dubai: Geography, History, Culture and Key Facts

Dubai is the second-largest of the United Arab Emirates’ seven emirates, on the Arabian Peninsula’s eastern coast along the Arabian Gulf. Once a creek-side port built on fishing, pearling and trade, it is now known worldwide for the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building ever constructed. Where Is Dubai Located? Dubai covers about 4,114 square kilometers,

Dubai: Geography, History, Culture and Key Facts Read More »

Dubai is a trade and tourism hub in the United Arab Emirates, home to the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building.

Dublin: History, Geography, Culture and Key Facts

Where Is Dublin Located? Dublin is the capital of Ireland, located on the country’s east coast where the River Liffey meets Dublin Bay on the Irish Sea. It is Ireland’s largest city and the seat of the national government, and together with its surrounding county, it forms the most populous part of the country. A

Dublin: History, Geography, Culture and Key Facts Read More »

Dublin is the capital of Ireland on the River Liffey, home to Trinity College, the Book of Kells, and a major tech and finance hub.

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban's iconic arched stadium built for the 2010 World Cup

Durban: History, Moses Mabhida Stadium and Key Facts About South Africa’s Busiest Port City

Durban is South Africa‘s third-largest city and the busiest port in Africa, located on the Indian Ocean coast of KwaZulu-Natal province. Settled by British traders in 1824 near a lagoon long controlled by the Zulu kingdom and named in 1835 for Cape Colony governor Sir Benjamin D’Urban, it has grown into a major subtropical port

Durban: History, Moses Mabhida Stadium and Key Facts About South Africa’s Busiest Port City Read More »

Durban is South Africa's busiest port city, settled in 1824 on the Indian Ocean coast of KwaZulu-Natal.

The Mitad del Mundo equatorial monument near Quito, Ecuador, marking the line for which the country is named

Ecuador: Geography, History, Government and Key Facts

Ecuador is a South American country that straddles the equator on the Pacific coast, giving the nation its name (Spanish for “equator”). Its territory spans four distinct regions: a Pacific coastal lowland, the Andean highlands, the Amazon basin to the east, and the volcanic Galapagos Islands roughly 1,000 kilometers offshore, together covering about 256,850 square

Ecuador: Geography, History, Government and Key Facts Read More »

Ecuador is an equator-straddling South American nation of Andean peaks, Amazon rainforest, Pacific coast, and the Galapagos Islands, birthplace of Darwin's theory of evolution.

Edinburgh Castle seen from the Esplanade, the defining landmark of Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh: Scotland’s Historic Capital

Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, built around a volcanic rock formation that has supported a fortress since at least the Iron Age. It is best known for Edinburgh Castle, for the contrasting medieval Old Town and Georgian New Town that together form a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the

Edinburgh: Scotland’s Historic Capital Read More »

Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, built around the volcanic Castle Rock, known for its castle, Old and New Towns, and arts festivals.

The Great Sphinx of Giza with the Great Pyramid in the background, Egypt

Egypt: Geography, History, Government and Key Facts

Egypt sits in the northeastern corner of Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula extending into Asia, making it one of the few countries spanning two continents. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Libya to the west, and Sudan to the south. Almost the entire population lives

Egypt: Geography, History, Government and Key Facts Read More »

Egypt is a northeastern African nation along the Nile, home to the pyramids of Giza and the Suez Canal.

El Boqueron, a volcanic crater on the San Salvador Volcano, El Salvador

El Salvador: Geography, History, Government and Key Facts

El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America and the only one without a Caribbean coastline, facing the Pacific Ocean along its entire southern border. Despite its size, it is the most densely populated country on the Central American mainland, with a landscape dominated by volcanoes that has earned it the nickname “the Land

El Salvador: Geography, History, Government and Key Facts Read More »

El Salvador is the smallest, most densely populated country in mainland Central America, known for its volcanoes and Pacific coast.

The Cathedral of Santa Isabel, the iconic Gothic Revival cathedral in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Geography, History, Government and Key Facts

Equatorial Guinea is a small Central African nation made up of a mainland region and several islands, and it is the only country in Africa where Spanish is an official language, a legacy of nearly two centuries of Spanish colonial rule. Since the 1990s it has become one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest oil producers, transforming

Equatorial Guinea: Geography, History, Government and Key Facts Read More »

Equatorial Guinea is a small, oil-rich Central African nation and the only African country with Spanish as an official language.