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Großer Ahornboden (163)
Photo: Großer Ahornboden

Austria
15 Photos

Austria (Österreich), officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich), is a landlocked country of over 8.8 million people in Central Europe. It …

Map: Austria
Map: Austria
List of sights: Großer Ahornboden, Plansee (Tyrol)
Bruges (92) Rozenhoedkaai
Photo: Bruges, Rozenhoedkaai

Belgium
269 Photos

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU’s headquarters, …

Map: Belgium
Map: Belgium
List of sights: Bruges, Ghent
Paro (44) Festival of Paro
Photo: Paro, Festival of Paro

Bhutan
254 Photos

The Kingdom of Bhutan (འབྲུག་ཡུལ) (which used to be one of the most isolated nations in the world) is located at the eastern end of the Himalaya Mountains …

Map: Bhutan
Map: Bhutan
List of sights: Chomolhari, Other Monasteries in Bhutan, Paro
Bayon (19)
Photo: Bayon

Cambodia
265 Photos

Cambodia (ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា), the successor state of the once powerful Hindu and Buddhist Khmer Empire, has an area of about 180,000 km², sharing border …

Map: Cambodia
Map: Cambodia
List of sights: Other sites in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Tonlé Sap
Hong Kong (34)
Photo: Hong Kong

China
284 Photos

China, officially the People’s Republic of China (中華人民共和國), is a sovereign state located in East Asia. It is the world’s most populous country, with a population …

Map: China
Map: China
List of sights: Hong-Kong, Tibet
Colmar (51)
Photo: Colmar

France
2,487 Photos

France, officially the French Republic, is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located …

Map: France
Map: France
List of sights: Alpes Maritimes, Alsace, French Guiana
Oktoberfest (440) 2013
Photo: Oktoberfest, 2013

Germany
3,967 Photos

Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a federal parliamentary republic in west-central Europe

Map: Germany
Map: Germany
List of sights: Bavaria, Black-and-white pictures of Germany
Santorini (1734) Fira
Photo: Santorini, Fira

Greece
1,582 Photos

Greece (Ελλάδα), officially the Hellenic Republic and known since ancient times as Hellas, is a country in Southeast Europe. Greece is strategically located …

Map: Greece
Map: Greece
List of sights: Delos, Delphi, Galaxidi, Hosios Loukas, Ios, Meteora, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Patmos, Rhodes, Santorini, Symi
Klifatindur (93)
Photo: Klifatindur

Iceland
191 Photos

Iceland is a Nordic island country of Europe located in the North Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of 332,529 and an area of 103,000 km², making it the …

Map: Iceland
Map: Iceland
List of sights: Aurora Borealis (Iceland), Breiða­merkur­sandur, Dyrhólaey, East Fjords (Iceland), Eystrahorn, Goðafoss, Gullfoss, Hverarönd, Hvítserkur, Icelandic Horses, …
Humayun’s Tomb (40)
Photo: Humayun’s Tomb

India
3,829 Photos

India (भारत गणराज्य), officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous …

Map: India
Map: India
List of sights: Agra, Ajanta, Alchi, Alwar, Aurangabad, Bundi, Chemrey, Chittaurgarh, Datia, Deeg, Delhi, Ellora, Fatehpur Sikri, Gwalior, Hemis, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, …
Roman Forum (141)
Photo: Roman Forum

Italy
13,639 Photos

Italy, officially Repubblica Italiana, is a country located partly on the European Continent and partly on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and …

Map: Italy
Map: Italy
List of sights: Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Liguria, Molise, Trentino-Alto Adige (Südtirol), Tuscany, Umbria, Veneto
Petra (90) Khazneh
Photo: Petra, Khazneh

Jordan
184 Photos

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (المملكة الأردنّيّة الهاشميّة), an Arab country in Southwest Asia, is spanning the southern part of the Rub Al Kali down …

Map: Jordan
Map: Jordan
List of sights: Other sites in Jordan, Petra, Wadi Rum
Soyuz TMA-12 (250) Soyuz rollout
Photo: Soyuz TMA-12, Soyuz rollout

Kazakhstan
357 Photos

Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan (Қазақстан Республикасы), is a contiguous transcontinental country in Central Asia, with its smaller part …

Map: Kazakhstan
Map: Kazakhstan
List of sights: Baikonur, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Wat Xieng Thong (328)
Photo: Wat Xieng Thong

Laos
1,134 Photos

Laos, officially the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma

Map: Laos
Map: Laos
List of sights: Luang Prabang, North Laos, South Laos, Vientiane
Myanmar (73) Shwedagon
Photo: Myanmar, Shwedagon

Myanmar
308 Photos

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (ပြည်ထောင် စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်) and also known as Burma, is a sovereign state in South East Asia

Map: Myanmar
Map: Myanmar
List of sights: Bagan, Inle, Other sites in Myanmar, Villages in Myanmar, Yangon
Khumbu (65) Ama Dablam (6,814 m)
Photo: Khumbu, Ama Dablam (6,814 m)

Nepal
945 Photos

Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्रात्मक नेपाल), is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia

Map: Nepal
Map: Nepal
List of sights: Annapurna, Kathmandu Valley, Khumbu 1991, Khumbu 1997, Mustang
Amsterdam (151)
Photo: Amsterdam

Netherlands
1,795 Photos

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with some islands in the Caribbean. …

Map: Netherlands
Map: Netherlands
List of sights: ’s-Hertogenbosch, Alkmaar, Almere, Amersfoort, Amsterdam, Bergen op Zoom, Delft, Edam - Volendam, Enkhuizen, Gouda, Groningen, Haarlem, Haarzuilens, Heemskerk, …
Hamnøy (Lofoten) (121)
Photo: Hamnøy (Lofoten)

Norway
131 Photos

Lofoten is an archipelago in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten is known for a distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and …

Map: Norway
Map: Norway
List of sights: Å (Lofoten), Aurora Borealis (Lofoten), Flakstadpollen, Hamnøy, Haukland, Kilan, Mærvollspollen Fjord, Nusfjord, Reine, Reinefjorden, Sakrisøy, Skagsanden, …
Machu Picchu (123)
Photo: Machu Picchu

Peru
1,285 Photos

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil

Map: Peru
Map: Peru
List of sights: Altiplano, Amazon Rainforest, Arequipa, Colca, Cusco, Lake Titicaca, Machu Picchu, Maras, Nazca, Other Inca Sites, Paracas
Moscow (3) Saint Basil’s Cathedral
Photo: Moscow, Saint Basil’s Cathedral

Russia
10 Photos

Russia, also officially known as the Russian Federation (Росси́йская Федера́ция), is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, …

Map: Russia
Map: Russia
List of sights: Moscow
Bigiston (196)
Photo: Bigiston

Suriname
35 Photos

Suriname, officially known as the Republic of Surinam, is a country in northern South America. It is bordered by French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the …

Map: Suriname
Map: Suriname
List of sights: Bigiston
Kennedy Space Center (43) Space Shuttle Columbia
Photo: Kennedy Space Center, Space Shuttle Columbia

United States
62 Photos

The United States of America (commonly called the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and The States) is a federal constitutional republic consisting …

Map: United States
Map: United States
List of sights: Kennedy Space Center
San Pietro (1)
Photo: San Pietro

Vatican City
136 Photos

Vatican City, or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists …

Map: Vatican City
Map: Vatican City
Hạ Long Bay (15)
Photo: Hạ Long Bay

Vietnam
240 Photos

Vietnam (Cộng hoà Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Việt Nam) is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia and is bordered by China to the north, …

Map: Vietnam
Map: Vietnam
List of sights: Hạ Long Bay, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hội An, Huế, Mekong (Vietnam), Other sites in Vietnam
Yemen (17) Sana’a
Photo: Yemen, Sana’a

Yemen
226 Photos

Yemen: The Republic of Yemen (ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻬﻮﺭﯾّﺔ اليمنية) in the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia was between 2200 BC and the 6th century AD part of several …

Map: Yemen
Map: Yemen
List of sights: Hadhramaut, Other sites in Yemen, Sana’a, Shibam, Taiz, Thula