Bangladesh is a country in South Asia and one of the most densely-populated countries in the world with a population of over 170 million people spread out across almost 150,000 square kilometres. It shares land borders with India to the north, west and east, and...
Finnish is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. Uralic language map (Wikimedia Commons) It is one of the two official languages in Finland alongside Swedish. Where Finnish...
Greek is a language making up the independent Hellenic languages branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Greek is native to Greece, Cyprus, Italy (in Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, other parts of the Balkans region, the Black Sea coast, Anatolia...
Catalan is a western Romance language and principally spoken on and around the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is the official language of the country of Andorra, situated between Spain and France, and an official language in three autonomous communities...
Turkish is a language spoken by between 90 and 110 million people and it is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages. Turkish (Türkçe in Turkish), is the national language of Turkey (Türkiye) and Northern Cyprus. Significant smaller groups of Turkish speakers...
The Caspian Sea is the largest inland body of water in the world and spans a fascinating region with a diverse range of cultures and traditions. Its name originates from Caspi, the ancient people who lived to the southwest of the sea in Transcaucasia. Located to the...
Suriname is a country on the northern coast of South America and the smallest self-governing country in South America by both population and territory. It is bordered by Guyana to the west, French Guiana (an overseas département of France) to the east, Brazil to the...
The Bantu languages are a language family of around 600 languages spoken by the Bantu peoples in central, eastern, southern and southeast Africa. They are a group of languages belonging to the Bantoid subgroup of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language...
Tucked into the far northwest corner of the Iberian Peninsula just north of Portugal lies a verdant and vibrant Spanish autonomous region rich in culture and traditions. “It is the real sense of remoteness at times. You can really disconnect and not have to travel far...
Sumatra, Indonesia’s largest island and the sixth-largest island in the world, is a melting pot of cultures that contribute to Indonesia’s diverse cultural tapestry. It is home to a wide range of peoples and tribes who help make up its 59 million plus population. The...
Mozambique, a former Portuguese colony in southeastern Africa, is a beautiful country three times the size of Great Britain and boasts 2500km of coastline. It is bordered by six countries: Tanzania to the north, South Africa and Eswatini (also known as Swaziland) to...
The Basque language is a fascinating language on many levels and largely because it is a language isolate. This means it is a language without absolute any relationship or connection to another language. It is the only remnant of the languages spoken in southwestern...
As you step into Warsaw, you are not just stepping into one of Europe’s great metropoles but also a city charged with history and one which has suffered more than most.
At the heart of the centre of Warsaw, one is immediately struck by the iconic and imposing Pałac Kultury i Nauki (Palace of Culture and Science).
The Scandinavian languages are a branch of the Germanic language family.
They are divided into West Scandinavian and East Scandinavian languages and are spoken in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
From the heart of central Europe in the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the vast expanse of Russia and down to the Black Sea in Bulgaria, the Slavic languages spread across a huge scope of Europe. They are the largest ethnolinguistic group in Europe and are spoken by almost 400 million people.