Greece 2013
Yearbook 2013 Greece. The year was characterized by continued economic and political pressure. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) admitted in May and June that it […]
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Ghana 2013
Yearbook 2013 Ghana. In early January, John Mahama was installed as Ghana’s new president. As vice president, he had only taken over the presidency temporarily […]
Germany 2013
In 2013, Germany had a population of 80.62 million people according to the World Bank. This figure has grown steadily since 2010, when the population […]
Georgia 2013
Yearbook 2013 Georgia. According to Countryaah, Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili and his new government, which took office at the end of 2012, ended the year […]
Gambia 2013
Yearbook 2013 The Gambia. In January, the EU, which is Gambia’s largest donor, presented 17 reforms which it urged the Gambian government to implement. This […]
Gabon 2013
Yearbook 2013 Gabon. According to Countryaah, President Ali Ben Bongo, who in 2009 succeeded his father Omar Bongo as head of state, met parties and […]
France 2013
In 2013, France had a population of 66.03 million people, making it the 21st most populous country in the world. The population of France is […]
Finland 2013
Yearbook 2013 Finland. According to Countryaah, the debate about the school’s compulsory Swedish education continued during the year. President Sauli Niinistö visited Lappeenranta in January, […]
Faroe Islands 2013
Yearbook 2013 Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands ended up in a fishing war with the EU during the year. The talks on the mackerel quotas […]
Ethiopia 2013
Yearbook 2013 According to Countryaah, Ethiopia is one of the largest countries in Africa. In January, Ethiopian security services and police reportedly tracked and arrested […]
Eswatini 2013
Yearbook 2013 Swaziland. According to Countryaah, the opposition demonstrated in April against the authoritarian regime, partly on the king’s birthday and partly on the celebration […]
Estonia 2013
Yearbook 2013 Estonia. At the New Year, Tallinn as the first capital of Europe introduced free public transport for the city’s own residents. According to […]
Eritrea 2013
Yearbook 2013 Eritrea. The year began with a military uprising in the capital Asmera, where a couple of hundred soldiers entered the Ministry of Information, […]
Equatorial Guinea 2013
Yearbook 2013 Equatorial Guinea. In May, the ruling party PDGE (Equatorial Guinea’s Democratic Party) won a grand victory in the parliamentary elections. As in previous […]
El Salvador 2013
Yearbook 2013 El Salvador. The ceasefire between El Salvador’s largest crime leagues, M18 and Mara Salvatrucha, which was closed in March 2012, seemed largely to […]
Egypt 2013
In 2013, Egypt’s population was estimated to be 83 million people. This figure represented a significant increase from the estimated population of 80 million in […]
Ecuador 2013
Yearbook 2013 Ecuador. In the February 17 presidential election, President Rafael Correa won a convincing victory with 57% of the votes cast against 23% for […]
East Timor 2013
Yearbook 2013 Timor. Jos谷 Ramos-Horta, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996 and was President of East Timor in 2007-12, was named UN Special […]
Dominican Republic 2013
Yearbook 2013 Dominican Republic. According to Countryaah, President Danilo Medina profiled strongly during the year in the mining industry. In May, he forced a Canadian […]
Dominica 2013
Yearbook 2013 Dominica. According to Countryaah, Dominica’s parliament elected Charles Savarin on September 30 as the country’s president, a post that is essentially ceremonial. The […]
Djibouti 2013
Yearbook 2013 Djibouti. In the parliamentary elections on February 22, President Ismail Omar Guelleh’s party took the Union for President-Majority (UMP) most votes and 43 […]
Denmark 2013
As of 2013, the population of Denmark was estimated to be 5,606,811. This was a slight increase from the previous year’s estimate of 5,593,788. The […]
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2013
Yearbook 2013 Congo. Several times during the year, clashes erupted between government forces and the tutsidominated M23 guerrilla in eastern Congo-Kinshasa, while peace talks were […]
Czech Republic 2013
Yearbook 2013 Czech Republic. It was a politically dramatic year when the government fell and the outgoing president was threatened by trial. According to Countryaah, […]
Cyprus 2013
Yearbook 2013 Cyprus. The year was marked by a fight between the government and international lenders about how the country’s economy would get on its […]
Croatia 2013
In 2013, Croatia had an estimated population of 4,484,883 people. Croatia is a relatively small country with a population density of 75.8 people per square […]
Costa Rica 2013
Yearbook 2013 Costa Rica. According to Countryaah, the most serious political crisis for the government since it took office three years ago broke out in […]
Costa Rica Attractions and Tourist
Costa Rica Attractions Tortuguero National Park Barely nine mil northwest of San Jose, north on the Caribbean coast, lies the National Park Tortuguero. This is […]
Corfu Attractions and Tourist
Attractions in Corfu Corfu offers many different types of attractions and sights. Not least, nature experiences in the form of steep cliffs that steadfastly resist […]
Copenhagen Attractions and Tourist
Attractions in Copenhagen There are numerous attractions and sights in Copenhagen. They range from cultural attractions in the form of art and music, to beautiful […]
Comoros 2013
Yearbook 2013 Comoros. According to Countryaah, about ten people were arrested in April accused of planning a coup attempt against the government. The arrests were […]
Colombia 2013
Yearbook 2013 Colombia. In January, peace talks resumed between the guerrilla movement FARC (Colombia’s revolutionary armed forces) and the Colombian government in Havana, Cuba. In […]
China 2013
Yearbook 2013 China. Two young Tibetan men died in January after setting fire to themselves in protest of China’s rule in Tibet. Self-firing took place […]
Chile 2013
Yearbook 2013 Chile. For the first time in Chile’s history, the presidential election was decided between two female candidates. The Socialist Party’s Michelle Bachelet was […]
Central African Republic 2013
Yearbook 2013 Central African Republic is a country located in Africa as defined on Abbreviationfinder. The year was marked by violence and chaos. By the […]
Canada 2013
Yearbook 2013 Canada. Thousands of people from Canada’s indigenous peoples, including Native Americans, conducted an action day on January 16 that blocked traffic in at […]
Cameroon 2013
Yearbook 2013 Cameroon. A French family of seven – three adults and four children – was kidnapped in February by the Islamist group Boko Haram […]