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Karen (the Librarian) 2/1/2023 8:13:33 AM |
Greetings to each of you! There have now been 122 countries to visit the website since August of 2019. That is just over 3 years. The new country is Qatar. It is "is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf." "Before the discovery of oil, the economy of the Qatari region focused on fishing and pearl hunting. A report prepared by local governors of Ottoman Empire in 1892 states that total income from pearl hunting in 1892 is 2,450,000 kran."After the introduction of the Japanese cultured pearl onto the world market in the 1920s and 1930s, Qatar's pearling industry crashed. Oil was discovered in Qatar in 1940, in Dukhan Field.The discovery transformed the state's economy. Now, the country has a high standard of living for its legal citizens. With no income tax, Qatar (along with Bahrain) is one of the countries with the lowest tax rates in the world. The unemployment rate in June 2013 was 0.1%." (Source: "Qatar". Wikipedia.com) Below is the list of countries that have visited the HICM site since August of 2019. 1 Albania 2 Afghanistan 3 Algeria 4 Anguilla 5 Argentina 6 Armenia 7 Australia 8 Austria 9 Azerbaijan 10 Bangladesh 11 Barbados 12 Barbuda 13 Belarus 14 Belgium 15 Benin, Republic of 16 Bermuda 17 Bolivia 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19 Botswana 20 Brazil 21 Bulgaria 22 Cambodia 23 Canada 24 Cayman Islands 25Czechia 26 Chile 27 China 28 Colombia 29 Congo, Democratic Republic of 30 Costa Rica 31 Croatia 32 Curacao 33 Cyprus 34Czech Republic 35 Denmark 36 Dominican Republic 37 Ecuador 38 Egypt 39 England 40 Estonia 41 Ethiopia 43 Finland 44 France 45 Georgia 44 Germany 46 Greece 47 Greenland 48 Guam 49 Honduras 50 Hong Kong 51 Hungary 52 Iceland 53 India 54 Indonesia 55 Iran, Islamic Republic of 56 Ireland 57 Isle of Man 58 Israel 59 Italy 60 Jamaica 61 Japan 62 Jordan 63 Kazakhstan 64 Korea 65 Kuwait 66 Latvia 67 Lebanon 68 Liechtenstein 69 Lithuania 70 Laos People's Democratic Republic 71 Luxembourg 72 Macedonia 73 Malaysia 74 Malta 75 Mexico 76 Moldova, Republic of 77 Monaco 78 Morocco 79 Mozambique 80 Nepal 81 Netherlands 82 New Zealand 83 Nigeria 84 Northern Ireland 85 North Macedonia, United Kingdom of 86 Norway 87 Other unidentified country 88 Pakistan 89 Panama 90 Peru 91Philippines 92 Poland 93 Portugal 94 Puerto Rico 95 Qatar 96 Romania 97 Russian Federation 98 Saudi Arabia 99 Scotland 100 Serbia 101 Seychelles 102 Singapore 103 Slovakia 104 Slovenia 105 Somalia 106 South Africa 107 Spain 108 Suriname 109 Sweden 110 Switzerland 111 Taiwan 112 Thailand 113 Trinidad and Tobago 114 Turkey 115 Ukraine 116 Uzbekistan 117 United Arab Emirates 118 United States 119 Viet Nam 120 Wales 121 Zambia 122 Zimbabwe | |||
Karen (the Librarian) 1/19/2023 6:24:39 AM |
Two more new countries have visited the website in recent days, both are either part of the United Kingdom, or are part of it. This brings the total to 121 of countries that have visited this website since August of 2019. 1) The Isle of Man "is one of the British Isles, located in the Irish Sea off the northwest coast of England. The island lies roughly equidistant between England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The Isle of Man is not part of the United Kingdom but rather is a crown possession (since 1828) that is self-governing in its internal affairs under the supervision of the British Home Office." (Source:https://www.britannica.com/place/Isle-of-Man). "The Isle of Man is slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC. "(Source: CIA Factbook) 2) The 2nd country to recently visit the website is Northern Ireland. "The capital is Belfast, a modern city whose historic centre was badly damaged by aerial bombardment during World War II. Once renowned for its shipyards—the Titanic was built there—Belfast has lost much of its industrial base. The city—as with Northern Ireland’s other chief cities Londonderry (known locally and historically as Derry) and Armagh—is graced with parks and tidy residential neighbourhoods. More handsome still is the Northern Irish countryside—green, fertile, and laced with rivers and lakes, all of which have found lyrical expression in the nation’s folk and artistic traditions." [https://www.britannica.com/place/Northern-Ireland] 1 Albania 2 Afghanistan 3 Algeria 4 Anguilla 5 Argentina 6 Armenia 7 Australia 8 Austria 9 Azerbaijan 10 Bangladesh 11 Barbados 12 Barbuda 13 Belarus 14 Belgium 15 Benin, Republic of 16 Bermuda 17 Bolivia 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19 Botswana 20 Brazil 21 Bulgaria 22 Cambodia 23 Canada 24 Cayman Islands 25Czechia 26 Chile 27 China 28 Colombia 29 Congo, Democratic Republic of 30 Costa Rica 31 Croatia 32 Curacao 33 Cyprus 34Czech Republic 35 Denmark 36 Dominican Republic 37 Ecuador 38 Egypt 39 England 40 Estonia 41 Ethiopia 43 Finland 44 France 45 Georgia 44 Germany 46 Greece 47 Greenland 48 Guam 49 Honduras 50 Hong Kong 51 Hungary 52 Iceland 53 India 54 Indonesia 55 Iran, Islamic Republic of 56 Ireland 57 Isle of Man 58 Israel 59 Italy 60 Jamaica 61 Japan 62 Jordan 63 Kazakhstan 64 Korea 65 Kuwait 66 Latvia 67 Lebanon 68 Liechtenstein 69 Lithuania 70 Laos People's Democratic Republic 71 Luxembourg 72 Macedonia 73 Malaysia 74 Malta 75 Mexico 76 Moldova, Republic of 77 Monaco 78 Morocco 79 Mozambique 80 Nepal 81 Netherlands 82 New Zealand 83 Nigeria 84 Northern Ireland 85 North Macedonia, United Kingdom of 86 Norway 87 Other unidentified country 88 Pakistan 89 Panama 90 Peru 91Philippines 92 Poland 93 Portugal 94 Puerto Rico 95 Romania 96 Russian Federation 97 Saudi Arabia 98 Scotland 99 Serbia 100 Seychelles 101 Singapore 102 Slovakia 103 Slovenia 104 Somalia 105 South Africa 106 Spain 107 Suriname 108 Sweden 109 Switzerland 110 Taiwan 111 Thailand 112 Trinidad and Tobago 113 Turkey 114 Ukraine 115 Uzbekistan 116 United Arab Emirates 117 United States 118 Viet Nam 119 Wales 120 Zambia 121 Zimbabwe | |||
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