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d) pretty interesting stuff

 

See that little boy up there? He collated all the following information (country name in local script, flag, capital, official languages, currency, population, time zones, average temperature and rainfall – he even made the graphs) for all the countries we spent more than a day in.
Singapore…Malaysia…Thailand…Laos…Cambodia…Vietnam…China…HongKong…Mongolia…
Russia…Estonia…Latvia…Germany…The Netherlands…England…France…Italy…Greece…
Bulgaria…Serbia…Hungary…Slovakia…Czech Republic…Poland…Romania…Turkey.
(Of course he’s a bit bigger now!)
For ease of use, they appear in alphabetical order, rather than the order we visited them!

Belgium
Country: Belgium     
Flag:                

Capital: Brussels
Official Languages: Dutch, French and German
Currency: Euro          

Population: 10,665,000 (2008 estimate)
Time Zone: GMT+1
Average Temperature:

Average Rainfall:

Bulgaria
Country: Bulgaria Република България          
Flag:                


Capital: Sofia
Official Language: Bulgarian
Currency: Lev     

Population: 7,606,000 (2008)
Time Zones: GMT+2
Average Temperature: (Sofia)

Average Rainfall: (Sofia)

Cambodia
Country: Cambodia
Flag:                

Capital: Phnom Penh
Official Languages: Khmer
Currency: Riel  
         
Population: 14,241,000 (July 2008)
Time Zones: GMT+7
Average Temperature: (Phnom Penh)

Average Rainfall (Phnom Penh)

China
Country: China          
Flag:                

Capital: Beijing
Official Languages: Mandarin Chinese
Currency: Yuan
          
Population: 1,330,044,000 (July 2008)
Time Zones: GMT+8
Average Temperature: (Beijing)

Average Rainfall: (Beijing)

Czech Republic
Country: Czech Republic Česká republika              
Flag:                

Capital: Prague
Official Language: Czech
Currency: Koruna             

Population: 10,476,000
Time Zones: GMT+1
Average Temperature: (Prague)

Average Rainfall: (Prague)
 

England
Country: England             
Flag:                

Capital: London
Official Language: English
Currency: Pound
           
Population: 60,944,000 (2008)
Time Zones: GMT
Average Temperature: (London)

Average Rainfall: (London)

Estonia
Country: Estonia Eesti Vabariik
Flag:                

Capital: Tallin
Official Languages: Estonian
Currency: Kroon             

Population: 1,307,000 (July 2008)
Time Zones: GMT+2
Average Temperature: (Tallin)

Average Rainfall: (Tallin)

France
Country: France République française             
Flag:                

Capital: Paris
Official Language: French
Currency: Euro             

Population: 65,073,000 (January 2009)
Time Zone: GMT+1
Average Temperature: (Paris)

Average Rainfall:

Germany
Country: Germany Bundesrepublik Deutschland            
Flag:                

Capital: Berlin
Official Language: German
Currency: Euro
         
Population: 81,882,000 (2009)
Time Zone: GMT+1
Average Temperature: (Berlin)

Average Rainfall:

Greece
Country: Greece Ελληνική Δημοκρατία           
Flag:                

Capital: Athens
Official Language: Greek
Currency: Euro   
         
Population: 11,260,000 (2009)
Time Zones: GMT+2
Average Temperature: (Athens)

Average Rainfall: (Athens)

Hong Kong
Country: Hong Kong 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區           
Flag:         

Official languages: Chinese and English
Currency: Hong Kong Dollar
           
Population: 7,055,000 (2009 estimate)
Time Zones: GMT+8
Average Temperature:

Average Rainfall:

Hungary
Country: Hungary Magyar Köztársaság       
Flag:                

Capital: Budapest
Official Language: Hungarian
Currency: Forint            

Population: 10,020,000 (2009 estimate)
Time Zone: GMT+1
Average Temperature: (Budapest)

Average Rainfall: (Budapest)

Italy
Country: Italy Repubblica Italiana           
Flag:                


Capital: Rome
Official Language: Italian
Currency: Euro          

Population: 60,145,000 (January 2009)
Time Zones: GMT+1
Average Temperature: (Rome)

Average Rainfall: (Rome)
 

Laos
Country: Laos
Flag: 

Capital: Vientiane
Official Language: Lao
Currency: Kip
   
Population: 6,677,000 (July 2008)
Time Zones: GMT+7
Average Temperature: (Vientiane)


Average Rainfall: (Vientiane)

Latvia
Country: Latvia Latvijas Republika     
Flag:                

Capital: Riga
Currency: Lats
         
Population: 2,245,000 ( 2009 estimate)
Time Zones: GMT+2
Average Temperature: (Riga)

Average Rainfall: (Riga)

Malaysia
Country: Malaysia Tanah Melayu
Flag:   

Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Official Languages: Malay
Currency: Malaysian Ringgit
     
Population: 25,274,000 (July 2008)
Time Zones: GMT+8
Average Temperature: (Kuala Lumpur)

Average Rainfall: (Kuala Lumpur)

Mongolia
Country:  Mongolia Монгол улс        
Flag:                

Capital: Ulaanbaatar
Official Languages: Khalkha Mongolian
Currency: Tugrik            

Population: 2,996,000 (2009 estimate)
Time Zones: GMT+8
Average Temperature: (Ulaanbaatar)

Average Rainfall: (Ulaanbaatar)

Netherlands
Country: Netherlands Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Flag:                

Capital: Amsterdam
Official Language: Dutch
Currency: Euro
            
Population: 16,645,000 (July 2008)
Time Zone: GMT+1
Average Temperature: (Amsterdam)

Average Rainfall: (Amsterdam)

Poland
Country: Poland Rzeczpospolita Polska                      
Flag:                

Capital: Warsaw
Official Language: Polish                                 
Currency: Złoty                                                   

Population: 38,130,000 (2009 estimate)
Time Zones: GMT+1
Average Temperature: (Warsaw)

Average Rainfall: (Warsaw)

Romania
Country: Romania România              
Flag:                

Capital: Bucharest
Currency: Lei             

Official Language: Romanian
Population: 21,498,000 (2009 estimate)
Time Zones: GMT+2
Average Temperature: (Bucharest)

Average Rainfall: (Bucharest)
 

Russia
Country: Russia Российская Федерация            
Flag:                

Capital: Moscow
Official Language: Russian
Currency: Rouble
          
Population: 140,702,000 ( July 2008)  
Time Zones: GMT+2 -12 (GMT+ 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)
Average Temperature: (Moscow)

Average Rainfall: (Moscow)

Serbia
Country: Serbia           
Flag:  
   
Capital: Belgrade
Currency: Dinar             


Population: 7,335,000 (2009 estimate)
Time Zones: GMT+1
Average Temperature: (Belgrade)


Average Rainfall: (Belgrade)

Singapore
Country: Singapore Singapura
Flag:    
   
Capital:  Singapore
Official Languages: English, Malay, Chinese (Mandarin) and Tamil
Currency: Singapore Dollar
 
Population: 4,608,000 (July 2008)
Time Zones: GMT+8
Average Temperature: (Singapore)
 
 Average Rainfall: (Singapore)                                               

Slovakia
Country: Slovakia  Slovenskej republiky         
Flag:                

Capital: Bratislava
Official Language: Slovakian
Currency: Euro   
        
Population: 5,391,000
Time Zones: GMT+1
Average Temperature: (Kosice)

Average Rainfall: (Kosice)

Thailand
Country: Thailand ภาษาไทย           
Flag:       
   
Capital: Bangkok
Official Languages: Thai
Currency: Baht   
         
Population: 65,493,000 (2008)
Time Zone: GMT+7   
Average Temperature: (Bangkok)

Average Rainfall: (Bangkok)

Turkey
Country: Turkey Türkiye Cumhuriyeti            
Flag:                

Capital: Ankara
Official Language: Turkish
Currency: Lira           
 
Population: 71,517,000 (2008)
Time Zones: GMT+2
Average Temperature: (Istanbul)

Average Rainfall: (Istanbul)
 

Vatican City
Country: Vatican City Stato della Città del Vaticano 
Flag:                

Official Language: None
Currency: Euro
           
Population: 826 (2009)
Time Zones: GMT+1
Average Temperature: (See Italy)
Average Rainfall: (See Italy)

Viet Nam
Country: Vietnam Vit Nam         
Flag:                

Capital: Hanoi
Official Languages: Vietnamese
Currency:  Dong 
      
Population: 86,116,000 (July 2008)  
Time Zones:  GMT+7
Average Temperature: (Hanoi)

Average Rainfall: (Hanoi)

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3 responses to “d) pretty interesting stuff”

  1. grandpabear says:

    Fascinating stuff – full marks for diligent research!
    Just one small correction: the Malay name for the country is (I think) Tanah Melayu. The language is Bahasa Melayu.

  2. rayres says:

    Thank you for the correction Grandpa, i must have not found the corect information!
    I hope that all the information for the other contrys are correct.
    Jboy13

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