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 Việt 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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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.
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