Where You Come From !!

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On behalf of my wife.

Country: India

Capital: New Delhi

Population: 1.1 billion. About three out of four Indians are Hindu.

Language: Thousands of languages and dialects. The top ten, in the order of the number of speakers who speak it as their native tongue, are - Hindi, Bengali/Bangla, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam and Oriya.

Some pictures. No Taj Mahal.

Carvings on a temple wall in Khajuraho, a small but ancient town in central India. This temple is a pilgrimage spot for newlyweds. Look closely and you'll see why.

Jama Masjid (mosque), New Delhi.

And lastly, the city of Bombay (now known as Mumbai).

Edited September 9, 2007 by VJ Troll

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The Pitons - World Heritage Site, St. Lucia

Edited September 9, 2007 by Mel_and_Daniel

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Pigeon Point, St. Lucia

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Republika ng Pilipinas /Republic of the Philippines

Capital: Manila 14°35′N, 121°0′E

Largest city: Quezon City

Official languages: Filipino (Tagalog), English1

Recognised regional languages: Bikol, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Waray-Waray

Demonym: Philippine, Filipino

Government: Unitary presidential constitutional republic

Independence from Spain andfrom United States

- Declared June 12, 1898

- Self-government March 24, 1934

- Recognized July 4, 1946

- Current constitution February 2, 1987

Population:

- 2007 estimate 88,706,3002

- 2000 census 76,504,077

- Density 276 /km² or715 /sq mi

Currency: Peso (International ) Piso (Filipino ) (PHP)

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Country: Philippines

Capital: Manila

Popolation: 91,077,287 (July 2007 est.)

Language: Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan

Anthem: Lupang Hinirang

Flag Description:

two equal horizontal bands of blue (top; representing peace and justice) and red (representing courage); a white equilateral triangle based on the hoist side represents equality; the center of the triangle displays a yellow sun with eight primary rays, each representing one of the first eight provinces that sought independence from Spain; each corner of the triangle contains a small, yellow, five-pointed star representing the three major geographical divisions of the country: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao; the design of the flag dates to 1897; in wartime the flag is flown upside down with the red band at the top

= Mt Mayon, one of world's most active volcanoes.

= Jeepney

= Manila Bay

The traditional backyard industry of La Loma, Quezon City is lechon (roast pig). There are stalls and stalls of them selling roasted pig in a spit (lechon). This is practically almost the national dish of the Philippines ... the secret to a great lechon is the baste ... coconut water!

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República Argentina

Argentine Republic

Motto

En unión y libertad (Spanish)"In Union and Freedom"

Anthem Himno Nacional Argentino

Capital (and largest city) Buenos Aires

Official languages Spanish

Demonym Argentinian, Argentine

Government Federal republic

- President Néstor Kirchner

Independence from Spain

- May Revolution 25 May 1810

- Declared 9 July 1816

- Recognized 1821 (by Spain)

Area

- Total 2,766,890 km² (8th) 1,073,514 sq mi

- Water (%) 1.1

Population

- 2007 estimate 40,301,927 (30th)

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina, Nación Argentina (Argentine Nation) for many legal purposes), is a South American country, second in size in the continent to Brazil and eighth in the world. Argentina occupies a continental surface area of 2,766,890 km² (1,078,000 sq mi) between the Andes mountain range in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east and south.

It is bordered by Paraguay and Bolivia in the north, Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast, and Chile in the west and south.

Buenos Aires

Tango

Argentine Gaucho

Patagonia (south of Argentina)

Iguazu Falls (North of Argentina)

Vineyards in Mendoza, and the Andes in the back

Saludos,

Caro

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Country: Philippines

Capital: Manila

Popolation: 91,077,287 (July 2007 est.)

Language: Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan

Anthem: Lupang Hinirang

Flag Description:

two equal horizontal bands of blue (top; representing peace and justice) and red (representing courage); a white equilateral triangle based on the hoist side represents equality; the center of the triangle displays a yellow sun with eight primary rays, each representing one of the first eight provinces that sought independence from Spain; each corner of the triangle contains a small, yellow, five-pointed star representing the three major geographical divisions of the country: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao; the design of the flag dates to 1897; in wartime the flag is flown upside down with the red band at the top

= Mt Mayon, one of world's most active volcanoes.

= Jeepney

= Manila Bay

The traditional backyard industry of La Loma, Quezon City is lechon (roast pig). There are stalls and stalls of them selling roasted pig in a spit (lechon). This is practically almost the national dish of the Philippines ... the secret to a great lechon is the baste ... coconut water!

Luz

You want me to back to the Philippines.. been 2 yrs since I been there. I want to buy a Jeepney

and Lechon... yummy

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Well my passport is British but my heart is Zimbabwean which, is where I was born, so...

Country: Zimbabwe

Capital: Harare

Population (2005): 13 010 000 and falling...

Language: English, Shona and Ndebele

Famous Zimbabweans: Cecil Rhodes (explorer, mining magnate, politician), Ian Smith (WWII Pilot, Politician), Robert Mugabe (Politician, Dictator), Bruce Gobbelaar (Footballer), Kirsty Coventry (Swimmer), Benjani Mwaruwari (Footballer), Nick Price (Golfer), Thomas Mapfumo (Singer), Morgan Tsvangirai (Politician) Arthur Mutambara (MIT Professor, Politician), Heath Streak, Grant Flower, Andy Flower, Henry Olonga, Guy Whittall, Edo Brandes, Paul Strang, Dave Houghton, Alistair Campbell, Tatenda Taibu, Stuart Carlisle, Murray Goodwin, Graeme Hick, Duncan Fletcher (all cricketers)

This is Victoria Falls on the Zimbabwe/Zambia border

This is the flag of Zimbabwe

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it's beautiful picture, keep posting guys any pics about ur country. i loved it Yuuuuuuuhoooooooooooooooooo

by the way i born in this hospital

Edited September 10, 2007 by Sand

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Guess where is here .... And have you ever been before?

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Guess where is here .... And have you ever been before?

Holy Canolis Batman! is that real??

where is it?

Caro

Edited September 10, 2007 by JVKn'CVO

[gabby4ever 1]

here is The Palace of Culture in my city Iasi, Romania

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My husband, Anghel, is also from Romania so I will just add to Tara's.

Romania is also famous for:

It's beautiful women

The 2nd largest building in the world...the People's Palace in Bucharest

The inventor of the world's first jet airplane, Henri Coanda

The People's Palace:

Romania is a beautiful country that I really enjoyed visiting. I can't wait to go back again and see it in the summer as I went during the winter.

Oh you will LOVE it in the summer time

i spent all 4 seasons there and each one was awesome. too bad they dont have all 4 anymore

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Great photos! Keep them coming!

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Country: Brazil

Official: República Federativa do Brasil (Federative Republic of Brazil)

Population: 190,010,647

Capital: Brasilia

Language: brazilian portuguese

Pictures:

Cristo Redentor, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Cataratas do Iguacu - Foz do Iguacu, Parana, Brazil

Avenida Paulista, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil