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Browse geography by subject. Start with Physical Geography (landforms, climate, ecosystems) or Human Geography (people, cities, cultures, economies). You’ll also find Explainers for common questions, practical Travel Guides, and quick Quizzes. Use this hub to jump into any topic, then filter by continent, country, or city when you need local detail.

Socialist Countries (2025): Definitive List & Explained

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Asking “Which countries are socialist?” sounds simple—but it isn’t. Some states constitutionally declare themselves socialist; others only mention “socialism” in their preambles or names; and many democracies elect parties with socialist platforms without changing their constitutional system. This guide sorts the terms, names the current cases, and shows where confusion comes from—as of 2025. What […]

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Top Countries for Photography (2025): 12 Best

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Which countries consistently deliver jaw-dropping frames—whether you’re chasing city skylines, ancient sites, or big wilderness? As a travel-geography writer and photographer, I weighed variety, access, light, safety, and costs to build this practical, up-to-date list for 2025. You’ll also find best months, classic locations, and 10-day route ideas with distances in both miles and kilometers. […]

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Countries That Still Have Slavery

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When people ask which countries still have slavery, they usually mean where modern slavery—forced labour, forced marriage, and human trafficking—remains most widespread today. No state legally recognises chattel slavery anymore, yet exploitation persists in every region and economy. As of 2021, about 50 million people were trapped in modern slavery worldwide. Quick answer — Which […]

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Original Purpose of the Eiffel Tower (1889 Exposition)

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If you walked onto Paris’s Champ-de-Mars in the spring of 1889, you’d pass under a brand-new iron giant nearly 984 feet (300 meters) tall. It wasn’t built for romance or selfies. It was built to prove something — loudly — at the world’s fair. Quick Answer: The Eiffel Tower’s original purpose was to serve as […]

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Who Designed the Eiffel Tower? Koechlin, Nouguier, Sauvestre

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The Eiffel Tower didn’t spring fully formed from one mind. It began as a bold engineering sketch in 1884, sharpened by a crucial patent, and transformed by smart architecture—then built at record speed for the 1889 World’s Fair. Here’s exactly who designed it, what each person did, and why the credit matters. Quick Answer: The […]

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Cable Cars in Capital Cities for Public Transit

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Imagine gliding above rush-hour traffic in a cable car, watching the city unfold beneath your feet. This isn’t a theme-park ride; it’s the daily commute for thousands in certain world capitals. Traditionally, cable cars served tourists or ski resorts. Today, a growing number of capital cities adopt urban cable car systems to solve real transit […]

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Lake Titicaca: World’s Highest Navigable Lake

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Lake Titicaca glitters on the Andean Altiplano between Peru and Bolivia, high enough that many first-time visitors feel the altitude the moment they step off the boat. Stretching roughly 120 miles (190 kilometers) from northwest to southeast, it is both a cultural heartland and one of South America’s great geographic extremes. UNESCO World Heritage Centre […]

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Greenland’s Hidden Geography: Bedrock Secrets & Island Mystery

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Greenland is the world’s largest island — a vast white expanse in the far north. At first glance, it appears as one giant block of ice and rock. Yet this frozen colossus hides surprising secrets beneath its ice sheet. Picture mountains entombed under ice, canyons deeper than skyscrapers are tall, and even the possibility that […]

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Pacific Ocean: Size, Depth, Climate & Ring of Fire

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The Pacific Ocean is Earth’s largest and deepest ocean. It stretches from the icy Southern Ocean to the Arctic, touching Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east. At roughly 63.8 million square miles (about 165.2 million square kilometers), it covers more area than all land on Earth combined. Its deepest […]

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Mauna Kea: Tallest Mountain from Base to Summit

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Mauna Kea is not your average mountain. Picture a massive volcano rising from the warm tropical seas of Hawaiʻi. Its summit climbs so high that it can wear a cap of snow in winter. This dormant giant on the Big Island holds a surprising record that many people don’t expect—one that challenges how we define […]

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