January 6, 2002 Botswana The land that is now Botswana has been inhabited for at least 30,000 years. As the local population grew and Europeans began to arrive in the 18th century, the Tswana, the leading tribe, regrouped to develop a highly structured, stable society ruled by hereditary monarchs. Area: 234,144 square miles Capital: Gaborone [...]
December 23, 2001 Slovenia The Slovenes, a Slavic people, settled in what is now Slovenia in the sixth century. Area: 7,899 square miles Capital: Ljubljana Government: Parliamentary democratic Republic Population: 1.93 million Language: Slovenian 91%, Serbo-Croation 6%, other 3% GDP per capita: USD 10,900 Monetary unit: Tolar Exports: Manufactured goods, machinery & transport equipment, chemicals, [...]
August 5, 2001 Barbados The original inhabitants of Barbados were Arawak Indians, who were driven off the island around 1200 AD by invading Carib Indians from Venezuela, themselves later replaced in the early 1500s when Spanish explorÂers arrived on the island. Quality of life is the advantage Area: 168 square miles Capital: Bridgetown Government: Parliamentary [...]
April 15, 2001 BERMUDA Bermuda is a fishhook-shaped coral archipelago named after Juan Bermudez, a Spanish sailor who discovered the uninhabited island in 1503. Top business and tourism center broadens its offerings Area: 21 square miles Capital: Hamilton Government: Parliamentary British overseas territory with internal self-government Population: 62,997 Language: English GDP per capita: USD 32,000 [...]
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