The Cocos Islands, also known as the Keeling Islands, are a small archipelago which consists of 27 islands, located more than 2100 km west of Australia, among the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. The archipelago occupies an area of 14 sq. km, and is divided into two groups of islands - North and South Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The Southern Cocos Islands are larger in area. They are located at 12 degrees and 9 minutes north latitude, and about 96 degrees and 52 minutes east longitude. Larger islands of this archipelago are the South Island, West Island, Home, Horsburgh and Direction Island. The Northern Cocos (Keeling) Islands consist of only one small and uninhabited island.

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Kaliakra is the most famous and popular cape in Bulgaria. The name comes from Greek and means "beautiful cape". The site is located at 43 degrees and 21 minutes north latitude and 28 degrees and 27 minutes east longitude, about an hour's drive north of Varna.

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The Balkan Peninsula falls in the South-Eastern part of mainland Europe. It occupies an area of 48,388,282 square kilometers and covers the territory of 13 countries - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro, as well as small parts of Italy and Turkey. The Balkan Peninsula is surrounded by the Mediterranean basin. The Balkans borders the Adriatic and Ionian Sea to the west, Aegean Sea to the south, the Sea of Marmara to the southeast and the Black Sea to the east. The Bosphorus and Dardanelles divide the Balkan Peninsula and Asia. Of all the Balkan countries, only three are landlocked - these are Serbia, Macedonia and Kosovo.

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Qatar is a small Arab country, which is considered one of the richest in the world. The form of government used in Qatar is an absolute monarchy. Head of state is the Emir of Qatar and Prime Minister is his brother. Official currency of the country is Qatari Riyal (QR). Qatar’s natural conditions are pretty harsh. Prolonged droughts and unbearable heat test the resistance even of life forms which are otherwise well adapted to these hard living conditions.

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Traces of human presence show that the territory of modern England was settled more than 500,000 years ago. In the 5th century AD, these lands were settled of German tribes called Angles. They arrived from the territory of present-day Denmark and Germany. For several centuries the Angles remained independent of each other, but in the 10th century, and especially in 927th, they established together a unified country called England. The Norman invasion happened in 1066th. The Normans were led by William the Conqueror and took possession of the young country. They brought the French language, which left its impact on the English that we know today. This was also the last conquest of England. The country later turned into an inaccessible fortress even for the most ambitious conquerors, and became the most powerful colonial empire in the world.

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