Burundi

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #56b3ff;">The naturally beautiful and culturally diverse Africa is enhanced with lush rainforests on the top of the hills and across the lakes and beaches of Burundi. Burundi, or the Republic of Burundi, as it is officially known, is rightly called the Heart of Africa. Burundi is one among the 54 fully recognised sovereign states or countries of the African continent. The country is also known as the ‘Land of Kirundi speakers’. It is also well known for Lake Tanganyika, world’s second largest and deepest freshwater lake. The country is home to a wide variety of wildlife and vegetation. The Savanna grassland, amazing rainforests, pygmies, hunter gatherers and various tribes characterize this part of the world, which struggles between modern society and their own traditional ways. Let us understand more about this African country.</p>
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Bermuda

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #d1ff47;">What comes to the mind when you hear words like The Jewel of the Atlantic, the Bermuda Triangle and Bermuda shorts? It is the Bermuda Islands. Also referred to as Bermudas or Somers Isles, it was ranked as the oldest remaining British Overseas Territory after 1949. In 1503, a Spanish explorer, Juan de Bermudez sailed in the high seas and reached an Archipelago or group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean which were surrounded by coral reefs and full of nature’s bounty. But Juan de Bermudez could not set foot on its shores out of the fear of reefs and finally it were the British who settled here first in 1612. A combination of pink sand beaches and a blend of the British and American cultures, Bermuda is indeed a picture of incredible beauty bestowed by nature. The Bermuda islands form one of the vertices of the mysterious Bermuda triangle or the Devils triangle. Let us learn more about Bermuda.</p>
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American Samoa

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #ff9844;">Imagine a group of twelve islands formed by volcanic eruptions and surrounded by coral reefs. The picture that comes to mind is that of an island inhabited with only flora and fauna, isn’t it? There is much more to a place like that. These islands were once called ‘Navigator Islands’ by the European explorer, and which are now known as Samoan Islands. Germany and the United States shared their dominance over these islands where Germany owned the west Samoan territory and the United States owned the east. Hence, we can say that the American Samoa is the eastern part of the greater Samoan archipelago. It is an unincorporated territory of the United States in the South Pacific Ocean. The Europeans first sighted these islands in 1722 and the English traders were followed by the Dutch and the French explorers. There were some vibrant confrontations with the natives but in 1899, a tripartite convention was signed and the eastern group of islands became American Samoa. The American Navy formally took the possession in 1911. The territory celebrates its independence on January 1 every year. Despite no written constitution, American Samoa is governed by a House of Representatives, Members of Parliament, and the Governor-General. </p>
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