Akrotiri

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #4953ff;">There is an interesting fact that due to its strategic location in the Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus, an island, has been Britain’s initial interest. Since 1925, the island was a crown colony but the unrest growing in the 1950s made tight control untenable. As it is located in the South Asia Minor or the Middle East, the island is geopolitically divided into four segments namely The Republic of Cyprus, The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, The United Nations and the two bases under British sovereignty – Akrotiri and Dhekelia. Considering that having bases on Cyprus would be adequate instead of using Cyprus as a base, the island was granted independence in 1960 but retained sovereignty over both these bases. Let’s discuss about Akrotiri. Also known as the Western Sovereign Base Area (WSBA), Akrotiri is located to the south of the island near Limassol. Since it has become a British establishment, multi-channel satellite TV service as well as radio broadcasts are provided by the British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS). Also, it is the responsibility of the UK to provide adequate defence and has a full RAF base with its headquarters for British Forces Cyprus and Episkopi Support Unit. </p>
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Thailand

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #42ff94;">Thailand or officially known as the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country situated at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia. Thailand is bordered by Laos and Cambodia to the east, Andaman Sea to the west, Burma and Laos to the north and Burma to the extreme south. It also shares its maritime boundaries with Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, India and Indonesia in the Andaman Sea to the southwest. Bangkok is the capital and the largest city of Thailand. The people of Thailand are referred as Thai. Thailand comprises wet tropical land with many rivers, forests and mountains. The Kingdom of Thailand has an area of 198,115 square miles. Mount Doi Inthanon, at 2,595m is the highest point in the country.</p>
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Slovenia

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #7affb3;">Slovenia or officially known as the Republic of Slovenia is a nation state located in South Eastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula. It shares its borders with Hungary to the north east, Austria to the north, Croatia to the south and Italy to the west. The name Slovenia is taken from the Slovenes, the group of South Slaves who were the first inhabitants of the country. Eighty-seven percent of the total population consider themselves as Slovenes; along with them are minority groups of Hungarians and Italians who migrated after the World War 2 for economic reasons. Ljubljana is the capital and the largest city of Slovenia.</p>
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