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Featured Article: Czechia

The Czech Republic also known by its short-form name, Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe and a member state of the European Union. Though one of the youngest nations, its history goes back over a thousand years. Today the country has borders with Poland to the north, Germany to the northwest and west, Austria to the south, and Slovakia to the east. The capital and largest city is historic Prague, a major tourist attraction. The country is composed of two entire historic regions, Bohemia and Moravia, and parts of Silesia.

Popular Article: Bujumbura

Bujumbura with Lake Tanganyika in the background

Bujumbura is the largest city, former political capital, and the administrative, communications, and economic center of Burundi. Once a German colony, and later controlled by Belgium, Burundi’s push for independence was exacerbated by violence between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes, which escalated to genocide. Years of inter-tribal violence and civil war left the city in need of reconstruction.

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Spanish painter Francisco Goya is both the last of the Old Masters and the first of the modern artists (source: Francisco Goya)

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