Bispetorv in the historic centre

Aalborg, Denmark

Jomfru Ane Gade, Aalborg, Denmark, is said to be the street with the longest continuous stretch of restaurants and bars in Scandinavia.

Abbey of Our Lady (Vor Frue Kirke)

Akvavit was a major export.

Aachen

Couven Pavilion in Aachen

Ford Research Center, Aachen

The Three-Country Point, where the borders of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands meet up the Vaalserberg

A Coruna, Spain

The Tower of Hercules, reconstruction and modernization of the famous Roman lighthouse

Ayia Varvara Orthodox Christian Monastery, Nicosia, Cyprus

August Strindberg (1849–1912) Marine with rocks, 1894

Life expectancy at birth in the Nordic countries in 2012

Coat of arms of Åland

Coat of arms of region of Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland

Coat of arms of the county of Gävleborg, Sweden.

Coat of arms of the county and province of Blekinge, Sweden.

The flag of Östergötland County in Sweden. Based on their Coat of arms.

Population density map of the Nordic countries (1996)

Sweden Andreas Norlén Speaker of the Riksdag since 2018 election

Norway Harald V King of Norway since 1991

Nordic prime ministers at the Nordic Council meeting in 2014 in Stockholm

Middle East

Map of the Middle East

Views of the Mideast at Night

Evening Pass over the Sahara Desert and the Middle East

Manama – Bahrain

1957 American film about the Middle East

Micronesia

Micronesia

Spinner dolphins

Map of Micronesia (shown in dark magenta)

Melanesia

Chronological dispersal of Austronesian peoples across the Indo-Pacific

Iberia

Major Geologic Units of the Iberian Peninsula

East Asia

Pass of the ISS over Mongolia, looking out west towards the Pacific Ocean, China, and Japan. As the video progresses, you can see major cities along the coast and the Japanese islands on the Philippine Sea. The island of Guam can be seen further down the pass into the Philippine Sea, and the pass ends just to the east of New Zealand. A lightning storm can be seen as light pulses near the end of the video.

Tokyo is the capital of Japan and one of the largest cities in the world, both in metropolitan population and economy.

Tokyo

Manchu bride. John Thomson. China, 1871-1872. The picture is housed in the Wellcome Collection, London, UK

The countries of East Asia also form the core of Northeast Asia, which itself is a broader region.

East Antarctica

East Africa

Map of British East Africa in 1911

Central Europe

Current CEFTA members

Abbey of Saint Gall (Catholic), Switzerland

Central European major Christian denomination is Catholicism (map) as well as large Protestant populations

The Danube river watercourse system throughout Central and Southeastern Europe

Carpathian countries (north-west to south-east): CZ, AT, PL, SK, HU, UA, RO, RS

Kingdom of Hungary in 1190

Central Asia

Official logo for the Definition of Free Cultural Works

Bishkek's central Ala Too Square, with the Erkindik (Freedom) Monument. Seen from a window in the National Museum.

Trends in research expenditure in Central Asia, as a percentage of GDP, 2001–2013. Source: UNESCO Science Report: 2030 (2015), Figure 14.3

On the southern shore of Issyk Kul lake, Issyk Kul Region.

Central America

Belize license plate from the Cayo District.

Roatán, Honduras

Central America map of indigenous people before European contact

Turquoise-browed motmot, El Salvador and Nicaragua

Parque Internacional la Amistad, Panama

Greater Republic of Central America

Ancient footprints of Acahualinca, Nicaragua

Central Africa

Central Africa regions