INGLATERRA

England (in English: England) is the biggest and denser populated with the constituent countries (constituent country) of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It(he,she) occupies both third parts of the island of Great Britain and borders to the north on Scotland and on the west on Wales. His(her,your) 49.138.831 inhabitants in 2001 were corresponding(fitting) to 83 % of the population of the United Kingdom. [1] The territory is surrounded by the sea of the North, sea of Ireland, Atlantic Ocean and the channel of the Spot. His(her,your) capital, London, is the metropolitan area most populated in Great Britain and in the European Union.

TURISMO
England, and specially the city of London, they are between(among) the destinies most wished by the travelers. The British capital, and the most important city of England, has lived in the last years through a resurrection, thanks to succeeded political of urban development reordering. Test(proof) of it they are the enormous tent of Tame, the gigantic treadmill that decorates the shores of the river Thames or the new Tate Gallery. This, and much more, has made possible that returns to be considered to be one of the pioneering cities of the Planet.

GASTRONOMY
To speak about the gastronomy of France, is to speak about some of the most refined and varied gastronomías about the world. It is necessary to emphasize products as the foie, the quiches, the crêpes and the camembert, extended all over the world. So much on the coast northwest since(as,like) in the Mediterranean one we are fished of quality, as well as breeding-places of shellfish, oysters and mussels, specially in the zone of Aquitaine, Charente, Normandy and Brittany. Also the rivers offer good fish. It is necessary to emphasize the French garden, his(her,your) cattle variety and the lacteal products, specially his(her,your) more than 400 varieties of cheeses. The most famous are Brie, Roquefort, Camembert and those of goat.

The climate

of France is moderated in general terms(ends), but considerable regional contrasts exist; for example, the coastal area of the south-east, he(she) enjoys a Mediterranean climate with dry and hot summers and soft winters, while in the plateau of the interior, the mountains and the regions of the high oriental lands the climate becomes continental. The oceanic climate is typical of the regions of Brittany and Normandy and spreads to the whole western zone of FranceThe temperatures in the Atlantic littoral are smoothed by the oceanic currents and the domineering winds of the southwest. The everage temperature of Paris in January is of 3,2 ºC and of 19,5 ºC in July; in Strasbourg, the everage temperature of January is of 0,8 ºC and in July, 19,1 ºC; In Nice, of 8,3 ºC in January and of 22,4 ºC in July; and in Lyons, it(he,she) is of 2 ºC in January and of 21 ºC in July. The rainfalls are abundant during the whole year in the west, and in the East they increase with the altitude and during the springs(spring) months and autumn.

FRANCIA

France (in Frenchman: France, AFI: it is a sovereign country member of the European Union, with the capital in Paris, which spreads on a total surface of 675.417 km ² and possesses(relies on) a population of 65,1 million inhabitants. [3] Constituted in social and democratic State of Law, his(her,your) form of government is organized as republic semipresidencialista by the official name of French Republic (République française) and the currency I liberated, ÉgTourism

TOURIST

The city walled of Carcassonne a great tourist attraction.

The tourism is a basic source(fountain) of the French economy. It is the country with more visitors of the world, approximately 80 million a year; his(her,your) tourists come principally from North America, Japan, China, and other Europa's countries. Paris is the principal attraction, but also it(he,she) receives many visitors the Côte d'Azur. France is a country with multiple points of tourist interest: apart from possessing one of the major patrimonies historically and artistically of the world, it(he,she) is of few countries that it(he,she) can offer activities of beach, mountain and cam alité, Fraternité (Freedom, Equality and Brotherhood).

Gastronomy

(to [edit) Presentation of a delicious Pot au feu. Principal article: Gastronomy of France Characterized by his(her,your) variety, fruit of a regional diversity, so much cultural as(like) of raw materials(commodities), as well as also for his(her,your) refinement, the French kitchen(cuisine) is considered to be a world modal. His(her,your) influence is left to feel principally in the kitchens(cuisines) of the western world that they have been incorporating into his(her,your) bases technical French knowledge. The international renown of his(her,your) principal chefs, as Taillevent, The Varenne, Carême, Escoffier, Ducasse or Bocuse he(she) contributed(paid) to the diffusion of the high kitchen(cuisine) for the French restorers(restaurateurs) from ends of the 13th century The art of the table or art of the table, develops a series of recommendations on how to present the table, to serve the plates and to taste them. The famous red guide Michelin (Guide rouge Michelin) establishes a classification of the best world restaurants by means of a hierarchial structuring for number of stars, the maximum of them reserved to some considered few ones of supreme quality.

Sport

(to [edit) Jeu of paume was the sport king during the Former Regime(Diet) in France. The best participation of France in the Olympic Games was in 1900 in Paris, city that has received the contest in two occasions. Apart the Gallic delegation has never gone down the first 10 places being a power to level Olympiads and sports.
The individual sports are implanted(implemented) well in France. This way for example the Tour of France, celebrated anually in July from 1903, is the competition ciclística more prestigious of the professional calendar. The Tilt Roland Garros in Paris is one of the most cosmopolitan tilts of the Grand Slam. [72] In what concerns the martial arts, France also stands out between(among) one of the best of Europe. So(then,since) the one that more dominates until today is the karate, the judo and the savate (French stall), the latter one of most spread in the world principally in the tilts of the Knock Out

Transportes
TGV, el tren de alta velocidad.

Airbus A380, el avión comercial más grande del mundo.
La red de ferrocarril es de aproximadamente 31.840 kilómetros y es la más extensa de Europa Occidental. Es manejada por la SNCF (Sociedad Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Franceses) que posee trenes de alta velocidad como el Thalys, el Eurostar y el TGV que alcanza los 320 kilómetros por hora. La Eurostar a través del Eurotúnel, se une con el Reino Unido. También existen conexiones ferroviarias con otros países vecinos de Europa, excepto con Andorra. Además hay metro en varias ciudades del país como París, Laon, Lille, Lyon, Marsella, Rennes y Toulouse.

JAPON

Japan Nihon or Nippon?, officially Nihon-koku or Nippon-koku, ' State of Japan '; literal meaning: ' the country of the origin of the Sun ') Nippon-koku ?/i, it is an insular country of this(this one) of Asia. There is located between(among) the ocean Pacific Ocean and the sea of the Japan, to the east of China, Russia and the peninsula of Korea.
Japan is formed(trained) by four principal islands: Honsh , Hokkaid , Kysh and Shikoku, which form(train) 97 % of the total surface of the country, and for other 6.848 minor adjacent islands. [2 It(He,She) has a population of 127 million persons, the tenth most numerous of the world. The metropolitan area of Tokyo, which it(he,she) includes to the cardinal city of Tokyo and the prefectures of his(her,your) surroundings, is the biggest urban area of the world in terms(ends) of population, sheltering more than 30 million inhabitants.

Climate

Is a rainy country and with a high dampness, [32] it(he,she) possesses a climate moderated with 4 different definite well stations, thanks to the distance to the one that is respect of the equator. Of all forms the climate of the north is lightly a moderate(tepid) cold (Hokkaid ) with strong summers and big snowfalls in winter, the center of the country is warm, humid summers and short winters and in the south lightly subtropical (Kysh ) with long, warm and humid summers and short and soft winters. [36]

The climate sometimes is affected by the seasonal winds produced by the centers ciclónicos and anticiclónicos that are formed in the continent and in the Pacific Ocean (anticyclone or Hawaiian cyclone), [37] generating winds from the continent towards the Pacific Ocean in winter and of the Pacific Ocean to the continent in summer. [38] Typhoon Yagi, it(he,she) happened(passed) near the pacific coast of Japan in September, 2006. It(he,she) managed to reach the category 5. Two primary factors exist in the climatological influence: the nearness with the Asian continent and the oceanic currents. The climate from June to September is warm and humid for the tropical currents of wind that come from the ocean Pacific Ocean and from the Asian southeast

Economy

to [edit) principal Article: Economy of Japan See also: Communications in Japan The Stock exchange of Tokyo is the second biggest of the world. Yokohama, Minato Mirai 21. Japanese mints (yenes) .Japón is the biggest second economy of the world, [40] after the United States, concerning(around) 4,5 trillions of dollars in terms(ends) of nominal GDP and the third one after the United States and China in terms(ends) of parities of the buying power. [41] His(Her,Your) GDP for worn out hour is 18 º higher of the world from 2006. [42]

Culture

(to [edit) principal Article: Culture of Traditional Japan Japanese garden in Kioto. A geisha attends to a businessman in Kioto. The Japanese culture has evolved in a considerable way in the last years, from the original country of the culture Jmon to his(her,your) contemporary culture, which combines the influences of Asia, Europe and norteamérica. The traditional arts include the crafts (ikebana, origami, ukiyo - and, dolls, lacquers, pottery), performances (bunraku, Kabuki, Noh, rakugo), traditions (ceremony of the tea, Bud , the architecture, the gardens, the swords) and he(she) cooks

Sports

Japan [edits] in the Olympic Games Selection of football of Japan Traditionally, the supreme one is considered to be the national sport since it is one of the most popular sports between(among) the spectators. [63] martial Arts like the judo, karate and kend also they are widely practised and enjoy a considerable number of spectators in the country. After the Restoration Meiji, many western sports were introduced and started propagating in the educational system. [64] The Japanese League of Professional Baseball was established in 1936 and today in day it is one of the most popular sports of the country. [65] In 2006 there obtained the first championship of baseball, the Classic World one of Baseball, returning to gain(earn) the classic one also in 2009 against Korea in a tight final, that One extended Extra innings


Traditional gown

The gown, par excellence, and for being the most recognized Japanese for a lot of time is the yukata or kimono, which is like a long dressing-gown that comes up to the ankles, which it(he,she) makes feel comfortably, is supported in the waist by a thick(bulky) strip or belt, which on the part of behind becomes nude doing a species(kind) of bun. The yukata is used, in these days, only for the popular holidays(parties), in the women they are used yukatas of varied and happy colors, and in the men, it(he,she) is used slightly more masculine, maybe a piece of a dark color.
Another important part of the Japanese gown they are the geta similar to a few sandals of wood, with two perpendicular pieces of wood as sole.

gastronomy

of Japan like national kitchen(cuisine) has evolved in the centuries because of many political and social changes. In the Age Antigua the majority of the kitchen(cuisine) was influenced by the Chinese culture. The kitchen(cuisine) changed with the advent of the Middle Ages, which marked the beginning of an abandon of the elitism with the regulation of the shogunato. Initially(originally) of the Modern Age there happened big changes that introduced in Japan the western culture.

PORTUGAL

Portugal has been a witness of a constant flow of different civilizations during the last 3.100 years. Tartesos, Celts, Phoenicians and Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, German (suevos and visigodos), Moslem, Jewish and other cultures have left fingerprint in the culture, history, language and etnia. During the XVth and XVIth century, Portugal was an economic, social and cultural world power, as well as his(her,your) empire, which was spreading from Brazil up to the East Indies. It is a developed country member of the United Nations Organization (UNO) and charter member of the Eurozone, the OECD, the NATO and the CPLP. Portugal meets between(among) 20 countries of the world better and major quality of life.

Gastronomy

to [edit) principal Article: Gastronomy of Portugal The gastronomy is rich and varied. On the coast fresh fish is consumed very much, but in addition the Portuguese are proud of the variety of ways of preparing the cod in salting. Every zone of the country has his(her,your) local dishes.
Portugal is a strongly wine country, being famous the wines of the Douro, of the Alentejo and of the Dão, the green wines of the Miño, and the generous wines of Oporto and of Madeira. To level of confectionary the so called ones " graze of belém " the eggs like (of Aveiro) they are the most famous. Of between(among) the popular plates to standing out there are the Green Broth (Lisbon), the francesinhas and the guts (of the region of Oporto), the "Leitão da Bairrada" (Pig of origén between(among) Aveiro and Coimbra), " the pataniscas (of the region of Lisbon), and the gaspacho (of the Algarve), the Ham and the Folar de Chaves.

TOURISM

[edits] The recognized Beach of The Sea-coast (The) (Algarve) .El The Algarve, to the south of Portugal, is excellent the tourist point of Portuguese and foreigners. The climate and the temperature of the water are the principal factors that they contribute(pay) to the great tourist growth in this region. The inauguration of the airport of Faro in the decade of the 60 contributed(paid) immensly to the tourists' afflux of the most different nationalities, especially Britishers, Germans and Scandinavians. Lisbon and Oporto many tourists attract also, being considered to be specially attractive cities by his(her,your) night life, his(her,your) narrow relation by his(her,your) respective rivers (Tagus and Douro) and by his(her,your) monuments. Oporto is a city that it(he,she) takes place in the cultural panorama of the country and of Europe. It was The European Capital Of the Culture in 2001. Serralves's Foundation and the House of the Music are of obligatory visit. The club of football of the city is also one of more acquaintances of Europa. Madeira is also a tourist center, both for his(her,your) agreeable climate and for his(her,your) exceptional gastronomy. Other tourist important attractions are Chaves's cities, To take, Sintra, Aveiro, Coímbra, Elvas, Évora, Panty and Guimarães; and the valley of the river Douro.

TRANSPORT

The transport was seen as a priority at the beginning of the decade of the seventies associated with the rapid economic growth, and again in the nineties, after the Revolution of the Carnations of 1974, pushed by the rapid growth in the use of the cars and the growth of the consumption. El País newspaper possesses(relies on) a network(net) of roads of 68.732 km, of which at least 3000 km are a part(report) of the system of 44 highways. Portugal was first one of the countries of the world in having a highway, opening her in 1944, joining Lisbon with the National Stadium, in what it(he,she) would be in the future the highway Lisbon-Cascais (now A5). Nevertheless, though other sections of highways were constructed in the sixties and seventies, it(he,she) was only at the end of the eighties when it(he,she) began the construction of highways on a large scale.

Climate

(to [edit) The Portuguese climate qualifies as The Atlantic Ocean - Mediterranean, a maritime climate influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, being cold and rainy in the north, and warmly and dry in the south (annual Rainfalls: Faro - 524 mm; Lisbon - 750 mm; Coímbra - 1000 mm; I carry - 1200 mm; Viana do Castelo - 1400 mm) In continental Portugal, the temperatures divide equally 13 °C in the North and 18 °C in the South. Madeira and Azores, due to his(her,your) location in the Atlantic Ocean, are rainy and humid, and have a thermal minor extent.
Portugal is one of the hottest European countries. The spring and the summer they are sunny and the highest temperatures during July and August are of between(among) 28 °C to 35 °C, sometimes coming to the 40 °C inside the south. The autumn and winter they are typically rainy and windy, Climate (to [edit) The Portuguese climate qualifies as The Atlantic Ocean - Mediterranean, a maritime climate influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, being cold and rainy in the north, and warmly and dry in the south (annual Rainfalls: Faro - 524 mm; Lisbon - 750 mm; Coímbra - 1000 mm; I carry - 1200 mm; Viana do Castelo - 1400 mm) In continental Portugal, the temperatures divide equally 13 °C in the North and 18 °C in the South. Madeira and Azores, due to his(her,your) location in the Atlantic Ocean, are rainy and humid, and have a thermal minor extent.
Portugal is one of the hottest European countries. The spring and the summer they are sunny and the highest temperatures during July and August are of between(among) 28 °C to 35 °C, sometimes coming to the 40 °C inside the south. The autumn and winter they are typically rainy and windy, Though sunny days are not strange. It(he,she) is not common the minor temperatures to the 2 °C in the coastal zone, generally they are in an average of 8/11 °C.