Category: Travel
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Official Name: Republic of Peru Established: 28 July 1821 (Declared Independence from Spain) Population: 32,824,358 (2020 estimate) Religion: 76% Catholic, 18.5% Other Christian,5.1% No religion Language(s): Spanish Capital: Lima Order of Visit: Thirty-Fifth First Visit: 30 December 2009 Last Visit: 17 January 2010 Duration: 19 Days Visit Highlights: – Lake Titicaca: Boat ride on the massive…
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Official Name: Plurinational State of Bolivia Established: 6 August 1825 (Declared Independence from Spain) Population: 11,428,245 (2019 estimate) Religion: 70% Catholic, 17.2% Protestant, 9.3% No religion Language(s): Spanish Capital: Sucre (constitutional and judicial), La Paz (executive and legislative) Order of Visit: Thirty-Fourth First Visit: 18 December 2009 Last Visit: 30 December 2009 Duration: 13 Days…
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Established: 1959 (Antarctic Treaty signed 1 December 1959) Population: Approximately 4,000 (in Summer months) Religion: None Language: None Original Treaty Countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America Order of Visit: Forty-Second First Visit: 8 November 2012 Last Visit:…
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Official Name: Republic of Paraguay Established: 14 May 1811 (Independence from Spain), 24 October 1945 (Admitted to the United Nations) Population: 7,292,672 (2020 estimate) Religion: 88.3% Roman Catholic, 7.8% Other Christian Language(s): Spanish, Guarani Capital: Asunción Order of Visit: Thirty-Third First Visit: 13 December 2009 Last Visit: 13 December 2009 Duration: 1 Day Visit Highlights:…
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Official Name: Argentine Republic Established: 25 May 1810 (Independence from Spain) Population: 44,938,712 (2019 estimate) Religion: 76.5% Catholic, 11.3% Atheists, 9% Evangelical Protestants Language(s): Spanish Capital: Buenos Aires Order of Visit: Thirty-Second First Visit: 12 December 2009 Last Visit: 21 November 2012 Duration: 15 Days Visit Highlights: – Buenos Aires: Tango Show, Recoletas cemetery, Botanical Gardens,…
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Official Name: Federative Republic of Brazil Established: 7 September 1822 Population: 210,147,125 (2019 estimate) Religion: 64.6% Catholic, 22.2% Protestant, 8.0% no religion. Language(s): Portuguese Capital: Brasília Order of Visit: Thirty First First Visit: 5 December 2009 Last Visit: 18 December 2009 Duration: 14 Days Visit Highlights: – Rio De Janeiro: Christ the Redeemer statue, the beautiful…
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Official Name: Arab Republic of Egypt Established: 3150 BC (Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt), 28 February 1922 (Independence from United Kingdom) Population: 100,075,480 (2020 estimate) Religion: 85% Muslim, 10% Coptic Christians Language(s): Arabic Capital: Cairo Order of Visit: Thirtieth First Visit: 6 June 2009 Last Visit: 21 June 2009 Duration: 16 Days Visit Highlights: …
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Official Name: The People’s Republic of China Established: 221 BCE (First imperial dynasty), 1 January 1912 (Republic established), 1 October 1949 (Proclamation of the People’s Republic) Population: 1,400,050,000 (2019 estimate) Religion: 74% Atheist, 16% Buddhists, 2% Christians, 1% Muslims Language(s): Chinese Capital: Beijing Order of Visit: Twenty-Ninth First Visit: 14 August 2006 Last Visit:…
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Official Name: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China Established: 29 August 1842 (Treaty of Nanking), 1 July 1997 (Transfer from the United Kingdom) Population: 7,500,700 (2019 estimate) Religion: Buddhism 20%, Confucianism 20%, and Taoism 20%, Christianity 12%, Islam 4% Language(s): Chinese, English Capital: Hong Kong Order of Visit: Twenty-Eigthth First…
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Official Name: Dominion of Canada Established: 1 July 1867 (Independence from the United Kingdom) Population: 38,008,005 (2020 estimate) Religion: 67.3% Christian, 23.9% No Religion, Islam 3.2% Language(s): English, French Capital: Ottawa Order of Visit: Twenty-Seventh First Visit: 6 January 2000 Last Visit: 8 August 2006 Duration: 15 Days Visit Highlights: Banff: Gondola ride up Sulphur…
