Lots of interesting geography tidbits in this article. Dozens of places around the world, the lines of the map are anything but sure... "The Principality of Andorra, like several other European micro-states, is essentially a remnant of the European pre-modern “feudal” order of parcellized sovereignty. Officially a “co-principality,” Andorra has two heads of state, both of whom are foreigners: the president of France and the Spanish Bishop of Urgell. The president of France is thus a reigning monarch, albeit not of France… Puerto Rico, like the Northern Mariana Islands, occupies an incongruous geopolitical position. It is not fully part of the US, but neither is it a mere dependency (as are Guam, American Samoa, etc). Puerto Rica is instead officially classified as a “commonwealth.” Four U.S. states (Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts) also have official “commonwealth” status. There is no connection between the two kinds of commonwealths. In fact, in neither instance does the term “commonwealth” have any real meaning at all… Upland Areas of Eastern India…Vast tracks of land in eastern India are not effectively controlled by the Indian government, due to the presence of Maoist insurgents… Tajikistan, as its name indicates, is nationally based on the Tajik ethnic group, yet many more Tajiks live outside of Tajikistan than within it. A number of other countries, including Laos, Azerbaijan, and Mongolia, are in the same category." geocurrents.info/geopolitics/key-to-map-of-geopolitical-anomalies Andrew Houston Vaughan Dan Davis Joseph Vaughan Forrest Higgs
Posted on: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:13:00 +0000
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