|
Samoyed Index Main page and Index of Breeds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Romania is located in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea.
between Bulgaria and Ukraine. It is slightly smaller than Oregon.
The climate is temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog,
sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms. They have the
following resources petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas,
coal, iron, ore, salt, arable land, hydropower. They also have natural
hazards of earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest; Geologic
structure and climate promote landslides. Environment current issues
include soil erosion and degradation; water pollution; air pollution
in south from industrial effluents; the capital is Bucharest.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
is literate, 56 percent of males and 28 percent of females. The current issues
facing the country are overuse of pastures and subsequent soil erosion
attributable to population pressures; desertification; deforestation of tropical
rain forest, in response to both international demand for tropical timber and
to domestic use as fuel, resulting in loss of biodiversity; soil erosion
contributing to water pollution and siltation of rivers and dams; inadequate
supplies of potable water. Angola is a developing country at war, and civil unrest
has been ongoing since the country's 1975 independence from Portugal.
|
to form the United Arab
Emirates. This is a new souvenir sheet from Fujeira. The name Fujeira
refers to the spring of water beneath one of the mountains.
|
|
|
This lovely souvenir sheet was issued by North Korea in 1994.
|
Tanzania, the largest country in East Africa, is renowned for its magnificent
wildlife, lakes, mountains, and scenery. The country boasts a wealth of natural
attractions, including the famed Ngorongoro crater and the formidable Mount
Kilimanjaro. It is also home to magnificent game reserves: Gombe Stream National
Park, with its chimpanzee sanctuary; and the breathtaking plains of the Serengeti
National Park, which hosts the annual migration of at least two million
wildebeest with leopards and lions hot on their heels. Add to this the lovely
beaches of the exotic islands of Zanzibar, Pemba, and Mafia. Tanzania recently
issued a couple different sets of dog stamps, and/or souvenir sheets including
this one with the Samoyed.
|
The republic of Touva lies at the upper reaches of the Siberian Yenisey River and forms
a barrier between Russia and Mongolia. Since its independence from the former Soviet
Union, Tuva continues to struggle to work on the appropriate way to safeguard and
develop its own identity and sovereignty going through the difficult changes
from a command-orientated planned economy towards an open market economy. Like so
many other former Russian states, the diversity of the people is starting to be
felt as the original culture, traditions and religion are gaining more followers.
|
Annexed by Russia between 1865 and 1885, Turkmenistan became a Soviet
republic in 1925. It achieved its independence upon the dissolution
of the USSR in 1991. President NIYAZOV retains absolute control over
the country and opposition is not tolerated. Extensive Hudrocarbon/natural
gas reserves could prove a boon to this underdeveloped country if
extraction and delivery projects were to be expanded. Turkmenistan is
on the east side of the Caspian Sea, just above Iran. It is slightly
larger than California in size. Its terrain is flat-to-rolling sandy
desert with dunes rising to mountains in the south; low mountains
along border with Iran; borders Caspian Sea in west. The religion is
Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%. The capital is Ashgabsat.
|
A 'First Day Issue' envelope, May. 1, 2000 from Nevis.
An awesome piece
for your collection. ONE ONLY. Don't miss out on this rare find.
|
For your collection. ONE ONLY. Don't miss out on this rare find.
A chance to get the First Day Cover (1982) envelope from Romania
and a lovely Samoyed stamp for the price of the envelope alone.
The stamp is shown above under Romania in the stamp section,
sold separately from the
envelope.