Mongolia
Mongolia is a vast, sparsely populated Central Asian country between Russia and China, dominated by steppe and the Gobi Desert, where roughly a quarter of the population still lives nomadically.
Mongolia is a vast, sparsely populated Central Asian country between Russia and China, dominated by steppe and the Gobi Desert, where roughly a quarter of the population still lives nomadically.
Montenegro is a small Balkan country of fjord-like Adriatic bays, dramatic limestone mountains and a centuries-old monastic tradition that reasserted independence from Serbia in 2006.
Morocco lies at Africa's north-western corner, where the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Sahara and Atlas Mountains meet, with imperial cities Fez, Marrakesh, Meknes and Rabat showcasing 1,200 years of dynasty.
Mozambique is a Lusophone country on the Indian Ocean coast of southern Africa, with 2,500 km of palm-fringed beaches, the Bazaruto Archipelago and a culture blending Bantu, Portuguese and Indian heritage.
Myanmar (Burma) is a Southeast Asian nation of mountains, rivers and fertile plains, dotted with golden Buddhist stupas, especially the more than 2,000 temples of the ancient capital of Bagan.
Namibia is a sparsely populated southern African country famed for the towering red dunes of the Namib Desert, the Skeleton Coast, and Etosha National Park's white-clay pan and wildlife.
Nauru is the third-smallest country in the world, a single-island Pacific microstate that was once one of the world's wealthiest per-capita on phosphate mining, but is now mostly mined out.
Nepal is a Himalayan republic between India and China, home to eight of the world's ten highest peaks including Mount Everest, with a culture deeply intertwined with Hindu and Buddhist tradition.
The Netherlands is a low-lying North Sea country built on engineered land, where polders, dykes and canals shape both Dutch identity and the iconic flat landscape of windmills and bicycles.