Germany
Germany is Europe's most populous nation and largest economy, a federation of 16 states ranging from the North Sea coast to the Bavarian Alps, with cultural capitals in Berlin, Munich and Hamburg.
Germany is Europe's most populous nation and largest economy, a federation of 16 states ranging from the North Sea coast to the Bavarian Alps, with cultural capitals in Berlin, Munich and Hamburg.
Ghana is a West African coastal democracy, the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence in 1957, with a vibrant culture, a strong tradition of pan-Africanism and Ashanti gold heritage.
Greece is the southernmost Balkan nation and the cradle of Western civilisation, known for ancient Athens, the Acropolis, more than 6,000 islands and a coastline longer than that of any other Mediterranean country.
Grenada is the southernmost of the Windward Islands in the Caribbean, nicknamed the 'Spice Isle' for its nutmeg, mace and cinnamon plantations, with a tri-island state including Carriacou and Petite Martinique.
Guatemala is the most populous Central American country, with the colonial city of Antigua, the indigenous Maya highlands, and the great Mayan ruins of Tikal rising above the Petén jungle.
Guinea is a West African nation on the Atlantic coast, holding roughly half the world's bauxite reserves, and is home to the Fouta Djallon highlands often called West Africa's water tower.
Guinea-Bissau is a small Portuguese-speaking West African coastal nation with the picturesque Bijagós Archipelago and a turbulent post-independence political history.
Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America, on the north-east Atlantic coast, with vast Amazonian rainforest, the spectacular Kaieteur Falls and a recent oil-driven economic boom.
Haiti occupies the western third of Hispaniola Island, sharing its border with the Dominican Republic, and is the world's first independent black republic, founded by formerly enslaved people in 1804.