#world countries

[thatpollguy]

Do you live in Finland?

Yes

No, but I used to

No, I've never lived there

Voting ended onNov 16, 2025

[yourfaveisintersex]

Cyprus from Real Life is intersex, and its variation is Chimerism! One half is Turkish, and the other is Greek!

[indubitablegirboy]

I have a question for non-Americans!

In case you don't know, in just 3 months America has baaasically legalized racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia again. That why I figured I'd ask- is there anybody on this site who lives in a Country they actually like and isn't completely terrible? By this I mean, like,

● LGBTQ+ friendly

● Decent Healthcare (though I will settle for not having to go bankrupt to get an Ambulance)

● Preferably doesn't tax me to hell and back. This one I'm lenient on, I'm already used to it plus I'd rather be homeless and free than deal with whatever the heck is happening over here.

Literally my only requirements. I ask this question both because a) I'm curious to know if there's any hope left for humanity and b) in case things go to shit and I need to evacuate I should probably get a head start on learning whatever new language I might need.

[arcadialedger]

Disney’s country selections at the World Showcase in Epcot will never fail to confuse me.

Like, not only do we only have 11 countries when there is ABSOLUTELY room for them to expand, but I think everyone would love a country addition once in awhile. Not to mention, it would be good for business and keep fresh interest in the attraction.

But not only that...one of the countries they have is the United States... the country where the park is? I—

Disney, the whole point of this showcase is that I want to travel the world. Not to an idealized version of the country I’m already in.

I just traveled through Florida to get here— I really don’t need to be reminded of the United States right now.

Where are Egypt, Greece, Brazil, Sweden, Australia, Israel, Argentina, Thailand, Russia, Poland, Spain, Nigeria, South Korea, Iceland, Turkey, Philippines, Ireland or Scotland?

Madagascar and Ethiopia could be nice selections for more African countries. And some more central/ south American countries: Peru, Chile, Honduras or Nicaragua, Venezuela. Do Colombia and blast Shakira in the pavilion. Go to the Caribbean and do Jamaica, as well as a Pacific Island or two.

Oh, and the big one— HOW IS FREAKING INDIA NOT IN THIS SHOWCASE?

Oh, but when you look into it...

THEY HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING IT. AND THEY SOUND AMAZING.

This is the tip of the iceberg of all of the countries I would like to see, but I love it. Doing an exhibit to represent Sub- Saharan Africa is brilliant. Israel representing Jewish culture and heritage.

Disney— you haven’t updated this since 1998. DO THIS, keep expanding. I want all the countries representing as wide a variety of the world’s cultures as possible. I want the Epcot challenge to be impossible for those without a hollow freaking leg.

Oh, one last thing Disney. If you’re that set on doing the United States, maybe have the pavilion be, oh, I don’t know, CELEBRATING A VARIETY OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES?

[aesthesiamag]

Omo Valley, Ethiopia

Maramures, Romania

San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Little India, Singapore

Yangon, Myanmar

Oxford, UK

El Paico, Chile

Havana, Cuba

Otavalo, Ecuador

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Amazon Rainforest

San Francisco, USA

Ethiopia

  New York, USA

Khanom, Thailand

Chang Mai, Thailand

Medellin, Colombia

Riga, Latvia

Mawlamyine, Myanmar

San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Maori Marae, New Zealand

Sydney, Australia

Nasir al-Mulk, Iran

Colca Valley, Peru

Baltic Sea, Finland

  Stunning portraits show what beauty looks like around the world

Since 2013 photographer Mihaela Noroc has traveled the world with her backpack and camera taking photos of everyday women to showcase the diversity of beauty all around us. The Atlas of Beauty is a collection of her photographs celebrating women from all corners of the world, revealing that beauty is everywhere, and that it comes in many different sizes and colors. Noroc’s colorful and moving portraits feature women in their local communities, ranging from the Amazon rainforest to London city streets, and from markets in India to parks in Harlem, visually juxtaposing the varied physical and social worlds these women inhabit. Packaged as a gift-worthy, hardcover book, The Atlas of Beauty presents a fresh perspective on the global lives of women today.

Stunning portraits show what beauty looks like around the world Stunning portraits show what beauty looks like around the world Since 2013 photographer Mihaela Noroc has traveled the world with her backpack and camera taking photos of everyday women to showcase the diversity of beauty all around us.

[spaceasianmillennial]

Why America is dumping its trash in poorer countries

The filthy secrets of the multibillion-dollar global recycling industry.

Unlicensed recyclers, however, can set up factories and hire workers cheaply, Phee said, and illegally access groundwater for the recycling process. Without any environmental regulations to worry about, the recyclers can leave contaminated water untreated — which, Phee said, has been affecting local waterways and biodiversity. Leftover recyclables that can’t be processed can then be dumped illegally (in other words, for free). Often these dumped plastics are then burned, their noxious fumes polluting neighborhoods and sickening residents.

“This is a global problem” that requires a global solution, [Yeo Bee Yin, Malaysia’s minister of environment] said. “Yes, we can solve this domestically here in Malaysia, but we are all sharing the same ocean. The trash may end up in neighboring countries … and it will eventually come back to us. These are transboundary issues.”

Learn about the Basel Amendment seeking to assuage the issue.

For the United States, the world’s top exporter of plastic scrap, such an amendment could have an even greater impact. Though 185 countries and the European Union are parties to the Basel Convention, the US is not. If the amendment is approved, “many Basel Convention countries would be barred from accepting scrap plastic from non-party countries,” whether they give consent or not, Resource Recycling noted last year.

Help and learn about Greenpeace Malaysia

[thatpollguy]

Do you live in France?

Yes

No, but I used to

No, I've never lived there

Voting ended onNov 11, 2025