Friday, May 16, 2014

Tuvalu

TUVALU :


Tuvalu formerly known as the Ellice Islands is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. It comprises three reef islands and six true atolls spread out between the latitude of 5° to 10° south and longitude of 176° to 180°, west of the International Date Line. Tuvalu's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers an oceanic area of approximately 900,000 km2. 
Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. Its population of 10,837 makes it the third-least populous sovereign state in the world, with only the Vatican City and Nauru having fewer inhabitants. In terms of physical land size, at just 26 square kilometres (10 sq mi) Tuvalu is the fourth smallest country in the world, larger only than the Vatican City at 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi), Monaco at 1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi), and Nauru at 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi).
To know more about the country click here.

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I become so happy after get this cover. Post TUVALU send me this very nice cover. This is my first cover from Tuvalu. The postmark is very clear. I like to see clear postmark on the cover. And, those stamps are very nice.This cover is also very special for my collection.

Rwanda

RWANDA :


officially the Republic of Rwanda is a sovereign state in central and east Africa. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwanda is in the African Great Lakes region and is highly elevated; its geography dominated by mountains in the west and savanna to the east, with numerous lakes throughout the country. 
The climate of the country is temperate to subtropical, with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons each year.
To know more about the country click here.

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My friend M. Noordam help me to get this cover. He is from Netherlands. He send me another cover from Tanzania. Really he is a very nice man. I become so happy after get this cover. This is my first cover from there. The postmark is clear. I like those nice stamps. Thank u Noordam for ur help to get this nice cover.