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Every country has a lot of culture if you dig deep enough, only the most brainwashed dumbasses from big/old countries would dismiss smaller and younger countries, and
These countries all have a huge population.
But they have tons of culture and history even tho their population is a bit larger. Peru and Thailand have amazing architectural marvels, and both have cuisines that are some of the best in the world. Both are very diverse countries too, featuring rainforest, coastal, and mountain cultures. Peru in particular is home to most of the greatest Indoamerican cultures in history, obviously the Inca, but also the Moche and the Chimu as well as lots of indigenous groups in the rainforest part
For a country *having* a lot of culture in spite of a small population, I'd say Austria for the classic culture that most people regard as high(er) culture.
For contemporary worldwide cultural influence, relative to population size, even though they're not a "country" I'd have to say African-Americans.
They've had a tremendous influence in music, dance, fashion and more...
For a country *having* a lot of culture in spite of a small population, I'd say Austria for the classic culture that most people regard as high(er) culture.
Every country has a lot of culture if you dig deep enough, only the most brainwashed dumbasses from big/old countries would dismiss smaller and younger countries, and
Just wondering, why did the Austria-Hungarian Empire split and what was the cause of their territorial loss? WWI & WWII or something else??
Was Austria-Hungary a first-world nation back then? I've heard they had built a metro subway infrastructure around late 19th century, which is currently one of the oldest metros in the world.
Just wondering, why did the Austria-Hungarian Empire split and what was the cause of their territorial loss? WWI & WWII or something else??
Was Austria-Hungary a first-world nation back then? I've heard they had built a metro subway infrastructure around late 19th century, which is currently one of the oldest metros in the world.
Reasons for the split were WW1, which we lost, and the rise of nationalism in certain crown lands that used to get ignored or oppressed by Vienna and Budapest. That said, both WW1 and the rise of nationalism was caused by Franz Joseph I's way of ruling the country. He simply didn't want to die when the country needed a more modern monarch (be it crown prince Rudolf or Karl I).
I guess it doesn't make sense to assess whether Austria-Hungary was a first world country back then. The term and the technology as we know it today didn't exist back then. There was a lot of inequality amongst the different crown lands and regions. Large cities and important regions like Vienna, Budapest or Prague were on par with other world cities, but Dalmatia or Galicia were lagging behind big times.
While new things were embraced quickly in important business hubs, rural areas often got ignored. The reason for that were mostly political (wars, civil wars, intra-party conflicts, ...).
THE AMERICAS
Colombia (Embodies the whole Caribbean and Latin stereotype deal as far as music, way of life, diversity, color.)
Peru (It is home to the ancient Incan Civilization, Machu Picchu anyone?)
Cuba (Che, Fidel, latin Music, cigars)
AFRICA
South Africa
Morocco
MIDDLE EAST
Israel
Lebanon
ASIA
South and North Korea as one
Vietnam
EUROPE
Spain
Greece
Hungary
Switzerland
Netherlands
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