AT
Tirol
The Tirol is situated in the heart of Austria's Alps. It is the most mountainous region of all and attracts both winter and summer visitors.
AZ
Musicians
Zurnachi musicians of the Arian tribe celebrating the festival of Novruz, or "new day". This festival occurs at the end of March on the Spring equinox.
BS
Bahamian beach
Archetypal island paradise. Its natural beauty draws six tourists per inhabitant to visit the Bahamas every year.
BH
Grand Mosque, Manama
The Grand Mosque in Manama is the largest building in Bahrain and can accommodate 7,000 people.
BD
Meghna River
Traders on the Meghna River, which flows into the Padma. Bangladesh's flood-plains are among the most fertile in the world.
BB
Bridgetown
House of Assembly, Trafalgar Square, Bridgetown. Barbados's parliament, the third oldest in the Commonwealth, dates from 1639.
BE
Ardennes
Ardennes in south-east Belgium is famous for its lakes, forests and cuisine. Rivers, like the Meuse and Semois, dissect the countryside.
Brugge
BZ
Rainforest
Much of Belize is densely forested and uninhabitable. In the rainforests of the south, the humidity is high, and as much as 450 cm (177 inches) of rain may fall each year.
BY
Pripet Marshes
Much of Belorussia is marshy and sparsely populated. It includes the vast Pripet Marshes and the Dnieper lowlands.
BJ
Lake Ganvie
Ganvie, South Benin. In the numerous lagoons that lie behind the short 100 km (62 mile) coastline of Benin, many fishing villages consist of houses on stilts.
BT
River valley
Bhutan's fertility allows almost any crop to grow. The diversity of wild plant species inspired its old name: Southern Valleys of the Medicinal Herbs.
BO
Copacabana
Copacabana on the shores of Lake Titicaca. The town lies on a large headland owned by Bolivia on the Peruvian side of the lake.
The Altiplano
Potato harvest on the Altiplano. The government is encouraging migration to the more fertile lands in the east.
BA
Mostar
The Muslim town of Mostar. Its 16th-century bridge at a strategic river crossing and much of the old town have been destroyed by war.
BW
Okavango Delta
Plans to draw water from the Okavango Delta for irrigation were shelved in 1991 in the interests of wildlife conservation.
BR
Parati
Parati, in Rio state, was one of Brazil's major gold-exporting ports in the 17th century. Its colonial architecture is well preserved.
Cattle ranchers
Cattle ranchers in Pará state, where land reform is a major political issue. The land is still divided into large ranches owned by a few families.
Equatorial vegetation
Equatorial vegetation in Manaus in the centre of Amazonas state. The brown waters of the Rio Solim&otilde;es and the black waters of the Rio Negro meet near Manaus.
Iguaçu Falls
BN
Omar Ali Saifuddin
The magnificent Omar Ali Saifuddin mosque is surrounded by an artificial lagoon.
BG
Rila Monastery
Rila Monastery in the Rila Mountains is famous for its 1200 National Revival Period frescoes dating from the mid-19th century.
BF
Camel ploughing
Burkina's poor soils and frequent droughts lead many young men to emigrate seasonally in search of work.
MM
Irrawaddy river
The Irrawaddy River is Burma's most important commercial waterway. It flows for 2,090 km (1,300 miles) from the northern highlands to the Andaman Sea in the south.
BI
Subsistence farming
Pig farming and fish ponds. The majority of Burundi's population depends on subsistence farming.
KH
Phnom Penh
The National Museum of Khmer Art and Archaeology in Phnom Penh contains many fine examples of Khmer art dating from the 4th century AD.
CM
Mindif
Savanna landscape at Mindif Pic in Cameroon's far north. From here, the land slopes down to the hot, arid Lake Chad basin.
CA
British Columbia
A dude ranch in British Columbia. Many tourists are attracted by Canada's wide choice of outdoor pursuits.
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls is situated between Lakes Erie and Ontario on the Canada-US border. Horsehoe Falls, in Canada, is 49 m (160 feet) high and 790 m (2,590 feet) across.
The Innuit
CV
Fogo
Portuguese colonial-style architecture on Fogo, one of the larger islands. The volcano in its centre is the highest point in Cape Verde.
CF
Traditional village
Baskets of cotton in a traditional village. Cotton is one of the Central African Republic's most significant export crops.
TD
Oum Hadjer
Watering hole at Oum Hadjer, a village on the Batha watercourse in Central Chad, 145 km (90 miles) east of Ati.
CL
Paine mountain range
Peaks in the Paine range, southern Chile. Fjords, glaciers and a myriad of islands typify Chile's very wet, wild and stormy south.
Easter Island
Easter Island's original inhabitants were from Polynesia. They constructed giant stone statues, with which it is thought they worshipped the sun.
CN
Shanghai
Nanjing Donglu (Nanking Road), in central Shanghai, is one of China's most famous shopping streets. Shanghai is China's largest city.
Li River
Li River, Guangxi, China's most beautiful region. Its spectacular scenery has encouraged large-scale tourist development.
CO
Villa de Leiva
The colonial market town of Villa de Leiva is close to the Colombian capital of Bogotá and is popular with tourists and locals alike.
KM
Moroni
Moroni, the capital, on Njazidja. The Comoros Islands are highly fertile, heavily forested, and often ringed by coral reefs.
CR
Playa Flamingo
Playa Flamingo on the Pacific coast. Costa Rica, with a landmass of 51,800 square km (20,000 square miles), is one of the smallest Central American countries.
HR
Dubrovnik
The historic city of Dubrovnik on the Adriatic coast was shelled and besieged by the Yugoslav federal army in 1991.
CU
Guanabo
Guanabo, 25 km (16 miles) east of Havana, is a low-key holiday resort favoured by Cubans.
Valle de Viñales
The Valle de Viñales is situated in the Pinar del Río province. Cuba's undulating countryside is ideal for growing sugar, the main export crop.
CY
Curium
The 2nd-century theatre at the ruined city of Curium, 15 km (9 miles) west of Limassol. Curium was a flourishing Mycenaean colony before 1100 BC.
CZ
Prague
DK
Fyn
The island of Fyn, like the rest of Denmark, is flat and depends on coastal defences to prevent flooding by the sea.
DJ
Nomadic village
Nomadic Djiboutian village, close to Balho near the Ethiopian border.
DM
Dominican beach
Inshore fishing boats, which mostly supply the domestic market, on a typical Dominican beach.
DO
Río Yaque del Norte
View south from Pico Duarte along the fertile banks of the Río Yaque del Norte.
EC
Quito
Quito is the highest capital in the world after La Paz in Bolivia. It lies in an Andean valley, lined by 30 volcanoes.
EG
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
The 18th-Dynasty Temple of Queen Hatshepsut dates from the Middle Kingdom, c 1480 BC. It is at Deir el-Bahri on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor.
Pyramids, El Gîza
SV
San Salvador
View over the capital, San Salvador. It lies in a depression in El Salvador's southern mountain range, which is punctuated by more than 20 volcanoes.
GQ
Typically dense vegetation of Equatorial Guinea's tropical forests. The region's inhospitable jungles and long rainy seasons means that tourism is minimal.
ER
Seasonal river bed
Seasonal river beds carry rain from the Ethiopian highlands into Eritrea, providing essential irrigation for agriculture.
Remote village, Seraye province
Over 80% of the population of Eritrea are subsistence farmers, with few people living past the age of 45. The economy is still entirely dependent on foreign aid.
EE
Saaremaa
With an area of 3,095 square km (1,195 square miles), Saaremaa is Estonia's largest island. Inhabited since the Stone Age, Saaremaa's main feature has been its highly fertile land.
ET
Lalibela
Lalibela, 120 km (75 miles) north-west of Des&275; in Ethiopia's central highlands, is an important pilgrimage centre. It is famous for its ten 12th-century Christian churches.
FJ
Yasawa Islands
The volcanic group of Yasawa Islands in the South Pacific is characterized by its sandy beaches, azure waters and unspoiled interiors.
FI
Lake Kilpisjärvi
A summer's night at Lake Kilpisjärvi, "The Way of the Four Winds", which lies at the point where Finland, Sweden and Norway meet.
FR
Le Plessis-Bourré
Le Plessis-Bourré, Loire Valley. The region is famous for its many chateaus, which attract thousands of visitors every year.
Massif Central
The Massif Central is situated in Auvergne. The Massif's lonely granite plateaus and extinct volcanoes are France's oldest rock formations.
Parisian culture
GA
Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil is Gabon's second most populous town. In contrast to Gabon's sophisticated capital, Libreville, Port-Gentil has developed as an industrial town.
GM
Fishing village
Overfishing in the waters of the Gambia and Senegal, mainly by distant nations, is a growing problem.
Serekunda
The market at Serekunda. Serekunda is a suburb of the capital Banjul, and home to many of the migrant agricultural workers who travel from Senegal, Mali and Guinea.
GE
Tbilisi
Tbilisi has been Georgia's capital since the 5th century AD. Its buildings rise in steep terraces from both banks of the River Kura.
DE
Frankfurt
The Messeturm in Frankfurt is the tallest office building in Europe. Frankfurt is Germany's financial services centre and home to many of its leading companies.
Neuschwanstein Castle
Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria is one of Germany's major tourist attractions. It was built for the eccentric King Ludwig II.
Berlin Wall
GH
Dixcove harbour
Dixcove harbour is close to Ghana's most southerly cape. The majority of Ghanaians lead a traditional subsistence existence.
GR
Dodona
Roman ruins at Dodona. Classical sites, such as this amphitheatre in north-western Greece, have helped to make tourism one of Greece's most important industries.
Athens
GD
St. George's Harbour
The newest hotel developments are on the beaches to the south of the capital, St. George's.
GT
Tikal
The North Acropolis in Tikal, Petén. One of the largest lowland Mayan cities, Tikal was virtually abandoned by about AD 900.
GN
Conakry
A small mosque in Conakry. Muslims make up 85% of the population of Guinea; 8% are Christian. The remainder follow traditional beliefs.
GW
Bafatá
Bafatá is the main town in central Guinea-Bissau. It lies on the Gêba River and is also an important inland port.
GY
Georgetown
Georgetown is Guyana's capital and largest city. Most houses are of poor construction &ndash; often made of wood with a corrugated iron roof.
HT
Remote village
Haiti is the poorest country in the Americas. In remote villages, most houses are made of earth and have no windows.
HN
Tobacco field
Tobacco accounts for 1% of export revenues. Honduras's biggest earners are bananas, almost 40%, and coffee, 20%.
HU
Budapest
The Hungarian parliament buildings in Budapest, viewed across the Danube from the castle area of the city.
IS
Lava towers
Lava towers, near Lake Mÿvatn in northern Iceland, a region of grassy lowlands. The centre consists of cold lava desert and glaciers.
IN
Religious festival
Such festivals are a frequent occurrence and form an important part of Hindu culture.
ID
Java
The island of Java constitutes 7% of Indonesia's land mass. Its mountainous regions are highly fertile and very suited to rice cultivation.
IR
Elburz mountains
The Reshteh-ye Kuhh&257;-ye Alborz (Elburz Mountains). Their Caspian Sea slopes are rainy and forested; the southern slopes are dry.
IQ
S&257;marr&257;
Golden Mosque at S&257;marr&257; on the Tigris. Among the extensive remains of its ancient city are those of the Great Mosque built in AD 847.
IE
Clew Bay
Clew Bay is situated in County Mayo, on the western coast of Ireland. Here it is viewed from the slopes of neighbouring Croagh Patrick.
IL
Wailing Wall, Jerusalem
The Wailing Wall lies in the Old City of Jerusalem. For Jews it is a centre of prayer and pilgrimage. The wailing is a lament for the past destruction of the temples.
Elat
The town of Elat is situated in the hills overlooking the Gulf of Aqaba with Jordan to the east and Egypt to the south-west.
IT
Tuscany
This small farm near Pienza is typical of the rural landscape of Tuscany, where farming methods remain traditional.
Venice
The church of Santa Maria della Salute marks the entrance to Venice. The city state managed to retain its independence until Napoleon's invasion of Italy.
Village harvest
CI
Yamoussoukro
Yamoussoukro was originally the small village of Ngokro, but was renamed and rebuilt in the 1950s to become the capital of the Ivory Coast.
JM
Runway Bay
This bauxite mine and terminal is situated at Runway Bay. Bauxite &ndash; from which aluminium is made &ndash; is the main source of foreign income.
AF
Mujahideen guerrilla
A "mujahideen" guerrilla, a member of just one of the many factions vying for power in Afghanistan, guards a pass east of K&257;bul.
Band-i-Amir River (Hindu Kush)
The Band-i-Amir River, in the Hindu Kush. Afghanistan is mountainous and arid. Many Afghans are nomadic sheep farmers.
AL
Berat
City of a thousand windows. Berat was preserved as a museum city while a new town was built further down the valley.
DZ
Saharan town
Saharan town, showing the wide range of Algeria's scenery, from lush, irrigated gardens near water sources to barren sand dunes beyond. 80% of Algeria is desert.
AD
Mountain scenery
Andorra's outstanding mountain scenery attracts 500,000 skiers a year.
AO
Luanda
Angola's capital, Luanda. Founded in 1575 by the Portuguese, it became a trans-shipment point for slaves en route to Brazil.
AQ
Neumayer Channel
Neumayer Channel, Antarctica. Many states are now pressing for the whole of Antarctica to be protected as an international park.
The ice sheet
AG
St. John's
Nelson's Dockyard. Luxury yachts filled with 20th-century, state-of-the-art gadgetry contrast with the 18th-century St. John's harbour.
AR
Corrientes region
Herding in the north-east, near Corrientes. Beef, Argentina's first source of wealth, remains a major export.
Penito Moreno glacier
Freezing waters surround the Penito Moreno glacier in the southernmost region of Argentina. Glacial and volcanic formations dominate the landscape of this area.
Sheep farming
AM
Garni
The ruins of a Christian church dating from AD 897. The Armenians were converted to Christianity in around AD 300 and have a rich Christian tradition.
AU
Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Uluru (Ayers Rock), Northern Territory. The renaming of Ayers Rock reflects the growing aboriginal influence in Australia.
Great Barrier Reef
CG
Loufoulakari Falls
The Loufoulakari Falls are situated near Brazzaville. Swamps and mangroves border many of the rivers in the Congo's northern region.
JP
Tokyo
Tokyo was almost totally destroyed in the Allied firebombings of 1945. In the space of a generation, it has been converted from rubble into a huge and wealthy city.
Japanese life
JO
King's Highway
The King's Highway, seen from the castle at Al Karak. This strategic fortress was built by Crusader knights in the 12th century.
KZ
Altai Mountains
Subject to harsh continental winters, the Altai range is a cold, inhospitable place. Rivers carry meltwater down on to the vast steppe.
KE
Nairobi
Kenyatta Conference Centre, Nairobi. The modern skyline of the business centre contrasts sharply with the slums on the city's outskirts.
Great Rift Valley
The Great Rift Valley is a huge crack in the earth's crust that runs from the Jordan River through Africa to the Zambezi River.
National parks
KI
Village, Tarawa Island
The village of Abatao on the island of Tarawa. None of the islands that comprise Kiribati are more than 4 m (12 feet) above sea level, and vegetation is very sparse.
KP
Mount Kumgangsan
The "Old Gentlemen Crags" of Mount Kumgangsan. North Korea's beautiful interior is severely restricted and tourism is limited to a few regions.
KR
Seoul
Seoul lit up at night. The city is home to more than 10.5 million people &ndash; one-quarter of South Korea's population. Seoul means "capital".
KW
Kuwait City
Saffar Towers in the business centre of Kuwait City. The post-war cost of rebuilding Kuwait's economy is put at $25 billion.
KG
Naryn Valley
The Loess landscape in the Naryn Valley. Kyrgyzstan is dominated by the ice-capped Tian Shan Mountains, but valleys are green and fertile.
LA
Farmland
Farm in north-eastern Laos. The only lowlands are along the Mekong River. Three-quarters of Laotian farmers are subsistence farmers.
Vientiane
Wat Xieng Khwan (Buddha Park) in Vientiane consists of a collection of Buddhist sculptures that were designed and built in 1958 by Luang Pu, a revered yogi-priest.
LV
Riga
The Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Riga. Used as a planetarium during the Soviet era, its interior is now being restored.
LB
Beirut
The Corniche, Beirut, due to be rebuilt by US consultant engineers and architects in a privately financed scheme.
LS
Hut village
A typical hut village in Lesotho. Farming, the main source of revenue, is taken care of almost exclusively by women. Many men work as migrant labourers in South Africa.
LR
Village, Gbarnga region
The Kpelle, the largest of Liberia's 16 indigenous ethnic groups, are concentrated in this part of Liberia.
LY
Roman amphitheatre, Sabr&257;tah
Libya's impressive classical heritage testifies to its importance in ancient times.
The Tuareg of the Sahara
LI
Alpine scenery
Alpine scenery near Vaduz. The state budget includes 2% allocated to restoring mountain vegetation and co-ordinating land use.
LT
Lakeside scenery
One of Lithuania's 3,000 lakes. The entire country is low-lying. Its coast, fringed by sand dunes and pine forests, is famous for amber.
LU
Charlotte Bridge, Luxembourg
Charlotte Bridge, Luxembourg. The modern road system provides excellent communications with the rest of Europe.
MK
Lake Dojran
A fisherman's hut on Lake Dojran, which lies on the border with Greece in south-eastern Macedonia and is shared by the two countries.
MG
Fort Dauphin
Tôlan&776;aro (also known as Fort Dauphin), a port on the south-east coast. This was the area first settled by the French in the 16th century.
MW
Fruit sellers
Fruit and vegetable sellers on the Mozambique border. The south of the country is intensively cultivated.
MY
Cameron Highlands
Tea plantation in the Cameron Highlands, in central-western Malaya. The region also contains one of Asia's most popular mountain resorts.
MV
Trading yacht
Traditional Maldivian trading yacht. The 1,190 coral islands are grouped in natural atolls, from the Maldivian word "atolu".
ML
Dogon village
Village near Bandiagara. These low, broken hills typical of the east and south-east of Mali are the homeland of the Dogon People.
MT
St. Julian's harbour
Traditionally painted luzzus at St. Julian's harbour. The fish caught are now only for domestic and tourist consumption.
MH
Ebeye Island
Ebeye Island in the Marshalls. Population pressures have led to the disappearance of most tree and grass cover on the island.
MR
Desert vegetation
Mauritania's extreme aridity means that only 1% of the land is arable. Two-thirds of the country is desert; sparse vegetation over the rest supports some livestock.
MU
Water source
Villagers at a water source in the centre of Mauritius Island. Mauritius's main rivers are used for hydropower generation.
MX
Cuernavaca
The cathedral of Santa Prisa at Taxco in Cuernavaca. It was built in Spanish chirrigueresque style in the 1740s.
FM
Aerial view
Micronesia, aerial view of rock islands. Like many Pacific states, Micronesia fears rising sea levels as a result of global warming.
MD
Village workers
Moldavia's fertile soil, warm summers and even rainfall are ideal for cereal, fruit and vegetable farming. Moldavia is most famous for its wine.
MC
Monte Carlo Casino
The Casino at Monte Carlo was founded by Prince Charles III in 1863, and established Monaco's reputation as a playground for the international jet set.
MN
Traditional gers, Gobi Desert
Most Mongolians still choose to pursue a nomadic lifestyle, living in felt tents called gers.
MA
Boumaine-Dadès
The town of Boumaine-Dadès lies in the southern foothills of the Atlas Mountains. The region is one of Morocco's major tourist attractions.
MZ
Maputo
Maputo developed around a Portugese fortress that was completed in 1787. Portugese rule has left Maputo with a distinctly Mediterranean feel.
NA
Spitzkopje
Spitzkopje lies west of Karibib. Unique scenery like this is attracting increasing numbers of eco-tourists to Namibia.
NR
Coastal road
Nauru's one road circles the coast of the island. Most Nauruans enjoy a comfortable existence as a result of their island's profitable phosphate mining.
NP
Nepalese family
Over half of the population of Nepal lives in the mountain regions. As a result of years of geographical isolation, Nepal is one of the least developed countries.
Himalayas
NL
Windmill, Kinderdijk
A century ago, there were 10,000 windmills in the country compared with today's 1,000. A protective ring of 900 mills kept Amsterdam from flooding.
NZ
Mount Taranaki
Mount Taranaki, an extinct volcano, is one of the numerous popular natural attractions of New Zealand's North Island.
Southern Alps
NI
Jalapa
A street scene in Jalapa, northern Nicaragua. The northern region of Nicaragua is mountainous, and the economy relies largely on agriculture.
NE
Market, Ayorou
Testing boating poles in the market at Ayorou on the River Niger, the country's only major permanent watercourse.
NG
Tengele Peak
Village beneath Tengele Peak in Bauchi state. A large proportion of Nigerians live from subsistence agriculture.
NO
Reine
The village of Reine on Moskenes&oslash;ya, 160 km (99 miles) inside the Arctic Circle in the Lofoten Islands is popular with summer visitors.
OM
Muscat
The small trading post of Muscat is often referred to as the "Three Cities", because of the rocky land that divides the town into separate areas.
PK
Kachhi
Barren landscape in Kachhi, Baluchistan. This area of Pakistan has some of the highest May-to-September temperatures in the world.
PW
PA
Panama Canal
This 80 km (50 mile) canal connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. It takes 4,790 km (2,976 miles) off the shortest sea route from the east coast of the US to Japan.
PG
Papua New Guinea's 600 or so outer islands are mainly high, volcanic islands with fringing coral reefs.
PY
Congressional Palace, Ascunción
The Congressional Palace, one of Ascunción's architectural treasures, has served as the government's executive office building since 1890.
PE
Spanish colonial church
This colonial church is situated near Urubamba. The Urubamba River, with its deep gorges, was known as the Sacred Valley to the Incas.
PH
Chocolate Hills, Bohol Island
Bohol Island has over 1,000 of these famous mounds, which have become known as "the chocolate hills".
Rice production
PL
Warsaw
The Old Market Square is the oldest part of Warsaw, dating from the 13th century. Amid the colourful terraced houses, local artists and craftworkers sell their wares.
PT
Santa Marta de Penagui&atilde;o
Santa Marta de Penagui&atilde;o is a small village in the heart of Portugal's wine-producing region, which is centred around the Douro Valley.
QA
Doha
Aerial view of Doha, Qatar's capital. Although desert covers the whole country, Qatar now grows most of its own vegetables by tapping ground water.
RO
Carpathian Mountains
Village in north-eastern Romania, in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, close to the border with Ukraine. Corn and wheat are Romania's main crops.
RU
Moscow
St. Basil's Cathedral was built in 1555-1561 to celebrate Ivan the Terrible's capture of the Tatar stronghold of Kazan. The domes were decorated in the 1670s.
RW
Terraced hillside
As Rwanda is the most densely populated country in Africa, virtually all land suitable for agriculture is cultivated.
SM
Cesta Fortress
San Marino's second fortress, the "Cesta", was built in the 13th century. It dominates the republic from its highest pinnacle, 755 m (2,477 feet) above sea level.
ST
Fishing community
A fishing community in S&atilde;o Tomé. Fishing is a major part of coastal life.
SA
Mecca
SN
Mosque, Touba
The mosque in Touba, religious capital of the Muslim Mouride sect, which was founded in 1887 in Senegal's groundnut-growing district.
SC
Island coastline
One of the 40 central islands. These are mostly mountainous, with lush vegetation, and are the only granitic islands in the world.
SL
Kabala
The main street, Kabala. In 1993, Sierra Leone was second from bottom of the UN's Human Development Index.
SG
Singapore City
The financial centre. More than a quarter of Singapore's GDP is generated by financial and business services.
SQ
Levo&269;a
Levo&269;a, in north-eastern Slovakia, dates from the 13th century and still retains its medieval street plan and town walls.
SI
Lake Bled
Lake Bled is situated in the Julian Alps, which lie astride the Slovenian-Italian border. The lake is a popular tourist destination.
SB
Many of the Solomon Islands are undeveloped, but the increased availability of air travel to the islands should start to attract a greater influx of tourists.
SO
Market, Baydhabo
Although subsistence farming supports most people, 2.8 million war refugees needed Red Cross food aid in 1992.
ZA
Table Mountain
For much of the summer, Table Mountain in Cape Town is capped by a seemingly motionless cloud, referred to by locals as "The Tablecloth".
ES
Alcaudete
Alcaudete is situated in Jaén Province in the Andalusian Mountains, between Granada and the River Guadalquivir. The ruined castle is Moorish.
Spanish festivals
LK
Adam's Peak
This peak in central Sri Lanka is situated close to the country's highest mountain, Pidurutalagala, which reaches 2,525 m (8,280 feet).
KN
South-eastern peninsula, St. Kitts
The south-eastern peninsula of St. Kitts, looking across to Nevis in the background, on a typical December evening.
LC
Petit Piton
One of the twin Pitons south of Soufrière, marking the entrance to the Jalousie Plantation harbour.
VC
Union Island
Aerial view of Union Island in the Grenadines chain. The government is developing the island as a major yachting centre.
SD
Camel caravan
A camel caravan in the dry north. Due to periodic drought coupled with war disruption, Sudan requires large amounts of food aid.
SR
Paramaribo
A congested street in Paramaribo. The town boasts 18th- and 19th-century Dutch architecture and the Caribbean's largest mosque.
SZ
Thatched huts being repaired near Balegang. Swazi society is dominated by a traditional clan base that resists modernization.
SE
Crofter's holding
A crofter's holding in Dalarna, an area which is more than 50% forested. The timber and paper industries account for almost 20% of Sweden's exports.
CH
The Eiger
The Eiger in the Berner Oberland. In 1994, a referendum voted to ban all commercial lorry traffic from the Swiss Alps as of 2004.
SY
Palmyra
The ancient city of Palmyra, in Syria's central region, possesses some of the Middle East's finest classical monuments.
TW
Sun Moon Lake
Wen Wu Temple, on the shores of Sun Moon Lake in the mountains of central Taiwan &ndash; a region famous for its many temples.
TJ
Varzob Gorge
The Varzob Gorge lies north of Dushanbe. Half of Tajikistan is over 3,000 m (9,850 feet) above sea level.
TZ
Arusha National Park
Lying within the Ngurdoto volcanic crater, Arusha National Park has herds of buffaloes, rhinos, elephants and giraffes.
TH
Island, Andaman Sea
The overdevelopment of Thailand's best-known resorts is pushing tourism into more remote locations.
Floating market, Bangkok
TG
Kabye cultivations
Kabye cultivations near Kara, in northern Togo. The main food crops grown are cassava, yams and corn.
TO
Mountainous scenery typical of Tonga's westerly islands. Tonga's 170 islands are scattered over a wide expanse of the South Pacific. Only 45 are inhabited.
TT
Tobago beach
Tobago's white sand beaches have enabled it to develop a thriving tourist industry.
TN
La-Kesra
Roman remains at the village of La-Kesra in the Tozeur region, a low-lying area of oases in western central Tunisia.
TR
Akdamar
The island of Akdamar, eastern Anatolia. Surrounded by Lake Van, the island is the site of the 10th-century Church of the Holy Cross.
TM
Kara Kum Desert
Kara Kum Canal zone: salt flats and the Kopetdag Mountains on the Iranian border. The Kara Kum is Turkmenistan's largest desert.
TV
Niulakita Island
Tuvalu's soil is porous, but it is sufficiently fertile to support coconut palms and pandanus. The leaves are used for thatching huts, and for making mats and ropes.
UG
Kampala
Kampala, Uganda's capital, lies in the country's most populated region close to Lake Victoria, the world's third-largest lake.
UA
Kharkiv
View towards the Cathedral of the Assumption in Kharkiv. Many Ukranian cities are equipped with elaborate tram networks.
AE
Oasis village
An oasis village, inland from Fujairah, now accessible through a well-developed network of new roads.
GB
Rannoch Moor
Black Mount, Rannoch Moor, in the Scottish Highlands. The Highlands are one of the UK's wildest regions.
Trooping the Colour, London
US
New York
New York is the largest city in the USA. This view shows the Manhattan skyline; on the left rises the World Trade Centre, New York's tallest skyscraper at 410 m (1,350 feet).
Urban landscapes
Natural landscapes
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Rocha area
Countryside around Rocha. Rich pasture covers three-quarters of the country. Animal products account for over one-third of Uruguay's export earnings.
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Mosque, Samarkand
Samarkand remained an Islamic stronghold, despite communist attempts at suppression, when Uzbekistan formed part of the Soviet Union.
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Espiritu Santo Island
Vanuatu's unspoilt beaches are one of the reasons for the upsurge in the tourist industry.
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Vatican Gardens
View overlooking the Vatican Gardens from the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, one of the world's most imposing Christian churches.
St. Peter's Basilica
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Orinoco River
The area's huge "llanos" (plains) are grazed by five million cattle, which are herded down close to the river in the dry season.
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Nha Trang Region
Boats moored near Nha Trang. A network connecting Vietnam's main ports provides an important internal communications link.
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Apia
Apia, the capital, on Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Upolu has a central volcanic range of mountains and many rivers.
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Hilltop village
This village in northern Yemen comprises traditionally decorated, multi-storey houses built from mud bricks.
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Sveti Stefan
The island fishing village of Sveti Stefan was founded by the Pa&353;trovi&263;i in the 15th century. A sandbar now connects the village to the mainland.
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This country's dense jungles and varied terrain make it one of the most inaccessible and beautiful areas of Africa.
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Victoria Falls
The Victoria Falls are known to Africans as "Musi-o-Tunyi" (The Smoke That Thunders). Spray from the falls can be seen 31 km (19 miles) away.
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Kariba Dam
The Kariba Dam, which has created the vast Lake Kariba on the Zambezi River, lies on Zimbabwe's north-west border with Zambia.