Québec City
Above: Consulate General Québec City staff members gather in front of the consulate building on a beautiful fall afternoon in Vieux Québec. Photo by...
Wuhan
By Jeffrey Lakshas and Christopher Green
Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province and home to 12 million people, is located in China’s heartland. Sometimes called the “Chicago of China” for its similar geographic location...
Kinshasa
Story by Isaac D. Pacheco
Rising up along the eastern bank of the Congo River, Kinshasa is a bustling metropolis with an estimated population of...
Bahrain
By Christian J. Lynch
The Kingdom of Bahrain is a small archipelago of 33 islands, with the largest being Bahrain Island, but contains cultural and...
Medan
An aerial view of the North Sumatran countryside west of Madan shows fertile terraced farmlands amid a lush tropical setting. Photo by Pavel Kirillov
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Naha
Okinawa’s prefectural capital, Naha, is a city of modern buildings constructed after World War II. The buildings were designed to withstand the ravages of...
Ljubljana
By Luke Jones, Julia Stanley, and J.B. Leedy
Slovenia, the land “on the sunny side of the Alps,” has something to offer everyone. Roughly the...
Albania
By Liam Pepper
One of the most pro-American countries in the world, Albania boasts majestic mountains, a stunning coastline, and diverse cultural sites representing its...
Lebanon
By Ellen T. Peterson
Built in the 19th century, one of Lebanon’s most iconic houses—with its red and orange roof, blue shutters, and tan and...
Islamabad
The capital of Pakistan was moved to Islamabad in 1967. As a planned city, Islamabad runs along a grid system, flanked by the Margalla...