Travel to Cambodia
Most of the roads used by tourists are in an acceptable condition. On the other side of the main roads, however, it looks different. The risk of accidents and assaults…
Category: Asia
Before the trip to Georgia
Passport, visa and customs Swedish citizens do not need a visa to Georgia. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months on the way home. Check that the…
Travel to Avatarberget
On this tour of China, we begin by visiting the venerable capital Beijing with all its famous buildings and memorials. The beautiful scenery at Wulingyuan and Zhangjiajie has long been…
Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
Join a tour that takes you to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. We travel in small groups with Swedish tour guides and local guides. In Vietnam, we visit the capital Hanoi…
Larnaca Travel Guide
In Larnaca you can count on the sun. From year to year, the Cypriot way of life attracts tourists to Larnaca, one of the most popular resorts on the island.…
ATTRACTIONS OF MARMARIS
The limestone cliffs of Pamukkale are some of the most spectacular natural sites in the Marmaris region. Marmaris Castle Marmaris Castle was originally built 5,000 years ago, but it got…
Yemen Military
Defense After the civil war in 1994, a joint defense was created based on selective military duty with an initial service of two years. In recent times, fighting has re-emerged…
Vietnam Military
Defense The defense encompasses (2006) 455,000 standing forces and is based on general military duty with an initial service of two years, some specialists three years. It has not been…
Uzbekistan Military
Defense The defense was severely cut and reorganized following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. In 1991, the Russian Federation supplied large quantities of military equipment from Germany to the…
United Arab Emirates Military
Defense The defense (2009) comprises about 51,000 men enlisted and is organized in an army of 44,000 men in 7 brigades with 470 modern tanks. The Navy comprises 2,500 men…
Turkmenistan Military
Defense The defense was severely cut and reorganized following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It is based on general military duty with 24 months of service. The defense comprises…
Turkey Military
Defense The defense is based on NATO membership. After the fall of the Wall in 1989 and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, Turkey has undertaken a comprehensive reorganization aimed,…
Thailand Military
Defense The defense, which is based on general military duty with an initial service of 24 months, comprises (2010) about 305,000 men. The reserves amount to 200,000 people. The army…
Tajikistan Military
Defense The defense was severely cut after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and was partly reorganized during ongoing unrest. In 2006, a military co-operation agreement was signed with the…
Taiwan Military
Defense In view of the geographical and political situation vis-角-vis China, the defense has high preparedness and is based on general military duty with an initial service of 20 months.…
Syria Military
Defense The defense, which (2006) comprises 310,000 men, is based on general military duty with an initial service of 30 months. The army comprises 200,000 men and is organized into…
Sri Lanka Military
Defense The defense (2006) of Sri Lanka comprises approximately 111,000 men enlisted, including (in view of the uncertain domestic situation) 39,000 men summoned reserves. To see related acronyms about this…
South Korea Military
Defense The defense is based on close cooperation with the United States and has a preventive high preparedness in view of the geographical situation and the ongoing political situation in…
Singapore Military
Defense The defense, which is based on selective military duty with a first 24-month service, comprises (2006) 72,000 men and is organized in a mobilization defense with four active divisions…
Saudi Arabia Military
Defense The defense is modernized and comprises 225,000 men enlisted (2008). Saudi Arabia is building a 90-mile protection zone against Iraq, mainly for terrorist reasons. The army, 75,000 men, is…
Russia Military
Defense The defense comprises 845,000 men, of which just over half are conscripts with an initial service of 12 months. The reserves, which have been trained since 2000, amount to…
Qatar Military
Defense The defense of Qatar encompasses (2010) 12,000 men enlisted and is organized into five mechanized battalions, seven fighters, 18 fighter aircraft and 20 armed helicopters. The material is modern…
Philippines Military
Defense The defense of Philippines includes (2008) about 106,000 men enlisted troops with about 130,000 men in reserve and is organized into an army of 66,000 men with 8 divisions…
Pakistan Military
Defense Tension in the region between mainly India and Pakistan and increasingly between these countries and Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are driving forces in the design of both strategic nuclear…
Oman Military
Defense The defense of Oman encompasses (2010) 43,000 men enlisted and is organized into 3 brigades, 13 fighters, 64 fighter aircraft and the Royal Guard Brigade. Semi-military security forces amount…
North Korea Military
Defense North Korea’s nuclear program has long been the subject of extensive negotiations. To see related acronyms about this country, please check ABBREVIATIONFINDER where you can see that NK stands…
Nepal Military
Defense Under the civil war-like conditions, the defense has increased from 46,000 men enlisted to 69,000 men. It is (2008) organized into 8 infantry brigades. Fighter aircraft missing. Half-military police…
Myanmar Military
Defense Burma, as the only country in the region, has been led by a military government since 1962. To see related acronyms about this country, please check ABBREVIATIONFINDER where you…
Mongolia Military
Defense The defense, which is based on general military duty with an initial service of 12 months, comprises (2008) 8,600 men and has 6 regiments, 13 armed helicopters, etc. The…
Maldives Military
The 800-kilometer-long archipelago of the Maldives at the tip of the Indian subcontinent consists of 2,000 coral islands and atolls. The population of this island nation is less than 300,000;…
Malaysia Military
Defense The defense encompasses (2008) 109,000 men enlisted and is organized into an army reduced to 80,000 men with 12 brigades. an airborne brigade. The Navy consists of 14,000 men…
Lebanon Military
Defense The situation in Lebanon after the protracted civil war stabilized in 1991; most semi-military associations representing various interest groups were demobilized and their equipment was handed over to the…
Laos Military
Defense The defense of Laos, which is based on general military duty with an initial service of at least 18 months, comprises (2009) about 29,000 men and is organized into…
Kyrgyzstan Military
Defense The defense was severely cut and reorganized following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Kyrgyzstan has been a member of the CSTO, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, since 1992,…
Kuwait Military
Defense After the Kuwait War, the defense was reorganized and the number of conscripts was greatly reduced. This includes (2010) 15,000 men enlisted with elements of voluntary military service. The…
Kazakhstan Military
Defense The defense was severely cut and reorganized following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Kazakhstan has been a member of the CSTO, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, since 1992,…
Jordan Military
Defense The defense of Jordan comprises (2010) 101,000 men enlisted, of which the army is 88,000 men with 65,000 men in reserve. To see related acronyms about this country, please…
Japan Military
Defense The defense is based on bilateral cooperation with the United States in accordance with the 1951 Defense Pact, renegotiated in 1960. North Korean over-flight in 1996 with missiles through…
Israel Military
Defense Israel’s defense is based on general military duty (for Jews and Druze) with an initial service of 36 months (women 24 months). Services for non-Mosaic professors are voluntary. To…
Iraq Military
Defense In 2010, seven years after the 2003 war with the US-led coalition, the national unity in Iraq under an elected government was formally established. In November 2008, two key…