Historic City of Trogir | Croatia

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Trogir is a town on the central Adriatic coast of Croatia. Its preserved old town, known for its mix of Renaissance, baroque and Romanesque buildings, lies on a small island connected to the mainland and the island of Čiovo by bridges.

Historic City of Trogir is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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The stamp on the right shows Mulo lighthouse island.

Flags of the World | Nigeria

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The Nigeria national flag was officially adopted on October 1, 1960, after gaining independence from Britain.

The centered white stripe is symbolic of peace and country unity, while the green stripes represent fertile land.

Caserta Royal Palace | Italy

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Caserta Royal Palace, with 5 floors, 1,200 rooms, 235,000 m2 floor space and a volume of 2 million m³ one of the largest of its kind. According to Unesco "It is an eloquent expression of the Enlightenment in material form, integrated into, rather than imposed on, its natural setting".
Yes, think about that for a while.

The Royal Palace at Caserta is part of UNESCO world Heritage site "18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex".

Hanseatic city of Elburg | Netherlands

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Elburg is a small, 14th century medieval Hanseatic Town in the east part of the Netherlands, on the edge of Lake Veluwe. In the years 1392-1396 the city was built in its present form: a rectangle of 370 x 240 feet, with straight streets and alleys, and a surrounding wall for defence.

The Hanseatic League was an economic alliance of trading cities and their merchant guilds that dominated trade along the coast of Northern Europe.

Hanseatic city Ösnabruck | Germany

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The Hanseatic League was a commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and their market towns. The Hansa existed for some centuries. Originally it was an organisation of merchants, but as their guilds were connected to the towns where they lived, it soon became an organisation for towns.

Osnabrück belonged to the Hansa from 1412 and enjoyed high standing. The heart of the city is the Market Square. In front of the gabled merchant houses you enjoy the view on the City Hall and the St Mary's Church.

Flic-en-Flac | Mauritius

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Flic-en-Flac is a small seaside town on the western part of the island of Mauritius. Its white sandy beach is one of the longest on the island.

Flags of the World | Haiti

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Haiti is a Caribbean country that shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic to its east. The flag of Haiti was officially adopted on February 25, 1987.

The Island of Sifnos | Greece

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Sifonos is an island municipality in the Cyclades island group in Greece, located in the Aegean Sea.  There are 360 churches in the island of SIfnos, one for every day of the year. More than any other island in the Cyclades.

Two well known islands that are part of the Cyclades archipellago are Mykonos and Santorini. 

Isla Mujeres | Mexico

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Isla Mujeres (Island of Women) is a Mexican island in the Caribbean Sea, 13 kilometers off the coast from Cancún.  The island has a population of about 12,000. On the island's west coast you'll find Tortugranja, the island's turtle sanctuary and rehabilitation center.

Cozumel is Mexico's third-largest island and largest Caribbean island, with a population of about 100,000. The island is a popular tourist destination. 

Mount Liamuiga | Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Mount Liamuiga is a 1,100-meters high stratovolcano which forms the western part of the island of Saint Kitts. The peak is the highest point on the island. The last verified eruptions from the volcano were about 1,800 years ago.

The volcano is located on Saint Kitts island but the card was sent from Nevis. Together with neighbouring island of Saint Kitts constitute one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Nevis is located about 350 km east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 80 km west of Antigua. The island has a population of about 11,000.

Whitsunday Island | Australia

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Whitsunday Island is the largest of the 74 Whitsunday Islands located off the coast of Central Queensland, Australia. The beach is known for its crystal white silica sands and turquoise coloured waters.

Ross Island | India

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India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands are an isolated group of 572 tropical islands, of which only 38 are currently inhabited. The islands are known for stunning beaches, thriving marine life, rich coral reefs and largely undisturbed primary forests. But beyond the idyllic views lie a dark past.

One of the islands, Ross Island, is a morbidly fascinating ghost town, where the remnants of a 19th-Century British settlement lie in ruins. Abandoned in the 1940s, the island is being reclaimed by nature.

In 1857, reacting to an unanticipated Indian revolt, the British Empire chose these remote islands as the site of a penal colony for Indian mutineers.

Flags of the World | Cyprus

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The national flag of Cyprus came into use on 16 August 1960, under the Zurich and London Agreements, whereby a constitution was drafted and Cyprus was proclaimed an independent state.

After World War I, Britain annexed the island and in 1925 Cyprus became a Crown colony. From the 1930s, Greek Cypriots campaigned for union with Greece. Archbishop Makarios played an important role in this movement.  The UK proposed instead (in 1948, 1954 and 1955) various forms of internal self-government. But in the end, in 1960, the UK negotiated an independence agreement with Greece and Turkey.

Mask Festival | Papua New Guinea

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The Mask Festival was initially introduced in 1995 and is staged as an annual National event to promote the unique Mask Cultures of East New Britain.

Together with their amazing costumes, groups from all across the islands gather in the coastal town of Kokopo to showcase their elaborate ancestral and spirit masks whilst performing ritual dances, each style forging the unique cultural identity of a tribe.