Chile

Chile officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

Chile borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south.

The Capital is Santiago. The official language is Spanish.

The President is Michelle Bachelet. Her term ended 3.11.2018. Gabriel Boric is now the president.

The Country profile , the CIA Factbook, and the history.

6.23.09 Chile's Pres. Michelle Bachelet meets with Pres. Obama. They talked about the coordination and cooperation between the United States and Chile on clean energy.






Feb. 2010: Chile Earthquake

Ethiopia, Africa

Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west and Sudan to the northwest.

The Capital and largest city is Addis Ababa.

The official language is Amharic.



Girma Wolde-Giorgis was the President of Ethiopia from 2001 to 2013. From 10.7.13 to 10.25.18, Mulatu Teshome was the president. On 10.25.18 Sahle-Work Zewde was elected as president; the first woman to hold the office.


According to the 2007 National Census, Christians make up 62.8% of the country's population (43.5% Ethiopian Orthodox, 19.3% other denominations), Muslims 33.9%, practitioners of traditional faiths 2.6%, and other religions 0.6%. This is in agreement with the CIA World Factbook, which states that Christianity is the most widely practiced religion in Ethiopia.

Ethiopian Emperor rastafarian, Haile Selassie, is widely considered a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history, and the key figure of Rastafari, a religious movement in Jamaica that emerged shortly after he became emperor in the 1930s.



The Country profile , the CIA Factbook, and the history.

Italy

Italy officially the Italian Republic, is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe. The capital is Rome. The President is President Giorgio Napolitano and the Prime Minister is Silvio Berlusconi. PM Berusconi is to resign after parliament passed crucial economic reforms on Tuesday 11.8.11 aimed at stabilizing Italy's economy. There have been growing calls for the Italian leader to step down over sex scandals and Italy's financial problems that threaten to make Europe's third-largest economy the latest victim of the eurozone crisis.  Mario Monti, a former top EU commissioner, has been asked by the country's president to lead Italy's new government.


The Roman empire in the 1st century [ Two thousand years ago, the world was ruled by Rome. From England to Africa and from Syria to Spain, one in every four people on earth lived and died under Roman law ].



6.15.09 President Obama met with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the White House Oval Office to discus U.S.-Italy relations.







7.8.09 Pres. Obama and Michelle arrive in Rome, Italy for the G8 Summit. The Summit is on July 8 and the 9th in central Italy's L'Aquila. G8 official website .

Participants and the main issues

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Africa the focus of G-8 summit's final day

July 10, 09: President Barack Obama wraps up the G-8 discussion in Italy saying a full economic recover is "still a ways off" and the world must make hard choices to solve the "pressing threats facing our environment, our global economy and our international security." Continue

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What the leaders agreed on:

1. Restore economic growth and reform our international and national regulatory system. And return to fiscal responsibility after the recovery is completed.

2. Stop the spread of nuclear weapons.

3. By 2050, there will be a reduction of greenhouse gases by 80%.

4. Committment to invest in 20 million in food security - agriculture programs to help fight world hunger.

G8 Summit ends with the focus on Africa and food security

Full recovery 'still a ways off'

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Video: Before leaving Italy, the Pres. and Michelle met with Pope Benedict XVI @ the Vatican.