> Rio de Janeiro used to be the capital of Brazil. Now the capital of Brazil is Brasilia. For many years, the capital of Brazil was Rio de Janeiro. Right on the Atlantic Ocean, Rio is considered...
THE RULERS OF JAPAN
> The National Diet Building in Tokyo is where the parliament of Japan > meets. For more than two thousand years, Japan was ruled by emperors, or by people who ruled for the emperor. During all...
AUSTRALIA’S MEETING PLACE
Less than a hundred years ago, Australia was made up of six separate colonies. These colonies were ruled by the British. Then, in 1901, the colonies united to form the Commonwealth of Australia. ...
GOVERNMENT ON AN ISLAND
Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, is mostly a city of islands and bridges. In fact, it is built on more than a dozen islands that are connected by about fifty bridges---which is why the city is often...
THE PRINCES OF ANDORRA
> Andorra's capital city lies in a beautiful mountain valley. Once upon a time, a Spanish nobleman decided to give his country away. The tiny country he ruled was Andorra, high up in the Pyrenees...
GOVERNMENT IN A MUSEUM
You might expect to find barracks for soldiers behind the walls of a fortress. But would you also expect to find palaces, and cathedrals, and even some government buildings there? Such buildings...
A PALACE FOR LAWMAKERS
Queen Elizabeth II of England opens a session of Parliament. There is a palace where you could have a lot of fun playing. It has a hundred stairways to climb, passageways to run through, and a...
UP THE HILL
If the flag flies during the day, it means that they're meeting. But, if a red light shines at the top of the flagpole at night, it means they've gone home. Who are they? They are the lawmakers of...
NAMING THE WHITE HOUSE
George Washington chose the place where the house of the President of the United States was built in Washington, D.C. From time to time, this famous house has been repaired and rebuilt. Even though...
WHERE THEY RUN A COUNTRY
The club you may belong to has rules or laws. So do governments. But the people who run governments don't meet in a basement or a clubhouse the way your club might. Instead, they meet in special...
