Ben E. Hama 's definitions

vanuatu

a little pacific island company, vanuatu was colonized by the spanish, french, and british over its history. it became independent in 1980, and it has seen coups and countercoups ever since. vanuatu is the ultimate tax haven and it has little business regulations. questionable companies tend to incorporate here.

kazaa is officially registered in vanuatu because this nation's gov't doesn't question its actions.

by Ben E. Hama February 7, 2007

marshall islands

tiny country in the pacific made up of hundreds of islands. a british sailor named marshall founded the place for westerners, but the germans gained the islands in the 1800s. japan basically used it as 1 giant military base during wwii, and it became a us mandate after the war. it gained independence only 25 years ago, after the us grew tired of using it as 1 big nuke testing ground.

they grow coconuts on the marshall islands

by Ben E. Hama February 6, 2007

central african republic

poorest country in the world, sitting in a very rural and rugged part of africa. nobody from the outside world knew the region existed til the mid-1800s. the french exploited this place until the 1950s. since then it's been extremely unstable.

the central african republic should be called central african anarchy.

by Ben E. Hama February 4, 2007

comoros

tiny little island nation off the indian ocean coast of africa. a former french colony, it was a military dictatorship until 2006. it is a very poor country, despite it's potential for tourism. it's military is extremely efficent for its tiny size.

comoros seems like it should be richer than it is.

by Ben E. Hama February 5, 2007

antigua and barbuda

little tiny carribean country that used to be under british rule. currently, it consists of a pair of islands that seem to exist soley for american, canadian, and european toruist dollars.

antigua and barbuda has nice beaches

by Ben E. Hama January 31, 2007

saint lucia

a little carribbean nation, the brits and french fought over control of this place for over 300 years until the 20th century. apparently, the good sugar and bannana growing areas were a big prize. nowadays, this is just a toruist trap for americans, canadians, and euros. it has the world's biggest drive-up volcano.

saint lucia is nicknamed the troy of the carribbean.

by Ben E. Hama February 2, 2007

oman

a middle eastern nation, it's been a kingdom for a long time. it was once a british mandate for a few decades, but this never worked well. the sultan has had absolute power in the country for centuries. oman was able to become extremely wealthy with its nationalized oil company. although it's not something that people generally think of in the middle east, this nation has a pretty high standard of living and doesn't have crazy strict relgious laws.

oh man, what's the name of the country? yeah, oman, that's it!

by Ben E. Hama February 6, 2007