Palombia is a fictitious South American country from the Spirou and Marsupilami stories. A fictional country is a country that is made up, and does not exist in real life. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Spirou is: a Belgian childrens comic magazine; one of its serial comic strips, which is also published in hardcover format the eponymous character of the comic strip. ... Marsupilami is a fictional animal created by André Franquin in 1952. ...

Palombia (officially, Estados Unidos de Palombia) is a small country in South America. It is bordered by the Orinoco river in the north, by the Andes in the west and by Amazon rain forest in the south. Its area covers only 42.042 square kilometers, which makes it the smallest country in the continent. Catholic Christianity is officially the dominant religion. Its Official language is Spanish. This page is about the Orinoco River, for the Aphra Behn novel see Oroonoko With a length of 2140 km, the Orinoco is one of the largest rivers of South America. ... Note that the geology in this article currently reflects views from the first decade of the 20th century. ... A river in the Amazon rainforest The Amazon is a rainforest in South America. ... This article considers Catholicism in the broadest ecclesiastical sense. ... An official language is something that is given a unique status in the countries, states, and other territories. ...

The official name (in English, United States of Palombia) is a misnomer at best. The Population of the capital Chiquito is 123.765. According to the latest census (from the year 1959), the whole population is 227.895 Palombians. However, the survey mainly disregarded the indigenous tribes in the jungle, including the dominant Atzhiuh tribe. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The first known human inhabitants were of an Amerindian tribe that is currently called sigomaztecs (mainly because remains of their architecture bear certain resemblance to that of Aztecs). According to local native traditions, the sigomaztecs worshipped a god called Marzupitcoatl whose statues have a distinct resemblance to the most prominent member of Palombian fauna, Marsupilami. Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... The word Aztec is usually used as a historical term, although some contemporary Nahuatl speakers would consider themselves Aztecs. ... Marsupilami is a fictional animal created by André Franquin in 1952. ...

Both Portuguese and Spanish colonial efforts in Palombia failed mainly due to a lack of any readily exploitable resources. Chiquito was founded by Spanish-speaking settlers at the end of the 19th century. World map of colonialism circa 1945. ... Settlers are people who have travelled of their own choice, from the land of their birth to live in new lands or colonies. ...

Palombia declared independence in 1923. After that, the history has followed an all too familiar South American path with numerous revolutions, coups and border conflicts. Modernization attempts to create parliamentarian democracy in the 1960s mainly served to increase Palombian foreign debt. Attempts ended with the military coup of Papa Prinz in 1964, and his son later followed him as a military ruler. In the 1970s, Belgian-born Zantafio briefly took over as a military dictator until he was forced to abdicate. Afterwards mad scientist Zorglub built his secret base in the jungle until he also was forced to abandon his plans. Papa Prinz's son took over after Zantafio until he was deposed in 1990 by Achilio Zavatas. 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A revolution is a relatively sudden and absolutely drastic change. ... A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... ). External debt is the part of a countrys debt owed to creditors outside the country. ... A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... Zantafio is a recurring antagonist in the Spirou comic strip. ... Zorglub is a fictional character in the Belgian comic strip Spirou et Fantasio. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Most of the geography of Palombia is composed of rain forest that will slowly become savanna in the south of the country. It has numerous deep lakes. The Palombian part of the Andes is composed of mountains and (usually) dormant volcanoes. A rainforest is a forested biome with high annual rainfall. ... Savanna is a grassland dotted with trees, and occurs in several types of biomes. ...

Palombian World Airways has a regular weekly flight to Chiquito from Caracas, Venezuela. Attempts to create a road network (including the Transpalombia Project) have regularly come to grief because the jungle tends to take back the area very quickly. Rapids and falls in the waterways make it impossible to use anything more sophisticated than a small steamship or a canoe. Cerro Avila, Caracas. ... A rapid is a section of a river where it loses elevation over a relatively short distance (that is, the stream gradient is locally steepened), causing an increase in water flow and (usually) turbulence. ... Canoe at El Nido, Philippines A canoe is a relatively small human-powered boat. ...

Palombia has an equatorial climate with added influence of the rain forest. Heavy afternoon rains are regular. The main seasonal difference is less rain from July to September.

Despite numerous attempts to the contrary - including Henry Ford's attempt to industrialize the jungle in the 1930s - Palombian economy is next to nonexistent. Deep and stubborn jungle has made mineral surveys and other resource exploitation too costly. Even the large Palombian range of exotic fruit is too perishable for export. Time Magazine, January 14, 1935 Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was the founder of the Ford Motor Company and is credited with contributing to the creation of a middle class in American society. ... Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented First atom was split with a particle accelerator Golden Age of radio begins in U.S. Science Nuclear fission discovered by Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann Pluto, the ninth planet from the Sun, is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh British biologist Arthur...

The main scientific interest in Palombia is the rain forest and its peculiar fauna, especially the long-tailed creature Marsupilami. Marsupilami is a fictional animal created by André Franquin in 1952. ...