Vast sandy deserts nearly devoid of life, almost as desolate steppes, little rain and hard-to-survive summer day heat. This is what Tropical Dry climates feel like.

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Australasian city

Australasian city

Australasian cities are all new. The oldest buildings date to the 19th century but most are far more recent. They are cities of immigrants: most of the inhabittants, their parents or grandparents moved in from countries thousands of kilometers away.

Latin script

Latin script

Latin script is the most popular in the world, used by 38,5% of all human beings in 51% land. It is the prime script for sciences. Many signs in non-Latin scripts are transliterated into Latin as well.