Hi Guys.i want to introduce you the most visited countries which i've got from
"Wikipedia.org" and i'm going to give you some information about popular places
in those countries.
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Thank you all in advance(all information adapted from Wikipedia.org-With respect to the author)
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Here are the table of most visited countries in recent years :

I'm going to add a brief introduction to these countries and some popular places of them in turn France to Mexico.

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#1 - France #
here's a brief intro about France:
France (pronounced /ˈfræns/ ( listen) or /ˈfrɑːns/; About this sound French pronunciation (help·info): [fʁɑ̃s]), officially the French Republic (French: République française, pronounced: [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a member state of the European Union located in its western region, with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents.[12] France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its main ideals expressed in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.

Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is often referred to as L’Hexagone ("The Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its territory. It is bordered (clockwise from the north) by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Spain and Andorra. France's overseas departments and collectivities also share land borders with Brazil and Suriname (bordering French Guiana), and the Netherlands Antilles (bordering Saint-Martin). France is linked to the United Kingdom by the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel.
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Eiffel Tower,the most popular place of France.


The Eiffel Tower (French: Tour Eiffel, [tuʀ ɛfɛl]) is a 19th century iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris that has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower, which is the tallest building in Paris,[1] is the single most visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch for the 1889 World's Fair.

The tower stands at 324 m (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-story building. It was the tallest structure in the world from its completion until 1930, when it was eclipsed by the Chrysler Building in New York City. Not including broadcast antennas, it is the second-tallest structure in France, behind the Millau Viaduct, completed in 2004. And while the Eiffel Tower is a steel structure, and weighs approximately 10,000 tonnes, it actually has a relatively low density, weighing less than a cylinder of air occupying the same dimensions as the tower.

The tower has three levels for visitors. Tickets can be purchased to ascend either on stairs or lifts to the first and second levels. The walk to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level. The third and highest level is only accessible by lift. Both the first and second levels feature restaurants.(For complete info visit
More than 200,000,000 people have visited the tower since its construction in 1889,including 6,719,200 in 2006,making it the most visited paid monument in the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower )

Very good text i can say. Also good pictures !
I was in 3 of those 10 most visited countries : Italy, Spain and France.
LOL those are in top 5.
Nice info about Eiffel Tower !

#2 - United states#
here's a brief intro about U.S:
The United States of America (commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.

At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with about 308 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries.The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world, with an estimated 2008 gross domestic product (GDP) of US $14.4 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity).
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Times square,the most visited place of U.S.A



Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, a borough of New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. The Times Square area consists of the blocks between Sixth and Eighth Avenues from east to west, and West 40th and West 53rd Streets from south to north, making up the western part of the commercial area of Midtown Manhattan.

Formerly named Longacre Square, Times Square was renamed after the Times Building (now One Times Square) in April 1904. Times Square, sometimes known as the "Crossroads of the World," has achieved the status of an iconic world landmark and has become a symbol of New York City. Times Square is principally defined by its spectaculars, animated, digital advertisements.

The intersection of Broadway and 42nd Street, at the south-east corner of Times Square, is the Eastern Terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across the United States of America.
(for more info visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square)

USA has really huge cities with skyscrapers and long streets and avenues. New York became a symbol of modern city which lives 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
I have never been there BTW !

(12-15-2009 04:21 AM)drdebcol Wrote:  USA has really huge cities with skyscrapers and long streets and avenues. New York became a symbol of modern city which lives 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
I have never been there BTW !

Yeah.but i was choosing between newyork and las vegas.cuz vegas is also a 24-hour city.with loads of casinos,visitors,etc but i found new york the most visited place in U.S.A IN Wiki... .consider a few years ago that the electricity of New york went down for hours!

LOL That is funny for me. When electricity went down in USA whole world knows about, but here in my country it is an ordinary thing. Electricity went down even today for half an hour.
But i have really good UPS and i can work another 20 mins !

(12-15-2009 05:24 AM)Alireza_M Wrote:  

(12-15-2009 04:21 AM)drdebcol Wrote:  USA has really huge cities with skyscrapers and long streets and avenues. New York became a symbol of modern city which lives 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
I have never been there BTW !

Yeah.but i was choosing between newyork and las vegas.cuz vegas is also a 24-hour city.with loads of casinos,visitors,etc but i found new york the most visited place in U.S.A IN Wiki... .consider a few years ago that the electricity of New york went down for hours!

New York Don't go unless you can stand huge crowds and dont mind alot of traffic / walking everywhere ( I've been there ) And Las Vegas just watch out for crime there casinos are cool and all but you have to be 21+ just to enter

#3 - Spain#
Here's a brief intro about Spain:
Spain /ˈspeɪn/ (help·info) (Spanish: España, pronounced [esˈpaɲa] ( listen)), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España), is a member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.[note 6] Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the northwest and west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal. Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, and two autonomous cities in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla, that border Morocco. With an area of 504,030 km², Spain is the second largest country in Western Europe and the European Union after France.

Because of its location, the territory of Spain was subject to many external influences, often simultaneously, since prehistoric times and through the dawn of Spain as a country. Conversely, the country itself has been an important source of influence to other regions, chiefly during the Modern Era, when it became a global empire that has left a legacy of over 400 million Spanish speakers today.

Spain is a democracy organised in the form of a parliamentary government under a constitutional monarchy. It is a developed country with the ninth or tenth largest economy by nominal GDP, and high living standards (Spain has the 15th highest HDI). It is a member of the United Nations, European Union, NATO, OECD, and WTO.
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Sagrada Familia,The most visited place of Barcelona,one of the most visited cities of Spain


The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (official Catalan name; Spanish: Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia; "Expiatory Church of the Holy Family"), often simply called the Sagrada Família, is a massive, privately-funded Roman Catholic church that has been under construction in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain since 1882 and is not expected to be complete until at least 2026. A portion of the building's interior is scheduled to open for public worship and tours by September 2010[1].

Considered the master-work of renowned Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), the project's vast scale and idiosyncratic design have made it one of Barcelona's (and Spain's) top tourist attractions for many years.(For more info please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia)

Finally something i have seen by my own eyes. Sagrada Familia, it is so big and leaves huge impression !
All Barcelona is really cool, it has modern architecture and streets. Also FC Barcelona Stadium Camp Nou really rocks !

(12-15-2009 08:45 PM)drdebcol Wrote:  Finally something i have seen by my own eyes. Sagrada Familia, it is so big and leaves huge impression !
All Barcelona is really cool, it has modern architecture and streets. Also FC Barcelona Stadium Camp Nou really rocks !

so good. You have been in many places.good for you.i wish i could see "Sagrada Familia".it's so beautiful.