Theme: The earth is one Country
 

Hi,

I just had to share this. Click on the link below to see an extraordinary

 

picture of the WHOLE Earth at night obviously made from a composite

 

of pictures.  It really is amazing - and speaks a lot of information about

 

our world and where people live and their technology. For example:-

 

Not many lights in Afganistan - and look at Japan.  Click here:
 

 

"Check the link above ... This is really a sight to behold! The image is a

 

panoramic view of the world from the space station. It is a night photo

 

with the lights clearly indicating the populated areas. You can scroll East-

 

West and North-South. Note that Canada's population is almost

 

exclusively along the U.S. border. Moving east to Europe, there is a high

 

population concentration along the Mediterranean Coast. It's easy to

 

spot London, Paris, Stockholm and Vienna.  Check out the development

 

of Israel compared to the rest of the Arab countries. Note the Nile River

 

and the rest of the "Dark Continent". After the Nile, the lights don't

 

come on again until Johannesburg. Look at the Australian Outback and

 

the Trans-Siberian Rail Route. Moving east, the most striking

 

observation is the difference between North and South Korea.  Note the

 

density of Japan. What a piece of photography. It is an absolutely

 

awesome picture of the Earth taken from the Boeing-built Space Station

 

last November on a perfect night with no obscuring atmosphere."