It's all about the Opportunity District in this episode! We'll hopscotch from Africa to Central America and back again tonight, exploring a quartet of unique and fascinating nations: Tunisia, Uganda, and Nicaragua. Plus, we’ll get to taste test Saudi Arabia’s most popular fast food!  Photosensitivity warning: Some areas in Live@Expo broadcasts may feature bright flashing effects that may affect photosensitive viewers.

Ep 97: Tunisia, Uganda, and Nicaragua Pavilions

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It's all about the Opportunity District tonight! We'll hopscotch from Africa to Central America and back again tonight, exploring a quartet of unique and fascinating nations: Tunisia, Uganda, and Nicaragua.

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A land of remarkable history and natural beauty, the Tunisia Pavilion invites you to travel beyond the sun-and-sea holiday spots for which this North African nation is already famous to discover forested coastlines and striking Saharan sand seas - many immortalised in the original Star Wars movies. Then, learn about Tunisia and the UAE’s shared goal of improving youth education.

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Uganda’s primeval mountain forests are places of deep mystery and rich legend, home to mighty silverback gorillas and dense thickets of vines and roots. The Uganda Pavilion cuts a perfect walking trail through these famous landscapes, offering visitors a unique chance to explore the nation’s forests, cultures, economic opportunities and more. “Hike” between tall simulated trees, immerse yourself in digital wildlife exhibits and journey into Uganda’s five ancestral kingdoms.


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Experience incredible architecture at the Nicaragua Pavilion.

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From colourful architecture to stark volcanic landscapes, idyllic beaches and lush rainforest, this Latin American gem offers an incredible array of experiences. Diversity is evident in its population, too: young, forward-looking and ready to embrace the challenges of the 21st century. Explore Nicaragua’s vibrant entrepreneurial scene at its pavilion, which showcases the nation’s human and natural resources and provides a fascinating window into this remarkable country.


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Learn about Nicaragua's cultural heritage through its inspiring crafts.

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Live@Expo Ep 97: Tunisia, Uganda, and Nicaragua Pavilions

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Tonight we're in Al Forsan Park, where there’s always something new and exciting to experience. We’ll also get to know the nations of Israel and the Maldives. Photosensitivity warning: Some areas in Live@Expo broadcasts may feature bright flashing effects that may affect photosensitive viewers.

Ep 92: Maldives and Israel Pavilions

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Tonight we're in Al Forsan Park, where there’s always something new and exciting to experience. 

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The Israel Pavilion reflects the region’s spirit of openness with an architectural design that features no walls or borders. Day and night, the pavilion dazzles with its seven towering “Gates to the Future”, which feature dynamic floor-to-ceiling LED screens. From the wide entryway, you’ll climb an imaginative desert slope – symbolising the landscape that Israel and the Arabian Gulf region share – on your way to a wealth of experiences. Put on a pair of virtual reality (VR) goggles for a camera tour, catch the immersive “Let’s Connect” audio-visual show and don’t forget to snap a picture in the augmented reality-enhanced photo zone.


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Complementing its theme of openness and cultural exchange, the Israel Pavilion at Expo 2020 features an airy design composed of seven tall, square-shaped gates that reach over a sandy desert slope. These thin, closely-spaced gates feature bright LED screens on the inside and a combination of Hebrew and Arabic inscriptions on the outside.

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Encounter the spirit of "environment first" as you explore this archipelago nation of nearly 1,200 islands.

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Take a visual journey though one of the world’s most isolated and beautiful destinations at the Maldives Pavilion. This archipelago nation is a paradise of white-sand beaches spread across nearly 1,200 islands and surrounded by the Indian Ocean. It’s also home to some of the world’s best diving and snorkelling, among coral reefs and rainbows of tropical fish. Discover cultural highlights such as dance and drum performances, as well as traditional Maldivian dishes. Inspired by the country’s “environment first” philosophy, the pavilion also charts the nation’s historical and ongoing initiatives to achieve a sustainable future.


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Today we're in the Opportunity District, where a world of different cultures meet, from Guinea-Bissau’s West African tribal life to the Balkan-meets-Mediterranean villages of North Macedonia to the epic, millennia-spanning heritage of China. Let’s get exploring! Photosensitivity warning: Some areas in Live@Expo broadcasts may feature bright flashing effects that may affect photosensitive viewers.

Ep 68: North Macedonia, Guinea-Bissau, and China Pavilions

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Today we're in the Opportunity District, from Guinea-Bissau’s West African tribal life to the Balkan-meets-Mediterranean villages of North Macedonia to the epic, millennia-spanning heritage of China. 

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With its mix of Greek, Roman and Ottoman heritage, North Macedonia’s history is as complex and diverse as its modern national identity. Influenced by the Balkan and Mediterranean worlds, this historical nation shares its story at the North Macedonia Pavilion. Admire sights such as the serene Lake Ohrid, tour Skopje’s titanic neo-classical buildings and learn how a blossoming tourism industry is helping drive the country’s future economic development.


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Diminutive Guinea-Bissau features an array of peoples, cultures, landscapes and wildlife packed into a single West African nation. Its pavilion skips from the protected nature preserve of its tropical Bijagos Islands, where sacred saltwater hippos and grey parrots thrive, to the dusty grandeur of Portuguese colonial-era buildings in friendly capital Bissau without missing a beat. 


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In Chinese culture, the lantern symbolises happiness and good fortune and now, the country is casting this favourable light over Expo 2020. The lantern-shaped China Pavilion offers an illuminating historical tour of Chinese innovation, including a monumental “moveable type” wall that transforms at night into a digital light display.

The pavilion showcases thousands of years of Chinese culture and technology. From ancient China’s invention of world-changing technologies such as the compass and gunpowder to the nation’s modern-day advancements in artificial intelligence, there’s no end of innovation here to explore.


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The inspiration for the stately yet energetic China Pavilion takes the literal shape of a traditional Chinese lantern: a monumental central column of stacked square red blocks capped in gleaming gold, surrounded by an airy, curved outer wall patterned in a geometric Chinese window lattice motif. 


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Live@Expo Ep 68: North Macedonia, Guinea-Bissau, and China Pavilions

Tonight the Opportunity District holds a chance to explore the ancient stone towers of Zimbabwe, experience the magical flowers and forests of Tonga and we'll visit the amazing Rwanda Pavilion. Plus, get ready for some sweet treats along the way! Photosensitivity warning: Some areas in Live@Expo broadcasts may feature bright flashing effects that may affect photosensitive viewers.

Ep 87: Zimbabwe, Tonga and Rwanda Pavilions

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Tonight the Opportunity District holds a chance to explore the ancient stone towers of Zimbabwe, experience the flowers and forests of Tonga and the amazing Rwanda Pavilion.

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Zimbabwe is known for the thundering majesty of the Victoria Falls waterfall, and that power and energy is also evident in its people’s indomitable spirit. Designed by Zimbabwean university students, the Zimbabwe Pavilion at Expo 2020 surrounds visitors with impressive towers and stone carvings inspired by the historic Great Zimbabwe settlement. Take a virtual reality tour across Zimbabwe’s savannahs and down the mighty Zambezi River. Then learn about the country’s advances in mining, construction and agriculture, as well as the youthful, skilled workforce pushing Zimbabwe to new heights.


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An ideal destination for Expo 2020’s youngest visitors, the Tonga Pavilion is a fanciful, child-friendly journey of discovery with a strong message of conservation. As you venture through the magical forests and blue waters of this Pacific Ocean gem, you’ll encounter moving flowers, talking animals and countless other wonders, as well as educational exhibits on the threat that plastic poses to sea life. Explore Tonga’s “secret islands”, meet Kaho the whale and grab a photo at the seashell wall.


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Rather than bury its past, Rwanda has chosen a path of openness and healing, and at Expo 2020, you can see the transformative results in a remarkable journey that leads visitors through the dark of night to the dawn of a new day. The Rwanda Pavilion takes visitors through the nation’s full, unvarnished story, from colonial times to the 1994 genocide to the present day, in which the process of reconciliation has turned the country into a beacon of hope. Attractions include immersive exhibits on Rwandan history, a virtual-reality installation showcasing the nation’s technological advancements and a café in which to reflect on the experience.


Live@Expo Ep 97: Tunisia, Uganda, and Nicaragua Pavilions

Ep 97: Tunisia, Uganda, and Nicaragua Pavilions

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