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  Site Statistics  
     
  In September 2009, there were 4,923 visitors to Peculiar Press, 1,502 which were unique and consisted of 1,375 new visitors and 127 return visitors. Since its inception in March 2003, there have been over 128,500 unique visitors from 202 (of 228) different jurisdictions. Total hits through September 30, 2009 = 2,422,126.  
     
  Map Legend
RED
= New visitors | BROWN = Return visitors |
GREEN = Past visitors
 
 
 
 
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  Some people collect baseball cards, stamps, or dolls. I collect flags--those of hits to my website. Click here to view my "hall of flags"  
     
 
Countries that have logged visits to peculiarpress.com (dicksoule.com, ETandN.com): [Recent additions in red]
NORTH AMERICA (31 of 34 countries): Antigua and Barbuda,Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands[15], Canada**, Cayman Islands[15], Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Greenland[4], Guadeloupe, Guatamala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherland Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands[15], U.S. Virgin Islands, and the United States*
* Visits from the United States include all states plus D.C. and Armed Forces
** Visits from Canada include all provinces except Nunavut
SOUTH AMERICA (14 of 15 countries): Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecudaor, Falkland Islands[15], French Guinea, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela
AFRICA (45 of 56 countries): Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkino Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo[6], Dijbouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho[14], Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Réunion, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
EUROPE (45 of 46 countries): Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus[9], Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina[5], Bulgaria, Croatia[5], Czech Republic[11], Denmark, Estonia[9], Faroe Islands[4], Finland, France, Germany, Gilbratar[15], Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia[9], Liechtenstein, Lithuania[9], Luxembourg, Macedonia[5], Malta, Moldova[9], Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia[9], Serbia and Montenegro[5], Slovakia[11], Slovenia[5], Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine[9], United Kingdom, Vatican City

ASIA (48 of 50 countries): Afghanistan, Armenia[9], Azerbaijan[9], Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, British Indian Ocean Territory[7,15], Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Georgia[9], Hong Kong[3], India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan[9], Kuwait, Kyrgystan[9], Laos, Lebanon, Macau[3], Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar[8], Nepal, North Korea, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudia Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan[9], Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan[9], Viet Nam, Yemen

OCEANIA (19 of 27 countries): American Samoa, Australia, Christmas Island [13], Cook Islands[2], Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Marianas, Palau[10], Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Island, Tokelou[2], Tonga, Vanuatu [12]
 
     
  This month's country focus: Laos (first visit in September 2009)  
     
 
Countries/Territories that have not visited as of 9/30/2009 (know anybody in these?)
North America (3): Anguila [15], Martinique, Montserrat [15]
South America (1): South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands[15]
Africa (11): Burundi, Cape Verde, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, St. Helena[15], São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Swaziland, Western Sahara[1]
Europe (1): San Marino
Asia (2): Maldives, Turkmenistan[9]
Oceania (8): East Timor, French Polynesia, Nauru, Niue[2], Norfolk Island[2], Pitcairn Islands[15], Tuvalu, Wallis & Futuna
 
     
  Footnotes
[1] Until 1975, the area known as Western Sahara was a Spanish colony. When Spain withdrew, Morocco and Mauritiana carved up the country. While Mauritiana has abandoned its claims, Morocco continues to occupy most of the area. Parts of the eastern sections of Western Sahara are controlled by independent "Polisarios." A United Nations referendum on Western Sahara self-determination has been postponed numerous times.
[2] The Cook Islands, Niue, Norfold Island, and Tokelau are self-governing protectorates of New Zealand. Tokelau is moving toward independence.
[3] Hong Kong and Macau are Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of China
[4] The Danish possessions Greenland and the Faroe Islands both have home rule, a scheme which leaves most of the important decision-making to the local parliaments, the Lagting in Tórshavn on the Faroe Islands and the Greenland Landsting in Nuuk. Foreign policy is excluded from home rule resolutions, however, This is handled by the Danish government.

[5] Formerly part of Yugoslavia
[6] The Democratic Republic of the Congo was formerly known as Zaire.
[7] The British Indian Ocean Territory, consisting of Diego Garcia and five uninhabited islands. A joint US-UK naval support facility is maintained on Diego Garcia.
[8] Myanmar was formerly known as Burma
[9] Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
[10] Palau is a former U.N. Trust Territory under U.S. administration. Palau gained independence in 1994. Palau was the site of the tenth edition of CBS's Survivor reality show.
[11] The Czech Republic and Slovakia formerly made up Czechoslakia
[12] Vanuatu, a Pacific island nation probably best known in America as the host of Survivor 9. Vanuatu gained independence in 1980, ending its status as the world's only Condominium (England and France), when it was known as the New Hebrides Island, so named by Capt. James Cook.
[13] Christmas Island, named for the day of its European discovery, lies in the Indian Ocean south of Indonesia. Originally settled by the UK, it has been a territory of Australia since 1958.
[14] Formerly the British colony of Basutoland, renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence in 1966. At 29% of the adult population, Lesotho has one of the highest levels of HIV incidence in the world.
[15] Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands (disputed with Argentina), Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, St. Helena, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and Turks and Caicos Islands are all British Overseas Territories.
 
     
 
Top 10 Visiting Countries in Sep 09   Top 10 U.S. States in Sep 09
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United States
Canada
China
France
Australia
United Kingdom
Japan
Netherlands
Germany
Sweden

 

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California
Texas
New York
District of Columbia
New Jersey
Georgia
Virginia
Washington
Tennessee
Illinois

 
     
 
Monthly records
Most visits in one month
December 2006
9,823
Most unique visitors in one month
December 2006
7,016
Most new visitors in one month
October 2006
3,615
Most return visitors in one month
December 2006
3,836
Most hits in one month
May 2006
91,375
Most new countries in one month 
Apr 2003
16
 
 
 
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