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There are 195 countries with more than 8.1 billion people around the world. We have gathered various facts about each country with a dedicated page. Explore here about the various countries around the world and get amazed by the new facts and interesting things about those countries.
Facts About World
Facts About World
Nigeria, as a multiethnic country, has over 520 spoken languages among its citizens.
Britain is still the only country in the world without a written constitution.
The endangered mountain gorilla can be found in Uganda, particularly in the Ruwenzori Mountains.
Sudan means "land of the blacks" in Arabic.
Pomelo, the world's largest citrus fruit, is only found in Malaysia.
Pakistan has the world's largest contiguous irrigation system.
Bangladesh is home to the world's largest river and mangrove forest.
Russia used to have the most time zones, 11, until they reduced it to 9 in 2011.
Only one country, South Africa, voluntarily abandoned its nuclear weapons programme.
Colombia hosts the Iberoamericana, the world's largest theatre festival.
Saudi Arabia is the world's largest non-river country.
Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserve.
The coastline of Mozambique is known for its resident large marine animals such as dolphins, whales, and whale sharks.
Taiwan is the largest economy and most populous state outside of the UN.
Chile is the world's longest country from north to south, stretching 2,653 miles.
Except for Chile and Ecuador, Brazil shares borders with every South American country.
In Germany, there are more than 2,100 castles.
Iran shares borders with ten different countries, including Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, and Pakistan.
Istanbul, Turkey, is the only city with a population of 3% in Europe and 97% in Asia.
Dreadlocks are a hairstyle that originated in Angola.
There are at least 13 different versions of the American flag.
Mexico looms over the ruins of Tenochtitlan, a magnificent Aztec city.
Because of its fertile soil, the Dominican Republic is known as the Caribbean's Breadbasket.
Peru has the world's tallest sand dune. Cerro Blanco, located in the Sechura Desert, rises 3,860 feet (1176 metres) from its base to its summit. It is close to the Nazca Lines.
The first mixed UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in Guatemala.
Ecuador was the world's first country to formally recognise nature rights.
Puerto Rico's incredible natural beauty has earned the country the moniker "Island of Enchantment."
Cuba produces the world's best cigars.
Costa Rica is the world's hummingbird capital. Costa Rica is home to 51 of the 300 recorded hummingbird species in the New World.
Bolivia is home to the world's largest salt flat.
Argentina contains both the highest and lowest points in South America.
Canada has the world's longest coastline, measuring 125,000 miles.
Zimbabwe has the lowest life expectancy in the world. Men have an average of 37, while women have an average of 34.
Madagascar has a distinct red colour that is not found anywhere else on the planet.
The tallest statue in Africa can be found in Senegal.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the only place where the great apes can be found.
Kenya is home to approximately 70 tribes and 30 dialects.
Tanzania has a lake dedicated to sculptors.
Chad is known as Africa's Dead Heart.
Voodoo became a legally recognised religion in Haiti in 2001.
Cote d'Ivoire is the world's largest cocoa producer.
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has created an international shipping threat.
Ethiopia gave birth to coffee, the world's most popular beverage.
Guinea is home to the world's wettest capital.
Cameroon is one of only two countries in the world where the world's largest frog can be found.
Toothpaste was invented in Ancient Egypt.
Niger is known as "The Frying Pan in the World."
Rwanda has a privately owned arts centre called Inema Arts Center.
Djibouti City, the capital city, is home to 76% of the country's population.
Tunisia and Rome were once rivals because of the Carthage ruins.
A UNESCO World Heritage site in Mali was entirely constructed of mud.
Morocco is one of only three countries that has both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coast.
The Nazinga Reserve in Burkina Faso is home to the most elephants in West Africa.
Burundi is home to the world's second oldest freshwater lake.
Ghana has the oldest European-built structure in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Malawi is appropriately known as "The Warm Heart of Africa."
Benin has the highest concentration of lions in West Africa.
Numerous UFO sightings have been reported in Algeria over the years.
Zambia is home to the world's largest man-made lake.
In 776 BCE, Ancient Greece hosted the first Olympics.
The oldest restaurant in the world is still in operation in Spain.
Halloween originated in Ireland.
The world's heaviest structure is located in Romania. The Parliament Palace is the world's second-largest structure.
Both Nokia and the Linux kernel have their origins in Finland.
The Belgian highway can be seen from the moon.
Denmark is the birthplace of the world-famous toy block brand Lego.
The Czech Republic is known as The Castle Capital of the World.
Two regions in Norway are without natural sunlight for approximately six months.
Sweden was the first country in the world to introduce standardized time.
The Netherlands is the world's legal capital.
The metric system originated in France.
Italy is the country with the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Luxembourg is the only grand duchy that still exists.
Estonia has multiple capital cities.
Portugal is home to the world's oldest bookstore.
Ukraine experienced the worst environmental disaster in human history. It happened specifically in Pripyat in April 1986, when the Chernobyl nuclear power plant nearby declared a catastrophic meltdown.
Poland is home to the world's heaviest land mammal and the last remaining ancient European forest.
The oldest recorded living tree planted by a man can be found in Sri Lanka. The Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura has been alive for 2,000 years thanks to continuous care. It derives from the Bodh Gaya tree in Bharat, which is famous for being the tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment.
Cambodia has the unfortunate distinction of having the most amputees due to landmines.
Singapore, as a city-state, is an independent country with only one city.
Shibari, or sexual bondage play in English, originated in Japan.
Vietnam is the world's largest exporter of black pepper. Aside from that, Vietnam is the world's largest exporter of cashew nuts and the second largest exporter of rice.
The Philippines used to hold the record for the world's longest subterranean waterway. The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is located in Palawan and spans 8.2 kilometers (5 miles). However, an underground river in Mexico with a length of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) took the title in 2007.
The world's oldest national park is located in Mongolia.
Myanmar is the country with the greatest number of Buddhist temples. Bagan, in particular, has the greatest concentration of Buddhist pagodas, stupas, temples, and ruins. It used to have at least 10,000 such establishments.
Thailand is one of the world's leading rice exporters.
Iraq is credited with developing the world's oldest known writing system.
Bharat is home to the world's largest slave population. The caste system of India is one of the oldest forms of social distinction on the planet. It is still in operation today, with the majority of slave labourers employed in the brick kiln industry.
Nepal is alive, geologically speaking. The Indo-Australian plate is moving beneath Nepal at a rate of 1,500 km (932 mi) into Asia over the next 10 million years.
Indonesia has the world's largest archipelago.
Shibam, Yemen's capital, is known as the "Manhattan of the Desert."
The Juche government system is used in North Korea. This means that North Korea rejects foreign ideas and focuses solely on individual power and strength when forming opinions. Furthermore, Juche in North Korea is similar to Albania's system prior to 1992.
South Korea has the fastest wireless speeds. South Korea outperforms Hong Kong by three times, with an average download speed of 33.5 megabits per second. The upload speed is 17 megabits per second on average.
China has the world's oldest and longest continuous civilization. China's civilization was thought to have begun around 6,000 BC. Aside from that, the country's written language is the world's oldest continuously used language.
Uzbekistan is not only landlocked; it is doubly so.
90% of the world's opium supply comes from Afghanistan.
Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country.
The Syrian refugee crisis is the worst humanitarian crisis since WWII. Approximately 14 million residents were deeply affected when they were forced to flee or face execution at the hands of religious fanatics.
In Australia, time was first standardised in 1892.
New Zealand is the first country to see the daily sunrise.
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