50 Country Facts
1. Russia is the largest country in the world by area. It occupies more than one-eighth of the landmass and covers 11 time zones.
2. China is the most populated country in the world. The population of China is more than 1.4 billion, which is about 18% of the total population of the earth.
3. Vatican City is the smallest country in the world in both population and area. It occupies only 44 hectares and has about 800 inhabitants.
4. Bhutan, a small country in the Himalayas, does not measure GDP but national happiness. It is the only country in the world that does so.
5. Antarctica is the only continent without its own population. This continent, made up almost entirely of ice, is home to many countries' research stations.
6. Liechtenstein is one of the smallest countries in the world that “forgot” 80 of its soldiers during the war and brought back 81 because they picked up an Italian “friend”.
7. Monaco is the most densely populated country in the world. For every square kilometer there are more than 18 thousand people living here.
8. Canada has the largest coastline of any country in the world, covering more than 202 thousand kilometers.
9. Australia is the only country that occupies the entire continent. It is also known for its unique fauna including kangaroos, koalas and marsupial devils.
10. Brazil is home to the Amazon Rainforest, the largest rainforest in the world, which is home to about 3 million species of animals and plants.
11. Mongolia is the most sparsely populated country in the world with a population density of about 2 people per square kilometer.
12. In Greenland, which is an autonomous country within Denmark, glaciers and ice fields cover about 80% of the area.
13. Bangladesh has the highest population density of countries that are not city-states. It is home to more than 160 million people.
14. Sudan is home to more pyramids than Egypt. Most of them were built for the kings of Kush who ruled the region in the 8th-4th centuries BC.
15. Japan is known for its cherry trees, which bloom each year in the spring during an event known as Hanami.
16. Finland is known as the “Land of a Thousand Lakes” because it has over 187,888 lakes - more than any other country in the world.
17. Belgium is known for its chocolate and produces over 220,000 tons per year.
18. Nepal is the only country with a non-four-cornered flag. Its two rectangles represent the Himalayan Mountains and the country's two main religions: Buddhism and Hinduism.
19. India is the second most populous country in the world. The Indian film industry, known as Bollywood, produces more movies per year than Hollywood.
20. New Zealand was the filming location for the Lord of the Rings movie saga. Scenes taking place in Middle-earth were filmed in various locations around the country.
21. South Korea celebrates “White Day” every year on March 14, when men give women gifts.
22. Chile is the longest country from north to south. It measures about 4,300 kilometers long but only 177 kilometers wide.
23. Bhutan is the only country in the world where smoking is completely banned.
24. Germany has more than 1,500 different kinds of beer.
25. Austria is the birthplace of the famous composer Mozart and is known for its musical culture.
26. Switzerland is known for its watches. Swiss watches are considered some of the finest and most accurate in the world.
27. Laos has 4.9 adult elephants per capita, making it the country with the highest proportion of elephants per capita.
28. Italy has about 3,000 historical museums and sites, making it one of the countries with the most cultural attractions.
29. Jordan is home to Petra, one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. This archaeological city was carved right into the rock about 2,000 years ago.
30. Greece has almost 80% of its total land area covered by mountains, making it one of the most mountainous countries in Europe.
31. Morocco is the only country in Africa where English or French are not the official languages. Arabic and Berber are spoken here.
32. Iceland is one of the few countries in the world without armed forces. It is also considered the most peaceful country in the world by the Peace Index.
33. Mali is home to the ancient city of Timbuktu, which was a major center of learning in the 15th and 16th centuries.
34. Papua New Guinea has the greatest biodiversity of any island in the world.
35. The Netherlands is one of the flattest countries in the world. About 26% of its territory is below sea level.
36. Sri Lanka is one of the world's largest exporters of tea.
37. Panama is the only place in the world where you can see the sun rising over the Pacific Ocean and setting in the Atlantic Ocean.
38. Bolivia is home to the Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt lake in the world.
39. Poland is the birthplace of Marie Skłodowska-Curie, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize.
40. Afghanistan is home to the Bamiyan Valley, where two huge Buddha statues were destroyed in 2001.
41. В Ирландии есть более пабов, чем в любой другой стране в мире на душу населения.
42. Вьетнам является одним из крупнейших экспортеров риса в мире.
43. В Сенегале находится Остров Горькой, известный как место торговли рабами.
44. Португалия является старейшей страной в Европе, имеющей свои текущие границы.
45. В Эстонии больше метров на человека интернета, чем в любой другой стране в мире.
46. В Мексике находится самый большой пирамиды в мире по объему, Пирамида Чолулы.
47. Нигерия - самая населенная страна в Африке.
48. На Кубе запрещено продавать компьютеры всем, кто не получил специальное разрешение от правительства.
49. В Израиле находится город Иерусалим, который является святым местом для трех крупнейших мировых религий: иудаизма, христианства и ислама.
50. Кипр - единственная страна, чье национальное знамя содержит карту страны.
