Monday, 29 October 2018

Some interesting facts about 10 countries that everyone doesn't know!

Although, if you have traveled all over the world and also have studied the history of any places in the world, it is impossible to know every fact about the culture of every country. It is almost impossible to know the complexity and diversity of around 200 nations around the world. I tried to find out some interesting facts about some countries in the world which will definitely surprise you. So let's know them

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France - Everyone knows that Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous attraction in France. But, one other most interesting thing which i found about this country is, it has the highest time zone - here you can see 12 different time zones in France, keeping in mind all its foreign fields. United States comes at second position with 11 time zones!

Maldives - Maldives is one of the most attractive and beautiful tourist destination where you can enjoy some peaceful time of your life. But, it is more likely to disappear under water with average elevation of about 1.8 meters above sea level, due to the rising sea level, this area is at high risk of drowning.

"NAURU JULY 2007" (CC BY 2.0) by DFAT photo library

Nauru
- The lots of population in this country is Overweight, over 95% of the country's population is overweight. This small island nation Nauru is the nation of the largest people on the earth. Many people think that, the Import of Western fast food is responsible for this obesity.

Guam - Here you can see the Roads which made of coral reefs. Because, in Guam you can not see natural sand, only coral. For this reason, Instead of importing sands from other countries, roads are formed here from the mixture of coral and oil.

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Falkland Islands - Falkland Islands are known as the islands of sheep. Peoples in this islands are heavily depend upon the sheep farming, here you can see lots of sheep over 350 sheep per person with about 3,000 people. The Falkland Islands is a home of  about half million sheep. Surprisingly, the main source of income in this islands is export of fleece.

Egypt - Egypt is a country of famous pyramids and one of the oldest sovereign state in the world. It was the first country in the world to achieve sovereignty on the basis of the formation of first dynasty of 3100 BC. This country became an independent sovereign state on Feb. 28, 1922.

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Canada - Canada is the country of highest lakes in the world with more than 60% of the world's lakes are inside the boundaries of Canada. The 9% of Canada is made up of lakes, With more than 3 million lakes.

Mongolia - Mongolia is the least population country on the Earth, which is situated between Russia to the North and China to the south in North Asia. It is known as the 19th largest country of the world.

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Russia - Russia is known as the second largest exporter of military weapons in the world, which also hosts highest number of battle tanks in the world. Russia has over 21000 battle tanks which is the most highest in the world.

Saudi Arabia - Did you know that, Saudi Arabia has No river. Yes! There is no natural running water in Saudi Arabia. Most of the fresh water in Saudi Arabia comes from desalination plant or underground reservoirs.

Also check, The 5 most stunning and unique natural places in the world, best for nature lovers

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