Here are 9 countries and territories possessing the world’s most unique “no”s and “mosts”, which are ideal places for you to visit once in your life.
A country’s external debt is the total debt of the Government borrowed by self-borrowing and self-repaying according to the provisions of law. Recent statistics show that the foreign debt of the United States is up to 17.91 trillion dollars. Meanwhile, the UK’s debt figure is already .13 trillion. But those huge numbers won’t surprise you as much as Brunei is the only country that “doesn’t owe anyone anything”.
The Jame Assr Hassanil Bolikah Mosque in Brunei is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia – (Photo: The Diplomat).
Brunei is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. As a young country newly established on January 1, 1984, Brunei is the hub of sea traffic between the East Sea, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. With a population of just over 400,000 people, Brunei “says no” to debt. Brunei’s economy is small but very prosperous. Oil and natural gas production contributes about 90% of the country’s GDP.
Kirimati is famous for his technique of catching sardines (sugar sardines are fish that weigh up to 8.6kg and are up to 90cm long) – (Image: Wikipedia).
Kirimati or Christmas Island – is an atoll north of the Line Islands in the Pacific Ocean and belongs to the Republic of Kiribati. This is the largest floating atoll in the world. Kirimati is known for the world’s largest sardines fishing industry and is also an ideal destination for surfers. Kirimati is located in the world’s earliest time zone, and as such the island is one of the first places to celebrate the new year on earth. However, the local government is having a headache with the fact that Kirimati will sink below sea level in the future due to climate change.
Temple of the goddess Athena in Greece – (Photo: Tripadvisor).
The national anthem is a patriotic song that evokes and celebrates the history, traditions and struggles of the people of that country. The oldest national anthem is “Het Wilhelmus” – the national anthem of the Netherlands, born in 1568. But did you know, the Greek national anthem “Hymn to Liberty” is the longest national anthem in the world with 158 words. . However, on important occasions, the Greek people only needed to sing two main words.
The national anthem of Cyprus is the national anthem without words.
Cyprus is an island country located in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. At least 5 languages are spoken here, so to show equality between languages, the National Anthem of Cyprus is the national anthem without words.
Greenland is a land where weeds never grow.
Greenland is an autonomous region within the Kingdom of Denmark. As an island located in the Arctic, Greenland is perhaps a bit different from its name. The average temperature of the hottest month in Greenland never exceeds 10 degrees Celsius. Therefore, Greenland is a land that never has weeds.
Iceland’s temperate oceanic climate makes it impossible for mosquitoes to survive on this land.
According to the annual statistics of animal deaths, sharks are only “responsible” for more than 10 deaths, while dogs and snakes together cause the deaths of more than 75,000 people. In the ranking of the most dangerous animals, the first place is the mosquito. Even ferocious polar bears, great white sharks or king cobras don’t kill as many people as this tiny insect.
But there’s still one place in the world that can keep us safe from mosquitoes – and that’s Iceland . According to initial studies by scientists, it is Iceland’s cold oceanic climate that makes it impossible for mosquitoes to survive on this land.
According to statistics, the amount of money that the United States spends on defense is equal to 40% of the total defense budget of the whole world. The arms race between the great powers never seems to come to an end. World peace has always been a luxury for mankind. Nuclear dangers, terrorist organizations, criminals… are always taken by countries to thoroughly eliminate them in order to protect people’s lives and properties.
A corner of the yard of the United Nations Peace University is located in Costa Rica – (Image: Wikipedia).
But, Costa Rica is one of 20 countries that are out of that race. Located in the isthmus of Central America and bordering the Caribbean Sea, Costa Rica was the first country in the world to disband its regular military force according to its constitution in 1949. Realizing the huge consequences of the war to regain it. government from the dictator Federico Tinoco of Jose Figuers, in 1949, after re-establishing a new democracy – Jose Figueres disbanded the army to eradicate militarism.
According to the 1949 constitution, all state budgets will be focused on health care, education and cultural preservation as well as developing a police force to protect people’s lives. The problems facing Costa Rica now are illegal immigration from the Nicaraguan border and a persistent war on drugs. But don’t let that make Costa Rica out of the list of countries you want to go to the most! More than 25% of the territory of Costa Rica is heavily protected forests and nature reserves with more than 320,000 species of birds and a lot of reptiles, moreover, the Caribbean Strait in Costa Rica is known as the Strait of The most beautiful sea in the world!
The government is the highest state administrative body, with the function of law enforcement, management and direction… but in 2011, the Kingdom of Belgium was officially recorded in the Guinness Book of Records with the record as the country in the world. The longest peacetime period without an official government since the June 13, 2010 elections. 541 days Belgium has a prolonged political crisis because no compromise has been reached between the Dutch and French-speaking regions.
Belgian Parliament Building – (Photo: World Atlas).
However, if Western Sahara is counted as a country, then Belgium’s record is nothing. Western Sahara is an autonomous territory located in North Africa that has historically been colonized by the Spanish. Peace efforts by the United Nations have aimed to organize a referendum, help Western Sahara build an autonomous state, revive the economy of this place, but all have failed. Currently Western Sahara is run by a government-in-exile supported by the Polisario Front.
Western Sahara is a land poor in resources and minerals. The Sahara people live by tradition of nomadic herding and coastal fishing – (Image: Wikipedia).
Postage stamps, also known as postage stamps, are used to pay for postage services. Postage stamps of different territories will have their own distinctive features associated with the name of the place of origin of the stamp. But did you know that the first stamps issued by the British Post Office in 1840 were among the first without a name?
Stamp. (Photo: Stampworld.com).
The first stamps were produced by the British Post Office. Collectors will be willing to spend a fortune to own these extremely unique stamps – (Image: Wikipedia).
The British Post Office issued its first stamps in 1840. Sir Rowland Hill was the man tasked by the British government with reforming the postal system and was responsible for the design of the first two stamps: two value stamps. 1 penny (a currency with the smallest denomination commonly used in English-speaking countries) bears the portrait of Queen Victoria I. In 1874, the International Postal Union allowed Britain to be the only country exempt from printing its name on postage stamp designs.