Read the article below to discover interesting characteristics of countries around the world: which country is the lowest in the world, which country has the most time zones, which country has the most lakes…
Maldives is the lowest country in the world when the roof of this island nation averages only 1.8m above sea level. It is also the flattest country in the world.
France has up to 12 different time zones and becomes the country with the most time zones in the world. Followed by the US with 11 time zones and Russia with 9 time zones.
The island nation of Nauru has the most overweight population on Earth. More than 95% of the population in this country is obese. The reason is that people consume too much fast food imported from the West in the 20th century.
Guam, an island located in the western Pacific Ocean, does not have natural sand but in return has a lot of coral. To avoid having to spend money to import sand from other countries, people here grind dead coral and mix it with industrial oil to form asphalt to make roads.
In the Falkland Islands (UK), there are up to 500,000 sheep while the population is only about 3000 people. On average, each resident owns 350 sheep and wool exports are the main trade here
Canada has more than 3 million lakes, accounting for about 9% of the country’s territory and accounting for 60% of the world’s freshwater lakes. This is the country with the most lakes on Earth.
The country with the lowest population density in the world is Mongolia. According to statistics, there are only 4 Mongols living on 1.6 km. Perhaps, people here rarely see their neighbors.
Saudi Arabia is a land without rivers. Most of Saudi Arabia’s fresh water comes from desalination plants or underground reservoirs.
Niger is a country with a young population. 49% of the country’s population is aged 15 and under, the highest in the world.
India is the most diverse country in the world in many areas such as: culture, economy, climate, race, language, ethnicity and religion.
The oldest sovereign state is Egypt. The ancient Egyptians established their government in 3100 BC.
Currently, the rate of natural population decline in Ukraine is about 0.8% per year and by 2050, Ukraine will lose about 30% of its existing population. This country is on the fastest way to disappear.
After a period of economic crisis and population explosion, Maltese people chose to leave their homeland to settle in other countries. Nowadays, you can hardly find original Maltese here as most of them live abroad.
Although the Vatican is smaller than the Principality of Monaco, the country is still recognized as the smallest inhabited country in the world. With an area of just over 2km², the Principality of Monaco is even smaller than Central Park in New York, USA!
91% of Suriname is covered by jungle.
In contrast to Suriname, Haiti has almost no forests left due to deforestation for timber.
You will be surprised to know that 820 different languages are widely spoken in Papua New Guinea, accounting for 12% of the world’s languages. And of course, Papua New Guinea becomes the most multilingual country in the world.
Canada is ranked as the country with the best quality of educated population with 50% of the population having finished high school. In second place is Israel with 45% and Japan is third with 44%.
99% of Libya is a desert country, even some parts of Libya have not rained in decades. This is the driest country in the world.
In the US, there are about 2.2 million people living behind bars, accounting for 5% of the US population and 25% of the total number of prisoners worldwide.