10 INTERESTING COUNTRY FACTS.

Our world is a very interesting place, and each country has an interesting piece of information and history to share, making a visit most worthwhile. Here is a listof 10 interesting facts about countries of the world.

1. SAUDI ARABIA IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY WITHOUT A RIVER.

There are actually 19 countries without rivers, but Saudi Arabia is the largest of them all. Although, Saudi Arabia has no rivers, the country doesn’t lack water. In fact, Saudi Arabia is a rich country, with a good standard of living.

2. JAPAN HAS SQUARE WATERMELONS

Japan is known for impressive inventions and out of this world technology. One of the most impressive inventions by Japan, are the square watermelons. They are made this way to enable easy storage and stacking.

3. SPANISH IS THE HAPPIEST LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD.

That’s right amigo. Spanish contains the highest number of positive words, and it holds the title of the “happiest language ”.

4. GREENLAND CAN’T BE A MEMBER OF FIFA.

Greenland can’t be a member of FIFA because, the country’s land cannot sustain a grass pitch due to permafrost covering the country. An artificial grass pitch, however, was laid at Nuuk Stadium. Nonetheless, FIFA still says that Greenland does not meet other requirements.

5. MONACO, THE SECOND SMALLEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IS SMALLER THAN NEW YORK’S CENTRAL PARK.

Monaco has a total are of just 2 square kilometers, and New York’s Central park is 3.41 km² large. The Park is 1.5 times bigger than the entire nation of Monaco, in land area of course.

6. NAURU HAS NO CAPITAL.

The island nation of Nauru is the only country in the world that does not have an official capital. However, most of the government buildings are located in the Yaren district.

7. THE LA FAMILIA SAGRADA CHURCH IN BARCELONA, SPAIN HAS TAKEN 170 YEARS TO BUILD.

The building of the church started in 1852, and it is still not complete to this day. For the past 170 years, construction has been ongoing with halts along the way. The church is expected to be completed in 2026. Nonetheless, the church is already part of a UNESCO site.

8. THE LONGEST PLACE NAME IS Taumatawhakatangi­hangakoauauotamatea­turipukakapikimaunga­horonukupokaiwhen­uakitanatahu in New Zealand.

This place is a hill in Hawke’s Bay. The name translates to “The place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains known as ‘land eater’, played his flute to his loved one “. Phew! What a long name. The name has 85 characters, locals simply call it Tuamata hill.

9. ICELAND HAS NO ARMY AND IT IS SEEN AS THE WORLD’S MOST PEACEFUL COUNTRY.

Iceland has no standing army, but they have an armed police force similar to US Swat. Iceland is too small to have a standing army, and it is also very expensive to maintain one. However, Iceland is a member of NATO, and relies on NATO for protection if ever there’s a need.

10. YOU CAN RENT THE ENTIRE NATION OF LIECHTENSTEIN FOR A DAY.

You can rent the tiny European country of Liechtenstein for a day, for a price starting at $70,000 a day. You can name your own streets, and even get your own customized currency. Rapper Snoop Dogg once tried to rent the entire country for a music video, the only reason his request wasn’t granted was because he didn’t inform them early enough.

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