Countries

The most popular sports in Switzerland are football, ice hockey, alpine skiing, snowboarding, Schwingen (Swiss wrestling), and tennis.

The only endemic mammal found in Mauritius is the Mauritius flying fox (Pteropus niger).

One-third of Germany is covered in forests.

There is no tuition at Universities in Germany.

The Philippines is located on the western fringes of the Pacific Ring of Fire - one of the most important and active seismic and volcanic regions in the world.

One of the biggest attractions of Argentina is a waterfall in Iguazu National Park.

Austria consistently ranks among the top twenty richest countries in the world in terms of GDP per capita.

Croatia has 1185 islands, most of which are fragments of land. The only exceptions are Brusnik and Jabuka, which are of volcanic origin.

In 1848, the bourgeoisie overthrew Emperor Francis I, and Franz Joseph I took power - both he and his wife Elizabeth, known as Sisi, are symbols of the Austrian Empire.

The life expectancy in Japan is the second highest in the world.