Countries

Albania is a country of bunkers.

Cuba's forests cover less than a quarter of the country's land - where tropical forests once grew are now cultivated fields and plantations.

Just before World War II, Albania was occupied by Italy.

There is evidence of continuous human habitation in present-day Thailand since 20.000 years ago.

Kazakhstan was one of the last countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States to introduce its monetary unit. Kazakhstan's national currency is the tenge.

There are approximately 380 species of frogs in Peru.

Germany is bordered by nine countries: Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The dominant religion of Turkey is Sunni Islam.

It is one of the largest islands in the Indian Ocean.

Two major environmental disasters have been recorded within Kazakhstan's borders: the drying up of the Aral Sea and high radioactive contamination in areas of former nuclear testing.