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Germany was the first country to implement daylight saving time (DST, summertime).

Turkey is the world’s first hazelnut exporter.

Liechtenstein is a country where workers from Switzerland and Austria come to work.

The Faroe Islands’ only airport is located on the island of Vagar.

Jeju Island was named one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature in 2011.

In Turkey, one can found two types of toilets – classic and holes in the floor.

The World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report rates the Swiss economy as the most competitive in the world.

The original areas of Bangladesh were covered with monsoon forests, which are now severely degraded and have been replaced by agricultural land. As a result of human overexploitation, forests now cover only 14% of the country.

The German name for Austria, Österreich, comes from the Old High German Ostarrichi, which meant "eastern land" and first appeared in a document from 996.

Japan is most commonly known for geisha.