Countries

The Jura is a limestone mountain range stretching from Lake Geneva to the Rhine Valley - from this range comes the name of the second period of the Mesozoic era.

In Singapore, the world’s largest rubber, tin, and species stock exchanges are located.

The original areas of Bangladesh were covered with monsoon forests, which are now severely degraded and have been replaced by agricultural land.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.

For almost 300 years, French was the official language in England.

The first McDonald’s restaurant opened on January 31, 1990, at Pushkin Square.

The first known conjoined twins were born in Thailand in 1811.

Earplugs, kerosene lamps, and bulletproof vests are all Poles' inventions.

Panama is one of three countries in the world with negative carbon dioxide emissions.

Nigeria was the first country to successfully contain and eliminate the threat of the Ebola virus during the 2014 outbreak.

During the Middle Ages, the Principality of Arbanon (Arbër) and the Sicilian union known as the Medieval Kingdom of Albania were established.