Countries

Seventeen of the archipelago’s eighteen islands are inhabited.

Japan was first visited by Portuguese travelers.

Switzerland holds 6% of Europe's clean water supplies.

Cuba's river network is well developed, with over 200 rivers flowing there. The longest is the Rio Cauto, 340 km (211 mi) long, which flows into the Caribbean Sea.

Peru lies entirely in the southern hemisphere.

The Tatra Mountains are the highest mountains in Poland.

During winter, the country’s area covered by snow is larger than Switzerland’s.

The name Germany derives from the same Slavic root as “mute”, “stranger”.

The average Briton drinks 1.9 kg of tea a year.

North Korea is now in the year 110 (2021). It's all thanks to the Juche calendar.