Countries

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

Within Turkey lies the historical land of Cappadocia.

The Faroe Islands are home to one of the few bridges in the Atlantic - the Streymin Bridge.

Japan was first visited by Portuguese travelers.

One of the most recognizable symbols of New Zealand is the kiwi bird.

The 45th parallel, the so-called Suncanik, runs through the town of Senj.

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

The national bird of the Philippines is the Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), known as the monkeyfish.

The Terracotta Army is the largest collection of life-size human figures in the world.

The island lies latitudinally and is separated from Florida by the Straits of Florida, from Haiti by the Windward Passage, from Jamaica by the Cayman Trough, and from Yucatan by the Yucatán Channel.