Countries

Since the release of the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, New Zealand has become referred to as Middle-earth.

Slovakia has a dense river network, 96% of which belongs to the Danube catchment area (Black Sea catchment area), and the remaining 4% to the Vistula catchment area (Baltic Sea catchment area).

St. Nicolas, commonly known as Santa Claus, was born in Patara, Turkey.

It has a population of over 146 million people.

Throughout Bangladesh, rivers play a major role.

Vatican City is the seat of the highest authority of the Catholic Church.

Only 5% of the country is covered by natural vegetation, protected in reserves.

In the 19th century, three currents emerged in Cuban society: those in favor of reform and Spanish rule - the reformists; those in favor of incorporating Cuba into the United States - the annexationists; and those in favor of independence - the independents.

Bangladesh gained its independence from Pakistan on March 26, 1971.

There are twenty-two national parks in Sri Lanka.