Countries

A stonemason from the island of Rab, Marin Biza (St. Marin) was the founder of San Marino.

In the southern parts of Turkey, one can found houses without roofs. This is by no means an expression of poverty but is connected with family life in the collective.

Small sharks occasionally venture into Croatian waters, and whales also stray there every few years.

The oldest football association also comes from the United Kingdom.

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.

One of the oldest and largest markets in the world is Grand Bazaar, located in Istanbul.

The country borders China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and the Russian Federation, with which it has the longest border at 6467 km.

In the Faroe Islands, with few exceptions, no trees grow.

It is generally believed that Christopher Columbus's crew discovered cigars while exploring the island. Cuba is one of the world's largest exporters of cigars, which are the country's fourth most important export commodity (Cuba's main export is nickel, which accounts for 4% of total world production of this raw material).

The proclamation of the People's Republic of China took place in 1949.