Countries

The oldest organized sport in New Zealand is cricket.

After World War I, Croatia became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and in 1929 part of Yugoslavia.

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

South Africa is a region of high biodiversity, both on land and in the sea.

In 1848, the bourgeoisie overthrew Emperor Francis I, and Franz Joseph I took power - both he and his wife Elizabeth, known as Sisi, are symbols of the Austrian Empire.

The highest peak in North Korea is Mount Pektu, a dormant stratovolcano.

German is the official language according to the constitution.

Kazakhstan was the site of ambitious Soviet projects such as the Semey nuclear laboratories, nuclear weapons testing, the Baikonur cosmodrome, and the development of uninhabited territories.

Portugal has a relatively high illiteracy rate - 4.6% of residents over the age of 15 cannot read and write.

There are no mosquitoes on the Faroe Islands, but there are also no bees.