Countries

Dubrovnik, which was an independent state at the time, was the first to formally recognize the United States as a nation when it declared its independence.

There are no active volcanoes in Australia.

In Stone City, in the city hospital, on September 5, 1946, Farrokh Bulsara, known as Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British group Queen, was born.

Although Switzerland is a neutral country, almost every Swiss home has weapons.

The Celts established the festival of Beltane (Beltaine) to begin summer.

The capital of South Korea is Seoul.

Škoda Transportation (a Czech engineering company) is the fourth largest tram manufacturer in the world - almost 1/3 of all trams in the world come from Czech factories.

Bangladesh has been ranked as one of the world's most corrupt countries by the World Economic Forum.

On Florida’s southern coast, about halfway up the coast, is the famous Cape Canaveral.

Argentina is home to animals typical for South America: llamas, jaguars, monkeys, armadillos, toucans, hummingbirds, nandu, parrots, and Patagonian sea lions that live along the coast, and sea lions, that live in the Mar del Plata area.