Countries

About 80% of South Africans are of Black African descent, divided into different ethnic groups speaking different African languages.

The largest species of eagle that has ever existed is an extinct Haast’s eagle, endemic to New Zealand.

The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), based in Geneva, is the oldest graduate school of international and development studies in continental Europe, as well as one of the most prestigious.

Switzerland borders five countries.

Singapore is the second most developed country in Asia, after Japan.

Most of the country is covered by lowlands.

Panama is one of three countries in the world with negative carbon dioxide emissions.

The island is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean from the north and west.

Almost six million people live in Singapore, which gives eight thousand people per square kilometer.

The Philippines is located on the western fringes of the Pacific Ring of Fire - one of the most important and active seismic and volcanic regions in the world.