Countries

Slovakia has 1657 thermal springs.

Until 1764, today's capital of Thailand was a small village called Bang Makok (Olive Tree Village).

Switzerland has an outstanding record in environmental protection among developed countries.

In 2009 Croatia joined NATO and, in July 2013, became a member of the European Union.

The deepest lake in Russia is Lake Baikal, with a maximum depth of 1,642 meters.

South Korea has one neighbor - North Korea.

Not every police officer in the UK carries a firearm.

In addition to spices, Zanzibar also exports seaweed and raffia (a bamboo palm with long pinnately divided leaves, the largest plants in the world with fiber-producing leaves).

The world’s largest insects–weta–are endemic to New Zealand.

Throughout Bangladesh, rivers play a major role.