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Vatican City is so small you can walk across it in 12 minutes.
The Dead Sea is over 430 metres below sea level and dropping about a metre per year.
Russia spans eleven time zones; France spans twelve via overseas territories.
France borders 11 countries, more than any other country in the world.
Tunisia is north of Italy's southernmost point.
Antarctica is technically the world's largest desert.
Mauna Kea in Hawaii is taller than Everest if measured from its base on the seafloor.
Africa is bigger than the US, China, India, and most of Europe combined.
Russia and the United States are less than 4 km apart at their closest point.
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the tallest building in the world at 2,717 feet and has 163 floors.
The Channel Tunnel between England and France is 31.4 miles long, with 23.5 miles running under the English Channel.
Sweden is on track to become the world's first cashless society, with less than 1% of transactions using physical cash.
Japan's economy is the third largest in the world despite the country being smaller than California.
The South Pole receives about the same amount of sunlight as the Sahara Desert during its summer but remains frozen because of the angle.
The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 134 degrees Fahrenheit in Death Valley, California, in 1913.
The city of Angkor Wat in Cambodia is the largest religious monument ever built, covering over 400 acres.
The Nazca Lines in Peru are massive geoglyphs visible only from the air, created between 500 BC and 500 AD.
The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was minus 128.6 degrees Fahrenheit at Vostok Station in Antarctica.
The longest place name in the world is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu in New Zealand.
Pitch Lake in Trinidad is the largest natural deposit of asphalt in the world and has been a source of road-building material for centuries.
The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia features acidic hot springs, toxic gases, and temperatures exceeding 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
Canada's Coastline is the longest in the world, stretching over 151,000 miles including islands.
Mexico City is sinking at a rate of about 20 inches per year because it was built on top of a drained lake bed.
The Philippines consists of over 7,600 islands.
Egypt's Nile River is often cited as the longest river in the world at about 4,130 miles.
In Finland, there are more saunas than cars — approximately 3.3 million saunas for 5.5 million people.
Norway's coastline, if measured including all the fjords, would stretch over 63,000 miles.
Iceland has no mosquitoes despite being surrounded by water and having marshy terrain.
The Amazon River carries more water than the Nile, Yangtze, and Mississippi rivers combined.
Brazil shares a border with every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador.
Brazil has won the FIFA World Cup more times than any other country, with five titles.
The name Brazil comes from the brazilwood tree, which was the country's first major export.
Brazil is the only country in South America that speaks Portuguese.
Brazil contains about 60% of the Amazon Rainforest.
India's railway system is the fourth largest in the world and employs over 1.3 million people.
India's Lonar Lake in Maharashtra was created by a meteor strike about 50,000 years ago and is both saline and alkaline.
India has more mobile phones than toilets, with over 1.1 billion mobile subscriptions.
India is home to the wettest place on Earth — Mawsynram in Meghalaya receives an average of 467 inches of rain per year.
The Indian city of Varanasi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, with a history spanning over 5,000 years.
The Taj Mahal in India changes color depending on the time of day — pinkish in the morning, white during the day, and golden at night.
India has the largest postal system in the world, with over 155,000 post offices.
Japan has a forest called Aokigahara at the base of Mount Fuji that is so dense that GPS devices do not work inside it.
In Japan, there is an island called Okunoshima that is overrun with hundreds of friendly wild rabbits.
Japan has the world's oldest company, Kongo Gumi, which was founded in 578 AD and operated for over 1,400 years.
Japan has a Cat Island called Aoshima where cats outnumber humans roughly six to one.
In Canada, by law, one out of every five songs on the radio must be sung by a Canadian.
In England, it is technically illegal to handle a salmon under suspicious circumstances, under the Salmon Act of 1986.
In Alabama, it is illegal to wear a fake mustache in church if it causes laughter.
In Denmark, you are legally required to check under your car for sleeping children before starting the engine.
In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and needs to use your toilet, you are legally required to let them in.