New Zealand was the first country to give women the right to vote, in 1893.

The Nile River delta is fertile farmland.

Fact #290 · Geography

Africa is so large that the United States, China, India, and most of Europe could all fit inside it simultaneously.

Fact #3758 · Geography

The Phoenician city of Tyre was built on an island.

Fact #1664 · Geography

The Sahara Desert is larger than most countries.

Fact #259 · Geography

The shortest commercial flight in the world is between two Scottish islands — it lasts about 90 seconds.

Fact #3831 · Geography

The Ice Age shaped many of today’s landscapes.

Fact #713 · Geography

There is a town in Norway called Hell — it regularly freezes over in winter.

Fact #3760 · Geography

Vatican City is the world's smallest country — it covers just 0.44 square kilometers.

Fact #3748 · Geography