Latvia, officially the republic of Latvia, is a country in northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic States. Let’s explore more about this beautiful country with some funny and interesting facts. #1. The indigenous people of Latvia are known as Latvians and Livs. #2. A very old oak tree dating back to the times of Pharaoh (yes, you […]
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic, whose capital is Vientiane, is Southeast Asia’s only landlocked country. Modern Laos covers more than 236,000 square kilometres, yet has a population of just under 7 million. A constitutional monarchy until 1976, Laos is today a one-party dictatorship and one of the world’s last official communiststates. It is also one of the world’s poorest […]
The name “Bahamas” comes from the Spanish baja mar meaning shallow sea, and is an archipelago of over 700 islands stretching over 258,998 square km in the western Atlantic Ocean. The Lucayan Indians were the original inhabitants: they lived throughout The Bahamas between 900 and 1500 A.D. Christopher Columbus (the first European visitor) made his […]
The most well-known of Azerbaijan’s volcanoes is Yanar Dag, also known as ‘Burning Mountain’. True to its name, the mountain has been burning for as long as anyone can remember, and the fire isn’t showing signs of going out any time soon. Atropates, the Persian satrap was used to coin the name of this country, […]
It’s sparsely populated There are just 29.5 residents for each square kilometre of land – making Kyrgyzstan one of the world’s least crowded countries. And mountainous The mountainous Tian Shan region covers 80 per cent of Kyrgyzstan and the country has even been described as the “Switzerland of Central Asia”. Its highest point is Jengish […]
Austria is the only European Union nation that is not a member of NATO. Austro-Hungarian Baroness Bertha von Suttner was the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905. When the Turks fled the city of Vienna in 1683, they left behind a large quantity of coffee beans, thereby launching the great Viennese […]
Kuwait (Arabic: دولة الكويت), officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in Western Asia. The country ranks highly among its regional counterparts in the protection of civil liberties, press freedom, and constitutionalism. With these 53 facts about Kuwait, let’s learn more about its history, economy, political system, oil reserves, war with Iraq and […]