27 interesting facts about Kosovo
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From Europe’s youngest country to one of just two nations with a map on its flag, these are the most interesting facts about Kosovo.

26 interesting facts about Madagascar
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Outstanding biodiversity and a unique bare-knuckle fighting sport are just two of the most interesting facts about Madagascar.

27 interesting facts about Slovenia
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From ancient stilt houses to the man who swam the Amazon River, these are the most interesting facts about Slovenia.

27 interesting facts about Venezuela
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The most interesting facts about Venezuela include the world’s tallest waterfall, megadiverse flora and fauna and an everlasting storm.

24 interesting facts about Slovakia
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The last sherpas of Europe, a ‘Clapping Tower’ and the ‘Cage of Shame’ are some of the most interesting facts about Slovakia.

27 interesting facts about Ghana
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The most interesting facts about Ghana include a history-making 10-year-old DJ and a world record for running backwards.

31 interesting facts about Japan
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From an annual penis festival to the world’s highest density of vending machines, these are the most interesting facts about Japan.

29 interesting facts about Mexico
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The most interesting facts about Mexico, from ancient civilisations home to the world’s largest pyramid to its sinking capital city.

26 interesting facts about Algeria
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From a giant desert engulfing four-fifths of the country to the world’s smallest fox, these are the most interesting facts about Algeria.

31 interesting facts about Saudi Arabia
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Interesting facts about Saudi Arabia, from the birthplace of Islam and a dangerous driving stunt known as “sidewalk skiing”.

28 facts about the Democratic Republic of Congo
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From rich flora and fauna to a tragic history, these are the most interesting facts about the Democratic Republic of Congo.

26 interesting facts about Vietnam
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The most interesting facts about Vietnam, from outstanding natural beauty to one of the most deadly conflicts in history.

30 interesting facts about Iran
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From one of the oldest continuous civilisations to the nose job capital of the world, these are the most interesting facts about Iran.

33 interesting facts about Kazakhstan
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From a sport with a headless goat to a rich history of space exploration, these are the most interesting facts about Kazakhstan.

25 interesting facts about Kyrgyzstan
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The most interesting facts about Kyrgyzstan include an epic poem, a rich nomadic culture and the World Nomad Games.

25 interesting facts about Hungary
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From the inventor of the Rubik’s Cube to the world’s second-oldest metro system, these are the most interesting facts about Hungary.

26 interesting facts about Somalia
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The most interesting facts about Somalia include a gigantic coastline, prehistoric rock paintings and a tragic and troubled history.

26 interesting facts about Zimbabwe
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From ‘the smoke that thunders’ to the capital city of the legendary Queen of Sheba, these are the most interesting facts about Zimbabwe.

26 interesting facts about Poland
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From Europe’s oldest restaurant to the world’s largest castle by land area, these are the most interesting facts about Poland.

27 interesting facts about Cyprus
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From the world’s oldest pet cat to the only capital city to straddle two nations, these are the most interesting facts about Cyprus.

26 interesting facts about Latvia
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From the inventor of jeans to the world’s first decorated Christmas tree (maybe), these are the most interesting facts about Latvia.

28 interesting facts about Estonia
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From wife carrying to Kiiking, a sport where participants rotate 360° on giant swings, these are the most interesting facts about Estonia.

26 interesting facts about Lithuania
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From one of the world’s smallest republics to a hill with over 100,000 crosses, these are the most interesting facts about Lithuania.

26 interesting facts about Dominica
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The most interesting facts about Dominica, from a frog known as the “mountain chicken” to the world’s second-largest boiling lake.

25 interesting facts about Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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The most interesting facts about Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, from the playground of the ultra-wealthy to the Gem of the Antilles.

25 interesting facts about the Czech Republic (Czechia)
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From a church decorated with bones to the world’s biggest beer drinkers, these are the most interesting facts about the Czech Republic.

30 interesting facts about Tonga
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The most interesting facts about Tonga include the International Dateline, migrating humpback whales and volcanic islands.

26 interesting facts about Croatia
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From the home of the Dalmatian dog breed to the world’s longest line of strudels, these are the most interesting facts about Croatia.

25 interesting facts about Luxembourg
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From the world’s highest minimum wage to world-famous castles, these are the most interesting facts about Luxembourg.

22 interesting facts about Suriname
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The most interesting facts about Suriname include corrupt officials, an enormous rainforest and some truly bizarre wildlife.

Astana: the Kazakh capital that keeps changing its name
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The tallest flagpole in the world is the Jeddah Flagpole, located in Saudia Arabia. Erected in 2014, the flagpole stands 171m (561ft) high.

26 interesting facts about Botswana
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From a gargantuan desert, an unparalleled array of wildlife and ancient rock art, these are the most interesting facts about Botswana.

28 interesting facts about Bhutan
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From the highest unclimbed peak in the world to an innovative way of measuring prosperity, these are the most interesting facts about Bhutan.

26 interesting facts about Serbia
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From a town still haunted by vampires to a gruesome tower made of skulls, these are the most interesting facts about Serbia.

23 interesting facts about Belize
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Home to the breathtaking Great Blue Hole and an enormous barrier reef, these are the most interesting facts about Belize.

25 interesting facts about Guyana
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From spectacular waterfalls and unique wildlife to tales of the lost city of El Dorado, these are the most interesting facts about Guyana.

25 interesting facts about Bosnia & Herzegovina
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From the world’s second shortest coast to Europe’s only free city, these are the most interesting facts about Bosnia & Herzegovina.

25 interesting facts about Macau
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From the ‘Las Vegas of the East’ to the world’s most densely populated region, these are the most interesting facts about Macau.

27 interesting facts about Uganda
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The most interesting facts about Uganda, from an array of natural wonders to the “Butcher of Uganda” at the centre of a dark history.

28 interesting facts about Hong Kong
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From the highest life expectancy in the world to a record number of billionaires, these are the most interesting facts about Hong Kong.

25 interesting facts about Malta
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The most interesting facts about Malta, from its own version of Dr Pepper to the world record for the largest Catherine wheel firework.

28 interesting facts about Taiwan
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The most interesting facts about Taiwan, from a toilet-themed restaurant to garbage trucks that play classical music.

33 interesting facts about India
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From (almost) the world’s most populous country to the world’s biggest film industry, these are the most interesting facts about India.

27 interesting facts about Liechtenstein
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From being doubly landlocked to threatening to sell the country to Bill Gates, these are the most interesting facts about Liechtenstein.

35 interesting facts about China
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From the world’s most populous nation to a soup made from bird saliva, these are the most interesting facts about China.

28 interesting facts about Monaco
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From the world’s second-smallest country to the most super-rich people per capita, these are the most interesting facts about Monaco.

35 interesting facts about Canada
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The most interesting facts about Canada, from a cocktail made with a frozen human toe to holding less gravity than the rest of the world.

29 interesting facts about Türkiye (Turkey)
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The most interesting facts about Türkiye, from the origins of Santa Claus to the final resting place of Noah’s Ark.

27 interesting facts about Thailand
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The most interesting facts about Thailand, from a colour for every day of the week to the women who spent 33 nights with deadly scorpions.

26 interesting facts about Vatican City
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The most interesting facts about Vatican City, from the world’s smallest country to being entirely surrounded by the city of Rome.

26 interesting facts about Fiji
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From pioneering the use of GPS in aviation to straddling the international dateline, these are the most interesting facts about Fiji.

26 interesting facts about Israel
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The most interesting facts about Israel, from the lowest point on Earth to some of the world’s most disputed sites.

26 interesting facts about North Macedonia
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The most interesting facts about North Macedonia, from the “Balkan Elvis” to the birthplace of Mother Teresa.

26 interesting facts about Moldova
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From the world’s largest wine cellar to one of Europe’s poorest countries, these are the most interesting facts about Moldova.

26 interesting facts about Iraq
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The most interesting facts about Iraq, from the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the world’s oldest form of writing.

24 interesting facts about Saint Kitts and Nevis
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The most interesting facts about Saint Kitts & Nevis, from US founding father Alexander Hamilton to a local stew known as “goat water”.

26 interesting facts about Bulgaria
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The most interesting facts about Bulgaria, from Europe’s oldest country and city to the birthplace of the Cyrillic alphabet.

25 interesting facts about Azerbaijan
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The most interesting facts about Azerbaijan, from unique geographical features to the origins of the Vikings?

26 interesting facts about San Marino
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From the world’s worst football team to one of the world’s smallest countries, these are the most interesting facts about San Marino.

26 interesting facts about Belarus
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The most interesting facts about Belarus, from Europe’s last dictatorship to a festival where soldiers smash bricks with their heads.

27 interesting facts about Armenia
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The most interesting facts about Armenia, from the world’s oldest winery and leather shoe to compulsory chess lessons for school children.

28 interesting facts about Singapore
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The most interesting facts about Singapore, from the world’s tallest indoor waterfall to the founding of World Toilet Day.

25 interesting facts about Antigua and Barbuda
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The most interesting facts about Antigua and Barbuda, from pink-sand beaches to a mountain renamed in honour of President Obama.

30 interesting facts about Egypt
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The most interesting facts about Egypt, from the most visited country in Africa to one of the world’s most iconic landmarks

27 interesting facts about Comoros
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The most interesting facts about Comoros, from enduring over 20 coups in just 40 years and the world’s largest producer of ylang-ylang.

28 interesting facts about Andorra
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The most interesting facts about Andorra, from the heaviest smokers in the world to the highest country and capital city in Europe.

27 interesting facts about the United Arab Emirates
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The most interesting facts about the United Arab Emirates, from the world’s tallest buildings to “Robocop” policemen fighting crime.

26 interesting facts about Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)
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The most interesting facts about Cabo Verde, from Africa’s second-most democratic country to a mysterious ghost ship carrying synthesizers.

26 interesting facts about São Tomé and Príncipe
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The most interesting facts about São Tomé and Príncipe, the continent’s second-smallest country known as the “African Galápagos”.

26 interesting facts about Albania
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The most interesting facts about Albania, from the world’s first atheist state to tens of thousands of unused military bunkers.

26 interesting facts about Seychelles
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The most interesting facts about Seychelles, from the original Garden of Eden to the world’s largest population of giant tortoises.

25 interesting facts about the Republic of the Congo
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The most interesting facts about the Republic of the Congo, from Africa’s first Marxist-Leninist state to the Congo’s Loch Ness Monster.

26 interesting facts about Kenya
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From a village where men are banned to the cradle of humanity, these are the most interesting facts about Kenya.

25 interesting facts about Guinea-Bissau
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The most interesting facts about Guinea-Bissau, from hippos adapted to saltwater, to briefly having two presidents and two prime ministers.

25 interesting facts about the Maldives
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The most interesting facts about the Maldives, from the world’s first underwater cabinet meeting to the Earth’s lowest high point.

26 interesting facts about the Dominican Republic
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The most interesting facts about the Dominican Republic, from cars that appear to roll uphill to fossils preserved in amber.

25 interesting facts about Morocco
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The most interesting facts about Morocco, including a town that’s painted blue, goats that climb trees and the world’s oldest university.

26 interesting facts about Tanzania
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From Africa’s highest mountain to some of the world’s most remarkable wildlife, these are the most interesting facts about Tanzania.

25 interesting facts about Sudan
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Home to the longest river in the world and over 200 pyramids – more than Egypt – these are the most interesting facts about Sudan.

24 interesting facts about East Timor (Timor-Leste)
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The most interesting facts about East Timor (Timor-Leste) from the first new nation of the millennium to the world’s most biodiverse waters.

28 interesting facts about Syria
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The most interesting facts about Syria, from one of the oldest civilisations on Earth to one of the world’s most dangerous countries.

28 interesting facts about Equatorial Guinea
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The most interesting facts about Equatorial Guinea, from one of the world’s wettest places to a corrupt dictator with a playboy son.

31 interesting facts about North Korea
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The most interesting facts about North Korea, from “three generations of punishment” to a metro system that doubles as a nuclear bunker.

26 interesting facts about South Korea
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The most interesting facts about South Korea, from a sex-themed park called Jeju Love Land to one of YouTube’s most-watched videos.

26 interesting facts about Eritrea
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Ancient ruins, a tank graveyard and one of the oldest human skeletons, these are the most interesting facts about Eritrea.

24 interesting facts about the Gambia
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The most interesting facts about the Gambia, from washing in a sacred crocodile-infested pool to using marbles to vote in elections.

26 interesting facts about Gabon
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The most interesting facts about Gabon, from “the land of the surfing hippos” and “Africa’s Last Eden” to 400,000 years of history.

27 interesting facts about Sierra Leone
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The most interesting facts about Sierra Leone, from a history intertwined with slavery to a giant cotton tree in its capital city.

24 interesting facts about Grenada
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The most interesting facts about Grenada, from the world’s first underwater sculpture park to the local legend of a bottomless lake.

24 interesting facts about Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)
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The most interesting facts about Ivory Coast – or Côte d’Ivoire – from the “Paris of West Africa” to the largest church in the world.

30 interesting facts about Trinidad and Tobago
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The most interesting facts about Trinidad and Tobago, from the world’s hottest chilli pepper to the first black winner of Miss Universe.

32 interesting facts about Afghanistan
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The most interesting facts about Afghanistan, from one of the planet’s most dangerous countries to the world’s first oil paintings.

What were the countries along the Silk Road?
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We take a look at the countries along the Silk Road, the ancient network of trade routes that connected China with the West.

23 interesting facts about Guinea
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The most interesting facts about Guinea, from Africa’s first million-selling single to chimpanzees who use tools to chop fruit.

25 interesting facts about Saint Lucia
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The most interesting facts about Saint Lucia, from the world’s only drive-in volcano to the sole country named specifically after a woman.

30 interesting facts about Mozambique
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From idyllic islands to the only country to have all five vowels in its name, these are the most interesting facts about Mozambique.

30 interesting facts about the Philippines
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The most interesting facts about the Philippines, from a world-record for breastfeeding to the Selfie Capital of the World.

28 interesting facts about Cuba
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The most interesting facts about Cuba, from its infamous leftist revolution to the bee hummingbird – the world’s smallest bird.

27 interesting facts about Niger
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The most interesting facts about Niger include its very own dinosaur – the Nigersaurus – and the world’s highest mud-brick minaret.

26 interesting facts about Malaysia
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The most interesting facts about Malaysia include its megadiverse flora and fauna and the largest roundabout in the world.

28 interesting facts about Chad
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One of the world’s least developed countries and a fierce beauty pageant for men, these are the most interesting facts about Chad.

27 interesting facts about Lebanon
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The most interesting facts about Lebanon, from one of the world’s oldest countries to a capital city once known as the “Paris of the East”.

The longest beach in the world
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The longest beach in the world is located in Bangladesh. Cox’s Bazar boasts up to 125km of unbroken sandy beach.

25 interesting facts about Togo
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The most interesting facts about Togo include once being known as the “The Slave Coast” and having its first president assassinated.

25 interesting facts about South Sudan
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The most interesting facts about South Sudan, from Africa’s newest nation and decades of conflict to “mega-herds” of migrating wildlife.

The last country in the world to abolish slavery
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In 1981, Mauritania became the last country in the world to abolish slavery. But the West African nation still has a long way to go.

The tallest flagpole in the world
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The tallest flagpole in the world is the Jeddah Flagpole, located in Saudi Arabia. Erected in 2014, the flagpole stands 171m (561ft) high.

28 interesting facts about Tajikistan
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The most interesting facts about Tajikistan, from the world’s second-highest road, the Pamir Highway, to a capital city called Monday.

25 interesting facts about Jamaica
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The most interesting facts about Jamaica, from the world’s fastest human to a religious movement that worships a former Ethiopian emperor.

26 interesting facts about Mauritania
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The most interesting facts about Mauritania, from the last country in the world to abolish slavery to the world’s longest train.

27 interesting facts about Nigeria
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The most interesting facts about Nigeria, from the twins capital of the world to Nollywood – the world’s second-largest film industry.

25 interesting facts about Libya
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The most interesting facts about Libya, from an ancient crossroads of civilisations to bizarre natural phenomena in the Sahara Desert.

24 interesting facts about Tunisia
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The most interesting facts about Tunisia, from the northernmost point of Africa to triggering a wave of revolutions across the Arab World.

27 interesting facts about Turkmenistan
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The most interesting facts about Turkmenistan, from a president nicknamed “The Turkmenator” to a fire pit called the “Door to Hell”.

26 interesting facts about Liberia
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The most interesting facts about Liberia, from Africa’s oldest republic to pygmy hippos known as “water cows”.

34 interesting facts about Yemen
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The most interesting facts about Yemen, from the origins of mocha coffee to a rare species of tree grown from the blood of a dragon.

25 interesting facts about Zambia
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The most interesting facts about Zambia, from the world’s largest curtain of falling water to near-blind rats that can sense magnetic fields.

24 interesting facts about Rwanda
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The most interesting facts about Rwanda, from the Land of a Thousand Hills to one for the world’s most gender-equal countries.

25 interesting facts about Barbados
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The most interesting facts about Barbados, from the world’s oldest rum to the home of Rihanna and some of the world’s best cricketers.

25 interesting facts about Mali
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From the richest man who has ever lived to the world’s largest mud-brick structure, these are the most interesting facts about Mali.

23 interesting facts about the Central African Republic
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From the world’s hungriest country to superb star-gazing, these are the most interesting facts about the Central African Republic.

25 interesting facts about Burkina Faso
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Home to the “African Che Guevara” and one of the world’s youngest populations, these are the most interesting facts about Burkina Faso.

27 interesting facts about Qatar
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The most interesting facts about Qatar, from the world’s richest country to a giant teddy bear and a dedicated falconry market.

30 interesting facts about Senegal
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The most interesting facts about Senegal, from killer hippopotamuses, Africa’s Mecca and Africa’s tallest statue.

25 interesting facts about Malawi
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The most interesting facts about Malawi, from one of the planet’s largest and deepest lakes to selling the presidential jet to raise funds.

26 interesting facts about Kuwait
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The most interesting facts about Kuwait, from remote control camel racing to one of the richest populations in the world.

21 interesting facts about Benin
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The most interesting facts about Benin, from the “Venice of Africa” and reverence for snakes, to the largest intact eco-system in West Africa.

25 interesting facts about Samoa
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The most interesting facts about Samoa, from jumping back and forth over the International Dateline to the origins of tattoos.

22 interesting facts about the Marshall Islands
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The most interesting facts about the Marshall Islands, from hosting dozens of nuclear weapons tests to the world’s largest shark sanctuary.

27 interesting facts about Brunei
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The most interesting facts about Brunei, from the world’s biggest palace to the monument built for the billionth barrel of oil.

24 interesting facts about Burundi
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The most interesting facts about Burundi, from a man-eating crocodile called Gustave to a tragic history of genocide and war.

29 interesting facts about the Solomon Islands
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The most interesting facts about the Solomon Islands, from an island named after US President Kennedy to a giant rat that fell from a tree.

24 interesting facts about Haiti
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The most interesting facts about Haiti, from the world’s first black-led republic to the birth of a unique religion and the origin of zombies.

29 interesting facts about Indonesia
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The most interesting facts about Indonesia, from the world’s smelliest plant to the largest packet of instant noodles ever created.

26 interesting facts about Cameroon
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The most interesting facts about Cameroon, from a poisonous lake to the world’s largest frog that builds its own ponds using rocks.

21 interesting facts about Bahrain
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From the mysterious Tree of Life to the world’s largest underwater theme park, these are the most interesting facts about Bahrain.

23 interesting facts about Laos
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The most interesting facts about Laos, from a tragic history, one of the world’s last communist states and a collection of over 2,100 stone jars.

25 interesting facts about Micronesia (country)
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The most interesting facts about Micronesia, from giant crabs, a colour-blind island and the world’s longest-running humanitarian airlift.

24 interesting facts about Palau
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The most interesting facts about Palau, from millions of harmless jellyfish to stone monoliths known as the ‘Easter Island of Micronesia’.

24 interesting facts about Uzbekistan
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The most interesting facts about Uzbekistan, from one of the planet’s worst environmental disasters to the crossroad of the world’s cultures.

23 interesting facts about Nauru
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No capital city and a devastating phosphate mine are just two of the most interesting facts about Nauru, one of the world’s smallest countries.

24 interesting facts about Vanuatu
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Interesting facts about Vanuatu include bungee jumping, worshipping a British prince and being one of the world’s happiest nations.

23 interesting facts about Tuvalu
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No ATMs and no army are just two of the most interesting facts about Tuvalu, one of the smallest and least visited countries in the world.

22 interesting facts about Angola
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Africa’s richest woman, a rediscovered antelope and an immense waterfall are among the most interesting facts about Angola.

24 interesting facts about Kiribati
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From nuclear tests and vanishing islands to the first country to celebrate the New Year, these are the most interesting facts about Kiribati.

25 interesting facts about Papua New Guinea
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The most interesting facts about Papua New Guinea include isolated tribes, the world’s first gardeners, cannibalism and a poisonous bird.

27 interesting facts about Bangladesh
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From the world’s longest beach to the most densely populated country, these are the most interesting facts about Bangladesh.

25 interesting facts about Guatemala
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The most interesting facts about Guatemala include a rich indigenous culture and one of the most important sites in Mayan civilisation.

26 interesting facts about Honduras
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The most interesting facts about Honduras include the magnificent Mesoamerican Reef, ancient Mayan ruins and the 100-hour “football war”.

26 interesting facts about El Salvador
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From ancient Mayan ruins, active volcanoes and alarming crime statistics, these are the most interesting facts about El Salvador.

25 interesting facts about Mongolia
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From ancient nomadic culture to one of the world’s greatest empires, these are the most interesting facts about Mongolia.

24 interesting facts about Nicaragua
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From violent volcanoes, immense lakes and a fascinating history, these are the most interesting facts about Nicaragua.

28 interesting facts about Panama
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The most interesting facts about Panama include a canal that links oceans and one of the largest rainforests in the world.