- Qatar is the richest country in the world.
- Egypt is home to the sixth largest dam that impounds the world's longest river, the Nile.
- Finland has 187,888 lakes!
- China produces around 29 million cars a year, more than the United States, Japan, and Germany combined.
- The current Danish national flag has been in use since 1625.
- Singapore is the most expensive city in the world.
- The richest city in the UAE is not Dubai, but Abu Dhabi.
- With more than 3,000 high-tech companies and startups, Israel has the highest concentration of high-tech companies in the world (outside of Silicon Valley).
- Colombia is the only country in South America that has coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
- South Africa is the only African country that possesses nuclear weapons.
- The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has a population comparable to that of Pakistan! And if it were a country, it would be the seventh most populous country in the world.
- Iceland is the oldest democracy in the world.
- Japanese trains are among the most punctual in the world: their average delay is just 18 seconds!
- France is the most visited country in the world.
- Panama celebrates two days of independence, the first from Spain in 1821 and the second from Colombia 82 years later in 1903.
- University education in Germany is heavily subsidized, making it an attractive destination for local and international students.
- Russia has the longest railway in the world. The Trans-Siberian Railway stretches across almost the entire country, starting from Moscow in the west and traveling to Vladivostok in the east. The entire journey is 9,200 km (5,700 miles) long and would take 152 hours and 27 minutes to complete without stops.
- Italy has the largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
There are 30 million sheep in New Zealand compared to 4.4 million humans!
Australia's Highway 1 is the longest national highway in the world.