17+ Continent-wise Interesting Facts About Countries

The world is a vast collage woven with countless threads of culture, history, geography and governance. Each thread represents a unique country, a district entity with its own story and character history. All these countries, cities and districts are different but joined magically in a way that they create our whole planet where today human beings and other creatures are enjoying our lives. In the book of human history, every corner of our planet hosts a unique chapter. These countries are geographical and cultural entities that are the building blocks of our amazing world. In this blog, we will explore the interesting facts about countries.

Continent wise Interesting Facts about Countries

At present, there are 195 countries in the whole wide world. Did you know that? Here we are going to explore some of the amazing facts about the countries across the continents of the world, let’s start to explore Interesting facts about countries covering the continent-

Europe

Countries in the European continent are Russia, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Ukraine, etc

• Monaco is the World’s second-smallest country and is a playground for the rich and famous.
• Iceland can be translated as the “Ice Land” but it actually has active volcanoes.
• The Netherlands has more Bicycles than people.
• New Zealand is one of the last countries in the world to be discovered.
• Iceland has no mosquitos.
• The national animal of Scotland is Unicorn.
• Italy is known for its pizza but it originated in Greece.
• The Vatican City is the smallest country in the world
• The Vatican City has the highest GDP per capita in the world.
• Denmark is the cleanest city in the world.

Asia

Countries in this continent are India, China, Indonesia, Philippines, South Korea, Nepal, etc

• Bhutan measures Gross National Happiness instead of Gross Domestic Product.
• The Maldives is the lowest country with the highest point being 2.3 meters above sea level.
• In Japan, one can experience the futuristic blend of tradition and technology with ancient temples and modern skyscrapers.
• Mongolia has more camels than people.

Africa

Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Benin, Central African Republic, etc are some of the countries in the African continent.

• Morocco is home to the world’s oldest university.
• Kenya is home to the world’s largest permanent lake in an arid or semi-arid area: Lake Turkana.
• Tunisia is home to the largest Roman amphitheatre.
• Egypt is considered as the oldest country in the world.

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North America

Countries in the North American continent are Canada, Bahamas, Jamaica, Barbados, Cuba, Mexico, Haiti etc.

• The USA is home to the tallest buildings in the world.
• Believe it or not, chocolates were invented in Mexico.
• Mexico has the world’s largest Pyramid the Pyramid of Cholula
• Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.

South America

Countries in this continent are Argentina Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, etc

• Peru is a potato paradise have 4,000 varieties of potatoes.
• Argentina is the cradle of Tango(Dance form)
• Brazilians have an unmatchable passion for football and it is a cultural phenomenon there.
• Bolivia is the flattest country in the whole world.

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Oceania/ Australia

New Zealand,  Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa etc, are some of the countries in the Oceania continent.

• Fiji is made up of 300 islands: imagine the privacy.
• New Zealand is the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote.
• Australia has the longest highway in the world.
•  Australia is so vast that it is wider than the distance between Moscow and London

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