Interesting World Facts

MrCuddlesworth Published 02/26/2014

little facts and did-you-knows about the different places on Earth.

1.
The largest city in the world based on surface area, is Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia China which is 263 953 km sq 102 000 sq mi.
2.
Lebanon is the only Middle Eastern state that has no deserts.
3.
Their are no McDonald's in Montpelier, Vermont.
4.
Several buildings in Manhattan have their own zip code.
5.
Japan has 17 active Volcanoes.
6.
The Sargasso Sea is a region in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by ocean currents, and this is the only sea that doesn't have a coast.
7.
The Trans-Siberian railway crosses exactly 3901 bridges.
8.
In 1811 and 1812, three earthquakes measuring around 8 on the richter scale, caused the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
9.
Glaciers hold around 70 to 80 of the Earth's fresh water.
10.
The Andes form the longest exposed mountain range at 7,000 kilometers.
11.
Though Mt. Everest lays claim to the highest altitude, due to the bulge of the Earth at the equator, Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is the closest to the moon.
12.
The shortest named town is called , found in both Sweden and Norwar
13.
Lesotho, Vatican City, and San Marino are the only countries completely surrounded by one other country.
14.
less than 1 of the Caribbean Islands is populated.
15.
Cuba is also the only Caribbean Island with a railway.
16.
Nauru is the only state in the world that has no official capital.

1.
The largest city in the world based on surface area, is Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia China which is 263 953 km sq 102 000 sq mi.
2.
Lebanon is the only Middle Eastern state that has no deserts.
3.
Their are no McDonald's in Montpelier, Vermont.
4.
Several buildings in Manhattan have their own zip code.
5.
Japan has 17 active Volcanoes.
6.
The Sargasso Sea is a region in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by ocean currents, and this is the only sea that doesn't have a coast.
7.
The Trans-Siberian railway crosses exactly 3901 bridges.
8.
In 1811 and 1812, three earthquakes measuring around 8 on the richter scale, caused the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
9.
Glaciers hold around 70 to 80 of the Earth's fresh water.
10.
The Andes form the longest exposed mountain range at 7,000 kilometers.
11.
Though Mt. Everest lays claim to the highest altitude, due to the bulge of the Earth at the equator, Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is the closest to the moon.
12.
The shortest named town is called , found in both Sweden and Norwar
13.
Lesotho, Vatican City, and San Marino are the only countries completely surrounded by one other country.
14.
less than 1 of the Caribbean Islands is populated.
15.
Cuba is also the only Caribbean Island with a railway.
16.
Nauru is the only state in the world that has no official capital.