Mind Blowing Facts About 5 Countries

There are 196 countries in the world. All of them have something or the other to fascinate you. Let’s look at a few countries and their unbelievable facts.

5 Amazing Facts About 5 Countries

Canada

Canada proudly holds the title of having the world’s longest coastline i.e. 125,567 miles and also, of having the world’s longest street known as Yonge street that is 1,178 miles long. The street runs from Lake Ontario to the Ontario-Minnesota border.

China

China is home to one of the 7 wonders of the world- The Great Wall of China.  The most interesting fact about this architectural wonder that’s even visible from moon. The mortar used to build this giant structure was made with sticky rice.

Djibouti

Lake Assal lies in this African country. The lake is not just one of the most saline lakes of the world but also the lowest point of Africa as well as the second lowest point of Earth. (The first being the Dead Sea.)

France

France holds the crown of covering 12 time zones. It’s hard to believe because of the small size of France. However, France manages to secure this title as it has many overseas territories and dependencies including French Polynesia (UTC – 10:00) and Wallis and Futuna (UTC +12:00)

Japan

The Yamato dynasty of Japan remains the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy with its origins in 660 A.D. Emperor Akihito, the present ceremonial monarch of Japan is the 125^th ruler.