World Facts

The flood of the Yangtze and Huai Rivers in China was responsible for millions of casualties, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters of all time.

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Reporters Without Borders produce an annual ranking of countries based on the countries' press freedom records.

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With 13.4 hospital beds per 1000 people, Japan ranks number one among the OECD countries by the number of hospital beds.

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A military is a large source of spending in any country's budget, although some countries do spend more than others.

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Although the history of the winter olympic games is not nearly as controversial as their summer counterparts, there have still been some controversial moments.

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The word Guinea appears with high frequency in country names, particularly within those in Africa. What is the reason behind this?

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Headquartered near Dayton, Nevada, Molossia has claimed itself a nation but is not recognized so by the UN or any other country.

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The state of São Paulo in Brazil is not only the most populated state in the country, but also the richest state of Brazil.

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An entity that claims to be an sovereign nation but is not recognized by any other government or major international organization, is called a micronation.

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The politics of Bolivia are described as a presidential representative democratic republic where the President is the head of state and government.

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Turkey's government is a secular parliamentary representative democratic republic where the Prime Minister is the head of government and President is the head of state.

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Canyons and gorges are formed by water erosion, and are often spectacular sights.

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Unsurprisingly, Google tops the list of the world's most popular websites.

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Of the total of slightly less than 2,175,000 miles of pipeline in the world, the United States has 65%, Russia has 8%, and Canada has 3% of the total pipeline length.

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The Melbourne Cricket Ground in Victoria, Australia is the Australian stadium that has hosted the highest number of games of cricket.

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With a capacity of 100,024, the Melbourne Cricket Ground is not only the most famous cricket stadium in Australia, but also serves as a venue for football (soccer) events held in the country.

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The Sydney SuperDome located in the Sydney Olympic Park, is a large multipurpose indoor arena, the largest of its kind by capacity in the country.

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Despite big plans, construction on these buildings was either abandoned or put on-hold indefinitely.

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With a subscriber strength of 851.2 million, China Mobile is undoubtedly the champion mobile network operator in the world.

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Although once designed for thousands of spectators, these sporting stadiums are no longer in operation.

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