The world s smallest island nation is Nauru with a total area of 8 2 square miles

Libya is the only country in the world with a solid single-colored flag It s green

The US-Canada border is the longest border in the world without a military defense

In 1867 the United States paid Russia only 7 2 million (2 cents an acre) for Alaska

The first city in the world to have a population of more than one million was London

There s a Japanese island that has been taken over by cats - It s called Tashirojima

Most German schools do not have uniforms because it reminds Germans of the Nazi youth

The world’s only city whose name consists solely of vowels is Aiea in Hawaii USA

Netherlands most densely populated country in the world followed by Belgium then Japan

In Bangladesh kids as young as 15 can be put in jail for cheating on their final exams

The highest temp ever recorded on Earth was 136 4º F at Al Aziziyah Libya in 1922

Costa Rica is the only country in the Western hemisphere that doesn t have any military

In Thailand it is customary to give presents on one s birthday rather than getting them

In Kentucky there are 4 8 million barrels of Bourbon whiskey and only 4 2 million people

The only nation whose name begins with an A but doesn’t end in an A is Afghanistan