Transcript Istanbul is the only city that resides on two continents

While the state of Minnesota
is known for its 10,000 lakes,
the country of Finland
contains 187,888 lakes.
Although officially Atheist, China
relaxed religious restrictions
considerably in 1982 when it amended
its constitution. The three main
traditional Chinese religions are
Daoism, Confucianism and Buddhism.
Istanbul is the only city that
resides on two continents;
Europe and Asia.
The world's largest island is
Greenland (2,131,600 km²). It is
almost three times as large as the
world's second-largest island, New
Guinea (790,000 km²).
Monaco has the densest
population in the world with an
average of 42,861 individuals per
square mile.
Libya is the only country with
a single-colored flag.
Antarctica is the only landmass
in the world that is not owned
by any one specific country.
French was the official
language of England for over
600 years.
Japan leads the world in car
production, almost 50% more
than Germany and the USA.
The world's smallest
independent state is the
Vatican City, with a population
of about 1,000 - and a zero
birthrate.
Victor Hugo's Les Miserables
contains one of the longest
sentences in the French
language - 823 words without
a period
Antarctica comprises 90% of
the world's ice cover. If
melted, this would represent
approximately 70% of the
earth's fresh water.
Netherland’s administrative
capital The Hague is home to
the The International Court of
Justice, and The International
Criminal Court.
Japan, a country slightly smaller
than California with a population
of over 125,000,000,
experiences about 1,500 seismic
occurrences each year.
The only nation whose
name begins with an "A",
but doesn't end in an "A" is
Afghanistan.
Dueling is legal in Paraguay as
long as both parties are
registered blood donors.
Chewing gum is outlawed in
Singapore because it is a
means of "tainting an
environment free of dirt."
Africa's first republic, Liberia was
founded in 1822 as a result of the
efforts of the American
Colonization Society to settle
freed American slaves in West
Africa.
China’s Yangtze River (Chang
Jiang) is the third-longest river
in the world at 2,432 mi.
The most common name in
the world is Mohammed.
All gondolas in Venice, Italy
must be painted black, unless
they belong to a high official.
Tiny Liechtenstein, with a size
of just 62 square miles, is an
hereditary constitutional
monarchy.
Canada is an Indian word
meaning 'Big Village'.
The Vatican's Swiss Guard still
wears a uniform designed by
Michelangelo in the early 16th
century.
Europe has no deserts - it is
the only continent without
one.
Peru was once part of the great Incan
empire and later the major viceroyalty of Spanish South America. It
was conquered in 1531–1533 by
Francisco Pizarro. On July 28, 1821,
Peru proclaimed its independence, but
the Spanish were not finally defeated
until 1824.
It is forbidden for aircraft to
fly over the Taj Mahal.
Luxemburg has the highest per
capita GDP at $55,100;
Somalia, East Timor and Sierre
Leone have the lowest at
$500.
The only continent without
reptiles or snakes is
Antarctica.
Hinduism has grown to become the
world's third largest religion, after
Christianity and Islam. It claims about
762 million followers - 13% of the
world's population. It is the dominant
religion in India, Nepal, and among
the Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Fortune cookies were invented
in 1916 by George Jung, a Los
Angeles noodle maker.
What is now Pakistan was in prehistoric
times the Indus Valley civilization (c.
2500–1700 B.C.). A series of invaders—
Aryans, Persians, Greeks, Arabs, Turks,
and others—controlled the region for the
next several thousand years. Islam, the
dominant religion, was introduced in 711.
The three best-known western
names in China: Jesus Christ,
Richard Nixon, and Elvis
Presley.
The world's largest alphabet is
Cambodian, with 74 letters.