Countries & Culture Facts for Kids
Amazing facts about countries and cultures
The world's oldest continuously operating company is KongΕ Gumi, a Japanese construction firm founded in 578 AD β it operated for over 1,400 years.
Greenland is the world's largest island (not counting continents) and is an autonomous territory of Denmark, though geographically it is part of North America.
Monaco is the most densely populated country in the world β over 38,000 people live within just 0.78 square miles, making it extremely crowded.
Egypt's Suez Canal, opened in 1869, connects the Mediterranean and Red Sea β cutting the sea journey from Europe to Asia by about 7,000 miles.
Liechtenstein is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world β surrounded entirely by countries (Switzerland and Austria) that are themselves landlocked.
San Marino, an enclave inside Italy, claims to be the world's oldest republic β founded in 301 AD, it has maintained its independence for over 1,700 years.
China uses a single national time zone across its entire vast territory β meaning sunrise in the western regions can be as late as 10 am by the clock.
Norway is home to the world's longest road tunnel β the Laerdal Tunnel is 15.2 miles long and passes through the Norwegian mountains.
Scientists have determined that the Amazon River starts from a glacier in the Andes Mountains of Peru, not from a lake as was believed for centuries.
Niger in West Africa has the youngest population of any country β the median age is just 15, and about half the population is under the age of 15.