Countries & Culture Facts for Kids
Amazing facts about countries and cultures
The Indonesian island of Bali is known as the Island of the Gods β it has over 20,000 temples and the Hindu Balinese celebrate elaborate religious festivals almost daily.
The Hermitage in St Petersburg, Russia, is one of the world's largest and oldest museums β it houses over 3 million items and you'd need years to see them all.
Mexico City was built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the ancient Aztec capital that was constructed on an island in a lake β the city slowly sinks each year because of this.
Switzerland consumes more chocolate per person than any other country β over 10 kg per year per person β and is the birthplace of milk chocolate.
Early drafts of the United States Declaration of Independence were written on hemp paper β hemp was one of the most common crops in colonial America.
The Nazca Lines of Peru are enormous drawings etched into the desert floor over 2,000 years ago β they can only be fully seen from the air and include animals, plants, and geometric shapes.
Finland has more saunas per capita than any country in the world β about 3.3 million saunas for a population of 5.5 million people, roughly one for every household.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire and has over 130 active volcanoes β more than any other country. It also experiences frequent earthquakes.
China's one-child policy, in place from 1980 to 2015, significantly changed the country's demographics β it prevented an estimated 400 million births but created an ageing population.
Norway has the highest electric vehicle adoption rate in the world β over 80% of new cars sold in Norway in recent years have been electric.