Countries & Culture Facts for Kids
Amazing facts about countries and cultures
The United States experiences more tornadoes than any other country β about 1,000 tornadoes per year, mainly in a region called Tornado Alley.
India has over 19,500 distinct languages and dialects β with 22 officially recognised languages and Hindi and English as the official languages of government.
Brazil is the world's largest Portuguese-speaking country β it was a colony of Portugal and is the only country in South America where Portuguese is the official language.
Russia shares a land border with 14 different countries β more than any other country on Earth.
Chad, in central Africa, is one of the world's most landlocked countries β it is over 1,000 miles from the nearest coastline in every direction.
The Amazon River flows through Brazil and is the world's largest river by volume β it discharges more water into the ocean than the next seven largest rivers combined.
China invented paper money about 1,000 years ago during the Song Dynasty β Europe did not start using paper banknotes until several centuries later.
Saudi Arabia has no permanent rivers or lakes β it is almost entirely desert and gets most of its fresh water from desalination plants that remove salt from seawater.
Kenya has produced more world-record marathon runners than any other country β athletes from Kenya's Rift Valley highlands have dominated long-distance running for decades.
Colombia is the second most biodiverse country on Earth by species count β it has more bird species than any other country.