List of countries in the world. Facts and information

Every country in the world is unique. But there are also very special countries. Unfortunately, the word "special" is not always pronounced with a positive side. For example that a distinctive feature can be both the wealth of the state and its poverty. So, there are special states in the world. Each country on the list has its own features.

 

Qatar is considered to be the richest country. It is in southwestern Asia and gets fabulous wealth from oil and gas. Qatar ranks 3rd place in the world according to natural gas reserves, 6th place in exports and 21st place in oil exports. People earn about 90 000 USD per year. There are almost no unemployed people in this luxurious Qatar.

 

Burundi is a state on the African continent. It is considered  to be the poorest country in the world and is one of the smallest and most densely populated countries in Africa. Here, the level of gross domestic product is really very low. For one person in this country only 200 USD a year are appointed. Burundi's economy is based on agriculture. Its main export is coffee, which includes 80% of country's main trade.

 

The smallest country in the world is Vatican. It is a city-state in Rome. It's hard to believe that the Vatican area is just 0.44 square kilometres. In addition to this, the state has its own army, hospital, currency, passport and other things specific to the state.

 

The largest country in the world is Russia. The area of Russia is very similar to South America's size. It ranks the 1st place as the largest country in the world. But it comprises only 9th rank in size of population.

 

In Japan people live longer than citizens of other countries. According to recent statistics there were about 45000 inhabitants in Japan who crossed the limit of one hundred years. By the way, the longevity of women are dominating. So there are about 3000 Japanese for every one hundred years old person. It is not clear whether longevity of Japanese is influenced by their highly used seafood. Some scientists believe that the character of Japanese influences this phenomenon. Highly advanced medical care is supposed to have a positive impact on people's long life. The facts speak for itself.

 

Undoubtedly, the most interesting contour has Italy. Probably only the laziest cartoonist didn't joke about the Italian shoe. Undoubtedly, Italian footwear is especially valued around the world. Apparently, the origin does not allow the Italians to produce shoes of poor quality.

 

The highest country in the world is in South Asia. Its name is Nepal. The altitude of this Asian country is about 9 000 meters above sea level.

 

The country of over-weighted citizens is Nauru. It takes the 1st place in this case. Even 95 percent of people in this small state have too much weight. The reason of gaining this attribute

 is eating too much and a lack of movement.

 

The country with the most time zones is France. Including the islands, this country comprises 12 time zones. The United States is in 11 time zones and Russia in 9 time zones.

 

Canada has the largest number of lakes in the world. It comprises 60 percent of the world lakes. The world's main lakes are located in the territory. There are more than 3 millions. They occupy 9 percent of country's land. 

 

Libya is the driest country in the world. Even 99 percent of the territories are covered with deserts. By the way, in some regions of Libya there has been no rain for decades.

 

Papua New Guinea has a huge variety of languages. English is spoken officially, but only about 2 percent of population use it. Papua New Guinean citizens speak more than 820 different languages. This is about 12 percents of all languages in the world.

 

Niger is the youngest country. Nearly half of the country’s citizens are under 15 years old.