2024

Most Interesting Facts about Zambia and Zimbabwe 1. The massive Victoria Falls at a height of 354 feet resides in both Zambia and Zimbabwe. Its traditional name is “Mosi-oa-Tunya” meaning “smoke that thunders” which is a direct reference to the appearance of the cascading falls. 2. Victoria Falls are not only the largest single sheet […]

Most Interesting Facts About Argentina Talk of Argentina, and most people think football, Messi and Maradona. The Argentinian flag, much like the Brazilian flag, is well known through the world, especially because of the spread of football and the popularity of the Argentinian teams. However, there is so much more to this country. It has […]

Five Interesting Facts about Antigua and Barbuda Known as the land of 365 beaches, the twin islands of Antigua and Barbuda form one country as part of the larger Caribbean Islands. Lying on the south eastern edge of the Leeward Islands, these two islands are separated just by 25 kilometers. It was first explored by […]

Ten Interesting Facts about Angola The last Portugese colony in Africa to get independence, Angola is Africa’s seventh largest and the world’s 23 largest country. After its independence, it suffered for years as civil war hit the entire country and lasted for 27 years and millions died. It’s a coastal country with the Atlantic Ocean […]

10 Interesting Facts about Andorra The country of Andorra lies within the geographical space of Spain and France. The 16th smallest country by land, and 11th smallest by population, its only a 40 kms drive from one side of the country to the other. Technically you can enter and exit the whole length of the country in […]

Most Interesting Facts About Afghanistan Afghanistan is a landlocked country, somewhere in the middle of Central and South Asia. It’s the 40th largest country in the world. It has a violent history, and though they have often been united against invaders, they have been divided among themselves. I typed ‘Afghanistan’ in the Google search bar and […]

Ten Interesting Facts about Algeria After Sudan broke up into Sudan and South Sudan in 2011, Algeria became the largest country in Africa, and the tenth largest in the whole world. To be honest, I did not know much about Algeria at all, before reading up about it in the last few days to write […]

15 Interesting Facts About Albania A few years back I read an article about Albanian people loving evening walks. So much so that they have a word for it “Xhiro”. In many towns, roads close to cars for certain hours. Apartment blocks get empty and everyone gathers at various places walking and talking like late […]

Most Interesting Facts about Togo Located in West Africa, Togo is an interesting country with unique traditions and cultures. Even though they had a complicated political situation for almost half of the 20th century, they have overcome these circumstances and enjoy a stable condition today. Here are some of the most interesting facts about the […]