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Canada

Country which has over 3 million lakes, covering 9% of its surface.

Sweden

Country with over 220,000 islands, most of them uninhabited.

Atacama Desert

Place in Chile that is the driest non-polar region on Earth, where some areas have never recorded rain.

Indonesia

Country with over 130 active volcanoes, more than any other due to its location on the Ring of Fire.

Slovenia

Country whose region of Carniola is said to resemble a heart on maps.

La Paz

Capital city of Bolivia and the highest capital in the world at 3,650 meters above sea level.

Antarctica

Largest desert in the world covering 14 million square kilometers, even though it’s cold and icy.

Canada

Country with the longest total coastline in the world, stretching over 202,080 kilometers.

New York City

City known as "The Big Apple," a nickname that became popular in the 1920s.

Vatican City

Smallest country in the world by area at just 0.49 square kilometers.

France

Country with the most time zones in the world, spanning 12 due to its overseas territories.

Canada

Only country in the world that borders just one other country — the United States.

Canada

Country with over 31,000 natural lakes larger than 3 square kilometers.

Oymyakon

Coldest inhabited place on Earth located in Russia, where temperatures often drop below -50°C.

Paraguay

Only country in the world with a flag that has a different design on each side.

Venus

Hottest planet in our solar system, with surface temperatures over 470°C, even hotter than Mercury.

Venus

Planet where a day lasts longer than its year — 243 Earth days vs. 225-day orbit around the Sun.

Jupiter

Largest planet in our solar system, so big that over 1,300 Earths could fit inside it.

Sun

Celestial body that holds 99.8% of the mass in our solar system, with about 1.3 million Earths fitting inside it.

Saturn

Planet with the most moons in our solar system, with over 140 confirmed.

Earth

Only planet not named after a Roman god or goddess.

Jupiter

Home to the Great Red Spot, a massive storm larger than Earth that has raged for at least 350 years.

Sun

Star that appears yellow from Earth due to atmospheric scattering, but is actually white in space.

Proxima Centauri

Closest known star to Earth (besides the Sun), located about 4.24 light-years away.

Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall

Largest known structure in the universe, a galactic supercluster spanning 10 billion light-years.

Japan

Country with over 6,800 islands, though only about 400 are inhabited.

Russia

Largest country in the world by land area, spanning 11 time zones and two continents.

Greenland

Biggest island in the world, though it’s technically an autonomous territory of Denmark.

Mount Everest

Tallest mountain above sea level at 8,848 meters, located in the Himalayas on the Nepal-China border.

Dead Sea

Lowest point on Earth's surface at 430 meters below sea level, known for its extremely salty water.

Australia

Only country that is also a continent and is the smallest of the seven traditional continents.

New Zealand

Country where the sun rises first in the world due to its position just west of the International Date Line.

Norway

Country where the sun doesn’t set for 76 days during summer in the northernmost regions — known as the Midnight Sun.

Chad

Landlocked African country that is the farthest from any ocean and has no coastline.

Brazil

Only country on Earth that has a capital city located directly on the equator — Brasília.

Ireland

Country known as the "Emerald Isle" due to its lush green landscapes and frequent rainfall.

Madagascar

Second-largest island country in the world and home to more than 90% of species found nowhere else on Earth.

South Africa

Only country in the world with three capital cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein.

Lesotho

Only country in the world completely surrounded by another country — South Africa.