I recently came across Country Reports and their interesting facts about different countries throughout the world.
Here are some my favorites:
The highest mountain peak in the Americas is Mount Aconcagua in the Andes Mountains in Argentina.
Bolivia is named after Simón Bolivar, who led the struggle to free Bolivia and the rest of South America from Spanish colonial rule. He was also the author of Bolivia's first constitution.
The first European expedition to explore the length of the Amazon took place in 1541 in Brazil.
Canada is home to the world's largest mall. West Edmonton Mall occupies 5.3 million square feet and contains more than 800 stores and services.
China has the most pharmacists and doctors in the world.
The aboriginal name for the Dominican Republic is Quisqueya, which means in the Taino language, "Mother of all lands".
Abdalá Bucaram, former president of Ecuador, has performed as a pop singer and released albums of his music.
Tutankhamen of Egypt was only 10 years old when he became pharaoh. Unlike the majority of other pharaohs, tomb robbers never uncovered his tomb.
The name El Salvador means "the savior".
France is the top tourist country in the world with approximately 71.4 million visitors each year.
Nearly half of all citizens of Germany are fluent in English, but only 3 percent of Germans speak French fluently.
More than 7 million Greeks or persons of Greek origin live outside of Greece.
The national symbol of Guatemala is the quetzal, a bird that signifies freedom because it dies in captivity.
The most sugar consumed per person per year is in Israel.
The word Morocco was derived from Marrakesh, the capital city of the 11th and 12th centuries. Marrakesh means "a pass".
I'll update with more interesting facts next week.
Have a great weekend!
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