Some Amazing Facts About Places!

• Norway is called the land of midnight sun because sun does not set from may till the fall of july.
• There are 60,000 lakes in Finland and it is known as the "Land of Lakes".
• Sudan in Africa is surrounded by eight countries - Egypt, Libya, Chad, Central African Republican, Zaire, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia.
• The orange river in south africa is considered richest because it carries diamonds as it flows.
• The winter of 1925 was so cold in canada that the Niagara Falls were completely frozen.
• Eskimos use fridge to prevent their food from freezing.
• The Egyptian's used the annual flooding of the Nile river to accurately set up their calendar.
• The smallest independent country in the world is Vatican city.
• The ancient name of Tokyo is Edo.
• At places of the lowest temperature like siberia, people do not get infected with cold because it is too cold for the bacteria to grow.
• The world's largest man-made hole is at Kimberly, South Africa. It has a perimeter of 1.6 km and 800 m deep. It was dug in 1871 for obtaining diamonds.
• Bermuda Triangle or Devil's triangle is part of the North Atlantic Ocean, roughly between Florida, Bermuda and the Sargasso sea.
• About 45 percent of world population lives in China and India.
• The tallest skyscraper is Sears Tower in Chicago - 443 m high.
• The longest tunnel is in Japan which is 54 km long.
• Most populous city of the world is Mexico City.
• The higest capital is La Paz of Bolivia.
• The highest City is Lhasa.
• The most expensive City to live in is Tokyo, Japan.
• The Largest park is Wood Buffalo in Canada.