there are almost 200 Nations on the planet and every one of them has some stunning trivia you need to hear about from the happiest language on Earth to the highest ATM I'm Mike with list 25 and today I'm counting down 25 interesting facts about every nation on Earth or at least 25 of them we're L 25 we don't can't do every nation in one list you should know that 25 the official anthem of Leonia is a stone dropping into water the Olympics are right around the corner and that means a lot of Podium celebrations with a lot of national anthems being played most of these sound well pretty similar that's why it's a shame that the micronation of Leonia isn't officially recognized as a country if it were then the sound there winning athletes would hear would be a stone dropping into the water accompanied by a haunting choir-like vocals now that would have me rooting for a country [Music] [Music] 24 the largest city is in China what is the biggest city in the world well if you answer Tokyo then one you're partly right and two you were not listening listening to the title of this entry but while that's true when it comes to Pure population it's not the largest prefecture level City meaning how big a city is within the official City Limits when it comes to that title the award goes to a place called nchu in China incredibly there are over 89 townships 25 towns and over 1,200 Villages within the city of nagchu which spans over 170,000 square miles 23 FAL islands has the most sheep per capita are you a fan of sheep well then boy do I have the perfect place for you in the faulin islands each person could take 100 sheep and still have more than 150,000 to spare that's because the population is so tiny only around 3,200 people actually live on the Territory located in the South Atlantic citizens are heavily outnumbered by sheep with that number being around 490,000 but even sheep are outnumbered by another an Penguins that's right waddling around next to sheep on the fauland islands are around 1 million penguins that sounds like quite the happy feat sequel 22 Iceland has no Army and is the most peaceful country there's a reason why no country calls on Iceland when it gets into a conflict it's because Iceland doesn't actually have an army their entire military police if it can actually be called that is pacifist meaning nonviolent they're kept safe by their NATO membership but what could NATO possibly use it for the country allows other countries to use its land to station troops and Equipment but even this was a controversial issue in Iceland as one of the least popular European countries with beautiful scenery and a super fast growing economy to be honest I can see why they want to keep flying under the radar 21 Brazil got its name from a tree called po Brazil ever wonder where countries get their names from well in the case of Brazil it can be traced back to a single tree the pal prilia and kada with a red Brown Bark that can grow up to 15 M this tree has played an important role in Brazil's history in English the tree is known as brazilwood and it was first noticed by Portuguese colonizers in the 16th century who quickly began using it to extract red di for textiles this became one of the most profitable commodities for the Portuguese Empire and was enough to earn the area the name terod Brasil which was later shortened to you know just Brazil 20 the happiest language in the world is Spanish how on Earth would you go about comparing how happy one language is compared to another well one way to do it is to judge something called the positive bias or technically something called the poana principle basically that means whether or not a population is likely to remember things in a positive way or the negative one next time someone's telling a story count how many times they use the words like good great or amazing or if you're from a younger generation they might use things like lit or on fire whatever we need to bring back on fleek anyway using this basic idea a study carried out in 2015 found that out of the 10 biggest languages on the planet the one with the most positivity bias was Spanish it must be all that Sunshine they enjoy 19 the driest place on Earth is the McMurdo dry valleys Farmers complain when it hasn't rained for a few weeks and for good reason one bad drought can be catastrophic for the entire food supply well imagine if it didn't rain for 6 million years that's the case for the McMurdo dry valleys in Antarctica anytime clouds are on the edge of rain everything here gets swept up by strong winds and dragged further into the continent that doesn't mean it's nice and warm at all though the average temperature here is -4° fah no wonder this place is pretty much only visited for scientific experiments fun fact last time checked I think we had negative -2 subscribers from Antarctica which means people subscribed went there and unsubscribed while they were there it's kind of incredible hello scientists watching from anartica who are clearly just unsubscribing rude 18 Greenland can't join FIFA because of bad weather for any aspiring soccer players in Greenland the World Cup isn't a realistic dream and it's all because of bad weather well okay not entirely because it's an autonomous territory of Denmark Greenland is isn't eligible to be a part of FIFA but even if it were independent the chances of competing for a World Cup are pretty low there aren't any football grounds in the country considered adequate for professional play mainly because the ground is permanently Frozen meaning grass barely survives there are currently 5,500 registered players in Greenland but their clubs are forced to use artificial grass or gravel pitches gravel that sounds miserable 17 in Bulgaria nodding your head means no you would think that a nod of the head is a universal signal for yes however ask a Bulgarian and they will furiously shake their head up and down while disagreeing with you you see in Bulgaria this gesture means the opposite and the reason is actually a fascinating one dating back to when the country was occupied by the Ottoman Empire you see back then religious bulgarians were often held captive and forced to give up their beliefs under threat of death or torture the military would press a sword up against their necks to provide a little incentive however this backfired in a major way True Believers weren't afraid of death and they would shake their heads up and down against the sword to sacrifice themselves that's how it transformed into a gesture meaning Defiance resistance or more commonly the word no 16 Armenia was the first country to make Christianity an official religion speaking of religion did you know that armenia's Christian Roots can be traced back all the way to 301 CE a man named St Gregory the Illuminator set out a mission to well illuminate the kingdom of Armenia he only had to convince one man the king terod 8es the great but to say that task was difficult would be an understatement to start with Gregory was imprisoned for his beliefs thrown into a 14t wide dungeon and kept there for over 13 years then his luck turned around the king fell severely ill and out of desperation he summoned Gregory who was amazingly able to cure him he was so happy that he converted to Christianity that's one very elaborate way to get out of a prison sentence 15 Tasmania has the cleanest air in the world air pollution takes the lives of over 6 million people around the world every year if you live in a big city take a look at an air quality report and you might be shocked New York Toronto La all rank in the top 20 most populated in the world to get really fresh air you need to get away from the hustle and bustle and the best place to do that is Ken in Tasmania the southernmost island of Australia according to atmospheric scientists the Aaron kok is the cleanest in the world it even provide scientists with a baseline to measure other parts of the world against I mean can you imagine stepping outside and breathing in the best air on Earth it's great well all right not here in Florida I guess I wonder how ours is 14 Rwanda has the the world's highest representation of women in Parliament here in the US almost onethird of members in the House of Representatives are women but compared to Rwanda we still have a long way to go over there 61% of the parliament are women more than any other Nation that's partly because the 2003 Constitution guarantees at least 30% of elected positions must be given to women unfortunately Studies have found that women in Rwanda still face many problems from higher expectations for domestic work to sexism and violence it's showing that representation is a start but there's plenty more work to fight for women's rights 13 no one is born as a citizen of Vatican City living inside the Vatican is one of the most exclusive residencies in the world at the moment there are around 800 people inside the walls an area that covers less than 1/5 of a square mile in total surprisingly these people do have permits passports and citizenship Vatican passports are only given to people working directly with the holy CA meaning the pope meanwhile citizenship is reserved for Cardinals and important diplomats however it's not actually possible to be born as a citizen why because there's no hospital there luckily the nearest one is about a 5-minute drive so no need to go off and look for an inn or a manger and actually do you want another interesting fact liking sharing commenting and subscribing really helps the channel grow also don't forget to check out our socials 12 in Italy there's a free Fountain of wine good wine is an Indulgence many of us can't afford too often for the residents of the Italian commune of kalari deona though that's never a problem since 2016 there's been a Fontana Delino in the town which literally translates to Fountain of wine and that's not even the best part this Fountain is free and open to everyone it marks the end of a famous walking trail where tourists can fill up plastic cups provided people are trusted not to abuse the gesture although I'm not so sure about trusting tourists with unlimited wine 11 a monument in Russia is dedicated to mice statues are usually reserved for war heroes political activists or sports stars so then why is there a huge statue of a mouse in Russia it sits outside the Institute of cytology and genetics in Nova Siberia students are greeted every day by a towering Mouse wearing spectacles and knitting a model of the double helix a foundational part of modern science it's a commemoration and appreciation for the part that mice have played in advancing science and if you want to know the shocking number of mice and rats used each year in research it's 120 million so you know maybe they deserve a little more than just a statue 10 the highest ATM in the world is in Pakistan why is it whenever you need to get cash you just can't seem to find an ATM well the next time you complain about not finding one in your city just know this there is an ATM 15396 ft in the air in in Pakistan and for a perspective that's higher than the matter horn in Switzerland the machine can be found right at Pakistan's border with China and it's earned itself a Guinness World Record it's actually now become a tourist attraction in its own right beyond the novelty though the ATM can be used for withdrawals checking balances and paying bills just make sure your account doesn't get Frozen up there I'm sorry oh no nine Scotland is home to the shortest Street in the world this street would be sure to confuse Google Maps located in the town of Wick in Far North Scotland ebener place is very easy to miss the entire length only runs 6'9 barely enough to fit a tall person lying flat and there's only one space for a single address one ebener place that belongs to the restaurant of McKay's hotel which wraps its building around two adjoining streets River Street and Union Street I bet that must be a nightmare to find parking on eight a restaurant in Spain that's been operating since the 1700s anyone who's worked in Hospitality uh knows how volatile the industry can be one minute a restaurant is the hottest place in town and the next it's closing its doors if you want advice on opening a place of your own well just ask the owners of sobrino detin in Madrid they've been open for almost 300 years making it the oldest restaurant in the world so they must be doing something something right just as impressive is their Woodfired oven which according to the owners has been burning that entire time even throughout the pandemic boltin gets to mention in Ernest Hemingway's famous novel The Sun Also Rises and today you can order exactly what Hemingway writes about roast suckling pig and Roha Alta wine completely unrelated but has anyone actually found cheap tickets to Madrid recently seven the country of tuvalu makes millions from leasing its Internet domain have you ever noticed that the streaming platform twitch doesn't use the domain. instead it's twitch.tv unlike which stands for commercial which falls under us jurisdiction TV belongs to the tiny Polynesian country of tuvalu about 2,000 Mi East of Australia with the GDP of just $66 million tuvalu ranks last out of any country in the world for economic output that's why it turned to an unconventional income stream renting its Internet domain. TV for 5 million dollar a year right now there are over 430,000 websites listed using the domain and most of them probably have no idea where tuvalu even is six inmates at a Mala prison were nominated for a Grammy you know in award shows when an award is accepted on behalf of another artist usually the winner has another commitment like a performance but imagine if they were sitting in prison that was almost the case for the zomba prison band who in 2015 were nominated for a Grammy in the category of best world music album all of the band members are prisoners and still serving time at a high security facility in Malawi Africa the band was funded by a nonprofit which gave them the chance to buy musical instruments and production equipment unfortunately though it they didn't win the award however for many it was proof that people really can change if given the right opportunity five in Egypt it's rude to ask for salt during a meal what's the easiest thing to add to your dish to boost the taste salt and pepper of course in Egypt adding either of these is a no no and the reason is very simple if you're out of the restaurant and grab the salt and pepper it sends a message that the chef didn't do their job right it's even more insulting for home cooking in Egypt they are so proud of their food that they think it should be eaten exactly as served I guess the same feeling as making a nice steak and someone ruins it with you know ketchup four the weekend in Iran is Thursday and Friday there is no better feeling than getting off work on a Friday ready for the weekend that's the whole reason tji Fridays is the thing well in Iran that feeling comes a little earlier on Wednesday that's because the two days off are usually Thursday and Friday why well Friday is seen as the day of worshiping according to the Quran so you could say that in Iran they really do thank God that it's Friday three fijians raise their eyebrows as a way of saying yes did you think the Bulgarian Hedge Shake was a strange way of saying yes well wait until you get a load of this in Fiji all it takes is an eyebrow raise to communicate for instance say you ask someone if they're ready to grab a bite to eat a strain of the eyebrows doesn't mean they're suspicious about the idea it means they agree now that I can get on board with two don't clink glasses in hungry unlike the rest of the world Hungary doesn't celebrate an occasion by clinking glasses together and there's a very good Reon reason for it it dates back to 1849 when 13 Hungarian revolutionaries were executed by the Austrian Empire during the executions Austrian military officials were apparently gorging themselves with beer and clinking glasses to congratulate themselves as a marker of rebellion the Hungarian forces promised not to clink glasses for another 150 years the expiration date on that passed in 1999 but many hungarians still refrain from clinking out of respect one the word Canada comes from the hon ioy word Canada when dealing with two different cultures some things are bound to get lost in translation in Canada's case it meant naming the entire country something completely wrong the name Canada was given by Explorer Jac Cartier who first laid claim to an area for the French he got the name from a word from two young people from the local hiron group who told Kier that the area was canata however what they were actually saying was that the village or settlement was called Canada of course Cartier didn't know any better and soon the name stuck oh and uh by the way that Village was where modern day Quebec is and you know what that's not the only interesting history of Nations did you know that Australia was once known as New Holland that's because it was actually the Dutch not the English who were the first Europeans to explore the continent or how about the fact that you can actually walk from America to Russia when the bearing straight freeze is over you could use it to go from Alaska 2 and a half miles over to Siberia so for dozens more facts just like that about places check out 25 Starling geography facts right here check it out we'll learn together about the world ow ow ow that sucks you know what doesn't suck this video click it nailed it ow