Country Fun Facts by Michael Gifford

Country Fun Facts by Michael Gifford https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd en-us 2016-09-20 13:55:15 UTC 2024-10-15 23:56:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png 3214251 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125128667 2016-09-20 15:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125128667 Costa Rica 324490 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125129596 The country is host to more than 5% of the world's biodiversity,

Even though its landmass only takes up .03% of the planet’s surface, more than 10% of the world’s butterflies live here — there are about 750,000 species of insects that live in Costa Rica, and 20,000 various kinds of spiders.

]]> 2016-09-20 15:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125129596 Chile 331732 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125129960 the worlds largest swimming pool is in Chile. It is 1,013 meters long and holds 66 million gallons of water.]]> 2016-09-20 15:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125129960 Uganda https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125129981 is the youngest country in the world. Nearly 50% of the population in Uganda in under the age of 14. ]]> 2016-09-20 15:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125129981 the Philippines was the first southeast Asian country to gain freedom after World War 2 . 356278 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130008 2016-09-20 15:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130008 Colombia is the only country in South America that has a coastline on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. 323622 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130111 2016-09-20 15:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130111 323976 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130136 English in the main language of Nigeria]]> 2016-09-20 15:41:58 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130136 Thailand houses the world’s largest fish, the 12-meter Rhincodon typus, otherwise known as the whale shark. 454696 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130201 (something positive )]]> 2016-09-20 15:42:08 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130201 Indonesia 326306 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130232 It's the only place in the world to see a wild Komodo dragon :)

]]> 2016-09-20 15:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130232 Iran 325487 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130386 Nearly half of Iran has an arid desert climate]]> 2016-09-20 15:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130386 Venezuela 464456 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130458 Tallest waterfall in the world (Angel Falls)]]> 2016-09-20 15:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130458 Bangladesh 327080 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130530 Their official language is Bengali

]]> 2016-09-20 15:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130530 Honduras speaks Spanish I think. https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130662 Location | Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
1 Honduran Lempira equals

0.044 US Dollar

]]> 2016-09-20 15:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130662 Vietnam 329316 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130790 The currency of Vietnam is called the dong.]]> 2016-09-20 15:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130790 Algeria 327844 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130835 Algeria is the largest country by area in Africa.]]> 2016-09-20 15:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130835 Chile 331732 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130866 It has NEVER rained in Calama, a town in the Atacama Desert of Chile]]> 2016-09-20 15:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130866 Costa Rica 324490 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130926 Costa Rica has no standing army.]]> 2016-09-20 15:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125130926 3240351 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131018 The capital of Brazil is Brasilia and the name of the currency is Brazilian real. Brazil's official language is Portuguese. Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and is named after a tree the brazilwood.]]> 2016-09-20 15:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131018 One of the most admired leaders in the world, Nelson Mandela was born in Liberia. 4527421 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131175 2016-09-20 15:44:21 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131175 Kenya smilemcnamee https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131267 Large animals such as lions, buffalo, leopards, elephants and rhinoceros are present in Kenya.]]> 2016-09-20 15:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131267 Cuba 3214251 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131330 Cuba has one of the highest literacy rates which is at 99.8%]]> 2016-09-20 15:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131330 Poland 324728 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131379 Poland shares it's border with 7 other countries, Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, Slovakia, Ukraine, The Czech Republic, and Germany.]]> 2016-09-20 15:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131379 Bangladesh 327080 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131494 It's population in 2013 was 156.6 million ]]> 2016-09-20 15:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131494 Algeria 327844 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131551 In 2007, a court in Algeria had to rule on the ownership of a donkey which had eaten the money brought by a purchaser for its sale.]]> 2016-09-20 15:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131551 Kazakhstan translates to "land of the wanderers" amalmerritt09 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131553 2016-09-20 15:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131553 Haiti sioldsloth https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131625 It has the second largest population in the Caribbean ]]> 2016-09-20 15:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131625 Costa Rica 324490 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131636
Costa Rica has an exceptionally high life expectancy of 79, one of the highest in the world.]]> 2016-09-20 15:45:26 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131636 South Africa 473019 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131764 South Africa has three capital cities, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, and Pretoria.

]]> 2016-09-20 15:45:48 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131764 331732 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131772 2016-09-20 15:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131772 Indonesia 326306 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131813 Has the second highest biodiversity levels behind Brazil!]]> 2016-09-20 15:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131813 Sweden pays students $187 per month to attend high school. https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131814 2016-09-20 15:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125131814 Venezuela 464456 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125132560 Largest rodent lives in Venezuela (Capybara)]]> 2016-09-20 15:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125132560 this is the rarest and most expensive shell in the world and it is found in the hilippines 356278 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125132886

]]> 2016-09-20 15:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125132886 Singapore 324303 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125132954 In Singapore they have a coke machine that give out coca cola if you hug it

]]> 2016-09-20 15:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125132954 Belgium 456256 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133180 Belgium produces 220,000 tonnes of chocolate per year. This amounts to 22 kg of chocolate per inhabitant annually, i.e. 61 grammes per day in average.]]> 2016-09-20 15:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133180 Bangladesh 327080 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133189 Its prime minister is Sheikh Hasina ]]> 2016-09-20 15:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133189 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133305 2016-09-20 15:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133305 454696 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133453 2016-09-20 15:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133453 It has snowed once i 3214251 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133629 2016-09-20 15:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133629 3214251 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133654 2016-09-20 15:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133654 Cuba 3214251 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133658 It has snowed once in Cuba on March 12, 1857]]> 2016-09-20 15:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133658 Vietnam 329316 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133722 Vietnam has a high level of biodiversity, it is home to approximately 16% of the world's species.

]]> 2016-09-20 15:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133722 Costa Rica 326605 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133738 Costa Ricans call themselves ticos and ticas ]]> 2016-09-20 15:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133738 Lebanon keegan_hauser https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133763
City of Beirut is often compared with Phoenix as it was destroyed and built as much as 7 times.

]]> 2016-09-20 15:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133763 Costa Rica 324490 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133768 Costa Ricans put coffee in their babies bottles along with milk, and also give it to young children. ]]> 2016-09-20 15:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133768 The Central Aftrican Republic's flag consists of 9 lines and a star https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133915 2016-09-20 15:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133915 smilemcnamee https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133993 Kenya has the world’s largest tropical lake in Lake Victoria, which it shares with Uganda and Tanzania. ]]> 2016-09-20 15:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125133993 Algeria 327844 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125134043 Then highest temperature ever recorded in Algeria was 51C (123.8F) in August 2011.]]> 2016-09-20 15:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125134043 Senegal 325499 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125134308 The capital city of Senegal is Dakar.]]> 2016-09-20 15:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125134308 Chile 331732 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125134413 Chile has the largest annual fireworks show in all of South America]]> 2016-09-20 15:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125134413 Bangladesh 327080 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125134602 It is one of the most densely populated]]> 2016-09-20 15:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125134602 Thailand is home to the world’s hairiest child, Supatra “Nat” Sasuphan.h 454696 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125134722 2016-09-20 15:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125134722 331732 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125134790 2016-09-20 15:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125134790 Haiti sioldsloth https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125134883 During the French Revolution the slaves revolted and abolished slavery ]]> 2016-09-20 15:54:04 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125134883 Costa Rica 324490 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135304 The average wage laborer is about $10 per day, the highest in Central America.

]]> 2016-09-20 15:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135304 Chile 331732 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135400 Penguins can be found in several areas of southern Chile]]> 2016-09-20 15:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135400 Venezuela 464456 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135432 Set world record for largest pot of soup, It contained 6,600 pounds of chicken, 4,400 pounds of beef and tons of vegetables...]]> 2016-09-20 15:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135432 Cuba 3214251 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135521 It is mandatory for government vehicles to pick up hitchhikers]]> 2016-09-20 15:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135521 South Africa 473019 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135567 South Africa is now the only country in the world to have hosted the Soccer, Cricket, and Rugby World Cup!]]> 2016-09-20 15:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135567 Singapore 324303 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135636 The World Toilet Organisation was founded in Singapore]]> 2016-09-20 15:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135636 Bangladesh 327080 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135668 Its life expectancy is 69 years (men), 70 years (women)]]> 2016-09-20 15:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135668 331732 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135945 2016-09-20 15:56:37 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135945 Algeria 327844 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135969 Over 90% of Algeria is covered by the Sahara desert.]]> 2016-09-20 15:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135969 smilemcnamee https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135997 The men of Kenya are allowed to have more than one wife]]> 2016-09-20 15:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125135997 Haiti sioldsloth https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125136056 They defeated Spain, France, and Britain. They were also the first independent Caribbean country ]]> 2016-09-20 15:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125136056 Costa Rica 324490 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125136281 Monkeys are one of the most common mammals in Costa Rica – next to bats. The four common species are the Howler, Spider, White-Faced and Squirrel.

]]> 2016-09-20 15:57:23 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125136281 giant gator in the Philippines 356278 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125136563

]]> 2016-09-20 15:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125136563 South Africa 473019 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125136749 South Africa's drinking water is rated 3rd best in the world for being "safe and ready to drink"]]> 2016-09-20 15:58:21 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125136749 331732 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125136859 The pudú, a tiny deer unique to Chile, lives in thickets and dense forest areas between Chillan and Chiloé and is almost impossible to site in the wild. It is the world’s smallest species of deer.]]> 2016-09-20 15:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125136859 Chile 331732 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125137028 The pudú, a tiny deer unique to Chile, lives in thickets and dense forest areas between Chillan and Chiloé and is almost impossible to site in the wild. It is the world’s smallest species of deer.]]> 2016-09-20 15:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125137028 Costa Rica 324490 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125137133 Bug-phobist look out! There are about 750,000 species of insects that live in Costa Rica, including about 20,000 different types of spiders! Also, more than 10% of the worlds butterflies live here.

]]> 2016-09-20 15:59:15 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125137133 331732 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125137231 2016-09-20 15:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125137231 327080 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125137262 Guatemala's currency is named after the Quetzal bird]]> 2016-09-20 15:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/e14vrm9wazkd/wish/125137262