Country Fun Facts by Michael Gifford https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja en-us 2016-09-19 14:20:17 UTC 2024-10-22 07:04:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png 321947 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124802583 The official Venezuelan currency is the Venezuelan bolívar.]]> 2016-09-19 16:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124802583 Algeria Funfact 339612 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124802636 The official languages of Algeria are Berber and Arabic.
Also, the Sahara Desert covers 80% of Algeria itself.]]> 2016-09-19 16:02:46 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124802636 Costa Rica doesn't have a military 325506 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124802718 It was formally abolished in 1948 however they do have a small force

]]> 2016-09-19 16:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124802718 Nigeria  329970 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124802862 Nigeria is Africa's most populated country.]]> 2016-09-19 16:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124802862 Kazakhstan 325952 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124802896 Is the 9th largest country in the world by size, but only has a total population of 16 million. Kazakhstan was originally part of the Soviet Union.
]]> 2016-09-19 16:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124802896 Guatemala  324298 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124802951 Guatemala means "Land of Tress" in Maya-Toltec but some believe it actually drives from the word Guhatezmalh which means "Mountains that vomit water"]]> 2016-09-19 16:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124802951 Indonesia Fun Fact 331283 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124803064 Indonesia is huge. Composed of 17,508 islands covering approximately 1,919,440 square kilometers, it takes over 12 hours of flying time to get from one end of the country (say, Northern Sumatra) to the other end (West Papua Guinea).

]]> 2016-09-19 16:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124803064 Singapore 323979 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124803131 The largest fountain in the world is located in Singapore


]]> 2016-09-19 16:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124803131 Philippines https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124803205 Population | 100,998,376]]> 2016-09-19 16:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124803205 The only cars that Cuban citizens can own legally are cars created and bought before 1959.  3232101 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124803219 2016-09-19 16:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124803219 Poland Fun Fact 419448 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124803235 ¨Burek¨ is the most popular dog name in poland.]]> 2016-09-19 16:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124803235 Brazil fun facts 457294 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124803239 In 2012, Brazil had a murder rate of 25.2 per 100,000 population. There were a total of 50,108 murders in Brazil in 2012.]]> 2016-09-19 16:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124803239 In Algarrobo city in the Pacific coast, we find the most impressive artificial paradise that was named by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s largest swimming pool with a length of 1,000 yards, an area of 20 acres and a maximum depth of 115- feet. It holds 66 million gallons of crystal clear seawater.The pool was opened in December 2006 and it took five years of construction work with a cost of nearly 1 billion dollars and an annual maintenance cost of about 2 million. https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124803402 2016-09-19 16:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124803402 Honduras Fun Fact 323625 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124803775 Honduras has the highest murder rate in the world with Venezuela ]]> 2016-09-19 16:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124803775 The currency of Vietnam is called 'dong'. 4762792 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124803843 2016-09-19 16:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124803843 408594 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124804091 Dominican Republic]]> 2016-09-19 16:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124804091 Senegal Fun Fact 417183 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124804185 A country in West Africa, but official language is French

]]> 2016-09-19 16:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124804185 Colombia 470732 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124804202 HARAMBE; He needs a wake up call with colombia's world renound coffee

]]> 2016-09-19 16:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124804202 Thailand https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124804203 Thai means "land of the free"]]> 2016-09-19 16:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124804203 Iran Flag 368858 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124804243 The Iranian flag has "Allahu Akbar" (Allah is the greatest) written 22 times on it.

]]> 2016-09-19 16:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124804243 Algeria Flag 339612 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124804359 2016-09-19 16:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124804359 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124804615 The longest pool in the world is located in Chile]]> 2016-09-19 16:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124804615 libra https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124804648 2016-09-19 16:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124804648 ukraine https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124804733  The most popular letter in the alphabet is “П” pronounced like “P”.

]]> 2016-09-19 16:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124804733 329970 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124805123 2016-09-19 16:08:51 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124805123 Japan is sad that it wasn't on the list 325506 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124805331 2016-09-19 16:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124805331 Thailand  https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124805655 2016-09-19 16:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124805655 Thailan https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124805773 2016-09-19 16:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/124805773 Dominican Republic 408594 https://padlet.com/michael_gifford/jib24cly3gja/wish/125253562 Is known as the bread basket of the carribean.

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