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Azerbaijan · Culture

Azerbaijan Quiz: 10 Easy Geography and Culture Questions

Explore Azerbaijan with 10 easy questions about its cities, coastline, language, food and traditions. This quiz is a quick way to test what you…

Antarctica · Mountains

Mount Vinson: Highest Mountain in Antarctica

Mount Vinson is Antarctica’s highest mountain, reaching 16,050 feet (4,892 meters) above sea level. It stands in the Vinson Massif of the Sentinel Range,…

Countries & regions

Countries that Still Have Colonies

The word colony is rarely used in modern law, but the reality people mean is still here: states administering territories beyond their mainland. The…

Seas & oceans

Indian Ocean: The Only Ocean Named After a Country

The Indian Ocean’s name connects a familiar country with a much older geographical tradition. Understanding that distinction explains why the ocean is associated with…

Countries & regions

Which Countries Have No Snakes at All?

Most of the world has snakes, from tropical forests to semi-arid hillsides. But a handful of places buck the pattern. If you’re ophidiophobic (afraid…

Which is the Nearest Planet to Earth?

It depends on your metric. Venus can approach as close as ~24 million miles, but Mercury spends ~46% of the time nearer to Earth…

Which is the Smallest Airport in the World?

Saba's Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport is known for the world's shortest commercial runway. It is often described as the smallest airport, but that broader…

Economy & resources

Why is Africa So Rich Yet So Poor?

Africa’s mineral, energy and agricultural resources can generate substantial wealth, but they do not automatically provide families with secure incomes. The connection depends on…

Countries & regions

Which Country Has No Poverty?

No single country can be identified as free of every form of poverty from one poverty statistic. A meaningful answer must specify the poverty…

Landforms

Point Nemo: The Most Remote Place on Earth — Or Is It?

Imagine a place so isolated that the closest human beings are often not on Earth at all, but orbiting 254 miles (408 kilometers) above…

Georgia (country) · Culture

Svans in Georgia: Unraveling the Threads of National Identity

The Svans are a historically rooted Georgian subethnic community from Svaneti in the northwestern Greater Caucasus. They speak Svan, a distinct Kartvelian language, while…

Buildings & architecture

Burj Khalifa: The World’s Tallest Architectural Marvel

It stands at 2,722 feet (829.8 m) from base to tip, making it the world’s tallest structure.