Do you know these crazy facts about countries around the world?

There are “approximately” 196 countries in the world as you read these lines. And we don’t mean to question your knowledge about the world and the countries, but we do believe that you will learn something new after reading these interesting and crazy facts about some of the countries.

1 France covers most of the time zones

If you count everything, including overseas territories, then France claims the title by covering 12 time zones. The United States would be the runner-up with 11 and then Russia with 9.

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2 Maldives is most likely to disappear under the waves

With all the talks of global warming and rising sea levels, it is the residents of the Maldives that have the greatest reason to be worried about their future. With an average height of around 1.8 meters above sea level, their nation is the lowest on Earth.

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