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2. Canada.


*. Size: 9, 984, 000 square kilometers.

*. Population: 35.16 million (2013).

*. Knowledge of English: 85%.


Canada’s 9.984 million square kilometers make it the largest country in the western hemisphere, and its 202,080 kilometer coastline means that it has a longer shoreline than any other nation. With a population density of 4 people per square kilometer, this means that each of Canada's 35 million people could have 61 acres for themselves.

First we explore the ten largest countries, when 11.5 percent of all the land in the entire world is claimed by just one country, it’s not surprising to learn that the 10th largest country(Algeria) could fit into the largest(Russia) seven times over. When all 10 of the world's largest countries are taken together, they total 49% of the earth's entire 149 million square kilometres of land.











Source: http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-largest-countries-in-the-world-the-biggest-nations-as-determined-by-total-land-area.html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_English-speaking_population?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C3182244897
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1. Russia.

*. Size: 17, 100, 000 square kilometres.

*. Population: 143.5 million (2013).

*. English Knowledge: 5%.


Russia’s 17.1 million square kilometres easily make it the world’s largest by area.

If Russia were to lop off 7 million square kilometers, it would still be the largest and the lopped-off section would rank seventh overall, Russia borders 14 different countries.

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You can check more here:

https://www.nairaland.com/3005992/some-interesting-facts-probably-dont

111. Being on the ground does not equal safety.
The deadliest accidents in airplane history actually occurred prior to takeoff. A deadly combination of fog and mixed radio signals from the flight deck caused two planes, carrying over 600 passengers between them, to collide head-on in the middle of a runway in the infamous Tenerife Accident. Over 500 passengers died as a result of this crash.(1977).

110. The smoothest place to sit on a plane is over or near the wing. Seats towards the back will be the bumpiest place but safer when we talk about crashing.

Missy89:
planes can even land themselves now. the only reason pilots land it is for insurance/liability and union purposes

Planes fly themselves now, but takeoff and landing, not yet.
Takeoffs are the most critical phase of flight on large aircraft. Lots of things can happen during takeoff/landing which autopilot might not be able to handle like taxi from the gate on a narrow, curverd way to tje runway base to lineup for takeoff(autopilot dont have the eyes and sense), changing weather or wind, short or limited runway left, emergencies, and i also learnt that sensors to help the aircraft avoid other aircraft, obstacles, birds haven't been fully developed and tested. There are a lot of planes in close proximity on the ground, plus numbera duty vehicles like (fire trucks, fuel trucks, de-icers, cargo trucks) Steering around all of those would be quite difficult.

dominique

170 broken mirrors, each one representing one passenger, line the memorial’s circumference, and a plaque with each of the victims’ names was affixed to the upright wing.

Hundreds of dark rocks were trucked in from up to 70 miles away and laid out in the shape of a DC-10 inside a compass. The memorial is visible on Google Maps. Although the plane crash marks a dark moment in history, this heartwarming memorial to the victims restores our faith in humanity.

The cabin of the flight lay separate from the rest of the plane which came down when a bomb exploded in 1989.

109. The least accessible memorial in the world, built to remember 170 people who died when a plane blew up over the Sahara desert in 1989, can be seen on Google Earth and Google Maps. UTA Flight 772 was flying from Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo to Paris CDG Airport in France on September 19, 1989, when a bomb went off in the luggage compartment.The blast resulted in the plane tearing apart mid-air, killing everyone on board - including Bonnie Barnes Pugh, wife of the U.S. Ambassador to Chad. Evidence traced the bomb back to Libya.
Eighteen years after the attack and explosion over Sahara desert, of the UTA flight 772 from Congo to Paris, on September 19th 1989, the families of those who perished, gathered at the crash site and built a memorial.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487064/Incredible-Google-Earth-image-1989-UTA-plane-crash-memorial.html

http://www.greenprophet.com/2013/11/the-tragic-story-behind-haunting-plane-shaped-memorial-in-the-sahara-desert/
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107. Flights longer than 8 hours require 3 pilots(1 captain and 2 first officers) to rotate flying duties. Flights longer than 12 hours require 4 pilots (1 captain and 3 first officers). They usually fly 3-4 hour shifts.


108. All International Airline Pilots speak English.



http://www.niceflight.free.fr/index-en.htm

106. Italy has more hotel rooms than any country in Europe, more than 33,000 hotels.

105. In paris, there are over 19,600 taxis circulating.

104. 146Km is the longest straight(no curves) road in the world, Nullarbor Plain, Australia.

103. Japanese trains are among the world's fastest and most punctual, their average delay is 18seconds.
Any delay over 5 minutes usually incurs an apology and a “delay certificate” for passengers on their way to work.

102. Japan has over 50,000 people who are over 100 years old.



https://www.tofugu.com/japan/fax-machines-in-japan/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C4828309129

101. Longest motorable road in the world.

Pan American Highway is a network of roads measuring about 30,000 kilometres (19,000 mi) in total length. Except for a rainforest break of approximately 100 km (60 mi), called the Darién Gap. The road links almost all of the mainland countries of the Americas in a connected highway system. According to Guinness World Records, the Pan-American Highway is the world's longest "motorable road".


Wiki.

Which one are you selling? Toyota camry or a Nissan?
Or a Camry with Nissan engine?

Hmmm...Op hw far?

Brymose:
oga mi o how are they supplying the city with water? Because that place is a desert naa

In order to overcome water scarcity, substantial investments have been undertaken in seawater desalination, water distribution, sewerage and waste water treatment. Today about 50% of drinking water comes from desalination, 40% from the mining of non-renewable groundwater and only 10% from surface water in the mountainous South-West of the country. The capital Riyadh, located in the heart of the country, is supplied with desalinated water pumped from the Persian Gulf over a distance of 467 km. Water is provided almost for free to residential users.

Wiki

100. Lonar Lake, a saltwater lake in Maharashtra, was created by a meteor hitting the Earth and is one of its kind in India.

99. India has more mosques (300,000 mosques) than any other nation in the world.

98. Every 12 years, a religious gathering called the Kumbh Mela occurs in India. It is the world’s largest gathering of people. The gathering is so large that the Kumbh Mela is visible from the space.

India has more people than the entire population of the Western Hemisphere.

94. The Satiyaa community from Rajasthan India celebrates deaths and mourns births.
Birth = Grief, Death = Happiness for this tribe.

95. India has a 'village of twins' Kodinhi in Kerala has 250 sets of twins officially registered. Experts also estimate that the figure could rise to 350.

96. India drinks 50% of the world's whiskey produceMost of the whiskey is produced by UB India, the world's largest whiskey company by volume.

http://www.scoopwhoop.com/25-Interesting-Facts-About-India/#.a521gn9la

93. Indian housewives hold 11% of the world's gold. That is more gold than the reserves of Germany, IMF, The U.S. and Switzerland put together.


http://m.voanews.com/a/india-tries-to-restrict-gold-imports/1722154.html

87. Japan has been inhabited since 8,000 BC.

88. The raised floors in Japanese buildings help indicate where you should take off your shoes.

89. Japan experiences about 1500 earthquakes per year.

90. One of the strangest facts about Japan is that there are more adult diaper sales than those of children diapers.

91 Should you fall sick while in Japan, you should wear a mask to prevent spreading the disease.

92. Police in Japan usually carry around paint balls to shoot at fleeing motorists. This allows them to identify them more easily.



http://www.enkivillage.com/facts-about-japan.html

You can actually get fresh human breast milk atlactation bars. You can have a shot or get it straight from the nipple.

There is a highway that goes through a building in Japan.

There is a popular Japanese dish called Basashi that consists of slices of raw horse meat with onions and ginger.

86. Population of Venice decreased from over 120,000 to 60,000 in the last 50 years.
Some experts say that Venice could be a ghost town by 2030. It would be populated only by tourists that would come at the morning and leave in the evening, something like people do in a theme park.


87. Venice is sinking at the rate of 1-2 millimeters a year.


88. Venice was not built directly on the surface of the islands, buildings are supported by wooden platforms.


89. Venice is divided into six districts.

90. There are 118 islands, 416 bridges, 177 canals and 127 squares in Venice.3.

91. The Venice lagoon is 15 meters deep at its deepest point.


92. The progressive sinking of the town also makes people move out.


93. Venice has one of the narrowest streets in the world. Calletta, or Ramo Varisco street, is only 53 cm wide. Canals were the main communication routes, that’s why main entrances in old buildings were always on the canal side. They didn’t worry much about space between buildings on land, that’s why Venetian streets are often narrow, sometimes weird and without logic.


94. Every year 18 million tourists visit Venice. That’s, on average, around 50 thousand people per day. The peak time is during the carnival with more than three million visitors.