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Asia is the largest continent in the world. It is nearly 17 million square miles, almost 5 times as big as the United States. ASIA FUN FACTS
• Ice cream was invented in China around 2000 B.C.
• Most children in Vietnam go to school 6 days a week. |
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The population of Europe (including Russia) is 728 million, compared to 300 million in the United States. Roughly one in every ten people on Earth is European. EUROPE FUN FACTS
• In Turkey, many men wear small hats called a “fez”
• Pamplona, Spain is famous for “The Running of the Bulls”, an annual event where bulls chase people through the streets. |
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Africa & Middle East Guide |
Africa is the second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST FUN FACTS
• The three major languages of the Middle East region are Arabic, Persian, and Turkish.
• Africa contains a whole variety of climates, from hot deserts, to subarctic mountain peaks. DOWNLOAD AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST GUIDE download |
Almost one in ten human beings lives in the Americas south of the U.S. and Canada LATIN AMERICA FUN FACTS
• Spanish is the dominant language of the region, but the largest country, Brazil is Portuguese-speaking.
• Central and South America possess enormous biodiversity, especially in their many rainforests. |
At 20,320 feet, Mount McKinley in Alaska is the highest mountain in the North America. U.S. & CANADA FUN FACTS
• The state flower of California is the poppy.
• Churchill, Manitoba, is a tiny northern town that yearly receives an influx of polar bears who wait around town for the ice to freeze on a nearby, large body of water so they can hunt seals. |
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