North Korea is getting serious about the travel business, and some operators are already starting to recruit groups to visit the world's most closed country. But besides North Korea, there are also several unusual states, which have hardly been visited by tourists.
The most non-touristy and least visited country in the world. It is located on an archipelago of islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Tuvalu belongs to the countries of the fourth world, that is, to the poorest. This is not surprising: after all, it has almost no markets for its products, the economy is exclusively natural and works for the domestic market, there is an acute shortage of qualified specialists. At the same time, Tuvalu is incredibly beautiful country, which has something to show the traveler.
The most closed country in the world, which has become the talk of the town and the opposite of the words "democracy", "freedom" and "prosperity." North Korea is the only country in the world that is not a member of the UN, and the only one that cares so much about its few tourists. All foreigners arriving in the country are taken under the care of an annoying guide who does not allow a step outside the prescribed route.
You might think that the rulers of North Korea deliberately create such a specific image for the country so that tourists can travel to it. Unfortunately, they do it involuntarily, although the effect of this does not change: those who want to go to the caricatured totalitarian North Korea number in the hundreds of thousands.
The most small state South America has a lot to offer tourists. Except, perhaps, a developed tourist infrastructure. Suriname is surprising in that there are almost no cities and villages in the full sense of the word. Hundreds of kilometers of jungle with rooftops occasionally protruding among the thickets are all that can be seen in Suriname.
At the same time, it is very rich in plant and animal world, an unusual way of life and a kind of culture local residents... All this is worthy of tourist attention, you just have to close your eyes to the endless jungle and harsh climatic conditions.
Sealand is by far the most amazing country in the world. It is located ten kilometers from the coast of Great Britain and was founded in 1967 by retired Major Paddy Roy Bates. This man captured one of the defensive platforms, built during the Second World War, and proclaimed himself emperor, and called his land Sealand.
After the creation of the empire, the emperor wrote a constitution. Currently, the constitutional monarchy is ruled by Prince Michael I Bates. The legal system is based on British law, state machine several ministries are in charge. Almost every citizen of Sealand is a minister or high-ranking official, since the population of the state is only about five people. Most countries do not recognize Sealand as sovereign, although the British authorities consider it an independent state formation.
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Depending on what is meant, and whether you include Taiwan or not, there are "approximately" 196 countries in the world today. While you may consider yourself a knowledgeable citizen of the world, for sure given the dynamic and complex nature of our planet, at least a few of the facts on this list will surprise you. Here they are, 25 unusual facts about some countries of the world.
25) The state covering the maximum number of time zones is France
If we take into account the entire territory of France, including maritime possessions, then this country covers the maximum number of time zones - 12. The United States is in second place with 11 zones, Russia, covering 9 zones, is in third place.
24) Most likely, "perish in the abyss" - Maldives
Due to the regularly emerging more and more new facts about global warming and sea level rise, residents Maldives are maximally exposed to the danger of being under water.
This state is located 1.8 meters above sea level, which makes it the lowest nation in the world.
23) Most a large number of overweight people - Republic of Nauru
With 95 percent of people who are overweight, this is a small Island state is by far the thickest country on Earth. The spread of the obesity epidemic is primarily due to the import of fast food, which coincided with the rise in living standards in the 20th century due to the global popularity of phosphate exports.
This is an almost illogical conclusion ... almost.
22) Roads made of coral - Territory of Guam
Since this country does not have natural sand, but there is a huge amount of coral, this island country builds its roads using a mix of coral earth and oil instead of importing sand from abroad.
21) State with 350 sheep per inhabitant - Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
For the 3000 inhabitants of the Falkland Islands, about half a million sheep live here. Not surprisingly, wool is the first export from the islands.
20) The oldest sovereign state is Egypt
This largely depends on the definition of a sovereign state, but if we talk about the country that was the first to receive sovereignty, then Egypt will be the first in the world to do this as a result of the formation of the first dynasty in 3100 BC.
19) The state on whose territory most of the lakes in the world are concentrated - Canada
More than 60 percent of all lakes in the world are located in Canada, with 3,000 lakes located on 9 percent of the territory of this state.
18) The country where the probability of meeting a neighbor is minimal - Mongolia
There are only three people per square kilometer in Mongolia. It is the least populated country on Earth. It is worth comparing this fact with the situation in Mong Kok (one of the districts of Hong Kong), where 340,000 people live in the same area.
17) State with the most tanks - Russia
This is a very strange achievement, but, nevertheless, the Russian army has the largest number of tanks in the world - 21,000. Unfortunately, most of these obsolete vehicles are just a tribute to the past.
16) A country on whose territory there are no rivers - Saudi Arabia
Sounds a little strange, doesn't it? In such big country like Saudi Arabia, there must be at least some sources of running water.
The state receives most of its fresh water from desalination plants or underground reservoirs.
15) Youngest population - Nigeria
The youngest state in terms of population age is determined by calculating the number of residents under 15 years of age. Currently, this is Nigeria, because almost half of the people of this state (49 percent) have barely reached puberty.
14) The most multinational state in the world is India
In almost every category in terms of diversity in cultural, economic, climatic, racial, linguistic, ethnic, religious aspects, India takes either first or second place.
13) the fastest disappearing nation - Ukraine
With a natural population decline of 0.8 percent per year, Ukraine is expected to lose about 30 percent of its population by 2050.
12) State, the majority of whose citizens live abroad - Malta
After several economic problems coupled with an increased birth rate, Malta faced a large influx of immigrants.
This was so strong that today more Maltese live abroad than in the state itself.
11) A state smaller than the territory of the central New York park - Monaco
Although the Vatican (0.27 square km) is smaller than Monaco (1.3 square km), unlike Monaco, it has no permanent residents, which makes it the smallest inhabited country in the world.
10) State completely overgrown with jungle - Suriname
91 percent of the entire territory of this state is covered with jungle, with half a million Surinameans living along the coast near the capital. Only 5 percent of the population (mostly indigenous people) live inland.
9) A country with almost no forests - Haiti
At the opposite end of the spectrum is Haiti, a state whose forests have been deforested so much that the naked eye, looking at a satellite image, clearly shows the place where the country borders the Dominican Republic.
8) The largest country in which agriculture is absolutely undeveloped is Singapore
Although there are several small states in the world whose economy does not depend in any way on Agriculture Singapore is the largest of these city states.
7) The state in which the largest number of languages is spoken is Papua New Guinea
Despite the fact that the official language in this state is English, only 1-2 percent of the population actually speaks it.
As the country with the most linguistic diversity in the world, 820 languages are spoken here (12 percent of the total in the world).
6) Highest number of educated people - Canada
50 percent of Canada's residents hold a full tertiary education. It is followed by Israel (45 percent) and Japan (44 percent).
5) Country - desert - Libya
99 percent of the territory of this state is occupied by deserts, thereby making Libya the driest country in the world. Some of its regions can live for decades without a drop of rain.
4) The most non-peaceful state in the world - Somalia
Despite the fact that the last three years, the palm in this matter belonged to Iraq, according to the global world index, Somalia has surpassed it this year, taking first place.
3) State producing most oxygen in the world - Russia
Siberia is home to 25 percent of the world's forests, which cover more area than the continental United States.
Thus, it makes Russia the largest converter of carbon dioxide into life-giving compound.
2) The world's largest opium producer - Afghanistan
A whopping 95 percent of the world's opium is produced here, and even 10 years of occupation by US forces have failed to slow the "industry."
1) The United States is the largest number of people behind bars
The United States is the undisputed leader on this issue. 2.2 million US citizens are in prison; in total, 5 percent of the world's population and 25 percent of all prisoners in the world live in this state.
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