Places Trivia

  • The world's smallest island nation is Nauru with a total area of 8.2 square miles.
  • Over the past 800 years, France has fought in 185 military battles and won 132 of them. France has the best European military.
  • The US-Canada border is the longest border in the world without a military defense.
  • The roads on the island of Guam are made of coral.
  • Monaco has the biggest per capita ownership of Rolls Royce cars in the world.
  • In Alaska, anyone can perform a marriage ceremony (including a friend or relative) and sign off on the marriage license.
  • 1 out of every 100 Germans is genetically immune to the HIV virus.
  • Paraguay and Bolivia are the only two South American countries with no coast.
  • In 1891, Italy raised the marrying age for females to 12.
  • In Samoa, it's a crime to forget your wife's birthday.
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