Who could ever guess South Korea to be first in the list of Hardest Working Countries in the World with the average employee working 2,357 hours a year which includes only 11 public holidays. South Korea is followed by Greece in the second place with its people working 2,052 hours a year. Last in the [...]
The Equator is an imaginary line that divides the earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Also known as the Great Circle, the Equator is at latitude 0 degree. Countries through which the Equator passes, experience quick sunrise and sunset and equal hours of day and night. Here’s a Google Maps Mashup of the countries that [...]
The collapse of USSR in 1991, led to the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), but didn’t have any distinguishing effect on its geographical expanse. Russia still leads the list of largest countries in area. Here’s a Google Maps Mashup of the ten Largest Countries in the World by area.
The Prime Meridian also known as the Greenwich Meridian, is the imaginary vertical line passing through the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London. It is the meridian at which the longitude is 0 degrees. The Prime Meridian along with the 180 degree longitude, known as the International Date Line divide the Earth into Eastern and Western [...]
Here’s a Google Maps Mashup of the European Countries smaller in area than Rhode Island, which is the smallest state in United States.
Here is a listing of the world’s smallest independent countries that are less than 200 square miles (518 square kilometers) in area. Vatican City – 0.2 square miles Monaco – 0.7 square miles Nauru – 8.5 square miles Tuvalu – 9 square miles San Marino – 24 square miles Liechtenstein – 62 square miles Marshall [...]
