Denmark most likely means “Land of the Danes.” The first mention of the name of the kingdom Denmark comes from about A.D. 900 in King Alfred the Great of England’s translation of Orosius’Geography.[13] In Denmark, it rains or snows every second day. On average, Denmark has 171 d...
Spain is traditionally a strongly religious country (Roman Catholicism). However, only 76% of Spaniards now identify themselves as Catholics, and only about 20% are regular church-goers. Due to recent immigration, 3% of the population is now Muslim. Spanish-speaking cultures have been very propi...
Canada has lots of superlatives on offer as you will read below. Also have a look at our separateCanada country facts page with more information about the country here. 25 Canada Facts and Amazing Canada Superlatives 1. Canada is the largest country in the Western hemisphere and the second la...
The island country of Mauritius was named in 1598 in honour of Prince Maurice of Nassau, the Stadtholder of the Netherlands at the time. Although the Portuguese were the first Europeans to "discover" tea in East Asia, it was the Dutch who introduced the beverage commercially to Europe in 16...
Canada and Denmark have been “fighting” over an uninhabited island by each leaving each other bottles of alcohol and raising their own flag since the 1930’s. Canada Fact 8: Canadians Are Inventive They’ve made many important inventions, including Kerosene, the electron microscope, ...
Twenty-one brands, ten years of persistence presence and five 100 crores hit films. The only name that emanates is Deepika Padukone. Deepika was born in Copenhagen in Denmark on 5th January 1986 to Prakash and Ujjala Padukone who then moved to Mangalore in Karnataka when she was one year ...
London’s population in 2023 has exceeded the 9.5 million mark for the first time. This is more people than live in Austria. And Israel, Switzerland, Denmark, Bulgaria and many other countries. Indeed, if London declared independence from the UK, it would be the 95th most populous nation on...
“One of the many is, Denmark is the first country to legalize porn and the porn industry along with sex work such as prostitution/escorts (As long as you’re turned 18)” GIF “France: We have the longest domestic flights : The first one is from French Polynesia to Pa...
The Viking age had its beginnings in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden in the 9th century A.D., and it was a Viking who settled Iceland. Swedish Vikings mainly sailed east across the Baltic Sea. They landed on the coast of what is now Lithuania and rolled their long ships to the Dnieper and...
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About Flags. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Flags 1. The Bikini Atoll's flag is similar to the USA flag, but with black stars representing islands destroyed by nuclear testing, to serve as a reminder of the debt the US still ow