15 Mind-Blowing Facts About the World's Largest and Smallest Countries!

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Join us as we explore the world's largest and smallest countries in our latest video! From Russia's vast time zones to Vatican City's tiny population, we cover 15 fascinating facts you won't want to miss. Curious about which country has no capital or boasts the oldest constitution? Watch now and satisfy your wanderlust with us on Fact Channels!  #LargestCountry #SmallestCountry #VaticanCity

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00:00Greetings fellow fact aficionados. On fact channels today we're navigating the globe's extremities,

00:06land where it seems infinite and places where it's quaintly cozy. Get ready to embark on a global

00:11roller coaster of 15 intriguing truths about the giants and dwarfs of the world map. Did you know

00:17that Russia, the largest country in the world, spans 11 time zones, more than any other nation

00:22on earth? The Vatican City, the smallest state globally, boasts a population of merely around

00:29800 people, yet it prints its own stamps and mints its own euros. Would you believe Monaco is so small

00:36that you could jog around its entire perimeter in under an hour? Despite being vast, Canada has more

00:42lakes than any other country in the world, the combined total area of its lakes is greater than

00:48Germany's landmass. Brunei might be small, but it's one of the richest countries in Asia with no national

00:55debt and free healthcare for citizens. In China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hulunbir is

01:01geographically larger than most countries, but it's just a city. How about the fact that Nauru doesn't

01:07have an official capital? This makes it unique among even the smallest nations. Kazakhstan is larger than

01:14all of Western Europe combined, yet it's completely landlocked, an ocean away from maritime trade routes.

01:20Singapore holds the title of the world's only island city-state, combining modernity and nature

01:26in just 281 square miles. Greenland is technically part of Denmark, and is the largest island globally

01:34that's not considered its own continent. San Marino claims to have the oldest constitution still in

01:40effect today, dating back to 1600, an impressive feat for such a small republic. While Luxembourg may be tiny,

01:48it ranks among the world's wealthiest countries due to a robust financial sector and EU institutions.

01:54Australia is so large that it's considered both a country and a continent, home to six climate zones

02:00from tropical to temperate. The Maldives, known for luxury resorts and coral reefs, is the lowest-lying

02:07country in the world. Its highest point is just eight feet above sea level. How about this,

02:13Liechtenstein can practically turn off its lights at night. It has such minimal light pollution that star

02:19visibility is unparalleled. Like what you learned? Subscribe now for endless curiosity cravings with fact channels.

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