Facts of your country/region

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Strong_amateur_scientist

Hello there! In this forum, you need to share at least one interesting fact of your country.

Let me give you an example:

The origin of my country's name comes from a Dutch prince named "Mauritz Van Nassau" as the Dutch🇳🇱 were the the 1st settlers of Mauritius 🇲🇺. But, ironically, most people in the country do not talk Dutch.

shadowhb123
We are the capital of cringe content creation in the US.
shadowhb123
We have Florida Men over here in Florida.
shadowhb123
And in my city we have a giant telescope in a school.
Strong_amateur_scientist

In Mauritius we have only 1 city (Port-Louis)(capital) and 4 towns but 130 villages.

Strong_amateur_scientist

That's about 15 villages per kilometre square!!!

Strong_amateur_scientist

Also, the famous dodo 🦤,  comes from Mauritius 

Bulliedofthesite

They made tractors in Brașov

Bulliedofthesite

Not now... We are all ex-tractor fans

Strong_amateur_scientist

Mark Twain, Charles Darwin and Mahatma Gandhi all travelled to Mauritius!

Marksaheel

Met Michael Jordan while he played here at UNC.

Marksaheel

James Taylor is from my hometown

Marksaheel

@shadowhub123 Yes we also have a planetarium as well! Pretty cool to visit.

Pegusu

It is technically still illegal to spit on the sidewalk! 🥴

SirLauncelot9
I live in the highest elevation state east of the Mississippi!
beskarmando
General Kenobi. Here on Mandalore, we don’t really have countries. We do have various clans and houses, though.
132J

Here in North Macedonia 🇲🇰, Skopje is our capital and is a major ski destination for fans all over the world.

Moon5001
In New Zealand the steepest street is in Dunedin
Moon5001
Also, there are 10 sheep 🐑 for every person
Moon5001
The longest place name is: Taumata whakatangi hangakoauau o tamatea turi pukakapiki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua kitanatahu