#9 Kazakhstan

Did you know that The Republic of Kazakhstan is the 9th largest country in the world in terms of area: 2 million 724.9 thousand sq. km (152089.77 sq.miles) and that it is also the world’s largest landlocked country bordering Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan?

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Kazakhstan is a multicultural country with more than 120 ethnic groups and nationalities including Kazakh, Russian, Korean, German, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Uzbek, Poles, and Lithuanians to name a few.

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#8 CHINA

Did you know that fortune cookies are not a traditional Chinese custom. They were invented in early 1900 in San Francisco?

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And did you know that The Forbidden City, a palace complex in Beijing, contains about 9,000 rooms!?

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#7 GABON

Did you know that Gabon is home to hundreds of dolomite and limestone caves many of which are yet to be explored?

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And that almost 80-85% of Gabon is covered by rainforests, 11% of which has been dedicated for national parks making these parks some of the largest nature parks in the world?

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