Monday, January 26, 2026

United States of America

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

 Rank   Country        Population 2025
  4         United States   338,016,259
              of America   

Square km              Square miles
9,372,610                 3,618,783

Fun facts about United States [Library of Congress is the largest library in the world]:

https://www.rd.com/list/america-fascinating-facts/

Take a United States quiz:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/united-states-of-america-quiz-part-1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/united-states/






Monday, January 19, 2026

China

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

Rank      Country     Population 2024

  3             China         1,416,043,270

Square km              Square miles

 9,706,961                3,747,877


Fun facts about China [it has only one time zone]:

https://www.thechairmansbao.com/blog/chinese-culture-facts/

Take a China quiz:

https://www.londonschool.com/young-adults/china-culture-quiz/


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/china/







Monday, January 12, 2026

Canada

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

Rank      Country     Population 2024

2              Canada       38,794,813 

Square km              Square miles

  9,984,670               3,855,100     
 

Fun facts about Canada [it has the largest moose population in the world]:

https://www.travelsphere.co.uk/inspirations/north-america/30-canada-facts-you-didn-t-know/

Take a Canada quiz:

https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/quiz/canada-quiz


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/canada/








Monday, January 5, 2026

Russia

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

 Rank          Country          Population 2024

1              Russia       140,820,810

Square km              Square miles

  17,098.242      6,601,665     

 

Fun facts about Russia [it spans 11 time zones]:

https://www.globaladmissions.com/blog/30-fun-facts-about-russia

Take the Russia culture quiz:

https://www.londonschool.com/young-adults/russia-culture-quiz/

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/russia/