North Korea has taken up the tourism business in earnest, and some operators are already starting to recruit groups to visit the most closed country in the world. But besides North Korea, there are several other unusual states that have hardly been visited by tourists.
The most non-tourist and little-visited country in the world. It is located in an archipelago of islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Tuvalu belongs to the countries of the fourth world, that is, to the poorest. This is not surprising: after all, it has almost no markets for its products, the economy is exclusively natural and works for the domestic market, and there is an acute shortage of qualified specialists. At the same time, Tuvalu is incredible beautiful country, which has something to show the traveler.
The most closed country in the world, which has become a byword and an antonym to the words "democracy", "freedom" and "welfare". North Korea is the only country in the world that is not a member of the UN, and the only one that cares so much about its few tourists. All foreigners who have arrived in the country are taken under guardianship by an annoying guide who does not allow a step to step outside the prescribed route.
You might think that the rulers of North Korea deliberately create such a specific image for the country so that tourists go to it. Unfortunately, they do this involuntarily, although the effect of this does not change: those who want to go to the caricatured totalitarian North Korea number in the hundreds of thousands.
The smallest state South America has a lot to offer tourists. Except, perhaps, developed tourism infrastructure. Suriname is surprising in that it has almost no cities and villages in the full sense of the word. Hundreds of kilometers of jungle with the roofs of houses occasionally appearing among the thickets are all that can be seen in Suriname.
At the same time, there is a very rich plant and animal world, an unusual way of life and a peculiar culture local residents. All this is worthy of tourist attention, one has only to close one's eyes to the endless jungle and harsh climatic conditions.
Sealand is by far the most amazing country in the world. It is located ten kilometers from the coast of Great Britain and was founded in 1967 by retired Major Paddy Roy Bates. This man captured one of the defensive platforms built during the Second World War, and proclaimed himself emperor, and called his land Sealand.
After the creation of the empire, the emperor wrote the constitution. The constitutional monarchy is currently ruled by Prince Michael I Bates. The legal system is based on British law, the state machine is run by several ministries. Almost every citizen of Sealand is a minister or high-ranking official, since the population of the state is only about five people. Most countries do not recognize Sealand as sovereign, although the British authorities consider it an independent state entity.
This is a list of the most original countries that are specific due to their natural beauties, some due to their demographic characteristics, and some due to their tourist features. Only sovereign states were taken into account. By the way, on the website of the travel agency "Lena-Tour" information on tours is updated daily. Tours around the world are offered. On the site - a fresh selection of tours, information about countries, online tour selection. With Lena-Tour companies you can go to any of the 9 countries listed below.
1. Country with 3 million lakes - Canada
More than 60 percent of the world's lakes are located in Canada, there are so many of them that their exact number is not known. In some regions, for every 100 sq. km there are more than 30 lakes.
2. A country with more than 17,500 islands - Indonesia
Indonesia consists of more than 17,500 islands with a total coastline at 81350 km. Approximately 6000 of the islands are inhabited. Most big islands- Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Bali, Lombok and Flores. Indonesia contains 10-15 percent of the world's coral reefs.
3. Desert country - Libya
Libya is the country with the highest percentage of desert (99%). The Libyan Desert, which covers most of Libya, is one of the driest places on Earth. In some places, decades can pass without rain, and even in the highlands, precipitation is rare, once every 5-10 years.
4. The country with the smallest population density - Mongolia
The country with the lowest population density in the world is Mongolia, with a population density of about 4.4 people per square mile (1.7 people / sq. km). In Mongolia, 2.5 million people occupy over 600,000 square miles of land (about 1,560,000 sq km). Most of this population lives in urban areas, as the development of pastures in the vast deserts of Mongolia is difficult, in particular due to drought and dust storms, as a result of which some parts of the country are almost as deserted as in the time of Genghis Khan.
5. Country in the jungle - Suriname
The area of forests is 14.8 million hectares (57,000 square miles), which is 91% of the total land area of Suriname (16.3 million hectares, or 63,000 square miles). Suriname's vast forest and low population of about 400,000 in the capital and coastal cities give it one of the lowest deforestation rates in the world. Only 5 percent of the population lives in the rainforests, and these are indigenous peoples and six tribes of blacks - descendants of runaway slaves who recreated forest communities centuries ago and today retain their traditional West African style.
The country with the highest decline in fertility is Ukraine, with a natural population decline of 0.8% each year. Ukraine is expected to lose 28% of its population between now and 2050 (from 46.8 million now to 33.4 million in 2050).
7. Country below sea level - the Netherlands
Half of the Netherlands is below sea level. More than 60 percent of the country's population of 15.8 million lives below sea level. Only in the south of the Netherlands does the terrain rise to 30 meters or more.
This is one of the smallest countries in the world. Tuvalu is halfway between Australia and Hawaii and is predicted to be the first country to disappear underwater when global warming raises sea levels high enough. In addition, it is very difficult to get here and very expensive flights from Fiji. Tuvalu is visited by a total of 1100 tourists a year.
9. Country-continent - Australia
Australia is the only country in the world that spans an entire continent, there is more than one country on any other continent. It is the only country that is a continent, and a continent that is a country. It is the sixth largest country in the world, with with total area At 7,686,850 sq km (2,967,909 sq mi), it is slightly smaller than 48 US states and 31.5 times larger than the United Kingdom.
Depending on what you mean, and whether or not you include Taiwan in your calculations, there are "approximately" 196 countries in the world today. While you may consider yourself a knowledgeable citizen of the world, given the dynamic and complex nature of our planet, at least a few of the facts on this list will surprise you. Here they are, 25 unusual facts about some countries of the world.
25) The state covering the maximum number of time zones is France
If we take into account the entire territory of France, including maritime possessions, then this country covers the maximum number of time zones - 12. The United States is in second place with 11 zones, Russia, covering 9 zones, is in 3rd place.
24) Most likely to "perish in the abyss" - Maldives
In connection with regularly emerging more and more new facts about global warming and rising sea levels, residents Maldives most at risk of being underwater.
This state is located at 1.8 meters above sea level, which makes it the lowest nation in the world.
23) The largest number of overweight people - the Republic of Nauru
With 95 percent of people who are overweight, this is a small Island state is by far the thickest country on earth. The spread of the obesity epidemic is primarily driven by fast food imports, which coincided with rising living standards in the 20th century due to the global popularity of phosphate exports.
It's almost an illogical conclusion...almost.
22) Roads made of coral - Guam Territory
Since there is no sand in this state natural origin, but there is a huge amount of coral, this island country builds its roads using a mix of coral earth and oil instead of importing sand from abroad.
21) The state where there are 350 sheep per inhabitant - Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
For every 3,000 inhabitants of the Falkland Islands, about half a million sheep live here. Not surprisingly, wool is the first thing exported from the islands.
20) The oldest sovereign state - Egypt
This largely depends on the definition of a sovereign state, but if we talk about the first country to receive sovereignty, then Egypt will be the first in the world to do so as a result of the formation of the first dynasty in 3100 BC.
19) The state on whose territory most of the lakes in the world are concentrated is Canada
More than 60 percent of all lakes in the world are located in Canada, and 3,000 lakes are located on 9 percent of the territory of this state.
18) The country where the probability of meeting a neighbor is minimal - Mongolia
There are only three people per square kilometer in Mongolia. It is the least populated country on Earth. It is worth comparing this fact with the situation in Mong Kok (one of the districts of Hong Kong), where 340,000 people live in the same area.
17) State with the most tanks - Russia
This is a very strange achievement, but nevertheless, the Russian army has the largest number of tanks in the world - 21,000. Unfortunately, most of these obsolete vehicles are just a tribute to the past.
16) A country on whose territory there are no rivers, - Saudi Arabia
Sounds a little weird, doesn't it? In a country as large as Saudi Arabia, there must be at least some source of running water.
Most of the fresh water the state receives from desalination plants or underground reservoirs.
15) The youngest population is Nigeria
The youngest state in terms of population age is determined by calculating the number of inhabitants under 15 years of age. Currently, this is Nigeria, because almost half of the people of this state (49 percent) have barely reached puberty.
14) The most multinational state in the world - India
In almost every category of diversity in cultural, economic, climatic, racial, linguistic, ethnic, religious aspects, India ranks either first or second.
13) The fastest disappearing nation is Ukraine
With a natural population decline of 0.8 percent per year, by 2050 Ukraine is expected to lose about 30 percent of its population.
12) State, the majority of whose citizens live abroad - Malta
After several economic problems coupled with an elevated birth rate, Malta has faced a large influx of immigrants.
It was so strong that today more Maltese live abroad than in the state itself.
11) The state, the size of which is smaller than the territory of the Central New York Park - Monaco
Although Vatican City (0.27 square km) is smaller than Monaco (1.3 square km), unlike Monaco, it does not have permanent residents, which makes this state the smallest of the inhabited countries in the world.
10) A state completely overgrown with jungle - Suriname
91 percent of the entire territory of this state is covered by the jungle, while half a million citizens of Suriname live along the coast near the capital. Only 5 percent of the population (mostly indigenous) live inland.
9) A country with almost no forests - Haiti
At the opposite end of the spectrum is Haiti, a state that has been deforested so heavily that the naked eye, looking at a satellite image, clearly shows the place where the country borders on the Dominican Republic.
8) largest country, in which agriculture is absolutely not developed - Singapore
Although there are several in the world small states, whose economy is in no way dependent on agriculture, Singapore is the largest of these city-states.
7) The state in which they speak the largest number of languages is Papua New Guinea
Despite the fact that the official language in this state is English, only 1-2 percent of the population actually speak it.
As the most linguistically diverse country in the world, 820 languages (12 percent of the world's total) are spoken here.
6) The highest number of educated people is Canada
50 percent of Canadians have completed higher education. It is followed by Israel (45 percent) and Japan (44 percent).
5) Country - desert - Libya
99 percent of the territory of this state is occupied by deserts, thus making Libya the driest country in the world. Some of its regions can live decades without a single drop of rain.
4) The most non-peaceful state in the world - Somalia
Despite the fact that the last three years the palm in this issue belonged to Iraq, according to the global world index, Somalia this year outstripped it, taking first place.
3) The state that produces most of the oxygen in the world is Russia
Siberia is home to 25 percent of the world's forests, which cover more area than the continental United States.
Thus, this makes Russia the largest converter of carbon dioxide into a life-giving compound.
2) The world's largest producer of opium - Afghanistan
A whopping 95 percent of the world's opium is produced here, and even 10 years of occupation by US troops has failed to slow the "industry."
1) The largest number of people behind bars is the United States
In this matter, the United States is the undisputed leader. 2.2 million US citizens are in prison, a total of 5 percent of the population lives in this state the globe and 25 per cent of all the prisoners in the world.
