France covers the most number of time zones in the world, with
12 of them.
Libya is the driest country in the world, with 99 per cent of its
land covered in desert.
China accounts for about 30 per cent of global carbon-dioxide
emissions.
In Denmark, parents have to choose baby names from a list of
7,000 government-approved names.
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