1. Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia, not Albania. If you think you know your capitals, why not try our quiz: capital cities of the world.
2. Hull was indeed given the title of UK City of Culture in 2017.
3. Polar bears do only live in the Arctic, and aren’t found in Antarctica.
4. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are a British Overseas Territory. Find out what happened when Lyn Hughes visited South Georgia.
5. Peru shares a border with Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia and Chile.
6. Alaska is the biggest US state. Now you know this, why not try our quiz: how well do you know the 50 states?
7. Panama’s flag has two stars in its design.
8. Madagascar is an island. Here are the best things to in Madagascar.
9. Ethiopia shares a border with Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, Sudan, South Sudan and Eritrea.
10. Lions can still be seen in Namibia; there are even lions living in the Namib Desert.
11. Petra is believed to date back to the fourth or fifth century BC, built by the Nabateans long, long before the second century AD.
12. The Mekong runs through several Asian countries, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar (Burma) included. Discover the many routes the Mekong takes here.
13. Japan has a reported 6,852 islands, comprised of many small islands and a few big ones. Definitely not 13,000. Keep learning about Japan here.
14. Komodo dragons do live on Komodo Island, but they also live on a few other Indonesian islands including Flores, Rinca, Gili Montang, Gili Dasami. Many of these islands are included in Komodo National Park.
15. There are seven ‘stans: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
16. This is correct, Kyrgyzstan was voted the Top Emerging Destination in our 2020 Reader Travel Awards.
17. Christmas Island DOES exist, but it is not part of New Zealand. It is part of Australia.
