Trip Around The World: Countries And Their Uniqueness
4. Papua New Guinea:
Best Known for: Most Linguistically diverse nation
Papua New Guinea, a country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse countries in the world. As per the Linguistic Diversity Index (LDI), over 841 different languages are used by its countrymen, though 11 of these languages have no known living speakers. Out of a population of about 6.3 million, there are many traditional societies. Papua New Guinea is one of the world's least explored nations, where several undiscovered species of plants and animals are believed to exist in the interior till date.
5. Russia:
Best Known for: Nuclear weapons
Russia, a country in northern Eurasia is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising of 83 federal states. It is the largest country in the world, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area. As large as the size of the country, Russia owns huge number of nuclear weapons too. According to the Federation of American Scientists, an organization that assesses nuclear weapon stockpiles, Russia possessed an estimated 8,500 total nuclear warheads in 2013, of which 1,800 are strategically operational. This Eurasian nation is also well known as the largest producer of raspberry and commercial fruit crop, widely grown in all temperate regions of the World.
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