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The word “earth” in different languages:

🇬🇧 English — earth
🇸🇦 Arabic — الأرض
🇮🇷 Persian — زمین
🇹🇷 Turkish — dünya
🇮🇳 Hindi — पृथ्वी
🇧🇩 Bengali — পৃথিবী
🇵🇰 Urdu — زمین
🇮🇳 Punjabi — ਧਰਤੀ
🇮🇳 Tamil — பூமி
🇮🇳 Telugu — భూమి
🇮🇳 Marathi — पृथ्वी
🇮🇳 Gujarati — પૃથ્વી
🇳🇵 Nepali — पृथ्वी
🇱🇰 Sinhala — පෘථිවිය
🇹🇭 Thai — โลก
🇻🇳 Vietnamese — trái đất
🇮🇩 Indonesian — bumi
🇲🇾 Malay — bumi
🇵🇭 Filipino — lupa
🇨🇳 Chinese — 地球
🇯🇵 Japanese — 地球
🇰🇷 Korean — 지구
🇹🇿 Swahili — ardhi
🇪🇹 Amharic — ምድር
🇳🇬 Hausa — ƙasa
🇳🇬 Yoruba — ilẹ̀

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🛬 Countries by Airports

1. 🇺🇸 United States — 13,500+
2. 🇧🇷 Brazil — 4,000+
3. 🇲🇽 Mexico — 1,700+
4. 🇨🇦 Canada — 1,450+
5. 🇷🇺 Russia — 1,200+
6. 🇦🇺 Australia — 740+
7. 🇨🇳 China — 520+
8. 🇦🇷 Argentina — 500+
9. 🇫🇷 France — 460+
10. 🇩🇪 Germany — 540+

Source: CIA World Factbook

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🍫 Countries Consuming the Most Chocolate (Per Capita)

🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇩🇪 Germany
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇬🇧 UK
🇦🇹 Austria
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇳🇴 Norway
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇫🇮 Finland
🇩🇰 Denmark

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🌋 Did you know?

Iceland 🇮🇸 has an app that helps residents avoid accidentally dating close relatives due to its small population.

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Countries with the Most IPv4 Addresses

🇺🇸 USA
🇨🇳 China
🇯🇵 Japan
🇩🇪 Germany
🇬🇧 UK
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇫🇷 France
🇨🇦 Canada
🇮🇹 Italy
🇳🇱 Netherlands

Source: UN, World Bank, IMF, ITU, UNESCO, IEA, WIPO, OECD, SIPRI, ICANN, and national statistical agencies.

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Animal Lifespans of Birds 🐦

2 years: sparrow 🐦
6 years: pigeon 🐦
10 years: chicken 🐓
20 years: eagle 🦅
30 years: owl 🦉
50 years: parrot 🦜
60+ years: flamingo 🦩
80+ years: albatross 🐦

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Inventions That Made Cities Possible 🏙️

Sewers
Aqueducts
Concrete
Elevators
Electric Lighting
Steel Skyscrapers
Subways
Air Conditioning
Traffic Lights
Smart Grids

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🏦 Global assets under management

1990: $12 trillion

2025: $140+ trillion

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🇮🇳 Share of World Economy

1991: 1.1%

2000: 1.4%

2010: 2.7%

2025: 4.1%+

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⚓ Countries by Shipbuilding Output

1. 🇨🇳 China — 55% of Global Output
2. 🇰🇷 South Korea — 28%
3. 🇯🇵 Japan — 15%
4. 🇵🇭 Philippines — 1.5%
5. 🇻🇳 Vietnam — 1.2%
6. 🇮🇳 India — 0.5%
7. 🇩🇪 Germany — 0.4%
8. 🇮🇹 Italy — 0.3%
9. 🇫🇷 France — 0.2%
10. 🇳🇱 Netherlands — 0.2%

Source: UNCTAD, Clarksons Research

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🌴 Countries with the Most Palm Oil Production

🇮🇩 Indonesia
🇲🇾 Malaysia
🇹🇭 Thailand
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇬🇹 Guatemala
🇭🇳 Honduras
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇪🇨 Ecuador

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🌳 Did you know?

Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 has more than 800 languages, about 10% of all languages spoken on Earth.

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Animal Records by Continent 🌍

Africa: elephant 🐘
Asia: tiger 🐅
Europe: wisent 🦬
North America: bison 🦬
South America: tapir 🦛
Australia: red kangaroo 🦘
Antarctica: emperor penguin 🐧

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🇮🇳 Literacy Rate

1991: 52%

2001: 65%

2011: 74%

2025: 80%+

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Animal Pregnancy Length 🤰

12 days: opossum 🦡
21 days: hamster 🐹
31 days: squirrel 🐿️
63 days: dog 🐕
66 days: cat 🐈
114 days: lion 🦁
150 days: kangaroo 🦘
280 days: cow 🐄
340 days: horse 🐎
450 days: giraffe 🦒
660 days: elephant 🐘

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GDP per capita

1990:
🇭🇺 Hungary: $3,320
🇵🇱 Poland: $1,630

2026:
🇭🇺 Hungary: $24,380
🇵🇱 Poland: $31,340

(IMF)

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🇮🇳 Renewable Energy Rank

2010: 10th

2015: 7th

2020: 4th

2025: 3rd

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🇺🇸🇮🇷 Washington plans to release $12 billion in frozen Iranian funds under a reported peace framework with Tehran.

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🇮🇳 Export Destinations Served

2000: 160 countries

2010: 190 countries

2020: 220 countries

2025: 230+ countries & territories

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🇮🇳 Number of Income Tax Returns Filed

2000: 20M

2010: 32M

2020: 68M

2025: 95M+

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Animal Pregnancy Length 🤰

12 days: opossum 🦡
21 days: hamster 🐹
31 days: squirrel 🐿️
63 days: dog 🐕
66 days: cat 🐈
114 days: lion 🦁
150 days: kangaroo 🦘
280 days: cow 🐄
340 days: horse 🐎
450 days: giraffe 🦒
660 days: elephant 🐘