tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841561762870260092011-04-21T17:34:23.757-07:00For Fast Facts on All SortsMarky Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914207517327548937noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584156176287026009.post-69310972389394699112009-02-21T04:47:00.000-08:002009-02-21T04:49:00.070-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Hccu5td47Mg/SZ_4KfIu-WI/AAAAAAAAAK8/6AlcuvTikpo/s1600-h/egyptflag.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Hccu5td47Mg/SZ_4KfIu-WI/AAAAAAAAAK8/6AlcuvTikpo/s200/egyptflag.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305231745106245986" /></a><br /><strong>How big is Egypt? </strong><br />1 010 000 square kilometers or 389 963 square miles.<br /><br /><strong>What is the total population of Egypt?</strong> <br />78 800 000 people.<br /><br /><strong>What is the capital city of Egypt? </strong><br />Cairo.<br /><br /><strong>What countries border Egypt? </strong><br />Israel, Libya and Sudan.<br /><br /><strong>What is the average life expectancy in Egypt? </strong><br />72 years.<br /><br /><strong>What is the currency used in Egypt? </strong><br />Egyptian Pound.<br /><br /><strong>What is the main religion in Egypt? </strong><br />Islam (Sunni)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/584156176287026009-6931097238939469911?l=fast-facts4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marky Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914207517327548937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584156176287026009.post-11196768966959668852009-02-21T03:14:00.000-08:002009-02-21T03:50:40.968-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Hccu5td47Mg/SZ_qhxlbm_I/AAAAAAAAAK0/-WncZjDRjvI/s1600-h/japanflag.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Hccu5td47Mg/SZ_qhxlbm_I/AAAAAAAAAK0/-WncZjDRjvI/s200/japanflag.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305216752032652274" /></a><br /><strong>How big is Japan? </strong><br />377 873 square kilometers or 145 869 square miles.<br /><br /><strong>What is the total population of Japan?</strong> <br />127 000 000 people.<br /><br /><strong>What is the capital city of Japan? </strong><br />Tokyo<br /><br /><strong>What countries border Japan?</strong> <br />Japan being an island has no bordering countries.<br /><br /><strong>What is the average life expectancy in Japan? </strong><br />80 years.<br /><br /><strong>What is the currency used in Japan? </strong><br />The Yen.<br /><br /><strong>What is the main religion in Japan? </strong><br />Shinto and Buddhism are Japans main religions.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/584156176287026009-1119676896695966885?l=fast-facts4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marky Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914207517327548937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584156176287026009.post-19186620079642624352009-02-20T08:36:00.000-08:002009-02-20T13:26:00.771-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Hccu5td47Mg/SZ8f2yD2YRI/AAAAAAAAAKM/1WjqkrxyhvI/s1600-h/everystockphoto-nasa-space-54610-l.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Hccu5td47Mg/SZ8f2yD2YRI/AAAAAAAAAKM/1WjqkrxyhvI/s200/everystockphoto-nasa-space-54610-l.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304993912077050130" /></a><br /><strong>Age:</strong> 4.5 billion years.<br /><br /><strong>Average distance from the Sun:</strong> 227,900,000 km or 141,600,000 miles.<br /><br /><strong>Orbital period around the Sun:</strong> 687 earth days.<br /><br /><strong>Number of moons:</strong> 2 moons (Deimos and Phobos).<br /><br /><strong>Rotation period:</strong> 24hours 37 minutes.<br /><br /><strong>Equatorial diameter:</strong> 6 794 kilometers or 4 222 miles.<br /><br />Mars has the largest volcano of all the planets in the solar system (Olympus Mons), which is 24 000 meters high.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/584156176287026009-1918662007964262435?l=fast-facts4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marky Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914207517327548937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584156176287026009.post-64307805979414176822009-02-20T08:02:00.000-08:002009-02-20T08:04:14.403-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Hccu5td47Mg/SZ7UaOciQjI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/yxC0eE7oMjA/s1600-h/Cubaflag.GIF"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 91px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Hccu5td47Mg/SZ7UaOciQjI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/yxC0eE7oMjA/s320/Cubaflag.GIF" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304910958108492338" /></a><br /><strong>How big is Cuba? </strong><br />111 000 square kilometers or 42 857 square miles.<br /><br /><strong>What is the total population of Cuba? </strong><br />11 400 000 people.<br /><br /><strong>What is the capital city of Cuba? </strong><br />Havana<br /><br /><strong>What countries border Cuba? </strong><br />Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica and the United States. <br /><br /><strong>What is the average life expectancy in Cuba? </strong><br />78 years.<br /><br /><strong>What is the currency used in Cuba?</strong> <br />Cuban Peso.<br /><br /><strong>What is the main religion in Cuba? </strong><br />Christianity, predominantly Catholic.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/584156176287026009-6430780597941417682?l=fast-facts4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marky Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914207517327548937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584156176287026009.post-74171854568549479702009-02-20T07:27:00.001-08:002009-02-20T07:29:47.696-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Hccu5td47Mg/SZ7MXT9HS3I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/-FBA5ZPBfrk/s1600-h/Canandaflagg.GIF"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 185px; height: 94px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Hccu5td47Mg/SZ7MXT9HS3I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/-FBA5ZPBfrk/s320/Canandaflagg.GIF" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304902111954684786" /></a><br /><strong>How big is Canada?</strong> <br />9 900 000 square kilometers or 3822411 square miles.<br /><br /><strong>What is the total population of Canada?</strong> <br />33 000 000 people.<br /><br /><strong>What is the capital city of Canada? </strong><br />Ottawa.<br /><br /><strong>What countries border Canada?</strong> <br />Only the United States.<br /><br /><strong>What is the average life expectancy in Canada? </strong><br />79 years.<br /><br /><strong>What is the currency used in Canada? </strong><br />Canadian dollars.<br /><br /><strong>What is the main religion in Canada? </strong><br />Christianity (Catholic)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/584156176287026009-7417185456854947970?l=fast-facts4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marky Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914207517327548937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584156176287026009.post-7414050882846727722009-02-20T02:59:00.000-08:002009-02-20T03:03:11.813-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Hccu5td47Mg/SZ6N2D7kzyI/AAAAAAAAAJs/GM_LTJVLoCE/s1600-h/Germanyflag.GIF"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 113px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Hccu5td47Mg/SZ6N2D7kzyI/AAAAAAAAAJs/GM_LTJVLoCE/s320/Germanyflag.GIF" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304833370996657954" /></a><br /><strong>How big is Germany? </strong><br />350 000 square kilometers or 135 135 square miles.<br /><br /><strong>What is the total population of Germany? </strong><br />82 000 000 people.<br /><br /><strong>What is the capital city of Germany? </strong><br />Berlin.<br /><br /><strong>What countries border Germany?</strong> <br />Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France and the Czech Republic.<br /><br /><strong>What is the average life expectancy in Germany? </strong><br />79 years.<br /><br /><strong>What is the currency used in Germany? </strong><br />The Euro. <br /><br /><strong>What is the main religion in Germany? </strong><br />Christianity (Roman Catholics and Protestants)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/584156176287026009-741405088284672772?l=fast-facts4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marky Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914207517327548937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584156176287026009.post-75698152452256623652009-02-19T08:45:00.000-08:002009-02-19T11:15:24.790-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Hccu5td47Mg/SZ2vvl9Y8wI/AAAAAAAAAJc/4kM5sU_87DA/s1600-h/Franceflag.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px; height: 123px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Hccu5td47Mg/SZ2vvl9Y8wI/AAAAAAAAAJc/4kM5sU_87DA/s320/Franceflag.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304589168290624258" /></a><br /><strong>How big is France? </strong><br />545 000 square kilometers or 210 425 square miles. <br /><br /><strong>What is the total population of France? </strong><br />61 500 000 people.<br /><br /><strong>What is the capital city of France?</strong> <br />Paris.<br /><br /><strong>What countries border France?</strong> <br />Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, Spain, Andorra, Monaco and Italy, <br /><br /><strong>What is the average life expectancy in France? </strong><br />80 years.<br /><br /><strong>What is the currency used in France? </strong><br />The Euro.<br /><br /><strong>What is the main religion in France?</strong> <br />The main religion is Christianity (Catholics and Protestants).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/584156176287026009-7569815245225662365?l=fast-facts4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marky Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914207517327548937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584156176287026009.post-48024576767079977622009-02-19T02:07:00.000-08:002009-02-19T10:04:48.813-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Hccu5td47Mg/SZ2fMXyVfEI/AAAAAAAAAI0/ep5BgbjJtZc/s1600-h/Chinaflag.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 161px; height: 105px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Hccu5td47Mg/SZ2fMXyVfEI/AAAAAAAAAI0/ep5BgbjJtZc/s320/Chinaflag.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304570971004697666" /></a><br /><strong>How big is China? </strong><br />9595950 square kilometers or 3705000 square miles.<br /><br /><strong>What is the total population of China? </strong><br />1,3 to 1.4 billion people.<br /><br /><strong>What is the capital city of China? </strong><br />Beijing.<br /><br /><strong>What countries border China? </strong><br />Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal and India. <br /><br /><strong>What is the average life expectancy in China? </strong><br />73 years.<br /><br /><strong>What is the currency used in China? </strong><br /> Yaun (Renminbi).<br /><br /><strong>What are the main religions in China? </strong><br /> Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/584156176287026009-4802457676707997762?l=fast-facts4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marky Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914207517327548937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584156176287026009.post-22462068038149520072009-02-18T01:53:00.000-08:002009-02-21T09:12:37.759-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Hccu5td47Mg/SZ1FQlK8_QI/AAAAAAAAAGs/USI__PT8knA/s1600-h/Greeceflag.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 123px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Hccu5td47Mg/SZ1FQlK8_QI/AAAAAAAAAGs/USI__PT8knA/s320/Greeceflag.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304472087270587650" /></a><br /><strong>How big is Greece?</strong> <br />13 800 square kilometres or 5 300 square miles. <br /><br /><strong>What is the total population of Greece?</strong> <br />11 000 000. <br /><br /><strong>What is the capital city of Greece?</strong> <br />Athens. <br /><br /><strong>What countries border Greece? </strong><br />Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Macedonia. <br /><br /><strong>What is the average life expectancy in Greece?</strong> <br />77 years. <br /><br /><strong>What is the currency used in Greece? </strong><br />The Euro. <br /><br /><strong>What is the main religion in Greece?</strong> <br />Predominately Greek Orthodox.<br /><br /><strong>Other interesting facts:</strong><br /><br />• Languages Spoken in Greece other than Greek are Turkish, French and English<br /><br />• Famous landmarks found in Greece include The Acropolis, The Agora, Temple of Poseidon, Palace of Knossos and Heraklion.<br /><br />• People have been living in Greece for over 5 000 years.<br /><br />• Greece has 1400 islands of which 227 are inhabited. <br /><br />• The average summer temperature in Greece is 27˚C (81˚F).<br /><br />• 80% of Greece is mountainous.<br /><br />• The highest mountain in Greece is Mount Olympus (2 919m).<br /><br />• Alexander the Great once ruled Greece. <br /><br />• The Hellenic Republic is the official name of Greece.<br /><br />• The Greek people were the first to create an alphabet with vowels.<br /><br />• The yo-yo (toy) was invented in Greece over 3 000 years ago.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/584156176287026009-2246206803814952007?l=fast-facts4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marky Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914207517327548937noreply@blogger.com0