South America's Only EU Territory

The letter 'Å' (meaning 'stream' in Old Norse) is the name of several villages in Norway and Sweden. The commune 'Y' in the Somme department of France also holds this record, with a population of around 88 people. These single-letter place names are recognized official geographic designations.

Russia spans approximately 9,000 km from east to west, while Pluto has a diameter of only about 2,377 km. This means if you could place Pluto next to Russia, the dwarf planet would fit across Russia nearly four times. Russia's land area (17.1 million km²) is also larger than Pluto's surface area (16.7 million km²).

While Mount Everest is the highest point above sea level (8,849 m), Earth is not a perfect sphere — it bulges at the equator. Ecuador's Mount Chimborazo sits near the equator, making its summit the point on Earth's surface farthest from the planet's center at about 6,384 km.

Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) became the world's first female head of government when she was elected Prime Minister on July 21, 1960, following the assassination of her husband, Prime Minister Solomon Bandaranaike. She served three terms (1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000) and remained in office until age 84. Her election opened a new era; today over 70 women have served as heads of state or government worldwide.