LONGITUDE? ATTITUDE

There are 195 countries in the world today. A number that changes whenever politics gets dramatic.

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The “195” figure usually means 193 UN member states + 2 observer states (Vatican City and Palestine). Depending on how you treat disputed territories, some lists vary, but 195 is the common headline.

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The Baltic Sea is brackish because it can’t decide who it wants to be.Bolivia has two capital cities: La Paz and Sucre. Because one capital clearly wasn’t chaotic enough for democracy.The Pyrenees exist because France and Spain needed a polite separator.The Balkans are mountainous because the region said “we don’t do easy.”International Date Line mostly follows the 180° longitude: where time travelers legally exist.North Pole has no land beneath the ice—just sea. Technically, Santa lives on a very fancy raft.See all Longitude? Attitude facts →

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