Countries
This country has the world’s largest land area entirely in Europe.
It spans 11 time zones.
Its cities include St. Petersburg and Moscow.
Russia
This language is written right-to-left and uses a script that is also used for languages like Persian and Urdu.
Arabic
This group has faced increasing restrictions on education and public life in Afghanistan since 2021.
Women and Girls
This continent is home to the most countries in the world.
Africa
This East African staple, a spongy flatbread, also serves as both a plate and utensil during meals.
injera
This country straddles Eastern Europe and Western Asia, has Istanbul as a major city, and was the heart of the Ottoman Empire.
Its language uses the Latin alphabet, but its history spans Byzantine and Ottoman civilizations.
Turkey
This language is the most widely spoken in the world by total number of speakers and uses tones to distinguish meaning.
Mandarin Chinese
This term refers to people displaced within their own country rather than crossing international borders.
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
This autonomous region of Denmark sits between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and is the world’s largest island.
Greenland
This Caribbean music genre originated in Jamaica and is closely associated with artists like Bob Marley.
Reggae
Located in Central Europe, this country has no coastline but is known for its alpine mountains and classical composers like Mozart.
Its capital is Vienna.
Austria
This language uses characters such as 漢字 (kanji) along with hiragana and katakana writing systems.
Japanese
This African country has faced ongoing conflict between the military and paramilitary forces since 2023, worsening a humanitarian crisis and displacing millions.
Sudan
This body of water separates Saudi Arabia from northeastern Africa and is a key global trade route.
Red Sea
This West African dish, often made with rice, tomatoes, and spices, is especially popular in Nigeria and Ghana.
Jollof rice
An island nation in the Indian Ocean, east of Africa.
Known for its unique biodiversity, including lemurs.
Its capital is Antananarivo.
Madagascar
This language has the most native speakers in Africa and is part of the Niger-Congo language family, commonly spoken in countries like Nigeria.
Yoruba
This ethnic group in China has been widely reported to face mass detention and surveillance.
Uyghurs
The Kurdish people are spread across Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and this fourth country.
Syria
This Brazilian cultural event is known for elaborate costumes, parades, and samba music, taking place before Lent.
Carnival
This country spans parts of Central and South Asia, has a history of multiple empires, and was partitioned in 1947.
Its major rivers include the Indus and the Sutlej.
Its population is over 200 million, and Urdu is one of its official languages.
Pakistan
These five languages are among the most widely spoken across multiple countries worldwide, often due to colonization and global influence.
English, French, Arabic, Spanish, and Portuguese
This international court, based in The Hague, prosecutes individuals for crimes like genocide and crimes against humanity.
International Criminal Court
This country is the only one in the world bordered by both the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea.
Azerbaijan
This Indian festival, known as the “Festival of Lights,” celebrates the victory of light over darkness.
Diwali