How many countries are there in the world? It sounds like a straightforward question, but the answer depends on who you ask and how you define a “country.” The most widely accepted source, the U.S, ...

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WordTips examined both the de facto and de jure official languages of every country and overseas territory in the world, and totaled up the number of times each one was listed. English came out on top ...

Every country usually has a capital for key governance, but would you believe there's one without an official capital? Yes, such a unique country actually exists!

Iranian missiles struck Israel this evening, causing damage to at least seven sites around Tel Aviv, officials said. Some of ...

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Using historical data from the UN, we’ve assembled a list of the 15 youngest and 15 oldest fully recognized sovereign ...

This story is the first of three about the building housing the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Jackson Park.

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Sistine Chapel is the most famous in the world, but all the ceilings there are beautiful. Pugliese family visited Vatican ...

The universal government of the Catholic Church must be distinguished from the Vatican City State, which was established on 11 February 1929 through the Lateran Treaty in order to grant the Pope ...