Introductory World - Read Mode
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Cancun is a world-famous coastal city and tourist destination in Mexico, located on the Yucatan Peninsula bordering the Caribbean Sea.
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Nepal has no seaport because it is a landlocked country. It relies on ports in neighboring India, such as Kolkata and Visakhapatnam, for maritime trade.
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Pakistan is the second-largest Muslim-majority country in the world by population, following Indonesia. Islam is the state religion of Pakistan.
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Detroit is historically known as the Motor City (or City of Motor Cars) because it was the center of the American automobile industry, home to Ford, GM, and Chrysler.
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The Amazon River is the largest river in the world by discharge volume of water, containing more water than the next seven largest rivers combined.
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Alaska was part of the Russian Empire until it was sold to the United States in 1867 for $7.2 million. The deal was famously called 'Seward's Folly'.
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Among the options listed, the Kalahari Desert is the largest, spanning about 900,000 square km. (Note: The Antarctic and Sahara are globally larger but not listed).
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Venice, Italy, is famously known as the City of Canals. It is built on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges.
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Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest lake in the world, reaching a depth of 1,642 meters. It also holds the largest volume of fresh water.
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The Dead Sea is bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. It is one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth.