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#20 – USA

The country with the largest number of people behind bars is the United States. When it comes to hide someone in jail, this country has no equal. The US is home to 5% of the world's population and 25% of the total number of prisoners in the world are in prisons exactly here - 2.2 million people.

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#19 – Nauru

The country where the most thick people live is Nauru. 95% of the population of this small island nation are overweight. Do you want to know why? Well, there is nothing special, they simply eat too much and move a little.

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#18 – Maldives

The country, which most likely will be underwater soon is Maldives. Residents of the Maldives have a serious reason to be afraid of flooding: due to global warming the island every year more and more immerse in the water.

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#17 – France

France is a country covering the maximum number of time zones. If we consider all the French territory, including overseas, it turns out that the country is located on the 12 time zones. US takes 11 zones, Russia - 9 zones.

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#16 – Guam

The only country in the world with roads of corals is Guam. In Guam, there is no natural sand, so corals and oil are used there instead of asphalt.

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