Special Features of the Countries: No.CountrySpecial Features 1.BangladeshProduces 89 p.c. of the world's raw jute. 2.Belgiumis the most densely populated country in Europe. Antwerp is the world's biggest diamond-trading centre. 3.Brazilis the largest State in south America both in area and population. It leads the world in the production of Coffee and Castor beans. 4.ChileIn chile the only natural nitrate in the world is found. About 47 p.c. of the world's iodine is obtained as a by-product in nitrate processing. 5.Columbiaproduces 95 p.c. of the world's gem emarelds. 6.CubaIs the second largest cane-sugar producer in the world. India being first in cane-sugar production. 7.DenmarkThe oldest Kingdom of Europe,is a constitutional monarchy. 8.EquadorEquador is the world's chief source of supply of balsa, a light wood. It exports more bananas than other country. 9.GhanaGhana is the world's leading cocoa producer. About 40 p.c. of world output is produced by Ghana. 10.IndonesiaIs the main producer of petroleum in the far east. 11.ItalyIs the world's largest producer of mercury. 12.JamaicaIs the world's largest producer of bauxite. 13.JapanIs the most highly industyrialized country in the Far East. It is the biggest Ship-building nation and the fourth largest auto market in the world. 14.KenyaIs the largest producer of tea in Africa. 15.North KoreaIs a leading country in the output of tungsten, graphite and magnesite. 16.KuwaitIs the world's second largest exporter and fourth largest producer of crude oil. 17.MalaysiaIs the world's largest producer of rubber and tin. 18.MexicoIs the world leader in the production of silver, sisal, hemp and circle for chewing gum. 19.MonacoIs the smallest state in the world with the largest density of population per square mile. 20.NepalIs the only Hindu independent State in the world. Mount everest, the highest mountain peak in the world (29028 ft) issituated in Nepal. Nepal has produced the toughest fighting men in the world. It is the world's best rice-producer. 21.NicaraguaIs the largest of the Central American States. 22.NorwayIs the land of the Midnight Sun where the sun does not set from the middle of May until the end of July. The sun does not rise above the horizon from November 18 to January 23. Varicoloured Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, are visible in winter.Norway is a great sea-faring nation and its merchant marine is now the third largest in the world. 23.PeruRanks fifth in the world in silver mining and produces 25 p.c. of the world's vanadium. It is the world's top fishing country. 24.PortugalLeads in the world in the production of Cork. 25.South AfricaLeads the world in production of gold,diamonds,platinum and antimony and is one of the richest in uranium,vanadium, chrome, manganese and asbestos. 26.Sri LankaIs the largest tea exporting country in the world. 27.SudanIs the world's principal source of gum arabic. 28.TurkeyIs the largest producer of chrome in the world. 29.UgandaIs the largest coffee producer in the British Commonwealth. 30.USSRIs the largest country in the world. It is the richest country in the world in mineral resources having deposits of almost every known mineral. It ranks among the top producers of oil, chromite, iron ore, petroleum, gold,copper,manganese,aluminium, platinum,asbestos, salt, etc. 31.ZaireIs the world's largest producer of industrial diamond and cobalt. Other minerals are gold, silver, tin, zinc, iron, copper, tungsten, manganese, uranium, radium, etc.