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Antarctica has no permanent human population but hosts about 4,000 researchers in summer.

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France has the most time zones of any country (12) due to its overseas territories.

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The Nile River flows through 11 countries, making it one of the most internationally shared rivers.

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Kiribati is the only country in the world to span all four hemispheres.

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