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30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan 31 Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest 32 The volcano Vesuvias is located in Italy 33 The country known as the Suger Bowl of the world is Cuba 34 The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometres 35 The lowest point on earth is the coastal area of Dead Sea 36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal 37 The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific ocean 38 The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow 39 The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium, Prague 40 The world's largest diamond producing country is South Africa 41 Australia was discovered by James Cook 42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is Mohammed Ali Jinnah 43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of River Liffey 44 The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam 45 The Eiffel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel 46 The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant 47 The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco 48 The national flower of Britain is the rose 49 Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin 50 The national flower of Italy is lily 51 The national flower of China is narcissus 52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu 53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz 54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in England 55 World Environment Day is observed on 5th June 56 The first Republican President President of America was Abraham Lincoln 57 The country famous for the Samba dance is Brazil 58 The name of Alexander's horse was Beucephalus 59 Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles