Around the globe

A tourist's attraction that has the largest art collection

The home of the British Crown Jewels

A royal palace in Vienna that attracts about 2.5 million visitors a year

The main residence of Ottoman Sultans from 1465 to 1856

How many independent countries are there in the world?

• 120

• nearly 200

• nearly 500

How many spoken languages are there in the world?

• around 500

• around 3000

• around 7000

Which one of these languages has just over 400 million native speakers?

• Arabic

• English

• Spanish

On average, how many languages die out every year?

• 5

• 25

• 120