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The Swiss Guard is considered the smallest and oldest existing army in the world, having been formal ...

The state is headed by a president elected by popular vote for a five-year term. Executive power rests with a bicameral parliament.

The holiday is celebrated on March 17. It is a day off from work in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Newfo ...

On a grassy hill, with a single pine tree, stands a tiny pre-Romanesque church from the 11th century ...

It covers an area of 7,6 million square kilometers.

The first New Year is celebrated on January 1, and the second, the Orthodox New Year, on January 14.

He arrived under the command of Portuguese viceroy Pedro Mascarenhas (after whom the archipelago is ...

Although the name suggests otherwise, this flower comes from China and Taiwan and gained its name thanks to the fact that it reached Europe with Syrian traders around the 16th century.

The fishing zone of the Faroe Islands is 200 nautical miles. In the North Atlantic, the islands are the fifth-largest fishing nation (ranked 25th in the world).

Of the 49.000 people living on the islands, Farer people make up the majority. Icelanders are the la ...