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Wednesday, 28 October 2026
37 facts about Slovakia
37 facts about Slovakia
A land of castles and palaces
Slovakia is a small landlocked country that was established in its present form after the division of Czechoslovakia in 1993. It is one of the countri ...

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North Korea
Taedong-gang is North Korea's longest river.
Its length is 439 kilometers, flowing from north to south, passing through Pyongyang and flowing into the West Korean Gulf.
North Korea
25.6 million people are living in the DPRK.
They may not be fully alive, but they show vital functions.
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein's highest mountain is the Grauspitz, with an altitude of 2599 m.
Argentina
The official language in Argentina is Spanish.
Zanzibar
In Stone City, in the city hospital, on September 5, 1946, Farrokh Bulsara, known as Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British group Queen, was born.
Bulgaria
In the years 1186-1398, there was a second state of the Bulgarians, after which its territory became part of the Ottoman Empire.
On March 3, 1878, after Turkey's defeat in the war with Russia, a peace treaty was signed in San Ste ...
New Zealand
The oldest organized sport in New Zealand is cricket.
The most popular sport, however, is rugby.
Russia
The currency in Russia is the ruble.
One ruble is equal to 100 kopecks.
Peru
There are three large physical and geographical regions in the country: Costa, Sierra, and Amazonia.
Costa covers a narrow (50-70 km) strip of land between the Pacific Ocean and the Western Cordillera ...
Brazil
The country's relatively rapid economic and demographic growth over the past century has meant that Brazil's ability to protect its environmental habitats is increasingly under threat.
Extensive logging of national forests, especially the Amazon, both official and unofficial, is destr ...