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Saturday, 21 March 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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Zanzibar
There are numerous clove and coconut plantations on the island, which constitute the basis for exports.
Clove trees appeared in Zanzibar in 1812 thanks to Saleh ibn Haramil from Muscat, who brought them h ...
Ireland
Patrick had the Celtic name Succetus and was of Brythonic origin (a Celtic people living in Britain before the invasion of the Angles and Saxons).
When she was 16, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Ireland, where he worked as a shepherd. W ...
Turkey
Turkey is the world’s first hazelnut exporter.
New Zealand
Since 1926, it is a member of the Commonwealth.
Bulgaria
The Balkan mountain range chain divides Bulgaria into the watersheds of the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
In the Black Sea basin, the longest river is the Danube (length within Bulgaria - 471 km), which is ...
Turkey
The longest river in Turkey is the Kizilirmak River, also known as the Halys River.
Its length is 1,355 kilometers, and it flows into the Black Sea.
Croatia
On the promenade of Zadar, there is a monument Pozdrav Suncu, a circle with a diameter of 22 meters, embedded between the promenade's stones with 300 special plates that absorb the Sun's rays.
Underneath the glass plates, solar panels are located. After dark, the solar energy stored in the ba ...
Switzerland
A cup of coffee in Zurich costs the most in Europe - on average about 4 francs.
The famous red Swiss army knives were not created without a reason. Well, the weapon used in the 19t ...
Zanzibar
On the northern tip of the island is the fishing village of Nungwi, which is considered a traditional center for building dhows.
These are traditional Arab sailing ships, with one or more sails. Until the 1960s, dhows operated co ...
Uganda
Ugandan society is ethnically diverse, with many languages from different language groups being spoken in the country.
The official languages are English and Swahili. The popular language in the capital and surrounding areas is Luganda.