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Sunday, 25 January 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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Bangladesh
The country is characterized by a very dense river network, numerous streams and canals.
The most important rivers are the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Surma. The entire area of Bangladesh falls ...
Vatican City
The Vatican has its astronomical observatory.
It has a rich scientific tradition that began in 1576, when Pope Gregory XIII ordered the constructi ...
Philippines
To the south of the Philippines runs the so-called Wallace Line, a boundary between two biogeographic realms.
The Wallace Line is a biogeographic barrier first drawn in 1863 by Alfred Russel Wallace, British na ...
Argentina
One of the biggest attractions of Argentina is a waterfall in Iguazu National Park.
It consists of 270 cascades, and its width is about 2,500 meters.
Albania
During the Middle Ages, the Principality of Arbanon (Arbër) and the Sicilian union known as the Medieval Kingdom of Albania were established.
Some areas became part of the Venetian Empire and later Serbia. Between the 14th and 15th centuries, ...
Russia
The deepest lake in Russia is Lake Baikal, with a maximum depth of 1,642 meters.
Apart from being the deepest lake globally, it is also the largest freshwater lake by volume, containing about 23% of the world’s surface water.
Ireland
One of the most beautiful places in Ireland, famous for its breathtaking views, is Killarney National Park.
Founded in 1932, it was recognized as a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1981. It occupies over 10 thousa ...
Panama
A dominant feature of Panama’s geography is the mountain range that stretches across the Isthmus of Panama, forming the watershed.
This range, commonly referred to by geographers as the Cordillera Central, is called the Cordillera ...
Poland
The Andegavian dynasty ruled Poland for a short time.
In 1370 Louis I of Hungary became king of Poland, but his office was interrupted by his death. In 13 ...
Switzerland
The most popular sports in Switzerland are football, ice hockey, alpine skiing, snowboarding, Schwingen (Swiss wrestling), and tennis.
Winter sports are very popular there due to the special natural conditions favoring such activity. F ...