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Tuesday, 10 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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Austria
The center of the monarchy was then located in the Hofburg - a palace in Vienna.
Today there are various museums there, including Schatzkammer - the treasury, or the Sisi Museum.
Turkey
The National Sovereignty Day and Children’s Day are celebrated on April 23.
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 ...
New Zealand
The Blue Lake in Nelson Lakes National Park is the world’s cleanest water tank, with a visibility range of 80 meters.
Florida
Florida’s climate is humid and tropical. During Summer, the temperatures can reach 38 degrees Celsius, and they drop to 4-7 degrees Celsius during winter.
The waters surrounding the peninsula act as a heat buffer, tampering with the climate. The highest t ...
Portugal
Portugal has the largest oceanarium in Europe.
It is located in the Park of Nations in Lisbon, which was created after the Expo'98 exhibition. The ...
Egypt
Hieroglyphs are writings from ancient Egypt.
Initially, it was a pictorial writing, which over the centuries evolved into more abstract forms, th ...
Peru
Peru ranks second in the world in terms of the number of bird species (1800).
Scientists continue to discover new species - in 30 years, 42 new bird species have been added and c ...
Bulgaria
In the Balkan mountain range there is the largest waterfall in Bulgaria and the largest in the entire Balkans - Raysko Praskalo (124.5 m).
There are about 260 lakes of glacial origin in the Pirin Mountains and Rila Mountains.
Florida
Florida is the American capital of golf. PGA–the Professional Golfer’s Association of America–is located in Palm Beach Gardens.
The number of golf courses in Florida is dizzying, as there are 1250, which is twice as many as in C ...