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Sunday, 16 August 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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Turkey
In the southern parts of Turkey, one can found houses without roofs. This is by no means an expression of poverty but is connected with family life in the collective.
Families with many children add another tier to their house for each child who starts a family. Wealthier families hire development companies to put up family blocks.
Croatia
Croatia lies in two climatic zones: Mediterranean and Continental.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a highland and mountainous country, lowland areas, mainly in the form of river valleys and depressions, occupy 24%. Upland areas (300-800 m above sea level) cover 72% of the country's area, and mountains only 4%.
In the west of the country, there is the Bohemian Massif, which is a quadrangular block with raised ...
Panama
The Darién Gap is a break on the Pan-American Road.
The Pan-American Road or Pan-American Highway is a road system of some 30.000 kilometers that crosse ...
Uganda
Even in the 9th century, the animal world in Uganda was very rich, both in the number of species and the number of animals.
Human activity in the 20th century, especially the civil war, when animals were killed for food purp ...
China
The color of mourning in most of China is white.
This is how the Chinese show their grief after the loss of their loved ones.
Peru
Peru is one of the countries with the greatest biodiversity in the world.
Its wildlife is very diverse due to the presence of the Andes, the Amazon rainforest, and the Pacifi ...
Uganda
Uganda's tropical climate is characterized by two dry seasons (December to February and June to August).
The north-east of the country is semi-arid.
Thailand
The main religion in Bangkok is Buddhism, which is followed by 92% of the population.
There are over 400 Buddhist temples, 55 mosques (Muslims make up 6% of the population), and 10 churc ...
Zanzibar
Zanzibar was the first country in Africa to introduce color television. It was in 1973.
However, the first street lighting was installed only in 1998.