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Saturday, 2 May 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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Great Britain
Polish is the second most popular language in Great Britain.
During the 2021 census, as many as 612.000 people reported Polish as their primary language. That's almost 1% of the total UK population.
Great Britain
During a road check, you can have up to 0.8 per mille of alcohol in your exhaled air.
However, these regulations do not apply to professional drivers, for whom the alcohol limit in exhaled air is 0.2 per mille.
Egypt
The ancient Egyptians created many inventions that we still use today.
Writing, black ink, papyrus, makeup, the oxen-drawn plow, the shadoof, the calendar, and irrigation systems are just some of the examples of the genius of Egyptian civilization.
Poland
The Polish language is one of the most difficult languages in the world.
The grammar of Polish is very complicated. There are five different parts of speech: a verb, a noun, ...
Portugal
Forests cover 41% of the country's area in Portugal. They are best preserved in the mountains in the north of the country.
71% of the forested area of continental Portugal is made up of eucalyptus trees and cork oaks. In Madeira, laurel dominates the landscape.
Kazakhstan
During the Stalin era, Kazakhstan was known for its gulags (labor camps) and deportation sites for Poles and Chechens, among others.
The gulags (gulags) were a system of forced labor camps in the USSR in which prisoners included both ...
Slovakia
Janosik's image appeared in 1944 on the Slovak 500-krona banknote, and in 1947 also on the 2-krona coin.
Celebrated on March 26, Good Thief's Day is also called Janosik's Day.
Singapore
The currency in Singapore is the Singapore dollar.
Bangladesh
57% of Bangladesh's population is illiterate. An infamous statistic is the number of children who do not attend school.
For many children, education is a dream come true. It is the only way out of poverty. Many children ...
Cuba
The island has an area of 110,860 km2 (68,885 sq mi) and a population of over 11 million people.
The island ranks 16th in the world in terms of surface area.