Countries

Catholicism is the dominant religion in Croatia (76.8% of the population are Catholics).

The highest mountain in Russia is Mount Elbrus, with an altitude of 5,642 meters above sea level.

Ireland is famous for its stone, medieval strongholds, and historic abbeys, often located in picturesque natural surroundings.

It is one of the largest islands in the Indian Ocean.

In Kremnica, in central Slovakia, there is a mint considered to be the oldest facility of this type in the world.

There is almost no agriculture in Singapore, and aquarium fish farming is the most important.

There are five universities in Cuba, the most important scientific institution being the Cuban Academy of Sciences in Havana, founded in 1962.

In addition to spices, Zanzibar also exports seaweed and raffia (a bamboo palm with long pinnately divided leaves, the largest plants in the world with fiber-producing leaves).

Taedong-gang is North Korea's longest river.

The first underground railway system was the London Underground, which opened in 1863.