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Thursday, 18 June 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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Albania
Albania has the second-largest oil deposits on the Balkan Peninsula.
Romania ranks first.Albania has the 10th largest oil reserves in Europe and 58th in the world. It is ...
Panama
Panama is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world.
The population of 4.351.267 is made up of Metis, Mulattoes, blacks, whites, indigenous peoples, and ...
Croatia
After World War II, Croatia was incorporated into Josip Broz Tito's Yugoslavia.
Broz-Tito was of Croatian descent.
South Korea
The highest mountain in South Korea is Hallasan.
It is a shield volcano with a height of 1.947,06 m above sea level. It is located on Jeju Island loc ...
Croatia
The tie is thought to have originated in Croatia.
Although the earliest traces of early forms of the tie were found in the tomb of the first emperor o ...
Germany
One-third of Germany is covered in forests.
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.
Austria
The height of the Alps and their surface area relative to the territory of Austria make a large part of the country uninhabitable.
Inhabited areas, agricultural and communication areas cover approximately 40% (35.000 square kilomet ...
Bangladesh
Among the largest mammals in Bangladesh, Indian elephants are rare, as are gaurs (large, dark oxen, also known as Indian bison).
Among predators, leopard and Bengal tiger are found, but their number is small. There are also macaques and langurs, cobras, pythons and gharials.
Kazakhstan
To the world's culture, the Kazakhs brought their achievements in economy and culture: the art of warfare, the mobile home yurt, saddle and stirrups for horses, carpet design, silver ornaments, melodious songs, and music reminiscent of the running of steppe horses.