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Thursday, 5 November 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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Germany
Over 83 million people are living in Germany.
It places Germany 16th in the world in terms of the world’s population. The density of the population is about 232 people per square kilometer.
Philippines
The capital of the Philippines is Manila, a city located on the island of Luzon, at the mouth of the Pasig River into Manila Bay.
Manila was the first city in the Philippines to be granted municipal rights in 1901 and autonomy on ...
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.
Slovakia
In the birthplace of Janosik, in the village of Terchova, in the north-west of Slovakia, the inhabitants immortalized the figure of their hero in a monumental sculpture.
On a green hill above the road to the Vrátna Valley in Little Fatra stands the Janosik Monument made ...
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 ...
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
One of them is an archaeological site with the ruins of an ancient palace and fortress built during ...
Russia
There are nine time zones in Russia.
There used to be 11 time zones, but in 2010 the government reduced the number to 9.
Japan
There are two major religions in Japan–Buddhism, and Shinto.
Shinto originated in Japan and is strictly tight to Japanese culture. Buddhism was imported in the 6 ...
Faroe Islands
There are almost twice as many sheep as people in the Faroe Islands.
The number of sheep in the archipelago is strictly regulated by regulations dating back to the 13th ...
Faroe Islands
The islands have a highland and mountainous surface.
The average altitude is 300 meters above sea level. Almost the entire archipelago is crisscrossed by ...