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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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Republic of South Africa
One of the elements of the emblem of South Africa is the royal protea (Protea cynaroides) - a species of plant from the silver family.
The red king protea is the national flower of South Africa.
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Turkey
Turkey was proclaimed on October 29, 1923.
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Republic of South Africa
The first inhabitants of modern South Africa were the Bushmen, also called San - a negroid people, showing some features of the yellow race.
They came here in the 1st century BC. In the 1st century AD, the Khoikhoi arrived here, and from the ...
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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 ...
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Turkey
The National Sovereignty Day and Children’s Day are celebrated on April 23.
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Austria
The center of the monarchy was then located in the Hofburg - a palace in Vienna.
Today there are various museums there, including Schatzkammer - the treasury, or the Sisi Museum.
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Uganda
In 1979, a civil war broke out and Tanzanian troops entered the country and overthrew Amin's regime.
Milton Obote took over the government - as a result of his actions, approximately 100.000 Ugandans d ...
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Republic of South Africa
South Africa, South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa.
To the south, the country is bounded by 2798 km of coastline stretching along the South Atlantic and ...
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Republic of South Africa
The vast majority of black South Africans did not have the right to vote until 1994.
Until the mid-1990s, the Republic of South Africa was dominated by a political system of totalitaria ...
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England
Windsor Castle, an official residence of the Royal Family, is the oldest and the largest permanently inhabited castle in the world.
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34 facts about Republic of South Africa
34 facts about Republic of South Africa
A country with three cities as its capital
South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa. It is inhabited by a multi-ethnic society encompassing many different cultures, languages, and rel ...
34 facts about Bulgaria
34 facts about Bulgaria
One of the oldest European countries
Bulgaria is a small country in southeastern Europe, not much larger than Iceland or the American state of Tennessee. Its surface is very diversified t ...
45 facts about Switzerland
45 facts about Switzerland
One of the smallest countries in Europe
Switzerland is one of the most interesting countries. It is a small landlocked country at the junction of Western, Central, and Southern Europe, assoc ...
15 facts about South Korea
15 facts about South Korea
To benefit all people
The motto of this country is very altruistic but reflects the spirit of the South Korean nation. Although in the 1970s it lagged behind North Korea's ...
43 facts about Peru
43 facts about Peru
The third largest country in South America
Peru is an Andean country in South America whose territory has a rich, centuries-old history. There were several significant Native American civilizat ...
37 facts about Portugal
37 facts about Portugal
The westernmost country in Europe
Portugal is a relatively small country on the western edge of Europe. For years, this country has been attracting tourists from all over the world wit ...
39 facts about Ireland
39 facts about Ireland
Emerald Isle
Ireland is a Western European country located on the island of the same name. It occupies most of the island, which it shares with Northern Ireland an ...
31 facts about Austria
31 facts about Austria
A landlocked country in the Eastern Alps
Austria is a small country located in Central Europe. It is a mountainous country, with two-thirds of the area covered by the Alps. Due to its mountai ...
27 facts about Czech Republic
27 facts about Czech Republic
Land of religious tolerance and fabolous Knödels
The Czech Republic is a small, upland, and mountainous country in Central Europe, whose area is nearly 79.000 square kilometers. Just over 10.5 millio ...
31 facts about Thailand
31 facts about Thailand
A country on the Indochinese Peninsula
Thailand is an Asian country located in its south-eastern part, famous for its interesting culture and religious architecture. This exotic country, wh ...
25 facts about Albania
25 facts about Albania
Land of Eagles
Albania is a small country located on the Balkan Peninsula. This small and economically underdeveloped country is characterized by a mountainous lands ...
32 facts about Uganda
32 facts about Uganda
One of the highest situated African countries
Uganda is a landlocked African country located on Africa's largest lake and the Nile basin. It is a country of young people - over two-thirds of its i ...
15 facts about Egypt
15 facts about Egypt
The home of the calendar, door lock, toothpaste and make-up
More than five thousand years have passed since the first unification and formation of a larger statehood, but Egypt was inhabited by various tribes a ...
31 facts about Brazil
31 facts about Brazil
South America's largest country
Brazil is the largest and most populous country in South America and one of the largest and most populous countries in the world. A former Portuguese ...
24 facts about Zanzibar
24 facts about Zanzibar
A paradise island in the Indian Ocean
Zanzibar is the largest island of the archipelago of the same name located in the Indian Ocean. It is a destination for many tourists looking for both ...
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