Countries

Monday, 19 October 2026

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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Croatia

In 1102, Croatia was annexed by Hungary.

Later Croatia was ruled by the Habsburgs, and some lands fell to the Ottoman Turks.

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Switzerland

Just over 5 million people (8.637 million inhabitants) work in Switzerland.

The country has a more flexible labor market than neighboring countries and the unemployment rate is ...

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Turkey

The Turkish alphabet contains 29 letters.

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Peru

Peru is the fourth most populous country in South America.

Its population is approximately 28 million people. Every fourth citizen of the country lives in Lima ...

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Portugal

Portugal is characterized by high levels of biodiversity, both on land and in the sea.

There are six terrestrial ecoregions: temperate mixed forests of the Azores Cantabrian mixed forest ...

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Singapore

Singapore is an authoritarian country led by the People’s Action Party.

Participation in elections is mandatory in Singapore.

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Argentina

The best beef comes from Argentina.

Argentinians practice so-called extensive breeding, which involves free grazing of animals on vast m ...

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Australia

The world’s longest fence is located in Australia.

The Diego Fence is 5,614 kilometers long and 180 centimeters high. It was built between 1880 and 188 ...

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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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Russia

The deepest lake in Russia is Lake Baikal, with a maximum depth of 1,642 meters.

Apart from being the deepest lake globally, it is also the largest freshwater lake by volume, containing about 23% of the world’s surface water.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...