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Monday, 16 March 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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Egypt

The oldest papyrus found were Merer's journals.

The documents of an official with this name date back 4.5 thousand years and describe plans to build ...

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Cuba

The problem with the statue was that Lennon's glasses kept disappearing.

Eventually, the Cuban government hired a guard, Mrs. Aleeda Rodriguez Pedrasa, who comes to the squa ...

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North Korea

The currency of North Korea is the North Korean Won (KPW).

It is represented by the symbol ₩.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has the highest biodiversity per unit area among Asian countries in terms of flowering plants and vertebrates, with the exception of birds.

Among all flowering plant species on the island, as many as 27% are endemic, and among mammals, ende ...

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Peru

In the 16th century, the country was conquered by the Spanish Empire.

Francisco Pizarro began the conquest on the west coast of South America. In 1525, the Inca Empire co ...

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Republic of South Africa

There are 18 national parks in South Africa.

One of them is the Kruger National Park, established in 1898, covering an area of over 2 million hec ...

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Brazil

The capital of the Portuguese colony until 1763 was Salvador, a city in eastern Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean.

The city was founded on the site where Amerigo Vespucci came ashore in 1501. Salvador was founded in ...

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Portugal

Portugal (Portuguese Republic) is located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe.

Its territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.The Azores are an ar ...

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Bangladesh

Of the population of Bangladesh, 98% are Bengalis and the rest are mainly Biharis.

The official language is Bengali. The oldest text in Bengali is the Charyapada, which dates back to the 8th century.

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Great Britain

We owe the creation of modern football to the British.

Its first codified rules were created in this country. The first important document regulating the g ...

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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 ...