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Thursday, 7 May 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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Republic of South Africa
The southernmost area of Africa is Cape Agulius, where two oceans meet: the Atlantic and Indian.
Most of South Africa's rivers have their source in the Drakensberg Mountains. The longest of them is Oranje, 1860 km long.
Austria
In the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire posed a great challenge to the empire.
In 1529, the Turks unsuccessfully besieged Vienna, withdrew, but continued to threaten it for the ne ...
Bangladesh
The original areas of Bangladesh were covered with monsoon forests, which are now severely degraded and have been replaced by agricultural land. As a result of human overexploitation, forests now cover only 14% of the country.
In the Chittagong Hills (an area about 350 km (217 mi) long along Bangladesh's border with India and ...
New Zealand
Māori’s Haka are one of the most recognizable ceremonial performances.
They are typically performed by groups of men and women at weddings and funerals, to greet distingui ...
Austria
The most mountainous state of Austria is Tyrol.
In Tyrol, only less than 3% of the land is suitable for cultivation. It is also the least populated area - inhabited areas constitute 15% of the area.
Republic of South Africa
South Africa is a region of high biodiversity, both on land and in the sea.
The country ranks sixth among the world's seventeen megadiverse countries.
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 ...
Cuba
In 1906, U.S. troops intervened in Cuba for the second time, occupying the island for two and a half years.
After the foreign troops left, many dictators ruled the country. During World War I, Cuba sided with ...
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s export trademark is Ceylon tea.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, Sri Lanka became a plantation economy famous for the production and ...
Ireland
The national symbol of Ireland is the harp.
Its original still exists and dates back to around 1300 AD.