Countries

Thursday, 16 April 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

Croatia has two vegetation zones.

Islands with vegetation called woodlands are green only in spring, using moisture reserves from the ...

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan has ranked first in the world in uranium ore mining for several years, overtaking the long-time leader, Canada.

Crops range from industrial crops (cotton, tobacco, sugar beets) to cereals, as well as potatoes. A sizable percentage of crops are grown on artificially irrigated fields.

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Poland

Currently, there are 23 national parks in Poland.

The oldest is "Białowieża" National Park, established in 1932. The youngest is "Ujście Warty" National Park, which was established in 2001.

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Vatican City

Initially, the seat of the popes was the Lateran Palace given to the bishops of Rome in the 4th century by Emperor Constantine the Great.

Located about five kilometers from the Lateran, the Vatican was then only a place of pilgrimage to t ...

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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.

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Ireland

In Ireland, there is officially a separation of state and church, and the constitution prohibits the promotion of religion.

The largest religious community is the Irish Roman Catholic Church - with 3.73 million believers.In ...

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Austria

It is a democratic federal state - a presidential republic.

It is a federation of nine federal states, one of which is Vienna - the capital of the state.The fed ...

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Ireland

Patrick had the Celtic name Succetus and was of Brythonic origin (a Celtic people living in Britain before the invasion of the Angles and Saxons).

When she was 16, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Ireland, where he worked as a shepherd. W ...

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Egypt

The capital is Cairo.

Cairo was founded in 969. It was built near Memphis - the capital of the ancient pharaonic state.

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Uganda

Uganda's population is one of the youngest and fastest growing in the world - over 2/3 of the population is under 25 years of age.

In 2020, 43.252.966 people lived there. Population density is not uniform, it is highest in the sout ...

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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 ...