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Monday, 10 November 2025
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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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 ...
Albania
Albania, although a small country, is characterized by a significant wealth of ecosystems and habitats on land and sea.
The most widespread terrestrial ecosystem is forests, which cover 36% of the country's area. The for ...
Republic of South Africa
The interior of South Africa consists of a vast, in most places almost flat plateau called the High Weld, which ranges in height from 1000 to 2100 m.
The plateau is highest in the east and slopes gently towards the west and north. It is surrounded by ...
Cuba
The rapid development of rum production in Cuba took place after 1800, when copper alembics - vessels used for distillation - were imported from Europe and when it was discovered that aged rum improves its taste and aroma.
At Rum Museum and in the factory founded in 1878 (the former FCA De Ron Bocoy), you can see all the ...
Japan
The kimono is Japan’s traditional garment.
It is worn both by men and women.
Cuba
The island lies latitudinally and is separated from Florida by the Straits of Florida, from Haiti by the Windward Passage, from Jamaica by the Cayman Trough, and from Yucatan by the Yucatán Channel.
The island is about 1,200 km (745 mi) long and 50-200 km (31 - 124 mi) wide.
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are a group of eighteen islands and eleven islets of volcanic origin.
They are located in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain, Iceland, and Norway.
Russia
The longest river in Russia is the Lena River, with a length of 4,400 kilometers.
The second-longest is Ob River –  4,338 kilometers and Yenisey River – 4,102 kilometers.
Portugal
Portugal's power and wealth were greatly damaged by several successive events.
It was the Lisbon earthquake in 1755, the occupation of the country during the Napoleonic Wars, the ...
Croatia
Since the first century BC, these territories belonged to the Roman Empire.
The Romans divided Croatia into two provinces: Dalmatia and Pannonia, and in the early 7th century, ...