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Wednesday, 15 April 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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Philippines
The national bird of the Philippines is the Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), known as the monkeyfish.
The Philippine eagle is the largest of the eagles - the world's largest bird of prey. It is a specie ...
Portugal
In mainland Portugal, over 20% of the total number of species are exotic.
In Madeira it is 36% and in the Azores - 70%.In 2019, out of 172 countries in the world, Portugal ranked 168th in the Forest Landscape Integrity Index.
Turkey
One of the oldest and largest markets in the world is Grand Bazaar, located in Istanbul.
It covers 64 streets and is visited by roughly 40,000 people a day.
Florida
Native Americans inhabited the area of Florida as far back as 14 thousand years.
They got to the area thanks to the last glaciation, in which sea levels lowered and the peninsula itself was much wider and had a cooler and drier climate.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria has very fertile soil, especially in the Danube Plain, where there are chernozems lying on loess.
30% of the country's area is covered by chernozem soils, 29% by chestnut soils, and 29% by gray and brown forest soils.
Croatia
Undoubted attraction of the Istrian peninsula is the smallest town in the world, Hum.
It was surrounded by walls, an important strategic point on the border of the lands belonging to the ...
England
The highest mountain in England is Scafell Pike, with a height of 978 meters above sea level.
It is located at Lake District National Park in Cumbria. Its name comes from Old Norse (skalli fjal pik). Although it is the most prominent mountain in England, it is ranked 13th in the British Isles.
China
Although Ping-Pong is one of the most popular games in China, it originated in the UK.
Austria
Under the rule of the Habsburgs, Austria increased its power, and in 1452, during the reign of Frederick III, it became an empire.
Thanks to their efficient marriage policy, the Habsburgs secured rule in France, gained the throne in Spain and, therefore, control over overseas colonies.
Croatia
Croatia lies in two climatic zones: Mediterranean and Continental.