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After the fall of the Habsburgs, Slovakia co-founded Czechoslovakia. In the period 1939-1944, it was ...

It has a rich scientific tradition that began in 1576, when Pope Gregory XIII ordered the constructi ...

14% of men and 6.5% of women aged 20-24 reported having used cannabis in the last 30 days - it is illegal in Switzerland, although minor possession was decriminalized with a fine in 2012.

Archaeologists have discovered such fossils in a series of caves in Gauteng province. This area, inc ...

Spanish is the native language of over 80% of citizens, and Quechua is the native language of 16.5%.

3000 feasters took part in the feast at a table almost 400 meters long and drank 500 liters of rakija, thus achieving a Guinness record.

Power is exercised by the president elected for a six-year term, and the parliament is unicameral.

In 2007, The Economist described Portugal as "the sick man of Europe".

Scientists estimate that the total number of plant and animal species in Brazil may approach four mi ...

Areas above 1000 m above sea level they constitute 28.8% of the country's area. The mountains in Alb ...