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Friday, 28 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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Slovakia
The oldest preserved artifacts from what is now Slovakia date back to 270.000 BC (early Paleolithic).
They are located near Nové Město nad Váhom and are ancient tools made of flint. Stone tools found in ...
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan was one of the last countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States to introduce its monetary unit. Kazakhstan's national currency is the tenge.
The currency was introduced in 1993. In 2006, the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan held a ...
Turkey
In Turkey, one can found two types of toilets – classic and holes in the floor.
Singapore
Possession of drugs is punishable by death.
Smoking in public is strictly forbidden. Only open packs of cigarettes can be brought into the country.
Vatican City
St. Peter’s Basilica was built between 1506 and 1626.
It was built on the site of an older early Christian basilica, founded by Emperor Constantine the Gr ...
Albania
During the Middle Ages, the Principality of Arbanon (Arbër) and the Sicilian union known as the Medieval Kingdom of Albania were established.
Some areas became part of the Venetian Empire and later Serbia. Between the 14th and 15th centuries, ...
Mauritius
Mauritius is an upland island with altitudes ranging from 300 to 800 meters above sea level.
The terrain rises from the coastal plains to the central plateau, where it reaches an altitude of 67 ...
North Korea
The currency of North Korea is the North Korean Won (KPW).
It is represented by the symbol ₩.
South Korea
Koreans are born a year older than us (at least).
The age of a person born in Korea is counted from one, not from zero as in our country. This is beca ...
Poland
The Andegavian dynasty ruled Poland for a short time.
In 1370 Louis I of Hungary became king of Poland, but his office was interrupted by his death. In 13 ...