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Tuesday, 14 October 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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Poland
For 123 years, Poland disappeared from the maps.
The loss of sovereignty and territory began as early as 1772 after the First Partition, but after th ...
Republic of South Africa
South Africa is one of the few countries in Africa that has never experienced a coup.
However, regular elections have been held there for almost a century.
Panama
Panama is one of three countries in the world with negative carbon dioxide emissions.
This means that it absorbs more carbon dioxide than it releases into the atmosphere. The other two countries with negative emissions are Bhutan in South Asia and Suriname in northern South America.
Mauritius
Rodrigues was named after Portuguese explorer Diogo Rodrigues, who first arrived on the uninhabited island in 1528.
He arrived under the command of Portuguese viceroy Pedro Mascarenhas (after whom the archipelago is ...
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.
Portugal
Portugal has a relatively high illiteracy rate - 4.6% of residents over the age of 15 cannot read and write.
Compulsory education lasts nine years, i.e. from the age of 6 to 15. Primary school is compulsory, u ...
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.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic borders four countries.
It borders Poland to the north, Germany to the west and north-west, Austria to the south, and Slovakia to the east.
Singapore
The government in Singapore controls all the media. Censorship is official.
There is a ban on demonstrations, happenings, and public gatherings. One goes to jail for criticizing the government.
Peru
Peru is a country with a centuries-old, rich history.
The earliest traces of human presence in this country date back to around 12.500 BC in the settlemen ...