Countries

One of the official languages on the islands (along with Danish) is Faroese.

The original forests of Mauritius have been almost completely cleared - today lass than two percent of the native forests remain.

The capital of Portugal is Lisbon.

The country's name probably comes from the name of the tribe of the Polans.

Switzerland is a democratic and parliamentary federation where direct democracy (referendums) is widely used.

After the end of World War II, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia took power in Czechoslovakia.

This practice led to intensive deforestation and destruction of important habitats for wild animals in an area previously rich in biodiversity - there were, among others, monkeys, jaguars, and many butterflies.

There are three large physical and geographical regions in the country: Costa, Sierra, and Amazonia.

White nights occur there.

For almost 300 years, French was the official language in England.