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Sunday, 12 October 2025

A civilization that has existed continuously for 5000 years

China is the most populous country with the longest-living civilization in the world. It is the home of many inventions and a treasure trove of folk m ...

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria has been a traditionally Christian state since adopting Christianity as the state religion in 865.

The dominant denomination is the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. More than 60% of the country's populatio ...

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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 ...

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England

The Tower of London, best known as an inescapable prison, was once a zoo.

Thanks to King Henry III, who received three leopards (probably lions) from the Holy Roman Emperor F ...

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Turkey

St. Nicolas, commonly known as Santa Claus, was born in Patara, Turkey.

He was born around 270-280 AD. At first, St. Nicolas was believed to be a holy man performing miracl ...

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Republic of South Africa

The interior of South Africa consists of a vast, in most places almost flat plateau called the High Weld, which ranges in height from 1000 to 2100 m.

The plateau is highest in the east and slopes gently towards the west and north. It is surrounded by ...

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Philippines

The national flower of the Philippines is Jasminum sambac - (Arabian jasmine, Sambac jasmine), called Sampaguita by Filipinos.

It is a species of jasmine native to tropical Asia, commonly cultivated there as an ornamental plant ...

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Slovakia

Slovakia can boast of many representative cultural and historical buildings.

Within its area, you can find over a hundred strongholds and castles and at least twice as many pala ...

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Australia

The island of Tasmania has one of the cleanest air in the world.

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Argentina

The dominant religion of Argentina is Christianity.

In 2013, an Argentine, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, became the first-ever South American pope. He took the name Francis.

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Portugal

Portugal has left a profound cultural, architectural, and linguistic impact throughout the world.

The legacy of this is approximately 250 million Portuguese speakers and many Creole languages based on Portuguese.Currently, Portuguese is the official language of 9 countries in the world.

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20 facts about Great Britain

Keep calm and carry on

Great Britain is an island country in Western Europe. Its beginnings were quite modest when in 1603 its two component countries - England and Scotland ...

24 facts about North Korea

North Korea's motto: A strong and prosperous state

This country, distant to us and difficult to access as a tourist, holds many secrets. The way power is exercised there and what daily life is like for ...

32 facts about Kazakhstan

Land of the free people

Kazakhstan is associated with vast expanses of space, with steppes, yurts, rural huts and gloomy apartment blocks that remember the Soviet era. The co ...

24 facts about Philippines

An area with one of the world's greatest biodiversity

The Philippines, an archipelago hiding in its embrace of countless islands that constitute a kind of pearl of Southeast Asia, captivates with its extr ...

26 facts about Faroe Islands

Thou, fairest land of mine

The Faroe Islands are one of the three countries of the Kingdom of Denmark, along with mainland Denmark and Greenland. The head of state is Denmark’s ...

25 facts about Mauritius

The island whose worldwide fame was brought by two postage stamps

Mauritius, the pearl of the Indian Ocean, is a paradisical corner known not only for its white beaches and azure lagoons but also for its extraordinar ...

21 facts about Vatican City

Stato della Città del Vaticano

Vatican City is the smallest sovereign state in the world, located in the heart of Rome, the capital of Italy. Its history dates back more than two th ...

19 facts about Nigeria

Giant of Africa

Located in West Africa, Nigeria is the continent’s most populous country and one of its most culturally and naturally diverse. From the lush rainfores ...

22 facts about Panama

A country that connects North America to South America

Panama is a country located in the heart of Central America, connecting North and South America, as well as the cultures, histories, and landscapes of ...

15 facts about Florida

Sunshine state

This beautiful, sunny state is hardly ever covered with snow. Even in the winter, the temperatures rarely drop below 0 degrees Celsius. It’s a popular ...

24 facts about Sri Lanka

The “Land of Smiles”

Sri Lanka is an island country in the Indian Ocean. Previously, until 1972, both the country and the island on which it lies were known to the world a ...

39 facts about Japan

The Land of Cherry Blossom

Japan is one of the most fascinating places in the world. It possesses a rich and complex cultural heritage, but at the same time is among the most te ...

35 facts about New Zealand

Aotearoa

New Zealand is a country of records. It has the largest insects, and the smallest dolphins, and even its extinct birds were the largest. It is known w ...

47 facts about Cuba

El Caiman or El Cocodrilo

Cuba, a country located in the Caribbean Sea - also called the long green lizard because of its shape. Colonial architecture, cigar factories, beautif ...

33 facts about Singapore

The golden pearl of Asia

Located between Malaysia and Indonesia, Singapore is an island, a state, and a city. Small in area, it is a cosmopolitan, fabulously wealthy metropoli ...