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Monday, 1 December 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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Slovakia

Between 1003 and 1031, the lands of today's Slovakia were part of the Kingdom of Poland, after being annexed by Bolesław I the Brave.

During the reign of Saint Stephen I, today's lands of Slovakia were incorporated into the Kingdom of ...

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Republic of South Africa

The southernmost area of Africa is Cape Agulius, where two oceans meet: the Atlantic and Indian.

Most of South Africa's rivers have their source in the Drakensberg Mountains. The longest of them is Oranje, 1860 km long.

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Sri Lanka

The island’s geographic location and the presence of natural harbors gave Sri Lanka great strategic and commercial importance.

The island was a major trading center known to both East Asians and Europeans in ancient times. In t ...

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Slovakia

Slovakia is home to the only cold geyser in Europe and one of the eight cold geysers known on Earth - the Herl'any geyser.

During drilling to find new thermal springs in Herl'any, near Kosice, in 1875 a cool geyser, unique ...

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Germany

The traditional German breakfast is a white sausage dish.

Despite producing a vast selection of sausages, white sausage is considered a favorite by Germans.

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Argentina

The Andes are the natural border between Argentina and Chile.

At the same time, their highest peak and the highest peak of the western hemisphere is Aconcagua – 6,962 meters above sea level.

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South Korea

At the top of the Hallasan volcano, in the crater, there is Lake Baengnokdam, which expands and evaporates depending on rainfall.

It can reach a diameter of 2 kilometers and a depth of up to 100 meters. The slopes of Hallasan are ...

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China

A popular entertainment in China is cricket fighting.

Many Chinese children take care of their cricket and treat it as a pet.

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Peru

One of the highest railway lines in the world (until recently the highest) is the Lima-La Oroya-Cerro de Pasco line, built by Polish engineer Ernest Malinowski.

The higher railway line is in Tibet.The railway was intended to enable the transport of mineral reso ...

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Peru

Peru borders five countries and the ocean.

In the north, it borders Ecuador and Colombia, in the east with Brazil and Bolivia, in the south with Chile, and in the west with the Pacific Ocean.

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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 ...