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Tuesday, 14 July 2026

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

In the town of Kolarovo, there is a wooden bridge that ranks among the longest in Europe.

It is a bridge on the Little Dunajec. Its length is 86 m and its width is 2.25 m. The bridge does no ...

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Argentina

The first child born in Antarctica was a son of an Argentine – Silvia de Palma.

His birth, which happened in 1978 was planned right there to strengthen the Argentine’s territorial claim of Antarctica.

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Switzerland

It has the world's twentieth-largest economy in terms of nominal GDP and thirty-eighth largest in terms of purchasing power parity.

It is the seventeenth largest exporter, and Zurich and Geneva are considered global cities (with int ...

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Egypt

The white desert surrounding the city of Al-Farafira is one of the most beautiful places in Egypt.

The town itself is small, inhabited by about 5000 people. 45 kilometers north of the city is the Whi ...

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Great Britain

The majority of British citizens are English. There are as many as 56 million of them or approximately 84% of the kingdom's population.

The second largest population is occupied by the Scots (5.4 million) and the Welsh (3.1 million). Th ...

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Brazil

Brazil has six major ecosystems.

- Amazon basin - a system of tropical rainforests- Pantanal - the world's largest tropical wetlands ...

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Republic of South Africa

South Africa, South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa.

To the south, the country is bounded by 2798 km of coastline stretching along the South Atlantic and ...

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Faroe Islands

Almost all of the Faroese people are Christians.

The islands were Christianized in 999 by Sigmundur Brestisson (the Faroese Viking chief who initiate ...

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Czech Republic

The total area of the country is 78.868 square kilometers.

The population exceeds 10.6 million and the population density is 134 people/km2.93.7% of the population are Czechs, 4.9% Moravians, and 1.4% Slovaks.

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Republic of South Africa

South Africa is often referred to as the "rainbow nation" to describe the country's multicultural diversity, especially in the wake of apartheid.

Since 1994, all ethnic and linguistic groups have had political representation in the country.

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34 facts about Republic of South Africa

A country with three cities as its capital

South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa. It is inhabited by a multi-ethnic society encompassing many different cultures, languages, and rel ...

34 facts about Bulgaria

One of the oldest European countries

Bulgaria is a small country in southeastern Europe, not much larger than Iceland or the American state of Tennessee. Its surface is very diversified t ...

45 facts about Switzerland

One of the smallest countries in Europe

Switzerland is one of the most interesting countries. It is a small landlocked country at the junction of Western, Central, and Southern Europe, assoc ...

15 facts about South Korea

To benefit all people

The motto of this country is very altruistic but reflects the spirit of the South Korean nation. Although in the 1970s it lagged behind North Korea's ...

43 facts about Peru

The third largest country in South America

Peru is an Andean country in South America whose territory has a rich, centuries-old history. There were several significant Native American civilizat ...

37 facts about Portugal

The westernmost country in Europe

Portugal is a relatively small country on the western edge of Europe. For years, this country has been attracting tourists from all over the world wit ...

39 facts about Ireland

Emerald Isle

Ireland is a Western European country located on the island of the same name. It occupies most of the island, which it shares with Northern Ireland an ...

31 facts about Austria

A landlocked country in the Eastern Alps

Austria is a small country located in Central Europe. It is a mountainous country, with two-thirds of the area covered by the Alps. Due to its mountai ...

27 facts about Czech Republic

Land of religious tolerance and fabolous Knödels

The Czech Republic is a small, upland, and mountainous country in Central Europe, whose area is nearly 79.000 square kilometers. Just over 10.5 millio ...

31 facts about Thailand

A country on the Indochinese Peninsula

Thailand is an Asian country located in its south-eastern part, famous for its interesting culture and religious architecture. This exotic country, wh ...

25 facts about Albania

Land of Eagles

Albania is a small country located on the Balkan Peninsula. This small and economically underdeveloped country is characterized by a mountainous lands ...

32 facts about Uganda

One of the highest situated African countries

Uganda is a landlocked African country located on Africa's largest lake and the Nile basin. It is a country of young people - over two-thirds of its i ...

15 facts about Egypt

The home of the calendar, door lock, toothpaste and make-up

More than five thousand years have passed since the first unification and formation of a larger statehood, but Egypt was inhabited by various tribes a ...

31 facts about Brazil

South America's largest country

Brazil is the largest and most populous country in South America and one of the largest and most populous countries in the world. A former Portuguese ...

24 facts about Zanzibar

A paradise island in the Indian Ocean

Zanzibar is the largest island of the archipelago of the same name located in the Indian Ocean. It is a destination for many tourists looking for both ...