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Monday, 8 June 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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Bulgaria

There are three parts of the Balkans on the territory of Bulgaria: the Western Balkans, the Central Balkans, and the Eastern Balkans.

In the Central Balkans, there is the highest peak in the Balkans – Botev Peak with a height of 2376 m above sea level. The Eastern Balkans constitute the lowest part of the Bulgarian Balkans.

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Faroe Islands

The animal world is species-poor.

Due to the isolated, insular nature of the Faroe Islands, some animal species do not occur there nat ...

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Mauritius

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

They are concentrated in the Black River Gorges National Park in the southwest, the Babmous mountain ...

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Egypt

The last discovered use of hieroglyphs dates to August 24, 394.

They were carved in a temple on the island of Philae in southern Egypt. The inscription is dedicated ...

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Zanzibar

There are numerous clove and coconut plantations on the island, which constitute the basis for exports.

Clove trees appeared in Zanzibar in 1812 thanks to Saleh ibn Haramil from Muscat, who brought them h ...

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England

The English language is spoken by about 1 billion people around the globe.

This makes it the most global language in the world.

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Switzerland

Zurich, Geneva, and Basel are among the cities with the highest quality of life standards in the world.

At the same time, they have one of the highest costs of living in the world.

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Singapore

Singapore is devoid of drinking water, which has to be imported through a pipeline from Malaysia.

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Thailand

Thai cuisine is one of the most popular in the world.

Thai food combines five basic tastes: sweet, spicy, sour, bitter, and salty. The herbs and spices mo ...

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Faroe Islands

Seventeen of the archipelago’s eighteen islands are inhabited.

The largest of these is Streymoy, with an area of 374.3 square kilometers, which is home to almost h ...

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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 ...