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Tuesday, 20 January 2026
37 facts about Slovakia
37 facts about Slovakia
A land of castles and palaces
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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Florida
Florida is the American capital of golf. PGA–the Professional Golfer’s Association of America–is located in Palm Beach Gardens.
The number of golf courses in Florida is dizzying, as there are 1250, which is twice as many as in C ...
Bangladesh
The national animal of Bangladesh is the Bengal tiger, the flower is the water lily, and the fruit is the jackfruit, the fruit of the deciduous tree.
Uganda
The Ruwenzori mountain range stretches on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The highest peak of these mountains and all of Uganda is Mount Stanley with a height of 5110 m above ...
Bangladesh
The area that is now Bangladesh was part of India under British rule. It was part of a historical land called Bengal.
In 1947, Bengal was divided into West Bengal, which became part of India, and East Bengal, a province of Pakistan. Till 1971, there was a struggle in East Bengal to free it from Pakistani occupation.
Switzerland
Switzerland borders five countries.
In the east with Austria and Liechtenstein, in the west with France, in the south with Italy, and the north with Germany.
Austria
The international agreement signed on May 15, 1955 between Austria and the Allies, as well as the declaration of perpetual neutrality, gave Austria independence.
Austria, located between countries separated by the "Iron Curtain", has become a gateway connecting ...
Croatia
Croatia proclaimed its independence in 1991.
Then the war began with Yugoslavia, more specifically with Serbia, which was supported by Montenegri ...
Zanzibar
Giant tortoises live on one of the islands in the Zanzibar Archipelago, on Prison Island.
They were donated to Zanzibar at the beginning of the 20th century by the government of Seychelles, four in quantity. Today there are many more of them, and the oldest specimen is over 190 years old.
Kazakhstan
In the southeastern region of Kazakhstan, close to the Tenshan mountains, there is a canyon of the Shinar River, reminiscent of the Grand Canyon of Colorado.
The length of the canyon is about 150 km, and the height of the walls reaches 200 m.
Zanzibar
Zanzibar is a place where you can admire Tingatinga paintings, typical of this region.
Tingatinga is a painting style from the 1960s. Its name comes from the name of Edward Saidi Tingatinga, a self-taught artist who started his career in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.