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Friday, 21 November 2025

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

Slovakia has 9 national parks covering 6.5% of the country's area, as well as numerous reserves and protected landscape areas.

Protected areas cover a total of 12.3 thousand square kilometers. The history of nature protection i ...

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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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Vatican City

The Vatican has its foot military formation that acts as a bodyguard for the Pope - the Swiss Guard.

The Swiss Guard is considered the smallest and oldest existing army in the world, having been formal ...

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Croatia

The Croatian islands furthest from the mainland form the Palagruza archipelago, which includes Vela Palagruza and Mala Palagruza.

On the rocky Vela Palagruza, which is about 1400 m long and 300 m wide, stands a lighthouse built in ...

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Peru

Peru's independence was proclaimed in 1821.

Anti-Spanish uprisings also broke out in neighboring countries under the command of the Argentinian ...

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Germany

The statistical German consumes over 140 liters of beer a year.

It makes Germans second only to Czechs.

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Peru

All of Peru's culinary traditions come from the traditions of the Andean peoples and European cuisine.

Peruvian cuisine shows great territorial diversity. The coastal regions and Lima are famous for thei ...

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Uganda

Uganda borders five countries.

Kenya - in the east South Sudan - in the north Democratic Republic of the Congo - in the west Rwand ...

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Portugal

Portugal's power and wealth were greatly damaged by several successive events.

It was the Lisbon earthquake in 1755, the occupation of the country during the Napoleonic Wars, the ...

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Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein has no army of its own.

Switzerland provides its external security.

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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 ...