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Portugal (Portuguese Republic) is located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe.

There are no mosquitoes on the Faroe Islands, but there are also no bees.

The Jagiellonians ruled Poland until 1573, when Sigismund II Augustus died childlessly.

Mauritius is home to a diverse flora and fauna not usually found in such a small area.

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

The population of Japan is almost 99% ethnic.

Halloween also has Celtic and Irish roots - it comes from the holiday of Samhain.

It used to be believed that cigars were rolled on the thighs of beautiful Cuban women - this may once have been so, but today they are made in factories by trocedores, skilled cigar factory workers.

Portugal monopolized the spice trade.

The Czech state is proud of its symbols, which include the large and small Czech coat of arms, the Czech flag, the flag of the Czech President, the state seal, the Czech national colors (white, red, and blue), and the anthem ("Where My Home Is").