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Tuesday, 17 February 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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Switzerland
The capital of the pharmaceutical and chemical industry in Switzerland is Basel, which is the country's third largest city.
They have there, among others: headquarters of the following companies:• Novartis AG - the company w ...
Peru
In colonial times, Baroque dominated in Peru, visible primarily in sacred art.
Many churches and religious works date from this period, such as the Church of La Compañía, and the ...
Faroe Islands
There are almost twice as many sheep as people in the Faroe Islands.
The number of sheep in the archipelago is strictly regulated by regulations dating back to the 13th ...
England
The Tower of London, best known as an inescapable prison, was once a zoo.
Thanks to King Henry III, who received three leopards (probably lions) from the Holy Roman Emperor F ...
Albania
Albania is divided into two ethnic parts, the border between them runs near Tirana.
The north of the country is inhabited by the Ghegs, who speak the Gheg Albanian dialect, and the sou ...
Turkey
Camel wrestling is an annual Turkish festival taking place between November and March.
Male camels wrestle as a response to a female camel in heat led before them. It originated about 1,0 ...
Faroe Islands
The first inhabitants of the Faroe Islands were Irish eremites.
They came to the islands in the 7th century, and when the Vikings arrived there in the 9th century, ...
Portugal
Portugal as a country was founded during the early Christian Reconquista.
Founded in 868, the country of Portugal gained importance after the Battle of São Mamede (1128). The ...
Russia
The deepest lake in Russia is Lake Baikal, with a maximum depth of 1,642 meters.
Apart from being the deepest lake globally, it is also the largest freshwater lake by volume, containing about 23% of the world’s surface water.
Uganda
Uganda borders five countries.
Kenya - in the east South Sudan - in the north Democratic Republic of the Congo - in the west Rwand ...