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Friday, 17 July 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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Argentina
The official name of Argentina is the Argentine Republic.
It gained its independence in 1816.
Slovakia
Slovakia can boast of many representative cultural and historical buildings.
Within its area, you can find over a hundred strongholds and castles and at least twice as many pala ...
Great Britain
One of the most famous cheeses, Cheddar, comes from Great Britain.
The first cheeses of this type were made in the Middle Ages, near the village of Cheddar. There is a ...
Austria
The 18th century resulted in huge changes in the customs and aesthetics of Austria, which now results in crowds of tourists wanting to see the effects of these changes.
The French Revolution of 1789 and its consequences were a shock for the European noble families of t ...
Australia
During winter, the country’s area covered by snow is larger than Switzerland’s.
North Korea
North Korea is a small country located in East Asia.
It is located on the Korean Peninsula and the official name of the country is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Slovakia
In the town of Kremnické Bane, which is an old mining settlement mentioned in 1361, there is (according to one concept) the geographical center of Europe.
The symbolic center of Europe is located above the village, next to the Gothic Church of Saint Josep ...
Switzerland
There are approximately 1500 lakes in Switzerland, 77 of which have an area larger than 10 ha.
These are glacial lakes, and the largest ones are border lakes.
Czech Republic
Protected nature areas in the Czech Republic cover 12.5 thousand square kilometers, which constitutes 15.7% of the country's area.
They include 4 national parks, protected landscape areas, 891 reserves, and 1297 natural monuments. Five sites have the status of world biosphere reserves.
Republic of South Africa
About 80% of South Africans are of Black African descent, divided into different ethnic groups speaking different African languages.
The remaining population consists of Africa's largest communities of European (white South Africans) ...