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Friday, 23 October 2026

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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Portugal

Forests cover 41% of the country's area in Portugal. They are best preserved in the mountains in the north of the country.

71% of the forested area of continental Portugal is made up of eucalyptus trees and cork oaks. In Madeira, laurel dominates the landscape.

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Republic of South Africa

The country's area is 1.219.912 square kilometers.

South Africa is the 24th largest country in the world. It is about the same size as Colombia, twice ...

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Croatia

The 45th parallel, the so-called Suncanik, runs through the town of Senj.

It has the same latitude as New York. The city has the coldest climate on the Adriatic coast.

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhs only adopted Islam in the 16th century.

For a long time, it competed with Shamanism.

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Thailand

Thailand adopted the metric system in 1923, but the old Thai units are still in common use, especially for land measurement.

Years are numbered as BE (Buddhist Era) in educational institutions, civil service, government, cont ...

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Panama

Panama was part of the Spanish Empire for more than three hundred years - from 1513 to 1821.

From 1535 it was part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, from 1717 it was part of the Viceroyalty of N ...

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Portugal

Portugal has the fifth largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in Europe, the third largest in the European Union, and the twentieth largest in the world.

This is a maritime zone in which the Portuguese have special rights to explore and exploit marine resources. It covers 1.727.408 square kilometers.

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria is the third country in Europe in terms of the value of archaeological monuments.

This country is famous for its huge number of temples (monasteries) - the largest and most famous of ...

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Nigeria

There are about 75.000 registered doctors in the Nigerian health service, but more than 33.000 of them have left the country.

Nigeria’s health care system is facing a shortage of doctors due to the emigration of qualified prof ...

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Vatican City

There are a number of extraterritorial properties of the Holy See that are not part of Vatican territory.

These include areas immediately adjacent to state territory, such as the Palazzo San Pio X, Campo Sa ...

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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 ...