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Friday, 30 January 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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Australia
The world’s longest fence is located in Australia.
The Diego Fence is 5,614 kilometers long and 180 centimeters high. It was built between 1880 and 188 ...
Faroe Islands
Important industries on the islands are fishing, fish farming (mainly salmon), and tourism.
The fishing zone of the Faroe Islands is 200 nautical miles. In the North Atlantic, the islands are the fifth-largest fishing nation (ranked 25th in the world).
Peru
Peru boasts great architecture, especially from the pre-Columbian period.
The most important example of such architecture is Machu Picchu - the best-preserved Inca city. The ...
Czech Republic
The country consists of three historical lands: Bohemia proper, Moravia, and Silesia (its Czech part).
The country has (since 2000) a four-level administrative division into 14 countries: 204 third-degree communes, 384 second-degree communes, and 5661 first-degree communes.
Argentina
The southern part of the country is called Patagonia. It has a dry, windy climate with cold winters.
In Patagonia live sea lions, seals, and penguins.
Switzerland
It is the best-prepared country for a possible outbreak of nuclear war.
There are enough fallout shelters to accommodate all the residents. This is related to general regul ...
Peru
The dominant religion is Catholicism.
About 76% of people there profess Catholicism. The second group - 15.6% are evangelicals (mainly Pentecostals and Seventh-day Adventists).
Germany
The world’s highest cathedral is located in Ulm.
The construction of Ulmer Münster was completed in 1890. The church tower is 161,53 meters high.
New Zealand
A mountaineer from New Zealand, Sir Edmund Hillary, was the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 29th, 1953.
He was accompanied by Tenzing Norgay, a Nepali mountaineer.
Slovakia
There was also Polish settlement in Slovakia from the 15th century.
Today, 4602 Poles live there. The areas where Poles lived became the subject of disputes between Pol ...