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Monday, 5 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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Bangladesh
The original areas of Bangladesh were covered with monsoon forests, which are now severely degraded and have been replaced by agricultural land. As a result of human overexploitation, forests now cover only 14% of the country.
In the Chittagong Hills (an area about 350 km (217 mi) long along Bangladesh's border with India and ...
Australia
There are two species of monotremes in Australia that act as an interface between reptiles and mammals.
Monotremes are oviparous, and their digestive system, reproductive and excretory systems have a shared outlet.
South Korea
Korean women are obsessed with appearance.
Apart from hundreds of different types of cosmetics, according to research from 2020, about 20% of young Korean women undergo plastic surgery.
China
The first mechanical clock was invented in China between 1088 and 1092 AD.
It was built by Su Song, one of the citizens. The device precisely indicated the time of day and allowed you to track constellations in the sky, so you could precisely set horoscopes.
Bangladesh
The capital of the country is Dhaka.
It is a city of 17 million people and the main center of the country's garment, textile, food and me ...
Nigeria
The Nigerian telecommunications market is one of the fastest growing in the world.
The major operators (MTN, 9mobile, Airtel, and Globacom) have their largest and most profitable centers there. 92 percent of adult men and 88 percent of women in Nigeria own a cell phone.
Ireland
The island climate means that Ireland is usually quite warm, and humid and rains often.
The longest river in Ireland is the Shannon (336 km), other larger rivers are: Slaney, Liffey, Boyne ...
England
The first ancient capital of England was Winchester.
The first king of all England, Egbert, was crowned at Winchester in 827. In 1519 it was chosen as the capital of the Kingdom of Wessex.
Republic of South Africa
In 2016, 78% of South Africans declared their religious affiliation to Christianity.
Most of them are members of various Protestant denominations (broadly defined as syncretic churches ...
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's population is more than 18, 7 million, with a population density of 6.8 per square kilometer.