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Saturday, 13 December 2025
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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Cuba
In 1934, the family business Jose Arechabala created the brand Havana Club.
The government of Fidel Castro nationalized the company, and years later, its rums became famous all over the world. Today, a bottle of Havana Club can be found in almost every Cuban home.
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Singapore
The government in Singapore controls all the media. Censorship is official.
There is a ban on demonstrations, happenings, and public gatherings. One goes to jail for criticizing the government.
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Panama
Before Europeans, Panama was inhabited by an indigenous population speaking Chibchan, Choco and Cueva languages.
The population is estimated to have been around two million people, who were mainly engaged in fishi ...
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Nigeria
Since 12th December 1991, the capital of Nigeria has been Abuja, replacing the country’s most populous city, Lagos, in that role.
Abuja is the capital and the eighth-most populous city in Nigeria. It is located in the center of th ...
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Thailand
The national flower of Thailand is the orchid.
It is also one of the country's most important exports. About 45% of orchids growing in Thailand are ...
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New Zealand
The founding document of New Zealand was the Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1840 between the Māori and the British Crown.
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Panama
The geographic region connecting the American continents in Central America is the Darién Gap.
It is a swampy and forested isthmus measuring about 160 by 50 kilometers, separating the Panamanian ...
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s coastline is 1,585 kilometers long.
Sri Lanka lays claim to an exclusive economic zone in the surrounding maritime waters, extending 200 ...
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Philippines
The Philippines' coastline is 36.289 kilometers long.
This makes the Philippines the fifth country in the world with the longest coastline, after Canada ( ...
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New Zealand
The indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand are Māori.
They descend from settlers that came from East Polynesia between 1320 and 1350.
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34 facts about Republic of South Africa
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
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