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Friday, 13 November 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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Croatia
Croatia has two vegetation zones.
Islands with vegetation called woodlands are green only in spring, using moisture reserves from the ...
Florida
Florida was incorporated into the US on 3rd March 1845 as a 27th state.
Its called the Sunshine State, and its motto is “In God We Trust.” Its state animal is the cougar, t ...
Bulgaria
Bulgaria is the home of yogurts.
In 1905, Bulgarian microbiologist Stamen Grigorov discovered the Bulgarian strain of the bacterium, ...
North Korea
The DPRK also has problems with respect for human rights.
This country is accused of having the worst human rights record in the world. A 2014 UN report claim ...
Argentina
After abolishing divorces in the 1980s, Argentina became the infamous leader in this area.
Unofficially, the Argentines are claimed to be the most unfaithful nation of South America.
Mauritius
Located near the Tropic of Capricorn, Mauritius has a tropical climate.
It has two seasons: a warm, humid summer from November to April, with an average temperature of 24.7 ...
Republic of South Africa
Of South Africa's nearly 55 million population, 10% are HIV positive.
Every third man living in South Africa admits to committing rape.
Turkey
The prevailing currency is the Turkish lira.
Cuba
Cuba's river network is well developed, with over 200 rivers flowing there. The longest is the Rio Cauto, 340 km (211 mi) long, which flows into the Caribbean Sea.
Most of the rivers are located in the eastern part of the country. Of the 340 km of the Rio Cauto, o ...
Poland
The Tatra Mountains are the highest mountains in Poland.
Seventy peaks in Poland are over 2000 m high.