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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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Ireland
Poles constitute the largest national minority in Ireland.
According to the 2011 census, the declared number of Poles residing on the island was 122.585 (an in ...
Mauritius
The autonomous outer island of Mauritius is Rodrigues.
It is an island of volcanic origin, 560 kilometers east of Mauritius. Its area is 109 square kilomet ...
Czech Republic
At the beginning of the 15th century, Protestant sentiments increased in the Czech lands.
The execution of Jan Hus (Church reformer, a leading figure of the Czech Reformation) triggered the ...
Zanzibar
On the island, the day starts every day at 6 a.m. (sunrise). It is delayed by 6 hours compared to the official time.
In Zanzibar, it is customary to use some form of local, unofficial solar time.
Cuba
In the first half of the 19th century, Cuba was one of the most developed places in Latin America (countries of the South and Central America where Romance languages are spoken, i.e. Spanish, Portuguese or French).
It was also one of the last Spanish colonies. Cuba became the leading sugar producer in the region. ...
Cuba
In the early 20th century, rum began to be produced on an industrial scale in Cuba.
It was mass-produced and its reputation became known throughout the world. When Prohibition was introduced in the United States in 1920, Americans came to Cuba in large numbers to drink alcohol.
Bulgaria
From the south, the Balkans descend steeply and turn into a vast depression in which the vast Upper Thracian Plain is located.
This lowland is surrounded by the Rhodope Mountains from the west and south. To the west of them ris ...
Turkey
Turks do not treat chicken as meat.
It is common to offer chicken as a vegetarian version of a meal.
China
The highest peak on earth.
China's highest peak is Mount Everest (8848 m).
Zanzibar
In the past, the Stone City was the center of the East African slave trade between Africa and Asia.