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Tuesday, 5 May 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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Panama
Panama’s artificial Gatun Lake was for several decades the largest artificial lake in the world.
Gatun Lake in central Panama was created between 1907 and 1913, thanks to the construction of the Ga ...
Slovakia
The most famous archaeological finds include the oldest female statue made of mammoth bone - the famous Venus of Moravia (22.800 BC).
This sculpture was found in the 1940s in the town of Moravany nad Vahom near Piešťany.
Peru
In the eastern foothills of the Andes, there are cultivations of the Erythroxylum coca, also known as Coca.
This shrub occurs only in cultivation. Coca leaves contain cocaine in the amount of 0.25-1.3% and ar ...
Switzerland
Switzerland has been recognized as one of the least corrupt countries in the world.
However, its banking sector was rated as one of the most corrupt in the world.
Zanzibar
Zanzibar's history began 2000 years ago.
The first inhabitants were Africans from the continent. They traded with India, Arabia, and Persia, whose peoples partially settled the island and enriched its Swahili culture.
Japan
The largest seafood market in the world is the Toyosu Market in Tokyo.
It gained fame for tuna auctions, that start at 5 am.
Switzerland
The President of Switzerland serves only one year.
He is elected by the Federal Assembly from among the members of the Federal Council. He chairs the C ...
Nigeria
The main religions in Nigeria are Islam and Christianity.
Nigerians are almost evenly divided between Muslims and Christians, with a small minority of adheren ...
South Korea
Although the hostilities between North and South Korea ended on July 27, 1953, with the signing of an armistice, the war between the countries continues to this day. To this day, no peace has been concluded between the conflicting countries.
Under the armistice, hostilities ceased and a demilitarized zone "DMZ" operates in the area 2 km sou ...
Switzerland
The capital of the pharmaceutical and chemical industry in Switzerland is Basel, which is the country's third largest city.
They have there, among others: headquarters of the following companies:• Novartis AG - the company w ...