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Monday, 1 June 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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Slovakia
The capital of the Slovak Republic is Bratislava.
It is also the largest city in Slovakia in terms of population (437.726 people). Bratislava is locat ...
Liechtenstein
German is the official language according to the constitution.
In Liechtenstein, there is the phenomenon of diglossia. In practice, the German language used in everyday communication consists of eleven dialects.
Japan
Japanese streets are the cleanest in the world.
It ties to Japanese culture and mindset, where even school children tend to the tidiness of their schools. There are no cleaning services, pupils clean their own classrooms and cafeterias.
China
There are as many as 56 different ethnic groups living in China.
The largest group is the Han - it constitutes as much as 91% of the total population. Each of the remaining groups has its own distinct culture, and some have a separate language and writing.
Slovakia
Slovakia, like the Czech Republic and Poland, is located in a mixed forest zone.
Forests cover 44% of Slovakia's territory. In terms of trees - 60% are deciduous trees and 40% are coniferous trees.
England
It is not a sovereign state.
It is one of four countries, along with Scotland, Wales, and North Ireland, that make up the United Kingdom.
Germany
The most numerous group of immigrants in Germany are Turks.
The second place belongs to the Poles.
Japan
Japan is inhabited by over 125 million people.
It makes Japan the 10th most populous country in the world.
Ireland
On the coast of Northern Ireland, in County Antrim, lies the Giant's Causeway.
It is an original rock formation consisting of 37.000 tightly packed basalt columns that were formed ...
Croatia
Since the declaration of independence in 1991, the official language of Croatia is Croatian.
Slovenian, Macedonian and Serbo-Croatian languages were spoken on the territory of Yugoslavia. In re ...