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Friday, 30 October 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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Egypt
The capital of the first Egyptian state was in Tinis, although its location is still unknown.
This is the so-called early dynastic period in which the first two pharaonic dynasties ruled. They w ...
Brazil
Brazil has nearly 7500 kilometers of Atlantic Ocean coastline.
Ocean waters lap the country's territory from the northeast and southeast. The northern part of the ...
Singapore
It is known for its strict law.
It has the death penalty, which is carried out regularly and is highly accepted by society. There is also the punishment of flogging and numerous prohibitions punishable by heavy fines.
Ireland
The original inhabitants of Ireland were hunters and gatherers - they came from the European continent around 8000 BC.
The remains of these people are Neolithic tombs, still visible in the Irish landscape, such as Newgr ...
South Korea
Kimchi is the national dish of Koreans.
Kimchi is fermented or pickled vegetables. The first kimchi was created in Korea in the 6th century ...
Switzerland
Switzerland was the last Western republic to grant women the right to vote.
Some cantons approved this in 1959, while at the federal level, it was not achieved until 1971 (one canton resisted until 1990).The first woman president was Ruth Dreifuss in 1999.
Cuba
Spanish is the official language in Cuba.
However, it differs considerably from Castilian, which is spoken in Spain, and from other South Amer ...
Switzerland
It is the financial center of Europe and the world.
Trust in this country was built on neutrality since 1815 and the principle of inviolability of banki ...
Portugal
The oldest operating bookstore in the world is located in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.
Livraria Bertrand in Baixa Chiado, founded by Pedro Faure, has been operating continuously since 1732.
Zanzibar
A very common saying that you can hear from local people in Zanzibar is "Hakuna matata".
And also jambo, which means "hello", and pole pole, which means slowly in Swahili, because why rush when on vacation?