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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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Egypt
The most popular attraction in Egypt is the Giza pyramid complex.
There are two of the tallest pyramids in the world: the Pyramid of Cheops and the Pyramid of Khafre. ...
Bulgaria
Bulgaria is located in the southeastern part of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Black Sea.
It borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east.
Cuba
The colonial authorities caused the extermination of the local population by introducing the encomienda system (slavery and control over the Indian population).
In the first half of the 16th century, black slaves were brought to Cuba to work on plantations. From 1797, the island became a major point of the slave trade.
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.
Egypt
The longest river in Egypt is the Nile.
It was the Nile that allowed the first civilizations to settle in this area. Annual floods of the ri ...
Portugal
Portugal (Portuguese Republic) is located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe.
Its territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.The Azores are an ar ...
Ireland
In 1921, the island was divided into Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, occupies the n ...
Portugal
Portugal has one of the most beautiful hiking trails in Europe.
The network of hiking trails in the western and southern parts of the country - Rota Vicentina has b ...
Albania
The history of Albania is part of the history of Europe.
In ancient times, the areas of today's Albania were inhabited by Illyrian, Thracian, and Greek tribe ...
Bangladesh
The People's Republic of Bangladesh is a country with an area of 148,460 km2 (57,320 sq mi).
It is located in South Asia on the largest bay in the world, the Bay of Bengal. It borders India to the west, north, and east and Myanmar (formerly Burma) to the southeast.