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Tuesday, 18 August 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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Turkey
The largest and deepest lake is Lake Van.
It is the world’s largest soda lake.
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Croatia
Small sharks occasionally venture into Croatian waters, and whales also stray there every few years.
The permanent inhabitants of Croatian waters are bottlenose dolphins, which can be found around Losinij and Cres's islands.
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Vatican City
The Vatican is home to one of the oldest and most famous libraries-the Vatican Library.
It was founded in 1448 by Pope Nicholas V as the public library of the city of Rome. The initial col ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and the sixth most populous country in the world.
The population there is more than 213 million and accounts for about 17 percent of the total populat ...
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Faroe Islands
The animal world is species-poor.
Due to the isolated, insular nature of the Faroe Islands, some animal species do not occur there nat ...
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Austria
The German name for Austria, Österreich, comes from the Old High German Ostarrichi, which meant "eastern land" and first appeared in a document from 996.
The word is probably a translation of the medieval Latin Marchia orientalis into the local (Bavarian ...
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Turkey
Turkey is a very patriotic country.
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Republic of South Africa
There are approximately 5 million illegal immigrants living in South Africa, including approximately 3 million Zimbabweans.
The refugee and asylum seeker population in South Africa in 2007 was approximately 144.700 people.
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Bulgaria
According to the 1991 constitution, Bulgaria is a republic in which the head of state is the president, directly elected for a 5-year term.
The legislative body is the unicameral, 240-person National Assembly, elected for a 4-year term.
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Switzerland
The Swiss Plateau stretches from Lake Geneva on the border with France to Lake Constance on the border with Austria and Germany.
The entire highland is covered with hills, small lakes, and rivers. Its average height is 580 m. Swi ...
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34 facts about Republic of South Africa
34 facts about Republic of South Africa
A country with three cities as its capital
South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa. It is inhabited by a multi-ethnic society encompassing many different cultures, languages, and rel ...
34 facts about Bulgaria
34 facts about Bulgaria
One of the oldest European countries
Bulgaria is a small country in southeastern Europe, not much larger than Iceland or the American state of Tennessee. Its surface is very diversified t ...
45 facts about Switzerland
45 facts about Switzerland
One of the smallest countries in Europe
Switzerland is one of the most interesting countries. It is a small landlocked country at the junction of Western, Central, and Southern Europe, assoc ...
15 facts about South Korea
15 facts about South Korea
To benefit all people
The motto of this country is very altruistic but reflects the spirit of the South Korean nation. Although in the 1970s it lagged behind North Korea's ...
43 facts about Peru
43 facts about Peru
The third largest country in South America
Peru is an Andean country in South America whose territory has a rich, centuries-old history. There were several significant Native American civilizat ...
37 facts about Portugal
37 facts about Portugal
The westernmost country in Europe
Portugal is a relatively small country on the western edge of Europe. For years, this country has been attracting tourists from all over the world wit ...
39 facts about Ireland
39 facts about Ireland
Emerald Isle
Ireland is a Western European country located on the island of the same name. It occupies most of the island, which it shares with Northern Ireland an ...
31 facts about Austria
31 facts about Austria
A landlocked country in the Eastern Alps
Austria is a small country located in Central Europe. It is a mountainous country, with two-thirds of the area covered by the Alps. Due to its mountai ...
27 facts about Czech Republic
27 facts about Czech Republic
Land of religious tolerance and fabolous Knödels
The Czech Republic is a small, upland, and mountainous country in Central Europe, whose area is nearly 79.000 square kilometers. Just over 10.5 millio ...
31 facts about Thailand
31 facts about Thailand
A country on the Indochinese Peninsula
Thailand is an Asian country located in its south-eastern part, famous for its interesting culture and religious architecture. This exotic country, wh ...
25 facts about Albania
25 facts about Albania
Land of Eagles
Albania is a small country located on the Balkan Peninsula. This small and economically underdeveloped country is characterized by a mountainous lands ...
32 facts about Uganda
32 facts about Uganda
One of the highest situated African countries
Uganda is a landlocked African country located on Africa's largest lake and the Nile basin. It is a country of young people - over two-thirds of its i ...
15 facts about Egypt
15 facts about Egypt
The home of the calendar, door lock, toothpaste and make-up
More than five thousand years have passed since the first unification and formation of a larger statehood, but Egypt was inhabited by various tribes a ...
31 facts about Brazil
31 facts about Brazil
South America's largest country
Brazil is the largest and most populous country in South America and one of the largest and most populous countries in the world. A former Portuguese ...
24 facts about Zanzibar
24 facts about Zanzibar
A paradise island in the Indian Ocean
Zanzibar is the largest island of the archipelago of the same name located in the Indian Ocean. It is a destination for many tourists looking for both ...
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