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Sunday, 20 September 2026

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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Ireland

At the end of the 15th century, the Tudors initiated actions to strengthen the central English authority over Ireland.

Henry VIII imposed royal authority on the Church of Ireland (in place of the papacy), and in 1541, h ...

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Portugal

Portugal is currently one of the slowest developing countries in Europe.

In 2007, The Economist described Portugal as "the sick man of Europe".

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Croatia

The Pazincica River, which flows through the Istrian capital Pazan, ends its course in the Fojba Cave, also known as the Pazinska Cave, 120 m deep.

Further on, it flows about 100 m below the city, forming two underground lakes connected by a siphon ...

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Mauritius

Of particular interest is the Rodrigues coral reef.

It is self-sown and does not receive coral zooplankton from other sources. It is thus poor in specie ...

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Singapore

Singapore is devoid of drinking water, which has to be imported through a pipeline from Malaysia.

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North Korea

Time travel is a normality for North Koreans. In 2015, a special time zone called the "Pyongyang zone" was established.

In this zone, there was a shift of half an hour backward relative to South Korean time. The Korean g ...

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Thailand

The capital of the country is Bangkok.

It is also the largest city in Thailand, located at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River (the main riv ...

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Switzerland

The most popular sports in Switzerland are football, ice hockey, alpine skiing, snowboarding, Schwingen (Swiss wrestling), and tennis.

Winter sports are very popular there due to the special natural conditions favoring such activity. F ...

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North Korea

The DPRK also has problems with respect for human rights.

This country is accused of having the worst human rights record in the world. A 2014 UN report claim ...

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Egypt

The oldest papyrus found were Merer's journals.

The documents of an official with this name date back 4.5 thousand years and describe plans to build ...

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...