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Saturday, 8 February 2025
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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Thailand
Thailand adopted the metric system in 1923, but the old Thai units are still in common use, especially for land measurement.
Years are numbered as BE (Buddhist Era) in educational institutions, civil service, government, cont ...
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic has a developed, high-income, export-oriented social market economy based on services, production, and innovation.
It has a GDP per capita of 91% of the EU average. The Czech Republic ranks 12th in the UN ranking ta ...
Brazil
It is the world's largest producer of amethyst, topaz and agate.
It is one of the major producers of tourmaline, emerald, aquamarine, and garnet.
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 ...
Bulgaria
In 2007, Bulgaria became a member of the European Union.
Bulgaria is one of the poorest countries in the European Union, its economy is fragile because over ...
Bulgaria
The most famous contemporary Bulgarian artist was Christo Vladimirov Javacheff.
He was the creator of many spectacular happenings, the most controversial of which was "wrapping" the Reichstag building in Berlin and the Pont Neuf in Paris in foil.
Zanzibar
An endemic species of Red Colobus monkeys live in Zanzibar.
They can be found in Jozani National Park.
Slovakia
The largest and deepest lake in Slovakia is Veľké Hincovo pleso - a Tatra pond located in the Hincovo Valley, which is the upper part of the Mengusovská Valley in the Slovak part of the High Tatras.
The natural lakes of Slovakia are large lakes of glacial origin, which were formed as a result of the retreat of the ice sheet.
Florida
Florida is the most prone to hurricanes states of the US. Hurricane season starts on 1st June and lasts till 30th November, however, serious storms can occur outside this season as easily.
Between 1851 and 2006, Florida was hit by 114 hurricanes, of which 37 were of the cat. 3 or higher. Most of the hurricanes hit between August and October.
Panama
Panama is a republic with a constitution enacted in 1972.
The head of state and head of government is the president, elected by popular vote for a five-year t ...