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Friday, 20 February 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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Singapore
Singapore is a republic belonging to the British Commonwealth.
Power is exercised by the president elected for a six-year term, and the parliament is unicameral.
Slovakia
Slovakia is home to the only cold geyser in Europe and one of the eight cold geysers known on Earth - the Herl'any geyser.
During drilling to find new thermal springs in Herl'any, near Kosice, in 1875 a cool geyser, unique ...
Mauritius
Mauritius has a well-developed river network.
Unlike other island countries, the number of rivers and streams is impressive. This is due to abunda ...
New Zealand
One of the most recognizable symbols of New Zealand is the kiwi bird.
These flightless birds are endemic to New Zealand.
Vatican City
The Vatican is the smallest university-recognized country in the world both in terms of area and population.
It has an area of just 0.44 square kilometers (44 hectares)-Vatican City is so small it would fit in ...
Poland
The Jagiellonians ruled Poland until 1573, when Sigismund II Augustus died childlessly.
After the king's death, a free election was introduced in the republic, which means that the nobilit ...
Albania
A unique feature of Albania's landscape is the presence of many lakes.
In the northwest, there is the largest lake in Southern Europe - the karst Lake Skadar, located on t ...
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.
Mauritius
In 1897, a lone sailor named Joshua Slocum spent eight days on Rodrigues Island.
Joshua Slocum was the first person to circumnavigate the world alone. In 1900 he wrote a book about his voyage, A Lonely Voyage Around the World, which became an international bestseller.
Argentina
It is the second-largest country in South America.
It is also the eighth largest in the world.