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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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Croatia
Croatia has two vegetation zones.
Islands with vegetation called woodlands are green only in spring, using moisture reserves from the ...
Peru
Peru is the fourth most populous country in South America.
Its population is approximately 28 million people. Every fourth citizen of the country lives in Lima ...
Turkey
The longest river in Turkey is the Kizilirmak River, also known as the Halys River.
Its length is 1,355 kilometers, and it flows into the Black Sea.
Switzerland
Switzerland is a very highly developed country, one of the richest in the world.
Among European countries, its economy has the best freedom index, and in the global ranking, it rank ...
Switzerland
Switzerland has an almost carbon-free electricity generation network.
The energy produced there comes in 56% from hydroelectric power plants and 39% from nuclear energy.
Czech Republic
A new state was created around the Přemyslid tribe, who founded the Duchy of Bohemia.
The Přemyslid dynasty died out at the beginning of the 14th century and was replaced by the Luxembou ...
Uganda
The beginning of the 20th century was also the period of the arrival of Hindus to Uganda, who became the country's economic and financial elite.
During World War II, Ugandans fought in the ranks of the British army. After the end of the war, Afr ...
Republic of South Africa
South Africa has some of the world's oldest archaeological sites and human fossils.
Archaeologists have discovered such fossils in a series of caves in Gauteng province. This area, inc ...
Liechtenstein
The predominant religion in Liechtenstein is Catholicism, which is the state religion according to the constitution.
All public holidays are also church holidays.
Cuba
The island lies latitudinally and is separated from Florida by the Straits of Florida, from Haiti by the Windward Passage, from Jamaica by the Cayman Trough, and from Yucatan by the Yucatán Channel.
The island is about 1,200 km (745 mi) long and 50-200 km (31 - 124 mi) wide.