Countries

Bulgaria gained independence in 1878 as the Principality of Bulgaria.

Germany produces more than 1,500 types of sausage and 300 types of bread.

After World War II, Croatia was incorporated into Josip Broz Tito's Yugoslavia.

One of the lowest points on Earth can also be found in China.

Uganda is landlocked but has many large lakes.

Slovakia has 9 national parks covering 6.5% of the country's area, as well as numerous reserves and protected landscape areas.

It is the world's largest producer of amethyst, topaz and agate.

Panama is one of three countries in the world with negative carbon dioxide emissions.

In Ireland, there is officially a separation of state and church, and the constitution prohibits the promotion of religion.

The largest lake in the Philippines and the third largest inland freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, after Lake Tonle Sap in Cambodia and Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia, is Laguna de Bay, also known as Laguna Lake.