Countries

Taedong-gang is North Korea's longest river.

Recently, a hunter's grave from about 9000 years ago was discovered in Peru - this is proof that women hunted there on an equal footing with men.

Although the Vatican is not a member of the European Union, the currency in force there is the Euro.

In Kremnica, in central Slovakia, there is a mint considered to be the oldest facility of this type in the world.

The problem with the statue was that Lennon's glasses kept disappearing.

Škoda Transportation (a Czech engineering company) is the fourth largest tram manufacturer in the world - almost 1/3 of all trams in the world come from Czech factories.

The dominant religion is Catholicism.

In the 5th-6th centuries, the population of Ireland was fully Christianized.

A relatively small part of the country's area is covered by lowland areas - about 40%.

The official residence of the Pope in the Vatican is the Apostolic Palace, also known as the Palace of Sixtus V.