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Monday, 7 September 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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Croatia
Undoubted attraction of the Istrian peninsula is the smallest town in the world, Hum.
It was surrounded by walls, an important strategic point on the border of the lands belonging to the ...
Poland
Poland's symbolic beginning was the baptism of Mieszko I, a Polish prince, in 966.
Although Mieszko is considered Poland's founder, his son Boleslaw the Brave became Poland's first king.
Nigeria
There are 525 languages spoken in Nigeria.
The official language is English, which was chosen to facilitate cultural and linguistic unity among ...
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country.
This lack is compensated for by other bodies of water, such as the Caspian Lake, and the Aral Sea (u ...
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is shaped like a teardrop or mango fruit.
It is a lowland country with flat or rolling coastal plains making up 80% of its area. The south-cen ...
Mauritius
Mauritius has one of the highest per capita incomes in Africa.
Contributing to this was the stable political situation after independence in 1968, which attracted ...
Cuba
The rapid development of rum production in Cuba took place after 1800, when copper alembics - vessels used for distillation - were imported from Europe and when it was discovered that aged rum improves its taste and aroma.
At Rum Museum and in the factory founded in 1878 (the former FCA De Ron Bocoy), you can see all the ...
England
The first ancient capital of England was Winchester.
The first king of all England, Egbert, was crowned at Winchester in 827. In 1519 it was chosen as the capital of the Kingdom of Wessex.
Australia
Aboriginal civilization is the oldest on Earth. It is estimated that aborigines have lived in Australia for about 40 – 60 thousand years.
Mauritius
Homosexuality is prohibited by law on the island.
The morality article stipulates a penalty of up to five years in prison for same-sex sexual relations.