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Tuesday, 10 November 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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Slovakia
The oldest fragments of the Slovak mountains are the central part of the Western Carpathians. The youngest are located in the south of the country and come from the Quaternary.
The highest mountain range in the Carpathians is the Tatra Mountains with 29 peaks higher than 2500 ...
Japan
Japanese streets are the cleanest in the world.
It ties to Japanese culture and mindset, where even school children tend to the tidiness of their schools. There are no cleaning services, pupils clean their own classrooms and cafeterias.
Argentina
The official language in Argentina is Spanish.
Switzerland
In 2020, Switzerland had a population of 8.637 million people.
More than 25% of this number are people who are not citizens of this country. They are mainly Italians, Germans, Portuguese, French, Kosovars, Spaniards, Turks and Serbs.
Japan
It is the home for the oldest construction company, Kongo Gumi.
It was founded in 578 AD, and until 2006 it has been operating independently since it was incorporated into the Takamatsu Construction Group.
Ireland
Around the 7th century BC, Celts came to Ireland.
There is no archaeological confirmation of the great Celtic invasion of Ireland. These could have be ...
Slovakia
In the birthplace of Janosik, in the village of Terchova, in the north-west of Slovakia, the inhabitants immortalized the figure of their hero in a monumental sculpture.
On a green hill above the road to the Vrátna Valley in Little Fatra stands the Janosik Monument made ...
Albania
In the mountainous region of southern Albania there is a small town called Lazarat, which until recently was the center of cannabis cultivation and marijuana production in Europe.
900 tons of marijuana were produced there annually, worth €4.5 billion, or slightly less than half o ...
Croatia
Along the coast, there are Dinaric Mountains, which include mountain ranges: Gorski Kotar, Kapela, Dinara, with the highest Croatian peak - Dinara (1831 m) and Velebit, which is the most extensive mountain range in Croatia.
UNESCO has recognized Velebit as a World Biosphere Reserve.