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Wednesday, 21 October 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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Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a lowland country occupying the area of the common delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers.
It lies in a humid tropical climate zone characterized by monsoon winds. It has two seasons: rainy and dry.
Singapore
It lies just above the equator.
The distance is 137 kilometers. There are no seasons there, and the weather is the same all year. It ...
New Zealand
A mountaineer from New Zealand, Sir Edmund Hillary, was the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 29th, 1953.
He was accompanied by Tenzing Norgay, a Nepali mountaineer.
Republic of South Africa
South Africa has 11 official languages.
These are: English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, Siswati, isiNdebele, Sesotho, Pedi, Xitsonga, Setswana, Tshi ...
Panama
The national and official language of Panama is Spanish.
In addition to Spanish, several indigenous languages (Ngäbe, Buglé, Kuna, Emberá, Wounaan, Naso Tjer ...
Austria
The international agreement signed on May 15, 1955 between Austria and the Allies, as well as the declaration of perpetual neutrality, gave Austria independence.
Austria, located between countries separated by the "Iron Curtain", has become a gateway connecting ...
Croatia
On the promenade of Zadar, there is a monument Pozdrav Suncu, a circle with a diameter of 22 meters, embedded between the promenade's stones with 300 special plates that absorb the Sun's rays.
Underneath the glass plates, solar panels are located. After dark, the solar energy stored in the ba ...
Portugal
The oldest and most important university in Portugal is the University of Coimbra.
It was the only institution of this type in the country until the beginning of the 20th century. It ...
Switzerland
Switzerland is a mountainous and highland landlocked country located in Western Europe.
Since there is no single division of Europe accepted by all, some, such as the UN and National Geogr ...
Nigeria
Nigeria’s economy is the largest in Africa and the 31st largest in the world by nominal GDP.
It is an energy powerhouse in Africa (the 15th largest oil producer in the world, the 6th largest ex ...