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Tuesday, 18 August 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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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic borders four countries.
It borders Poland to the north, Germany to the west and north-west, Austria to the south, and Slovakia to the east.
Singapore
The currency in Singapore is the Singapore dollar.
New Zealand
The Blue Lake in Nelson Lakes National Park is the world’s cleanest water tank, with a visibility range of 80 meters.
Austria
Almost the entire territory of Austria belongs to the Black Sea basin and is drained by the Danube, the country's main river.
Austria's largest rivers have their sources outside the country. The Danube has its source near Dona ...
Bulgaria
Bulgaria has a varied terrain.
Its landscape is dominated by mountainous areas, which cover 60% of the country's area. The average ...
Switzerland
Switzerland was the last Western republic to grant women the right to vote.
Some cantons approved this in 1959, while at the federal level, it was not achieved until 1971 (one canton resisted until 1990).The first woman president was Ruth Dreifuss in 1999.
New Zealand
New Zealand is home to a vast number of endemic animals and plants.
Approximately 80% of flora found in New Zealand is endemic.
Bulgaria
In 1944, Bulgaria was occupied by the Red Army.
This resulted in the overthrow of the monarchy (the last tsar of Bulgaria was Simeon II) and the est ...
Poland
Poland has the most polluted cities.
According to the European Environmental Protection Agency report, 6 of the 10 most polluted European cities are in Poland, southern part exactly.
Slovakia
In the territory of the Slanske Vrchy mountains, between the towns of Zlata Bana and Cervenica, there are famous Slovak opal mines.
These mines are now a valuable monument in Slovakia. They had their best time in the years 1845-1880 ...