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Tuesday, 13 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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The island used to be covered with humid equatorial forests, but it was cleared to develop a city-st ...
Brazil
Missionaries also began arriving in Brazil to conduct extensive evangelization.
An important missionary was Joseph Anchieta, who carried out his mission in Brazil for 44 years. He ...
Slovakia
Slovakia has a dense river network, 96% of which belongs to the Danube catchment area (Black Sea catchment area), and the remaining 4% to the Vistula catchment area (Baltic Sea catchment area).
The largest rivers in Slovakia are the Danube, Váh, Hron, Morava, Bodrog, Latorica, and Laborec. The ...
Faroe Islands
There are many rivers on the islands, although they are shallow and short.
They flow from mountain springs or sparse lakes. The area of the 10 largest lakes in the Faroe Islands is 7.19 square kilometers, and their total area is 0.5 percent of that of the entire archipelago.
Vatican City
There are a number of extraterritorial properties of the Holy See that are not part of Vatican territory.
These include areas immediately adjacent to state territory, such as the Palazzo San Pio X, Campo Sa ...
Japan
The Japanese create their own variations of international dishes.
One of them is Black Terra Dog, a hot dog that comes in a black bun, which is colored with bamboo charcoal powder.
New Zealand
It is common for children in New Zealand to start school on their 5th birthday.
Florida
Florida is the most prone to hurricanes states of the US. Hurricane season starts on 1st June and lasts till 30th November, however, serious storms can occur outside this season as easily.
Between 1851 and 2006, Florida was hit by 114 hurricanes, of which 37 were of the cat. 3 or higher. Most of the hurricanes hit between August and October.
Germany
The most popular sport in Germany is soccer.
The country has 26,000 soccer clubs, and over one million Germans are registered in fan clubs.
Croatia
The capital of the country and the largest city in Croatia is Zagreb.
Historically, the city derives from the settlements of Gradec and Kaptol, which were located on the adjacent hills being the origin of the present capital.