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Sunday, 6 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
The inhabitants of the town of Ludbreg consider it to be the center of the world.
They indicate it by a colorful mosaic in the market square, in the middle of which there is a metal plate with the inscription Ludbreg - Centrum Mundi.
Portugal
Democracy was restored in Portugal after the Carnation Revolution in 1974.
Soon after, almost all overseas territories gained independence. The handover of Macau to China in 1999 marked the end of one of the longest-running colonial empires in history.
Switzerland
It is the best-prepared country for a possible outbreak of nuclear war.
There are enough fallout shelters to accommodate all the residents. This is related to general regul ...
Slovakia
Slovaks drink 12 liters of pure alcohol a year.
Argentina
The central part of the country consists of grassy plains called the Pampas.
These are farmlands, and the gauchos raise and graze cattle there. Gauchos are South American cattle herders. They are usually descendants of Polish, Swedish, Dutch and Italian families.
Albania
In the south of the country, there are the Large and Small Lakes of Prespa.
Lake Prespa lies at the junction of North Macedonia, Albania and Greece. It is a system of two lakes ...
Slovakia
Slovakia, like the Czech Republic and Poland, is located in a mixed forest zone.
Forests cover 44% of Slovakia's territory. In terms of trees - 60% are deciduous trees and 40% are coniferous trees.
Ireland
Currently, Ireland is divided into 26 counties.
From the end of the 16th century, the island of Ireland was traditionally divided into 4 historic pr ...
Vatican City
Initially, the seat of the popes was the Lateran Palace given to the bishops of Rome in the 4th century by Emperor Constantine the Great.
Located about five kilometers from the Lateran, the Vatican was then only a place of pilgrimage to t ...
Faroe Islands
Almost all of the Faroese people are Christians.
The islands were Christianized in 999 by Sigmundur Brestisson (the Faroese Viking chief who initiate ...