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Monday, 17 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
According to the World Bank, the Czech Republic is among the 31 richest countries in the world in terms of per capita income.
The percentage of Czech residents living below the poverty line is negligible. Unemployment there ha ...
Slovakia
In the Gothic parish church of St. Saint James in Levoča (eastern Slovakia, Spiš), there is the highest wooden altar in the world.
Its height is 18.62 m. Its author is the famous sculptor from the Gothic period, Master Paul of Levo ...
Albania
During the Middle Ages, the Principality of Arbanon (Arbër) and the Sicilian union known as the Medieval Kingdom of Albania were established.
Some areas became part of the Venetian Empire and later Serbia. Between the 14th and 15th centuries, ...
Switzerland
Since the Reformation in the 16th century, Switzerland has maintained a strong policy of armed neutrality.
In 1815, the Congress of Vienna fully restored Swiss independence, and the European powers agreed to ...
Cuba
The capital of Cuba is Havana.
It is the capital and also the largest city and port of the island and the entire Caribbean. It is s ...
Vatican City
The Vatican has its foot military formation that acts as a bodyguard for the Pope - the Swiss Guard.
The Swiss Guard is considered the smallest and oldest existing army in the world, having been formal ...
Slovakia
There was also Polish settlement in Slovakia from the 15th century.
Today, 4602 Poles live there. The areas where Poles lived became the subject of disputes between Pol ...
Cuba
Religious syncretism is very evident in Cuba.
Syncretism consists of the fusion of different religious and philosophical views, which promotes rel ...
Peru
This practice led to intensive deforestation and destruction of important habitats for wild animals in an area previously rich in biodiversity - there were, among others, monkeys, jaguars, and many butterflies.
In 2018 alone, almost 10.000 hectares of the Peruvian Amazon were destroyed as a result of illegal g ...
Cuba
In July 2015, the country's first Internet access zone was opened in Havana for Cubans to use.
Previously, the internet was only available in residential zones for foreign tourists.