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Tuesday, 19 May 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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Uganda
The largest city and capital of Uganda is Kampala, located in the southern part of the country, near Lake Victoria.
Kampala developed around an old fort established by the British Imperial East Africa Company in 1890 ...
Peru
In the 16th century, the country was conquered by the Spanish Empire.
Francisco Pizarro began the conquest on the west coast of South America. In 1525, the Inca Empire co ...
Portugal
Portugal has 13 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Nine of them are architectural monuments and two are wine-growing regions.
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein is a constitutional monarchy.
It is a monarchy in which the ruler has the most significant real political power in Europe. Unofficially, it is referred to as an absolute monarchy.
Switzerland
In the Pennine Alps, there is one of the most famous peaks in the world - the Matterhorn (4478 m above sea level), one of the symbols of Switzerland.
It is the sixth-highest independent Alpine peak, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy ...
Turkey
The average life expectancy is 72 years for men and 76 years for women.
Austria
Austria consistently ranks among the top twenty richest countries in the world in terms of GDP per capita.
The country has achieved a high standard of living and in 2018 ranked 20th in the world in terms of ...
New Zealand
The largest city in New Zealand, Auckland, is built on a volcanic field, known as the Auckland volcanic field, with 56 dormant volcanoes scattered throughout the area.
Bangladesh
The country is characterized by a very dense river network, numerous streams and canals.
The most important rivers are the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Surma. The entire area of Bangladesh falls ...
Russia
About 40 thousand people die of alcohol poisoning in Russia every year.