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Friday, 21 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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Austria
A climatic curiosity in Austria is the occurrence of the foehn - a warm and dry wind from the Sahara.
When it moves north, it can raise the temperature by up to 20 °C in a short time. The appearance of a foehn in winter may destabilize the snow cover and result in avalanches.
Cuba
In 1906, U.S. troops intervened in Cuba for the second time, occupying the island for two and a half years.
After the foreign troops left, many dictators ruled the country. During World War I, Cuba sided with ...
Ireland
Even during his lifetime, he became famous for many miracles.
According to legend, he restored sight to the blind, revived the dead, and freed Ireland from a plag ...
New Zealand
Sign language is one of the three official national languages of New Zealand.
Singapore
It lies just above the equator.
The distance is 137 kilometers. There are no seasons there, and the weather is the same all year. It ...
North Korea
In reality, those holding this position are focused on carrying out formal and protocol functions and guaranteeing and consolidating the power of the dictator - currently Kim Jong Un. As of April 11, 2019, Ch'oe Ryong Hae (as the sixth in the history of the DPRK) holds this position.
Ireland
On the coast of Northern Ireland, in County Antrim, lies the Giant's Causeway.
It is an original rock formation consisting of 37.000 tightly packed basalt columns that were formed ...
Ireland
In Ireland, there is officially a separation of state and church, and the constitution prohibits the promotion of religion.
The largest religious community is the Irish Roman Catholic Church - with 3.73 million believers.In ...
Mauritius
Rodrigues was named after Portuguese explorer Diogo Rodrigues, who first arrived on the uninhabited island in 1528.
He arrived under the command of Portuguese viceroy Pedro Mascarenhas (after whom the archipelago is ...
Switzerland
There are approximately 1500 lakes in Switzerland, 77 of which have an area larger than 10 ha.
These are glacial lakes, and the largest ones are border lakes.