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Thursday, 5 February 2026
30 facts about China
30 facts about China
A civilization that has existed continuously for 5000 years
China is the most populous country with the longest-living civilization in the world. It is the home of many inventions and a treasure trove of folk m ...

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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s export trademark is Ceylon tea.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, Sri Lanka became a plantation economy famous for the production and ...
Germany
The name Germany derives from the same Slavic root as “mute”, “stranger”.
It depicts the language barrier that existed between Germanic and Slavic tribes.
Russia
There are 12 active volcanoes in Russia.
The largest and most active stratovolcano in Eurasia is Klyuchevskaya Sopka. Its height rises to 4,750 meters. It is also the highest mountain on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Vatican City
The Vatican is located on Vatican Hill, near the right bank of the Tiban River.
Vatican Hill is not among the seven hills of Rome (the seven hills on the eastern left side of the T ...
Peru
The national bird of Peru is the Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola Peruvianus), also known as the tunki (Quechua).
It is a medium-sized bird from the cornflower family. The male has scarlet or orange-red plumage, with a black tail and wings with wide white flight feathers.
North Korea
The chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly is also voted in by popular vote once every 5 years.
Great Britain
The first bookmaker was established in Great Britain.
Harry Ogden is considered the founder of the first bookmaker, who opened his premises in Newmarket in 1795.
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 ...
Cuba
The predominant religion in Cuba is Catholicism.
There are 57% Christians, of whom 50.6% are Catholic, 6% Protestant, and 0.4% Orthodox. Afro-Christi ...
Portugal
It is the westernmost point in continental Europe.
It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south, and Spain to the north and east - the only country that has a land border with Portugal.