Countries

Tuesday, 10 February 2026

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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Switzerland

The Swiss Plateau stretches from Lake Geneva on the border with France to Lake Constance on the border with Austria and Germany.

The entire highland is covered with hills, small lakes, and rivers. Its average height is 580 m. Swi ...

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Switzerland

The largest cities and economic centers of Switzerland include Zurich, Geneva, Basel, and Lausanne.

These cities are home to the offices of international organizations such as the World Trade Organiza ...

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China

Toilet paper was invented in China in the late 14th century.

It was intended only for the emperor.

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Republic of South Africa

The first inhabitants of modern South Africa were the Bushmen, also called San - a negroid people, showing some features of the yellow race.

They came here in the 1st century BC. In the 1st century AD, the Khoikhoi arrived here, and from the ...

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Croatia

Apart from the coast, Croatia's most exciting place is the Plitvice Lakes National Park.

It is a series of small turquoise lakes divided by limestone barriers, forming numerous small waterf ...

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Brazil

Brazil has an area of 8.5 million square kilometers and a country of more than 214 million people.

It is the fifth largest country in the world by area (after Russia, Canada, China, and the United States) and the seventh largest by population. It is also the third largest country in the Americas.

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Albania

Albania is a mountainous country, where mountains and highlands cover 75% of the area.

Areas above 1000 m above sea level they constitute 28.8% of the country's area. The mountains in Alb ...

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Nigeria

Soccer is considered Nigeria’s national sport.

The country has its own Premier League soccer league. Nigeria’s national soccer team, the “Super Eag ...

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Bulgaria

In the Balkan mountain range there is the largest waterfall in Bulgaria and the largest in the entire Balkans - Raysko Praskalo (124.5 m).

There are about 260 lakes of glacial origin in the Pirin Mountains and Rila Mountains.

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England

The Tower of London, best known as an inescapable prison, was once a zoo.

Thanks to King Henry III, who received three leopards (probably lions) from the Holy Roman Emperor F ...

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20 facts about Great Britain

Keep calm and carry on

Great Britain is an island country in Western Europe. Its beginnings were quite modest when in 1603 its two component countries - England and Scotland ...

24 facts about North Korea

North Korea's motto: A strong and prosperous state

This country, distant to us and difficult to access as a tourist, holds many secrets. The way power is exercised there and what daily life is like for ...

32 facts about Kazakhstan

Land of the free people

Kazakhstan is associated with vast expanses of space, with steppes, yurts, rural huts and gloomy apartment blocks that remember the Soviet era. The co ...

24 facts about Philippines

An area with one of the world's greatest biodiversity

The Philippines, an archipelago hiding in its embrace of countless islands that constitute a kind of pearl of Southeast Asia, captivates with its extr ...

26 facts about Faroe Islands

Thou, fairest land of mine

The Faroe Islands are one of the three countries of the Kingdom of Denmark, along with mainland Denmark and Greenland. The head of state is Denmark’s ...

25 facts about Mauritius

The island whose worldwide fame was brought by two postage stamps

Mauritius, the pearl of the Indian Ocean, is a paradisical corner known not only for its white beaches and azure lagoons but also for its extraordinar ...

21 facts about Vatican City

Stato della Città del Vaticano

Vatican City is the smallest sovereign state in the world, located in the heart of Rome, the capital of Italy. Its history dates back more than two th ...

19 facts about Nigeria

Giant of Africa

Located in West Africa, Nigeria is the continent’s most populous country and one of its most culturally and naturally diverse. From the lush rainfores ...

22 facts about Panama

A country that connects North America to South America

Panama is a country located in the heart of Central America, connecting North and South America, as well as the cultures, histories, and landscapes of ...

15 facts about Florida

Sunshine state

This beautiful, sunny state is hardly ever covered with snow. Even in the winter, the temperatures rarely drop below 0 degrees Celsius. It’s a popular ...

24 facts about Sri Lanka

The “Land of Smiles”

Sri Lanka is an island country in the Indian Ocean. Previously, until 1972, both the country and the island on which it lies were known to the world a ...

39 facts about Japan

The Land of Cherry Blossom

Japan is one of the most fascinating places in the world. It possesses a rich and complex cultural heritage, but at the same time is among the most te ...

35 facts about New Zealand

Aotearoa

New Zealand is a country of records. It has the largest insects, and the smallest dolphins, and even its extinct birds were the largest. It is known w ...

47 facts about Cuba

El Caiman or El Cocodrilo

Cuba, a country located in the Caribbean Sea - also called the long green lizard because of its shape. Colonial architecture, cigar factories, beautif ...

33 facts about Singapore

The golden pearl of Asia

Located between Malaysia and Indonesia, Singapore is an island, a state, and a city. Small in area, it is a cosmopolitan, fabulously wealthy metropoli ...