Countries

The colonial authorities caused the extermination of the local population by introducing the encomienda system (slavery and control over the Indian population).

England is connected to France by a railway tunnel called Channel Tunnel (also Eurotunnel or Chunnel).

Uganda's population is one of the youngest and fastest growing in the world - over 2/3 of the population is under 25 years of age.

Same-sex marriage has been legal in South Africa since 2006.

In the Faroe Islands, with few exceptions, no trees grow.

Aboriginal civilization is the oldest on Earth. It is estimated that aborigines have lived in Australia for about 40 – 60 thousand years.

There are almost twice as many sheep as people in the Faroe Islands.

A new state was created around the Přemyslid tribe, who founded the Duchy of Bohemia.

Bulgaria has been known for its icons since the Middle Ages (13th and 14th centuries).

As a result of the failure of negotiations for the reunification of the territory, separate governments were established in the two parts of the country in 1948.