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Sunday, 23 November 2025
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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Vatican City
One of the most visited museums in the world is the Vatican Museum.
They were created from the collections of artwork amassed by successive popes, beginning in the 16th ...
North Korea
Pyongyang is the most populous city in North Korea.
More than 3.25 million people live here, which is 12% of the country's population. Other major North Korean cities are Kaesŏng, Sinŭiju, Wŏnsan and Hamhŭng.
Brazil
For 150 years, Brazil has been the world's largest producer of coffee.
It is a major exporter of soybeans, iron ore (the world's second-largest exporter), cellulose, corn, ...
Albania
Albania is a small country with an area of 28.748 square kilometers.
It is a country slightly smaller than Belgium, and with 2.82 million inhabitants it has approximately three-quarters of the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Nigeria
Nigeria has the largest road network in West Africa.
It covers some 200.000 kilometers, of which 60.000 kilometers are paved roads. Nigeria’s roads and highways handle 90 percent of all passenger and freight traffic.
Slovakia
Slovakia can boast of many representative cultural and historical buildings.
Within its area, you can find over a hundred strongholds and castles and at least twice as many pala ...
Zanzibar
On the northern tip of the island is the fishing village of Nungwi, which is considered a traditional center for building dhows.
These are traditional Arab sailing ships, with one or more sails. Until the 1960s, dhows operated co ...
Portugal
Portugal has 13 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Nine of them are architectural monuments and two are wine-growing regions.
Ireland
One of the most recognizable and most frequently visited places in Ireland is the Cliffs of Moher.
The cliff, made of limestone and sandstone, is approximately 14 km long; at its highest point, it re ...
Kazakhstan
Khan Shatir was the second building designed by British architect Norman Foster after the Pyramid of Peace and Reconciliation.
The Turkish company Sembol was responsible for the construction of the tent.