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Wednesday, 7 October 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 is shaped like a teardrop or mango fruit.
It is a lowland country with flat or rolling coastal plains making up 80% of its area. The south-cen ...
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein has no airport.
Only one private heliport operates there.
Argentina
Argentina is home to animals typical for South America: llamas, jaguars, monkeys, armadillos, toucans, hummingbirds, nandu, parrots, and Patagonian sea lions that live along the coast, and sea lions, that live in the Mar del Plata area.
Croatia
In 2009 Croatia joined NATO and, in July 2013, became a member of the European Union.
Croatia joined the EU as the 28th member of the community.
Poland
The Andegavian dynasty ruled Poland for a short time.
In 1370 Louis I of Hungary became king of Poland, but his office was interrupted by his death. In 13 ...
Nigeria
Nigeria is a large country located in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea.
It covers an area of 923.768 square kilometers with an east-west range of 1200 kilometers and a north-south range of 1100 kilometers. The area makes Nigeria the 32nd largest country in the world.
Bulgaria
From the south, the Balkans descend steeply and turn into a vast depression in which the vast Upper Thracian Plain is located.
This lowland is surrounded by the Rhodope Mountains from the west and south. To the west of them ris ...
Cuba
The colonial authorities caused the extermination of the local population by introducing the encomienda system (slavery and control over the Indian population).
In the first half of the 16th century, black slaves were brought to Cuba to work on plantations. From 1797, the island became a major point of the slave trade.
Florida
Florida was incorporated into the US on 3rd March 1845 as a 27th state.
Its called the Sunshine State, and its motto is “In God We Trust.” Its state animal is the cougar, t ...
Sri Lanka
Sri Lankans called Queen Elizabeth II the Maharaja, which translates to the Great Queen.
Elizabeth II visited Sri Lanka for the first time in 1954, five months after her coronation. She was ...