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Friday, 4 September 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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Bulgaria

Bulgaria is located in the southeastern part of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Black Sea.

It borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east.

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Philippines

The Philippines is located on the western fringes of the Pacific Ring of Fire - one of the most important and active seismic and volcanic regions in the world.

The territory experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity. Located in the east of the Philipp ...

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England

The World Wide Web was invented by an English computer scientist, Tim Berners – Lee.

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Zanzibar

For many centuries, a merchant trade route passed through Zanzibar.

In the 16th century, it became a colony of Portugal, and in the 19th century, many Arabs from Oman s ...

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Philippines

The marine waters of the Philippines cover nearly 2.2 million square kilometers.

These waters are part of the so-called Coral Triangle, a tropical marine area located in the Pacific ...

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Thailand

The full name of the country is the Kingdom of Thailand.

Thailand is a constitutional monarchy, and under the 2017 constitution, the king is the head of stat ...

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Austria

About 74% of Austrians are Roman Catholic.

About 5% were Protestants, the rest were of other denominations. These data come from the 2001 censu ...

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s documented history dates back 3,000 years.

There is evidence of prehistoric human settlements dating back at least 125,000 years. The earliest ...

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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 ...

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Kazakhstan

The main component of the Kazakh diet is meat.

An old custom dictates that meat with bones, or meat and bones, be served to the table. In front of ...

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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 ...