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China's highest peak is Mount Everest (8848 m).

These are farmlands, and the gauchos raise and graze cattle there. Gauchos are South American cattle herders. They are usually descendants of Polish, Swedish, Dutch and Italian families.

The head of state is the president, elected in general elections for a five-year term since 2013. Th ...

Thanks to the lush greenery and the Easter season that fell during that time, he immediately decided to name the newly discovered area La Florida.

In 1845, slavery was abolished in Peru, financial reform was introduced, the railway was expanded an ...

The reason is the continent’s very long geological isolation.

According to the European Environmental Protection Agency report, 6 of the 10 most polluted European cities are in Poland, southern part exactly.

The average life expectancy for a man in Russia is 64 years. The main factor that affects life expectancy is alcohol consumption.

When another failed rebellion broke out on the island, the United States went to war with Spain and ...

It is located at Lake District National Park in Cumbria. Its name comes from Old Norse (skalli fjal pik). Although it is the most prominent mountain in England, it is ranked 13th in the British Isles.