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Saturday, 4 April 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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Cuba

Cuba is also home to the world's smallest bird, the Havana hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae).

It is a small species of bird in the hummingbird family (Trochilidae). It is endemic to Cuba and to ...

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Singapore

Singapore is a republic belonging to the British Commonwealth.

Power is exercised by the president elected for a six-year term, and the parliament is unicameral.

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Thailand

Thailand borders four countries: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Malaysia.

The coastline is 3219 km long.

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North Korea

North Korea's military is the fourth largest globally.

Over 1.28 million soldiers are in active service and almost 6.5 million are reserve and paramilitary ...

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Mauritius

Mauritius has a well-developed river network.

Unlike other island countries, the number of rivers and streams is impressive. This is due to abunda ...

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Slovakia

The oldest preserved artifacts from what is now Slovakia date back to 270.000 BC (early Paleolithic).

They are located near Nové Město nad Váhom and are ancient tools made of flint. Stone tools found in ...

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Poland

Poland is divided into 16 voivodeships (provinces) consisting of 380 poviats (counties).

Also, Poland has 944 cities and 2477 municipalities.

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Cuba

The landscape of Cuba is quite varied, with most of the country being lowland (70%).

The largest mountain concentration is in the eastern part of the country, and the highest peaks rise ...

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Ireland

The English domination in Ireland, which began in the 12th century, ended only at the beginning of the 20th century.

During this time, there were various uprisings and wars against domination, such as the Irish Nine Y ...

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Austria

Austria consistently ranks among the top twenty richest countries in the world in terms of GDP per capita.

The country has achieved a high standard of living and in 2018 ranked 20th in the world in terms 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 ...