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Monday, 13 October 2025

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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England

For 20 years, there were no dustbins on the streets of London.

All trash cans were removed due to the bomb threat by the Irish Republican Army.

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Thailand

The capital of the country is Bangkok.

It is also the largest city in Thailand, located at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River (the main riv ...

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North Korea

North Korea's area is 120.540 square kilometers.

As much as 80% of North Korea's land is mountains and highlands.

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Czech Republic

The Czech Republic has few natural lakes.

The largest is Lake Czarne, with an area of only 18.4 ha. However, numerous ponds and retention rese ...

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Ireland

Between 1845 and 1849, the Great Famine took place in Ireland.

This was during the reign of Queen Victoria, who was given the nickname "Queen of Hunger" due to thi ...

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North Korea

The DPRK is officially a socialist republic.

However, it is ruled by a totalitarian system in which the real head of state is North Korean Suprem ...

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Great Britain

Great Britain is home to one of the most prestigious universities in the world - the University of Oxford.

Among the graduates of this university, there are as many as 56 Nobel Prize winners, 12 saints, and even one of the antipopes - Alexander V.

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Bangladesh

Mobile hospitals also operate on the same principle.

On the boats, a doctor provides medical care and free medicines.

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Zanzibar

The capital is home to the Hammani Baths, the largest Persian baths of this type in Zanzibar.

They were built especially on the orders of Sultan Barghash.

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Peru

There are three large physical and geographical regions in the country: Costa, Sierra, and Amazonia.

Costa covers a narrow (50-70 km) strip of land between the Pacific Ocean and the Western Cordillera ...

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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 ...