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Friday, 30 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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Argentina
After abolishing divorces in the 1980s, Argentina became the infamous leader in this area.
Unofficially, the Argentines are claimed to be the most unfaithful nation of South America.
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Faroe Islands
Streymoy Island is the largest, longest, and most populated island of the Faroese archipelago.
Located in the central part of the archipelago, it has an area of 373.5 square kilometers and is hom ...
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Switzerland
Switzerland is a mountainous and highland landlocked country located in Western Europe.
Since there is no single division of Europe accepted by all, some, such as the UN and National Geogr ...
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Austria
Austria is a landlocked country in Central Europe.
It borders eight countries: Germany in the northwest, the Czech Republic in the north, Slovakia in t ...
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Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein's capital is Vaduz, the second largest city.
It is an important cultural, tourist, and financial center and the nominal headquarters of many fore ...
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Brazil
The capital of Brazil is the city of Brasilia, located in the Brazilian Highlands, in the central-western part of the country.
It is the third (after Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro) most populous city in the country. Brasilia bec ...
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Poland
The Polish system of nature protection has contributed to the restoration of many national animal populations.
These include the European bison, the European beaver, the mute swan, the peregrine falcon and the elk.
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Thailand
Thailand has one of the highest rates of social inequality in the world - 53.6.
About 40% of the country's population works in agriculture, growing rice, corn, and sugar cane.Thail ...
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Faroe Islands
The islands have a highland and mountainous surface.
The average altitude is 300 meters above sea level. Almost the entire archipelago is crisscrossed by ...
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Peru
The basis of Peru's economy is the extraction and export of metal ores, crude oil and natural gas, and guano.
Peru ranks second in the world in the extraction of copper ore (after Chile) and zinc (after China). ...
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20 facts about Great Britain
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
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