Countries

Monday, 3 August 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

In 2007, Bulgaria became a member of the European Union.

Bulgaria is one of the poorest countries in the European Union, its economy is fragile because over ...

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Republic of South Africa

South Africa is one of the few countries in Africa that has never experienced a coup.

However, regular elections have been held there for almost a century.

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Turkey

Turkey is a very patriotic country.

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Turkey

The capital of Turkey is Ankara.

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Nigeria

Soccer is considered Nigeria’s national sport.

The country has its own Premier League soccer league. Nigeria’s national soccer team, the “Super Eag ...

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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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Albania

Albania is a country of bunkers.

There are several hundred thousand shelters, commonly known as bunkers. They were built between 1972 ...

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Slovakia

In the second half of the 18th century, Juraj Janosik became a Slovak national hero.

It began to be positively associated with the Tatra Mountains. The legend that he operated by robbin ...

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Singapore

Almost six million people live in Singapore, which gives eight thousand people per square kilometer.

Singapore is a mixture of cultures – 75% are Chinese, 14% Malays, 8% Indians, many Europeans and Ame ...

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Cuba

Cuba is home to the largest number of snail species in the world, including one that is considered the most beautiful - the Painted Snail.

One of these, the Cuban land snail - the Painted Snail (Polymita picta), boasts of its beautiful she ...

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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 ...