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Thursday, 28 August 2025
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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Peru
Peru boasts great architecture, especially from the pre-Columbian period.
The most important example of such architecture is Machu Picchu - the best-preserved Inca city. The ...
Albania
Albania is a mountainous country, where mountains and highlands cover 75% of the area.
Areas above 1000 m above sea level they constitute 28.8% of the country's area. The mountains in Alb ...
Kazakhstan
On December 16, 1991, Kazakhstan was the last of the republics of the USSR to proclaim independence.
Kazakhstan was conquered by Russia and incorporated into that country in 1868. After the creation of ...
Australia
There are no active volcanoes in Australia.
This makes it the only such continent on the planet.
New Zealand
Pavlova, the meringue-based dessert, originates in New Zealand.
It was named after Anna Pavlova, a Russian ballerina.
South Korea
Koreans are born a year older than us (at least).
The age of a person born in Korea is counted from one, not from zero as in our country. This is beca ...
Croatia
The national flower of Croatia is the iris.
Japan
Japan is inhabited by over 125 million people.
It makes Japan the 10th most populous country in the world.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
One of them is an archaeological site with the ruins of an ancient palace and fortress built during ...
Brazil
It borders all South American countries, except Ecuador and Chile.
It borders Uruguay to the south, Argentina and Paraguay to the southwest, Bolivia, and Peru to the west, Colombia to the northwest, and Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana to the north.