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Friday, 30 January 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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Portugal

Portugal concluded a military alliance with England, which is considered the oldest alliance still in force in the world.

This alliance was ratified in the Treaty of Windsor in 1386. Since the signing of the treaty, the Ki ...

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Switzerland

Zurich, Geneva, and Basel are among the cities with the highest quality of life standards in the world.

At the same time, they have one of the highest costs of living in the world.

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Peru

In the Amazon jungle, above Ucayali, there is a small village of Caimito, where the Shipibo Indians live.

In 2020, 750 people lived there and as many as 80% of them were infected with the COVID-19 virus. Th ...

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Portugal

Portugal is a significant center of pilgrimage tourism.

This is due to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima, which is located in west-central Portugal, in th ...

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Switzerland

Switzerland has an almost carbon-free electricity generation network.

The energy produced there comes in 56% from hydroelectric power plants and 39% from nuclear energy.

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China

The name "China" most likely comes from the Qin dynasty ("Chin").

The first emperor was Qin Shi Huang, who lived from 259 to 210 BC. He united China in 221 BC and ini ...

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Peru

In Peru, there is compulsory schooling, which includes free primary and secondary education.

About 90% of the country's population can read and write. Peru has 16 universities, the oldest of wh ...

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Mauritius

Mauritius has the second highest population density in Africa.

As of 2020, it had a population of 1.3 million, with a population density of 624 inhabitants per squ ...

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Singapore

Singapore has a great airport, one of the most important in the world.

It was designed in the 1960s as the country’s showcase and offers 121 destinations.

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Argentina

At the turn of 2001 and 2002, Argentina had as many as five presidents within two weeks.

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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 ...