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Wednesday, 3 December 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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Singapore
The port of Singapore is the world’s second-largest port, after Rotterdam.
It draws massive revenue from it. Singapore has an incredibly advantageous location. It lies on the ...
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Thailand
Thailand adopted the metric system in 1923, but the old Thai units are still in common use, especially for land measurement.
Years are numbered as BE (Buddhist Era) in educational institutions, civil service, government, cont ...
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Singapore
The government in Singapore controls all the media. Censorship is official.
There is a ban on demonstrations, happenings, and public gatherings. One goes to jail for criticizing the government.
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Mauritius
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean.
It is about 2000 kilometers off the southeast coast of East Africa and about 900 kilometers east of ...
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Republic of South Africa
South Africa is considered a tolerant country towards minorities, including sexual ones.
Since 1996, sexual orientation has been one of the categories protected against discrimination in th ...
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Japan
The Japanese consider number four unlucky.
They avoid it as much as they can, i.e. not selling items in sets of fours, leaving out the fourth floor in buildings, etc.
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Slovakia
The favorite drink of Slovaks is Kofola, a non-alcoholic carbonated cola drink produced in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
It was created in 1960 in Czechoslovakia, where it gained the greatest popularity. Kofola is the mai ...
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Turkey
The most popular alcohol in Turkey is Raki.
It is made of twice-distilled grapes, with an addition of anise.
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Zanzibar
Zanzibar was the first country in Africa to introduce color television. It was in 1973.
However, the first street lighting was installed only in 1998.
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China
The Chinese practice martial arts very often.
This tradition comes from ancient farmers and hunters.
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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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