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Saturday, 18 January 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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Austria
In the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire posed a great challenge to the empire.
In 1529, the Turks unsuccessfully besieged Vienna, withdrew, but continued to threaten it for the ne ...
Russia
The longest river in Russia is the Lena River, with a length of 4,400 kilometers.
The second-longest is Ob River –  4,338 kilometers and Yenisey River – 4,102 kilometers.
New Zealand
It covers an area of 268,021 square kilometers.
It is smaller than the state of Colorado, U.S., and slightly bigger than the United Kingdom.
Croatia
In the 19th century, Croatia came under the Austrian Empire and later under the Hungarian sphere of influence.
Dalmatia remained in the Austrian part and enjoyed autonomy with its own parliament.
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein's highest mountain is the Grauspitz, with an altitude of 2599 m.
Slovakia
Slovakia has 9 national parks covering 6.5% of the country's area, as well as numerous reserves and protected landscape areas.
Protected areas cover a total of 12.3 thousand square kilometers. The history of nature protection i ...
Egypt
Egypt covers an area of 1.010.408 square kilometers and is the 12th largest country in Africa.
It ranks 29th in the world.
Switzerland
Just over 5 million people (8.637 million inhabitants) work in Switzerland.
The country has a more flexible labor market than neighboring countries and the unemployment rate is ...
Germany
The total length of highways in Germany is over 13 thousand kilometers.
The speed limit does not apply to most sections (65%).
Kazakhstan
Two major environmental disasters have been recorded within Kazakhstan's borders: the drying up of the Aral Sea and high radioactive contamination in areas of former nuclear testing.
These experiments, combined with a lack of pollution control, have contributed to alarmingly high disease rates in many rural regions.