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Tuesday, 16 September 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
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 ...
Panama
Panama lies on two oceans.
It is lapped by the waters of the Pacific Ocean to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the north. Th ...
Argentina
After abolishing divorces in the 1980s, Argentina became the infamous leader in this area.
Unofficially, the Argentines are claimed to be the most unfaithful nation of South America.
Austria
On March 12, 1938, German troops entered Austria, and it was incorporated as the Eastern March into the Greater German Reich.
After the end of World War II, Austria became a republic again, but was under the control of the Allies: Great Britain, France, the USA and the Soviet Union.
China
There are 1.42 billion people in the People's Republic of China.
It is a country that ranks first in terms of population in the world. Right behind China is India, w ...
Japan
It is the home for the oldest construction company, Kongo Gumi.
It was founded in 578 AD, and until 2006 it has been operating independently since it was incorporated into the Takamatsu Construction Group.
Turkey
The largest and deepest lake is Lake Van.
It is the world’s largest soda lake.
Florida
On Florida’s southern coast, about halfway up the coast, is the famous Cape Canaveral.
It’s the location of the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Space Center, the spaceport that belongs to the US space agency NASA. All state and private missions related to space exploration launch from there.
Cuba
In the early 20th century, rum began to be produced on an industrial scale in Cuba.
It was mass-produced and its reputation became known throughout the world. When Prohibition was introduced in the United States in 1920, Americans came to Cuba in large numbers to drink alcohol.
Cuba
It is generally believed that Christopher Columbus's crew discovered cigars while exploring the island. Cuba is one of the world's largest exporters of cigars, which are the country's fourth most important export commodity (Cuba's main export is nickel, which accounts for 4% of total world production of this raw material).
The habit of smoking cigars spread from Spain through Europe, where cigars were made from Cuban toba ...