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Thursday, 1 October 2026
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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Slovakia
The oldest fragments of the Slovak mountains are the central part of the Western Carpathians. The youngest are located in the south of the country and come from the Quaternary.
The highest mountain range in the Carpathians is the Tatra Mountains with 29 peaks higher than 2500 ...
Bulgaria
Bulgaria gained independence in 1878 as the Principality of Bulgaria.
The first ruler of the Principality of Bulgaria was Alexander I of Battenberg. The state gained full ...
Republic of South Africa
In 2016, 78% of South Africans declared their religious affiliation to Christianity.
Most of them are members of various Protestant denominations (broadly defined as syncretic churches ...
Mauritius
The first mention of the dodo came from Dutch sailors in 1598.
The newcomers and the invasive species they imported hunted the bird while destroying its habitat. T ...
Egypt
The oldest papyrus found were Merer's journals.
The documents of an official with this name date back 4.5 thousand years and describe plans to build ...
Slovakia
Janosik considered a Tatra hero operating on the Polish side of the mountains, was Slovak, not Polish.
He was a Carpathian highwayman and a Slovak national hero who lived at the turn of the 17th and 18th ...
Albania
Albania, although a small country, is characterized by a significant wealth of ecosystems and habitats on land and sea.
The most widespread terrestrial ecosystem is forests, which cover 36% of the country's area. The for ...
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is the oldest democracy in Asia.
It is a democratic republic and a unitary state, governed by a semi-presidential system. The country ...
Peru
Peru is a multi-ethnic country with Indians, Mestizos, Europeans, Africans, and Asians.
Before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century, the country was inhabited by Indians for several mi ...
Kazakhstan
The Republic of Kazakhstan is located in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe.
The vast majority of the country, 88%, lies in Asia and only 12% in Europe.