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Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Although not officially proclaimed an empire until 1721, it is claimed that Tsardom – a term first used after the coronation of Ivan IV in 1547 – was ...

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Bulgaria

In the Balkan mountain range there is the largest waterfall in Bulgaria and the largest in the entire Balkans - Raysko Praskalo (124.5 m).

There are about 260 lakes of glacial origin in the Pirin Mountains and Rila Mountains.

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Peru

Peru is a leading exporter of gold.

However, a large part of the mining of this metal takes place "outside the government administration ...

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Brazil

Brazil has six major ecosystems.

- Amazon basin - a system of tropical rainforests- Pantanal - the world's largest tropical wetlands ...

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Ireland

The island climate means that Ireland is usually quite warm, and humid and rains often.

The longest river in Ireland is the Shannon (336 km), other larger rivers are: Slaney, Liffey, Boyne ...

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Turkey

Turkey is divided into seven regions and 81 provinces.

They are the Black Sea region, The Aegean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Sea of Marmara, and eastern, central, and southwest Anatolia.

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Liechtenstein

The residence of the princes of Liechtenstein is the Gothic castle of Vaduz.

It sits high above the town from which it takes its name. It was built in the 16th century and is st ...

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Portugal

Portugal is the oldest continuously existing nation-state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe (San Marino is considered the oldest country in Europe).

It has existed as an independent state since 1139. Its borders were marked in 1270 and have not changed since then. Therefore, the Portuguese border is the oldest borderline in Europe.

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Switzerland

Switzerland does not have an official state religion, although most cantons (except Geneva and Neuchatel) officially recognize churches, which are either the Catholic Church or the Swiss Reformed Church.

These churches (in some cantons also the Old Catholic Church and Jewish communities) are financed by official taxation of believers.The dominant religion of Switzerland is Christianity.

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Peru

The national dish of Peruvians is cuy - guinea pig.

Guinea pigs have been bred in the Andes for over 5000 years. Their meat is lean and low in cholester ...

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China

One of the lowest points on Earth can also be found in China.

This is the Turfańska Valley, the bottom of which lies at a depth of -154 m below sea level. The Turfan Basin is located in western China, in the Xinjiang autonomous region.

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