Countries

Friday, 4 September 2026
26 facts about Russia
26 facts about Russia
A fascinating and mysterious land
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 ...

Did you know?

Switzerland
The most important sector of the Swiss economy is manufacturing.
It largely involves the production of specialized chemicals, medical and pharmaceutical products, sc ...
Japan
Japan’s national alcohol beverage, sake, is made from fermented rice.
Austria
Austria has numerous lakes.
The larger ones are of glacial origin and are located near the country's borders. The largest is Lak ...
Great Britain
During a road check, you can have up to 0.8 per mille of alcohol in your exhaled air.
However, these regulations do not apply to professional drivers, for whom the alcohol limit in exhaled air is 0.2 per mille.
Thailand
Thailand has one of the highest rates of social inequality in the world - 53.6.
About 40% of the country's population works in agriculture, growing rice, corn, and sugar cane.Thail ...
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein has a very favorable, transparent tax policy.
Taxes there are among the lowest in the world. Residents do not pay taxes on capital gains, interest, dividends, donations have a single rate of VAT(8%).
Great Britain
In the UK, all racehorses celebrate their birthday on January 1.
This custom was introduced in 1833 in Newmarket, England, and it spread to the whole of Great Britain in 1858.
Sri Lanka
The Republic of Sri Lanka was established in 1972.
At the beginning of the 20th century, a national independence movement arose, whose action resulted ...
Thailand
There is a fish in Thailand that can move on land.
This is Cryptorora thamicola - an endemic species of small freshwater fish that, thanks to its speci ...
Nigeria
Nigeria is a large country located in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea.
It covers an area of 923.768 square kilometers with an east-west range of 1200 kilometers and a north-south range of 1100 kilometers. The area makes Nigeria the 32nd largest country in the world.