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Sunday, 14 June 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 ...

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Croatia
Since the first century BC, these territories belonged to the Roman Empire.
The Romans divided Croatia into two provinces: Dalmatia and Pannonia, and in the early 7th century, ...
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South Korea
South Korea has one neighbor - North Korea.
Due to its location on the Korean Peninsula, the land border runs only to the north. Through its territorial waters, it borders with China and Japan.
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Peru
Peruvian prose writer, essayist, and novelist Mario Vargas Llosa received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010.
Peruvian literature was initially passed down orally and has survived to this day in stories as folk ...
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Singapore
It is the world’s third financial center (after London and New York).
The industry is well developed there, especially high-tech industry.
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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 ...
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Vatican City
The Vatican is located on Vatican Hill, near the right bank of the Tiban River.
Vatican Hill is not among the seven hills of Rome (the seven hills on the eastern left side of the T ...
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Portugal
Democracy was restored in Portugal after the Carnation Revolution in 1974.
Soon after, almost all overseas territories gained independence. The handover of Macau to China in 1999 marked the end of one of the longest-running colonial empires in history.
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New Zealand
It is common for children in New Zealand to start school on their 5th birthday.
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Great Britain
The majority of British citizens are English. There are as many as 56 million of them or approximately 84% of the kingdom's population.
The second largest population is occupied by the Scots (5.4 million) and the Welsh (3.1 million). Th ...
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New Zealand
New Zealand is home to a vast number of endemic animals and plants.
Approximately 80% of flora found in New Zealand is endemic.
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23 facts about Germany
23 facts about Germany
Deutschland, Deutschland über alles
German is known as the birthplace of medieval Christian European culture and tradition, but at the same time, as one of the most criminal and bloody r ...
33 facts about Turkey
33 facts about Turkey
A picturesque country of two continents
The Republic of Turkey is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. It brings joy with picturesque beaches, mild climate, delicious c ...
21 facts about Australia
21 facts about Australia
A great desert surrounded by a green ring of life
Australia has been isolated from the rest of the world for a long time, hence its unique and unparalleled flora and fauna. It is a home for aborigines ...
32 facts about Argentina
32 facts about Argentina
The homeland of tango
It is said that the Argentines are like Italians speaking Spanish, they behave like the French and wish to be like the British. Argentina used to be o ...
21 facts about England
21 facts about England
God Save the Queen
The name England is derived from the Old English - Englaland - meaning "land of the Angels". One of the four countries of the United Kingdom, England ...
14 facts about Liechtenstein
14 facts about Liechtenstein
A tiny alpine country
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a country situated between Austria and Switzerland. It is the only country entirely in the Alps. Liechtenstein is ...
31 facts about Poland
31 facts about Poland
The Republic of Poland
Poland is more than 1000 years old. It had many years of prosperity and many years of hard times. It even disappeared from the world maps for more tha ...
51 facts about Croatia
51 facts about Croatia
Land of a thousand islands
Croatia is a small country on the Adriatic Sea, on the border between Central and Southern Europe. Once part of Yugoslavia, it has been an independent ...
23 facts about Bangladesh
23 facts about Bangladesh
One of the poorest countries in Asia
Bangladesh is located in South Asia, the Bay of Bengal. It is a relatively young country, for its history dates back only fifty years. Over the years, ...
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