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Albania is a candidate for membership in the European Union.

Portugal is a significant center of pilgrimage tourism.

The longest river in South Korea is the Naktong-gang.

In 1949, a law was introduced prohibiting mixed marriages.

In 1760, Burmese forces attacked what was then Thailand, destroyed and looted the country's capital, and kidnapped its ruler and members of the ruling family.

The rapid development of rum production in Cuba took place after 1800, when copper alembics - vessels used for distillation - were imported from Europe and when it was discovered that aged rum improves its taste and aroma.

The first underground railway system was the London Underground, which opened in 1863.

In the second half of the 18th century, Juraj Janosik became a Slovak national hero.

It also has an old and rich tradition of choral singing.

The Czech Republic has one of the densest railway networks in the world.