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The first day of spring in Ireland falls on February 1, according to the Celtic calendar.

Panama is home to one of the world’s most important waterways - the Panama Canal.

Korean women are obsessed with appearance.

One of the biggest attractions of Argentina is a waterfall in Iguazu National Park.

Uganda is a country across the equator.

The majority of British citizens are English. There are as many as 56 million of them or approximately 84% of the kingdom's population.

On Florida’s southern coast, about halfway up the coast, is the famous Cape Canaveral.

It is generally believed that Christopher Columbus's crew discovered cigars while exploring the island. Cuba is one of the world's largest exporters of cigars, which are the country's fourth most important export commodity (Cuba's main export is nickel, which accounts for 4% of total world production of this raw material).

One of the most recognizable symbols of New Zealand is the kiwi bird.

In 2009 Croatia joined NATO and, in July 2013, became a member of the European Union.