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Friday, 30 October 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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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has quite rich deposits of energy resources (coal, oil, natural gas).
It also has deposits of iron ore, copper, zinc, lead, phosphorite, chromium, manganese, silver, and gold.
Poland
The Polish language is one of the most difficult languages in the world.
The grammar of Polish is very complicated. There are five different parts of speech: a verb, a noun, ...
Russia
Russia is the leading exporter of oil and natural gas.
The export of oil accounts for more than 60%. The network of all Russian gas and oil pipelines could encircle the globe six times.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria is the third country in Europe in terms of the value of archaeological monuments.
This country is famous for its huge number of temples (monasteries) - the largest and most famous of ...
Switzerland
Switzerland is divided into three main zones: the Alps, the Swiss Plateau, and the Jura Mountains.
The Swiss Alps cover the southern part of the country - about 60%, the Swiss Plateau 30%, and the Jura 10% of the country's area.
Slovakia
Slovakia can boast of many representative cultural and historical buildings.
Within its area, you can find over a hundred strongholds and castles and at least twice as many pala ...
Switzerland
It has the world's twentieth-largest economy in terms of nominal GDP and thirty-eighth largest in terms of purchasing power parity.
It is the seventeenth largest exporter, and Zurich and Geneva are considered global cities (with int ...
Philippines
The largest lake in the Philippines and the third largest inland freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, after Lake Tonle Sap in Cambodia and Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia, is Laguna de Bay, also known as Laguna Lake.
It is located southeast of Manila, the country's capital, on the island of Luzon. It is a freshwater ...
Bangladesh
Mobile hospitals also operate on the same principle.
On the boats, a doctor provides medical care and free medicines.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is shaped like a teardrop or mango fruit.
It is a lowland country with flat or rolling coastal plains making up 80% of its area. The south-cen ...