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Saturday, 28 March 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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New Zealand
The largest city in New Zealand, Auckland, is built on a volcanic field, known as the Auckland volcanic field, with 56 dormant volcanoes scattered throughout the area.
Brazil
Brazil occupies roughly half of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
It occupies most of the eastern part of the South American continent and its geographic center, as w ...
Argentina
It has a population of about 45 million people.
Panama
The largest river in the Panama Canal basin is the Rio Chagres, discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1502.
Christopher Columbus named it “Rio de los Lagartos,” meaning “river of crocodiles.” The area of the ...
Croatia
On the promenade of Zadar, there is a monument Pozdrav Suncu, a circle with a diameter of 22 meters, embedded between the promenade's stones with 300 special plates that absorb the Sun's rays.
Underneath the glass plates, solar panels are located. After dark, the solar energy stored in the ba ...
Bulgaria
Bulgaria is located in the southeastern part of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Black Sea.
It borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east.
Slovakia
From the 15th to the 19th century, the Habsburgs ruled the territory of Slovakia.
After the fall of the Habsburgs, Slovakia co-founded Czechoslovakia. In the period 1939-1944, it was ...
Germany
The capital of Germany is Berlin.
It is populated by 3,7 million people, covers 892 square kilometers, and is divided into 12 administrative districts. It is visited by over 13 million tourists a year.
Great Britain
The UK is home to over 68 million people.
Bangladesh
Throughout Bangladesh, rivers play a major role.
They are the main source of water for agriculture and the main arteries of transport. The length of ...