Countries

In the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal established the first global maritime and trading empire, becoming one of the world's greatest economic, political, and military powers.

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

Apart from the coast, Croatia's most exciting place is the Plitvice Lakes National Park.

South Africa has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Africa.

The Vatican has its astronomical observatory.

The Czech Republic belongs to the catchment areas of three seas: the North Sea, the Black Sea, and the Baltic Sea.

South Korea has one neighbor - North Korea.

Brazil occupies roughly half of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean.

The original forests of Mauritius have been almost completely cleared - today lass than two percent of the native forests remain.

There are more than 1.7 million kilometers of land roads in the country.