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South Korea

It is a mountainous and highland country.

About 70% of South Korea's terrain is mountains, although they are not as high as those in North Korea.

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Philippines

There are three seasons in the Philippines.

The first is tag-init or tag-araw - the dry and warm season lasting from March to May, tag-ulan - th ...

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Brazil

Brazil gained independence from Portugal in 1822.

Portugal officially recognized Brazil on August 29, 1825. The monarchy, on the other hand, was overt ...

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Thailand

The main river of the country is Chao Phraya, 365 km long and with a drainage basin area of 160.000 square kilometers.

Chao Phraya flows from north to south through the center of the country and flows into the Gulf of T ...

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Albania

Albania is a mountainous country, where mountains and highlands cover 75% of the area.

Areas above 1000 m above sea level they constitute 28.8% of the country's area. The mountains in Alb ...

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Ireland

In 1921, the island was divided into Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, occupies the n ...

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Switzerland

There are approximately 1500 lakes in Switzerland, 77 of which have an area larger than 10 ha.

These are glacial lakes, and the largest ones are border lakes.

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Ireland

Poles constitute the largest national minority in Ireland.

According to the 2011 census, the declared number of Poles residing on the island was 122.585 (an in ...

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England

It is not a sovereign state.

It is one of four countries, along with Scotland, Wales, and North Ireland, that make up the United Kingdom.

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Peru

There are approximately 380 species of frogs in Peru.

These include, among others, red-eyed tree frog, European tree frog, or three-striped poison frog.In ...

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