Countries

The Swiss Plateau stretches from Lake Geneva on the border with France to Lake Constance on the border with Austria and Germany.

About 25% of Russians die before they reach 55.

Koreans are born a year older than us (at least).

The name of the country comes from the name of the kingdom of Buganda, the largest of the traditional kingdoms that make up Uganda, inhabited by 52 clans.

The Czech Republic is a highland and mountainous country, lowland areas, mainly in the form of river valleys and depressions, occupy 24%. Upland areas (300-800 m above sea level) cover 72% of the country's area, and mountains only 4%.

It became the headquarters of international organizations such as the UN and OPEC and also hosted many conferences and summits.

After World War II, a decision by the Soviet authorities plowed 250.000 square kilometers of the Kazakh steppe and turned it into farmland.

One-third of Germany is covered in forests.

The capital of North Korea is Pyongyang.

A stonemason from the island of Rab, Marin Biza (St. Marin) was the founder of San Marino.