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Wednesday, 13 May 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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Faroe Islands
About 95 percent of islanders use the Internet.
Almost all use landline telephony. The first telephone line was established there in 1905, and in 19 ...
Thailand
Bangkok has a reputation around the world as the "city of sex".
Although prostitution is officially illegal in Thailand, you can meet countless prostitutes on the s ...
Portugal
Much of Portugal's territory is covered by mountains and highlands.
Mainland Portugal (most Portuguese call the Iberian Peninsula a continent) is divided by the main ri ...
Albania
Just before World War II, Albania was occupied by Italy.
After the fall of the Axis powers, Albania became a communist state - the People's Socialist Republi ...
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein is a constitutional monarchy.
It is a monarchy in which the ruler has the most significant real political power in Europe. Unofficially, it is referred to as an absolute monarchy.
Japan
Japan is known for its unusual cuisine.
The Japanese enjoy dishes such as shirako, which is a sperm sack of a codfish, or the highly poisonous pufferfish, which incorrectly prepared can be lethal.
Republic of South Africa
South Africa has 11 official languages.
These are: English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, Siswati, isiNdebele, Sesotho, Pedi, Xitsonga, Setswana, Tshi ...
Japan
The honor of the Japanese led them to call the survivor of the Titanic catastrophe a coward.
A civil servant, Masabumi Hosono, was ostracized for saving himself instead of drowning with the ship. Hosono is said to have boarded the lifeboat 10 despite women and children still awaiting rescue.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic has one of the densest railway networks in the world.
As of 2020, the country has 9542 km of lines. The length of the tracks is 15.360 km, of which 6917 km are electrified.
Switzerland
Switzerland has an almost carbon-free electricity generation network.
The energy produced there comes in 56% from hydroelectric power plants and 39% from nuclear energy.