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Friday, 24 July 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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Russia
Over 12 million people live in the capital city of Moscow.
It makes it the second-most populous city in Europe. Istanbul holds first place.
Faroe Islands
Streymoy Island is the largest, longest, and most populated island of the Faroese archipelago.
Located in the central part of the archipelago, it has an area of 373.5 square kilometers and is hom ...
Great Britain
The majority of British citizens are English. There are as many as 56 million of them or approximately 84% of the kingdom's population.
The second largest population is occupied by the Scots (5.4 million) and the Welsh (3.1 million). Th ...
Cuba
The landscape of Cuba is quite varied, with most of the country being lowland (70%).
The largest mountain concentration is in the eastern part of the country, and the highest peaks rise ...
Kazakhstan
The Republic of Kazakhstan is located in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe.
The vast majority of the country, 88%, lies in Asia and only 12% in Europe.
Portugal
More than 22% of Portugal's land area is included in the Natura 2000 network.
It includes 62 special nature protection areas and 88 types of protected landscape natural habitats.
Portugal
Portugal is home to the second longest bridge in Europe (after the Crimean Bridge).
This is the Vasco da Gama Bridge, which connects the bank of the Tagus River near Lisbon (in Sacavem) with the town of Montijo on the other side of the river. Its length is 17.2 km.
Peru
The national bird of Peru is the Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola Peruvianus), also known as the tunki (Quechua).
It is a medium-sized bird from the cornflower family. The male has scarlet or orange-red plumage, with a black tail and wings with wide white flight feathers.
Argentina
Argentine’s national sport since 1953 is Pato.
It is played on horseback and combines polo with basketball. The aim of the game is to place the bal ...
Argentina
The best beef comes from Argentina.
Argentinians practice so-called extensive breeding, which involves free grazing of animals on vast m ...