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An integral element of Thai culture is the Wai gesture.

According to the 1991 constitution, Bulgaria is a republic in which the head of state is the president, directly elected for a 5-year term.

Until 1764, today's capital of Thailand was a small village called Bang Makok (Olive Tree Village).

About 40 thousand people die of alcohol poisoning in Russia every year.

Since the first century BC, these territories belonged to the Roman Empire.

They are descendants of early Turkic peoples, and their culture has been influenced mainly by Mongolian, Persian, Russian, and Arabic cultures.

In 1848, the bourgeoisie overthrew Emperor Francis I, and Franz Joseph I took power - both he and his wife Elizabeth, known as Sisi, are symbols of the Austrian Empire.

The highest peak in Portugal is Mount Pico in the Azores.

St. Petersburg changed its name three times.

Missionaries also began arriving in Brazil to conduct extensive evangelization.