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Wednesday, 29 April 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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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is located on the island of Ceylon in South Asia, in the Indian Ocean.
It is located about 50 kilometers southeast of India, from which it is separated by the waters of the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar.
Germany
The most numerous group of immigrants in Germany are Turks.
The second place belongs to the Poles.
Argentina
Argentina is boarded by five countries: Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, and Uruguay.
It also claims the Falkland Islands archipelago and part of Antarctica.
North Korea
The resources of the North Korean Internet are also impressive.
Kwangmyong, as it is called, is actually an intranet, i.e. a network cut off from global resources. ...
Croatia
In 2009 Croatia joined NATO and, in July 2013, became a member of the European Union.
Croatia joined the EU as the 28th member of the community.
Switzerland
Switzerland was the last Western republic to grant women the right to vote.
Some cantons approved this in 1959, while at the federal level, it was not achieved until 1971 (one canton resisted until 1990).The first woman president was Ruth Dreifuss in 1999.
New Zealand
A physicist from New Zealand, Ernest Rutherford, discovered the proton in 1920.
Rutherford is referred to as the father of nuclear physics.
Thailand
Thai cuisine is one of the most popular in the world.
Thai food combines five basic tastes: sweet, spicy, sour, bitter, and salty. The herbs and spices mo ...
Bangladesh
Typhoons and floods are common in Bangladesh, especially in autumn and winter.
These are always major natural disasters that claim hundreds of thousands of lives.
Sri Lanka
The island’s geographic location and the presence of natural harbors gave Sri Lanka great strategic and commercial importance.
The island was a major trading center known to both East Asians and Europeans in ancient times. In t ...