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Wednesday, 5 August 2026

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Mauritius

In 1897, a lone sailor named Joshua Slocum spent eight days on Rodrigues Island.

Joshua Slocum was the first person to circumnavigate the world alone. In 1900 he wrote a book about his voyage, A Lonely Voyage Around the World, which became an international bestseller.

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Brazil

Brazil has the world's largest Catholic population - Catholicism is the dominant religion in the country.

The Brazilian Catholic Church is the largest national community of believers in the world. Catholics ...

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Zanzibar

On the island, the day starts every day at 6 a.m. (sunrise). It is delayed by 6 hours compared to the official time.

In Zanzibar, it is customary to use some form of local, unofficial solar time.

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Switzerland

Switzerland does not have an official state religion, although most cantons (except Geneva and Neuchatel) officially recognize churches, which are either the Catholic Church or the Swiss Reformed Church.

These churches (in some cantons also the Old Catholic Church and Jewish communities) are financed by official taxation of believers.The dominant religion of Switzerland is Christianity.

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New Zealand

New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy.

The head of the country is King Charles III, represented by a governor-general.

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Kazakhstan

The total area of the country is 2.724.900 square kilometers.

In terms of area, it ranks 9th in the world (after Russia, Canada, China, the United States, Brazil, Australia, India and Argentina).

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Slovakia

According to nature lovers, the most beautiful peak of the High Tatras in Slovakia is Kriváň (2495 m above sea level).

It is a peak easily accessible thanks to well-maintained, marked trails. It is a favorite mountain o ...

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Slovakia

Slovakia has over 2400 caves, of which only over 400 have been explored so far.

Five of them have been included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These are: Dobšinska Ice Cave in ...

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Mauritius

Left-hand traffic on the roads there is mandatory.

This is a remnant of the English colonial era.

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Switzerland

In 2020, Switzerland had a population of 8.637 million people.

More than 25% of this number are people who are not citizens of this country. They are mainly Italians, Germans, Portuguese, French, Kosovars, Spaniards, Turks and Serbs.

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