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Wednesday, 22 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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Panama
Panama’s highest peak is Volcan Baru.
It is an active stratovolcano, the highest mountain in Panama (3474 meters above sea level) and the ...
Thailand
Thailand is located in Southeast Asia on the Indochina Peninsula.
It lies between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. From the west, it is surrounded by the Andam ...
Zanzibar
Zanzibar is also listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the site of the shortest international armed conflict in history.
It was an English-Zanzibar conflict that broke out on August 27, 1896, and lasted 45 minutes. About 600 people died during this war.
Turkey
One of the oldest and largest markets in the world is Grand Bazaar, located in Istanbul.
It covers 64 streets and is visited by roughly 40,000 people a day.
Panama
Panama is a republic with a constitution enacted in 1972.
The head of state and head of government is the president, elected by popular vote for a five-year t ...
Croatia
An integral part of the Dalmatian landscape are olive groves and fig trees.
Every reputable family has olive trees on their property and produces their own olive oil. For many ...
Slovakia
The oldest preserved artifacts from what is now Slovakia date back to 270.000 BC (early Paleolithic).
They are located near Nové Město nad Váhom and are ancient tools made of flint. Stone tools found in ...
Bulgaria
The Balkan mountain range chain divides Bulgaria into the watersheds of the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
In the Black Sea basin, the longest river is the Danube (length within Bulgaria - 471 km), which is ...
Albania
Albania is a country of bunkers.
There are several hundred thousand shelters, commonly known as bunkers. They were built between 1972 ...
Russia
During World War II, subways were used as air-raid shelters.
The Russians built new stations while the conflict was still going on. About 150 people were born in subways during the war.