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Friday, 27 March 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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Thailand
The area of the country is 513.115 square kilometers.
It consists of two parts: the northern part (Indochina Peninsula), which is approximately 670 km wid ...
Faroe Islands
In the Faroe Islands, with few exceptions, no trees grow.
It is dominated by dune vegetation, greases, mosses, and peat bogs, and shrubs grow only in secluded ...
Slovakia
The largest and deepest lake in Slovakia is Veľké Hincovo pleso - a Tatra pond located in the Hincovo Valley, which is the upper part of the Mengusovská Valley in the Slovak part of the High Tatras.
The natural lakes of Slovakia are large lakes of glacial origin, which were formed as a result of the retreat of the ice sheet.
Cuba
Rum is the national drink of the Cuban people.
In the past, it was the drink of brigands, pirates, smugglers and slave traders and was a major cont ...
Zanzibar
The capital is home to the Hammani Baths, the largest Persian baths of this type in Zanzibar.
They were built especially on the orders of Sultan Barghash.
Turkey
About 12,000 plant species grow in Turkey, of which about four thousand are endemic.
Slovakia
In the second half of the 18th century, Juraj Janosik became a Slovak national hero.
It began to be positively associated with the Tatra Mountains. The legend that he operated by robbin ...
Thailand
There is evidence of continuous human habitation in present-day Thailand since 20.000 years ago.
The earliest evidence of rice cultivation dates back to 2000 BC. The archaeological site of Ben Chia ...
Peru
Peru boasts great architecture, especially from the pre-Columbian period.
The most important example of such architecture is Machu Picchu - the best-preserved Inca city. The ...
Nigeria
Nigeria’s electricity consumption far exceeds its generation capacity.
Most of the energy comes from traditional fossil fuels, which account for 73 percent of total produc ...