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Monday, 8 June 2026

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Australia

It has a population of 25 million people.

Due to the vast uninhabited area of the country, the population density is only 3,3 people per kilometer.

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Bulgaria

There are over 250 cities in Bulgaria, of which only the capital of the country is a city with over a million inhabitants.

The largest cities, apart from Sofia, include Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Ruse, Stara Zagora, Pleven, Sliven, Dobrich, Shumen, and others.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has the highest biodiversity per unit area among Asian countries in terms of flowering plants and vertebrates, with the exception of birds.

Among all flowering plant species on the island, as many as 27% are endemic, and among mammals, ende ...

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Thailand

Due to the humid climate, the plant cover of Thailand is very rich, but degraded due to agricultural activities.

In the 1960s, forests covered over half of the country's area, today it is only about 30%. Teak, sandalwood, and ebony trees predominate in the monsoon forests in the central part of the country.

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Republic of South Africa

The country's area is 1.219.912 square kilometers.

South Africa is the 24th largest country in the world. It is about the same size as Colombia, twice ...

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Sri Lanka

There are fifty-one natural waterfalls, 10 or more meters tall.

The tallest waterfall is the Bambarakanda Falls in the pine forest with a height of 263 meters, making it the 461st highest waterfall in the world.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh gained its independence from Pakistan on March 26, 1971.

Bangladesh is a people's republic and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The head of state is ...

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Brazil

The capital of Brazil is the city of Brasilia, located in the Brazilian Highlands, in the central-western part of the country.

It is the third (after Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro) most populous city in the country. Brasilia bec ...

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Turkey

Camel wrestling is an annual Turkish festival taking place between November and March.

Male camels wrestle as a response to a female camel in heat led before them. It originated about 1,0 ...

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Peru

In the Amazon jungle, above Ucayali, there is a small village of Caimito, where the Shipibo Indians live.

In 2020, 750 people lived there and as many as 80% of them were infected with the COVID-19 virus. Th ...

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23 facts about Germany

Deutschland, Deutschland über alles

German is known as the birthplace of medieval Christian European culture and tradition, but at the same time, as one of the most criminal and bloody r ...

33 facts about Turkey

A picturesque country of two continents

The Republic of Turkey is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. It brings joy with picturesque beaches, mild climate, delicious c ...

21 facts about Australia

A great desert surrounded by a green ring of life

Australia has been isolated from the rest of the world for a long time, hence its unique and unparalleled flora and fauna. It is a home for aborigines ...

32 facts about Argentina

The homeland of tango

It is said that the Argentines are like Italians speaking Spanish, they behave like the French and wish to be like the British. Argentina used to be o ...

21 facts about England

God Save the Queen

The name England is derived from the Old English - Englaland - meaning "land of the Angels". One of the four countries of the United Kingdom, England ...

14 facts about Liechtenstein

A tiny alpine country

The Principality of Liechtenstein is a country situated between Austria and Switzerland. It is the only country entirely in the Alps. Liechtenstein is ...

31 facts about Poland

The Republic of Poland

Poland is more than 1000 years old. It had many years of prosperity and many years of hard times. It even disappeared from the world maps for more tha ...

51 facts about Croatia

Land of a thousand islands

Croatia is a small country on the Adriatic Sea, on the border between Central and Southern Europe. Once part of Yugoslavia, it has been an independent ...

23 facts about Bangladesh

One of the poorest countries in Asia

Bangladesh is located in South Asia, the Bay of Bengal. It is a relatively young country, for its history dates back only fifty years. Over the years, ...