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Thursday, 12 November 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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Zanzibar
Zanzibar also known as Unguja is an island with an area of 1658 square kilometers.
It is located in the Indian Ocean and is part of the Zanzibar Archipelago. The archipelago consists ...
Croatia
The cathedral and the whole of Dubrovnik served as a backdrop in the TV series "Game of Thrones."
Portugal
The highest peak in Portugal is Mount Pico in the Azores.
This ancient volcano with a height of 2351 m above sea level is the symbol of the Azores.The highest ...
Japan
Japanese trains are one of the most punctual in the world, with an average delay of 18 seconds.
The Japanese are very honorable people, it is thus not uncommon to witness the train staff bowing to passengers in apology for the delay.
Egypt
Hieroglyphs are writings from ancient Egypt.
Initially, it was a pictorial writing, which over the centuries evolved into more abstract forms, th ...
Germany
Germany has the largest number of zoos. There are more than 400 of them.
Berlin Zoologischer Garten is the world’s largest zoo in terms of the number of species – 1,500 – and the number of animals – 14,000.
Faroe Islands
Streymoy Island is the largest, longest, and most populated island of the Faroese archipelago.
Located in the central part of the archipelago, it has an area of 373.5 square kilometers and is hom ...
Switzerland
Switzerland has no access to the sea, its largest reservoir is Lake Geneva.
It is an Alpine country - 60% of the country's area is covered by the Alps.
Argentina
At the turn of 2001 and 2002, Argentina had as many as five presidents within two weeks.
Albania
Albania has the second-largest oil deposits on the Balkan Peninsula.
Romania ranks first.Albania has the 10th largest oil reserves in Europe and 58th in the world. It is ...