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Friday, 17 April 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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Turkey
In the southern parts of Turkey, one can found houses without roofs. This is by no means an expression of poverty but is connected with family life in the collective.
Families with many children add another tier to their house for each child who starts a family. Wealthier families hire development companies to put up family blocks.
Egypt
The longest river in Egypt is the Nile.
It was the Nile that allowed the first civilizations to settle in this area. Annual floods of the ri ...
Singapore
It is the world’s third financial center (after London and New York).
The industry is well developed there, especially high-tech industry.
Thailand
Thailand's territory includes several hundred coastal islands (including coral ones).
The largest of them are Phuket in the Andaman Sea and Samui and Phangan in the Gulf of Thailand.The ...
Nigeria
Nigeria was the first country to successfully contain and eliminate the threat of the Ebola virus during the 2014 outbreak.
A unique contact tracing method was used there. It proved so effective that it became a method later ...
Nigeria
Since 12th December 1991, the capital of Nigeria has been Abuja, replacing the country’s most populous city, Lagos, in that role.
Abuja is the capital and the eighth-most populous city in Nigeria. It is located in the center of th ...
Slovakia
There was also Polish settlement in Slovakia from the 15th century.
Today, 4602 Poles live there. The areas where Poles lived became the subject of disputes between Pol ...
Croatia
Croatia lies in two climatic zones: Mediterranean and Continental.
Thailand
Thai cuisine is one of the most popular in the world.
Thai food combines five basic tastes: sweet, spicy, sour, bitter, and salty. The herbs and spices mo ...
Japan
Japan is inhabited by over 125 million people.
It makes Japan the 10th most populous country in the world.