Countries

The colonial authorities caused the extermination of the local population by introducing the encomienda system (slavery and control over the Indian population).

Panama’s artificial Gatun Lake was for several decades the largest artificial lake in the world.

After numerous regional conflicts, Zanzibar united with Tanganyika to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It took place on April 26, 1964.

In reality, those holding this position are focused on carrying out formal and protocol functions and guaranteeing and consolidating the power of the dictator - currently Kim Jong Un. As of April 11, 2019, Ch'oe Ryong Hae (as the sixth in the history of the DPRK) holds this position.

In the 17th century, gold and diamond deposits were discovered in Brazil.

Iguazu Falls form the largest waterfall system in the world.

Turkey was proclaimed on October 29, 1923.

Khan Shatir was the second building designed by British architect Norman Foster after the Pyramid of Peace and Reconciliation.

Halloween also has Celtic and Irish roots - it comes from the holiday of Samhain.

An endemic species of Red Colobus monkeys live in Zanzibar.