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Saturday, 23 May 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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Philippines
The Philippines is an archipelago consisting of 7107 islands.
The largest islands are Mindanao, with an area of 95.000 square kilometers, located in the south, an ...
Singapore
The country does not possess any natural resources, so they bet on economics.
Peru
All of Peru's culinary traditions come from the traditions of the Andean peoples and European cuisine.
Peruvian cuisine shows great territorial diversity. The coastal regions and Lima are famous for thei ...
Kazakhstan
The total area of the country is 2.724.900 square kilometers.
In terms of area, it ranks 9th in the world (after Russia, Canada, China, the United States, Brazil, Australia, India and Argentina).
Thailand
In Bangkok there is the Grand Palace with the temple of Wat Phra Kaew - "Temple of the Emerald Buddha".
This palace served as the official residence of the King of Thailand from the 18th to the mid-20th c ...
Philippines
The capital of the Philippines is Manila, a city located on the island of Luzon, at the mouth of the Pasig River into Manila Bay.
Manila was the first city in the Philippines to be granted municipal rights in 1901 and autonomy on ...
Zanzibar
In addition to spices, Zanzibar also exports seaweed and raffia (a bamboo palm with long pinnately divided leaves, the largest plants in the world with fiber-producing leaves).
Fishing and tourism are also well-developed.
Singapore
The independent Republic of Singapore was proclaimed in 1965.
Singapore became a member of the United Nations in the same year.
Slovakia
The highest point in Slovakia is Gerlach (2655 m above sea level) in the Tatra Mountains - the highest peak of the Tatra Mountains and the entire Carpathians.
Gerlach is located on the side ridge of the High Tatras and belongs to the Crown of Europe and the Great Crown of the Tatras.
Slovakia
Slovakia is a unitary landlocked country located in Central Europe.
It is a state characterized by internal unity in which all administrative units constituting the state are organized in the same way and subordinated to the central authorities.