Interesting Facts about North Korea
In 1945, after World War II, Korea was split into two countries – North Korea and South Korea. The official name of North Korea is Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. About 80 percent of the area...
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The English language name Singapore comes from Malay Singapura, “Lion-city”. Singapore is made up of one main island and 63 other tiny islands. Most of the islands of the country are uninhabited. It...
View Articleinteresting facts about Portugal
Portugal was founded by Alfonso Henriques, in 1152. Portugal name derives from the Roman name Portus Cale Portugal is located in southwestern Europe and spreads over an area of approximately 92,391 sq...
View ArticleHonduras interesting facts
Long before Europeans arrived to Honduras, the Mayan Empire inhabited this region. Honduras – literally “depths” in Spanish. Honduras gained independence from Spain’s global empire in 1821. Its...
View ArticleMadagascar interesting facts
Diego Dias, the Portuguese explorer, first sighted Madagascar at the beginning of the sixteenth century. Madagascar, also known as the Malagasy Republic, lies some 400 kilometres off the East coast of...
View Articleinteresting facts about zimbabwe
The name Zimbabwe derives from “Dzimba dza mabwe,” meaning “great houses of stone” in the Shona language. Zimbabwe is situated in south-central Africa, between two of the well known African rivers the...
View ArticleInteresting Facts About The Ivory Coast
Côte d’Ivoire is a republic with a strong executive power personified in the President. Its de jure capital is Yamoussoukro and the official language is French. The country is divided into 19 regions...
View ArticleInteresting facts about Ghana
Ghana is a big country but not the biggest in Africa, it is around the size of Great Britain or the same size of Oregon. Over 23 million people live in Ghana. Independence day is the 6th of March. It...
View ArticleMonaco facts
The Principality of Monaco, how it’s formally named, is the second smallest country in the world, after the Vatican. Monaco is almost as big as the Central Park in New York, and 3 times bigger than the...
View ArticleFunny facts about Sweden
Because it’s one of my favorite countries, I’ll be sharp: Sweden is the 1st country that allows you to pay your taxes by SMS. From 2004. Swedish taxes are probably the biggest in the world, measuring...
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