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Quick Facts
Friday, May 8th, 2009
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The primary religion throughout Latin America is Roman CatholicismÂ
Latin America consist of 19 countriesÂ
Brazil, the most populated country, speaks Portuguese, not SpanishÂ
Cholula, Mexico has 365 churches, one for each day of the yearÂ
About one-third of Catholics in the United States are HispanicÂ
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
Catholics are 27% of the total populationÂ
The largest city in the Czech Republic is PragueÂ
In 1993 Czechoslovakia split into Slovakia and the Czech RepublicÂ
There are approximately 3,139 parishes in Czech RepublicÂ
Slovak was the last European country to become independent in the 20th century
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Official language of 25 countries, the third most after English and French
The Arabic language originated in Saudi Arabia in pre-Islamic times, and spread rapidly across the Middle East
The largest number of new Arab immigrants to New York came from Egypt, Morocco and Jordan
In Egypt, their payphones are also called "Ringo"
Arabic is... read more
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Nigeria has more than 250 ethnic groups with varying languages and customsÂ
About 521 different languages are spoken throughout the countryÂ
Nigeria's religious groups are 40% Christian, 50% Islamic and 10% indigenous beliefs
Soccer is Nigeria's national sportÂ
Nigeria supplies the U.S.A. with 1/5 of its oilÂ
Nigeria gained... read more
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