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Friday, May 8th, 2009
  The primary religion throughout Latin America is Roman Catholicism  Latin America consist of 19 countries  Brazil, the most populated country, speaks Portuguese, not Spanish  Cholula, Mexico has 365 churches, one for each day of the year  About one-third of Catholics in the United States are  Hispanic  Latin American... read more
Friday, May 8th, 2009
Catholics are 27% of the total population  The largest city in the Czech Republic is Prague  In 1993 Czechoslovakia split into Slovakia and the Czech Republic  There are approximately 3,139 parishes in Czech Republic  Slovak was the last European country to become independent in the 20th century ... read more
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 customs  About 521 different languages are spoken throughout the country  Nigeria's religious groups are 40% Christian, 50% Islamic and 10% indigenous beliefs Soccer is Nigeria's national sport  Nigeria supplies the U.S.A. with 1/5 of its oil  Nigeria gained... read more
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