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There are five universities in Cuba, the most important scientific institution being the Cuban Academy of Sciences in Havana, founded in 1962.

In the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire posed a great challenge to the empire.

Peru's reptile fauna includes spectacular species such as giant anacondas and caimans.

At the turn of 2001 and 2002, Argentina had as many as five presidents within two weeks.

Switzerland does not have an official state religion, although most cantons (except Geneva and Neuchatel) officially recognize churches, which are either the Catholic Church or the Swiss Reformed Church.

Of South Africa's nearly 55 million population, 10% are HIV positive.

Religious syncretism is very evident in Cuba.

The most famous contemporary Bulgarian artist was Christo Vladimirov Javacheff.

England is one of the 76 countries with left-hand traffic.

In the eastern foothills of the Andes, there are cultivations of the Erythroxylum coca, also known as Coca.