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The first mechanical clock was invented in China between 1088 and 1092 AD.

The dominant religion of Argentina is Christianity.

Buenos Aires has the world’s widest street.

The most famous archaeological finds include the oldest female statue made of mammoth bone - the famous Venus of Moravia (22.800 BC).

In 1825, Bolivia was created by separating from Upper Peru.

Anime, one of the world’s most famous types of animation, originates in Japan.

The symbol of the Kingdom of the Netherlands – the tulips – comes from Turkey.

The country's relatively rapid economic and demographic growth over the past century has meant that Brazil's ability to protect its environmental habitats is increasingly under threat.

It is a democratic federal state - a presidential republic.

Florida was incorporated into the US on 3rd March 1845 as a 27th state.