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Argentina

1. Argentina has both the highest and lowest points of the Southern Hemisphere inside the
country
2. Argentina produced the world’s first cartoon film in 1917
3. The Argentinian flag is blue and white triband (stripes that make up a flag), with a yellow sun in
the centre
4. The capital of Argentina is Buenos Aires
5. Argentina is in South America
6. The language spoken in Argentina is Spanish
7. You cannot legally name your child Messi in Messi’s hometown.
8. The famous dance “the tango” originated in Argentina
9. Argentina derives for the Latin word silver because Europeans used this land to mine precious
metals
10. Among the main industries in Argentina are food processing, automobile production, textiles,
energy production, and mining.
11. The population of Argentina is 45.81 million
12. Argentina is 2.78 million km2
13. Pope Francis used to be a bouncer in a nightclub in Buenos Aires
14. Argentina sent a pregnant woman to antarctica to attempt to claim part of the land, her son
was the first person to be born in antarctica
15. Argentina once had 5 presidents in 10 days.
16. Argentina is the eighth largest country in the world
17. Religion is catholic/Christian

Mexico

1. The population is 130.3 million


2. Official language is Spanish
3. Mexico is 1.9 million km2
4. The main religion in Mexico is Roman catholic
5. Mexico is the fourteenth largest country in the world
6. The capital of Mexico is Mexico City
7. The most prominent industries in Mexico are the automotive, aviation and aerospace, medical
device, apparel and textile, and consumer products
8. The pyramid of Cholula is the largest pyramid in the world
9. Color tv was invented by a Mexican
10. The Mexican American war was the largest war to take place in Mexico, 1846 to 1848
11. Mexico City was only named the capital of Mexico in 2016
12. US citizens make up the largest amount of Mexico’s immigrants.
13. Mexicans celebrate “Christmas” on January 6 th, day the three kings arrived
14. Since Mexico City was built on a lake, it continues to sink more and more every year.
15. Mexico has the worlds smallest volcano

France

1. Population of France is 67.5 million


2. France is 670,000 km2
3. Paris is the capital of France
4. Machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics, textiles, food processing,
tourism are Frances main industries
5. Frances main religion is Catholicism
6. Main language spoken in France is French
7. France is the worlds most popular tourist destination
8. Louis XIX was the king of France for just 20 minutes
9. The French army was the first army to use camouflage in battle (WWI)
10. The oldest person who ever lived was a French woman 122 years 168 days
11. France has more Nobel prize winners in literature than any other country
12. The Louvre is the most visited museum in the world
13. France produces about 1.7 million tonnes of cheese every year
14. French law forbids couples from kissing on train platforms
15. The greatest bicycle race is held in France (tour de France)

Italy

1. Population of Italy is 59.07 million


2. Capital of Italy is Rome
3. Italy is 300,000 km2
4. The main religion in Italy is Roman Catholicism
5. tourism, precision machinery, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical goods,
textiles, fashion, clothing are the main industries in Italy
6. Rome is over 2000 years old
7. The country of Italy was under a dictator, Benito Mussolini
8. 13 of Shakespeare’s plays are set in Italy
9. Italy is the home of the Sistine chapel, which painted my Michelangelo, and brings more than
20,000 visitors a day
10. Vatican City, located in Italy, is the world smallest country
11. Italy has over 1500 lakes
12. The main language spoken in Italy is Italian
13. The famous explorer Christopher Columbus was Italian
14. Italians invented eyeglasses
15. And the first bank ever was in Italy

Algeria

1. The main languages of Algeria are Algerian and Arabic


2. The population of Algeria is 44.62 million
3. The capital of Algeria is Algiers
4. Algerian industry has been dominated by oil and natural gas, harvesting, and exporting it.
5. The size of Algeria is 2.382 million km2
6. Algeria is the tenth largest country in the world and the largest country in Africa
7. Algeria is located inside Africa
8. Algeria is home to the largest part of the Sahara desert any country has monopoly over
9. Algeria is home to one of the worlds most popular mosques, the Djamaa El Djazair mosque
10. Algerians are known for their manners and extreme sense of hospitality
11. A quarter of the Algerian population live in poverty
12. Algerian used to be controlled by France till 1962, when they gained their independence
13. The majority of Algeria is desert

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