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Papua New Guinea’s official name is the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, making it one of the longest country names in the world!

Ancient Greeks helped invent an early version of the odometer — a device for measuring distance — over 2,000 years ago!

Italy’s oldest city, Matera, has caves where people have lived for over 9,000 years!

Portugal is a democratic republic, which means the people get to vote for their leaders!

Stansbury Island in the Great Salt Lake becomes a peninsula when water levels are low, connecting to the mainland and allowing visitors to drive out to it.