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Sea otters are unique among marine mammals in that they lack a thick blubber layer. Instead, they rely on the densest fur in the animal kingdom (up to 1 million hairs per square inch) to trap air and keep warm. Sea lions, manatees, and whales all have blubber for insulation.

A conglomerate is a corporation that owns multiple different businesses across diverse industries. Unlike a multinational corporation (which operates in multiple countries but may have one primary business) or a bank (financial services only), a conglomerate's key characteristic is diversification across unrelated business sectors.

American Samoa uses the US Dollar as its official currency. As a US territory, it uses the same currency as the United States. The Euro is used in European countries, Lempira in Honduras, and Kyat in Myanmar.

OPEC is a cartel because it's an organization of producers who coordinate to control supply and influence prices. A cartel is a formal agreement among competing firms to control prices or production. Unlike a monopoly (single seller) or oligarchy (political system), OPEC represents multiple nations acting together.

Monaco uses the Euro as its official currency. As a small European country, Monaco adopted the Euro through its agreement with the European Union. The US Dollar is used in America and some territories, while Kina is Papua New Guinea's currency and Tala is Samoa's currency.

Spain uses the Euro as its official currency, having adopted it when it joined the European Union. The Swiss Franc is used in Switzerland, the US Dollar in America, and the Baht is Thailand's currency. Spain abandoned its former currency (Peseta) for the Euro.

Thailand's currency is the Baht. The US Dollar is used in America and some territories, the Euro in Europe, and the Rupee (spelled with one 'p') is used in India, Pakistan, and other South Asian countries. Option C has a spelling error ('Ruppee').

Rome is the capital city of Italy. Amman is the capital of Jordan, Santiago is the capital of Chile, and Ottawa is the capital of Canada.

Nigeria's currency is the Naira (NGN). Option C is correctly spelled. Euro is used in Europe, Baht is Thailand's currency, and Kina is Papua New Guinea's currency.