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  • ) refers to a town in the Indian state of West Bengal, the headquarters ... back to the mid nineteenth century as part of a British development of the ...
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  • Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, was born out of a union of four villages ... crime-free environment, and for being one of the cleanest cities of Africa ...
    18 KB (2,473 words) - 21:16, 30 January 2023
  • communications, and economic center of Burundi. Bujumbura is the capital ... situated on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika, is Burundi ...
    18 KB (2,590 words) - 18:38, 22 November 2023
  • New Caledonia, or Nouvelle-Calédonie, is an overseas territory of ... New Caledonia's capital, Nouméa, is the seat of the Secretariat ...
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  • Dakar, the largest city of Senegal, is located on the Cape Verde Peninsula ... An administrative center, Dakar is home to the National Assembly of ...
    23 KB (3,372 words) - 08:41, 24 January 2024
  • Lesotho, officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country ... Despite the beauty of the land, poverty is on the increase, closely ...
    23 KB (3,416 words) - 00:48, 7 March 2023
  • "Sheep Islands," are a group of islands in Northern Europe ... represented in the Nordic Council as a part of the Danish delegation. ...
    28 KB (4,130 words) - 00:27, 25 March 2024
  • can also refer to proficiency in a number of fields, such as art or physical ... Literacy rates are a crucial measure of a region's human capital ...
    24 KB (3,587 words) - 04:28, 29 October 2022
  • in Iran, was a war between the armed forces of Iraq and Iran lasting from ... September 22, 1980, following a long history of border disputes. The conflict ...
    36 KB (5,506 words) - 17:42, 29 January 2024
  • Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the Caribbean ... colony, the island nation has been hindered by political, social, and economic ...
    32 KB (4,700 words) - 19:05, 27 April 2024
  • A Chinese family name is one of the thousands of family names that ... Chinese surnames have served a number of sociological purposes throughout ...
    26 KB (3,907 words) - 17:05, 10 December 2023
  • South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), (Korean: 대한민국, ... ) has existed for nearly 60 years, built on the foundation of a 5 ...
    42 KB (5,837 words) - 16:22, 6 March 2024
  • Afonso I, King of Portugal, more commonly known as Afonso Henriques ... Afonso I left his mark on the map of Europe. The impetus created by ...
    16 KB (2,347 words) - 19:49, 28 September 2020
  • Brunei, officially the State of Brunei, Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei ... world not holding elections. A long period of political stability has been ...
    30 KB (4,444 words) - 04:42, 22 November 2023
  • and seventh (1872–1876) president of Liberia after helping lead ... world leaders to see to the realization of such. His diplomatic skills ...
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  • linguistically and culturally related group of people recognized by the government ... has been applied inconsistently to a variety of non-Han peoples, often with ...
    23 KB (3,462 words) - 16:33, 9 November 2022
  • is the capital and the largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Though the city ... At the same time, it maintains the charm of a Central Asian city, with ...
    16 KB (2,289 words) - 02:47, 8 March 2023
  • Baky, or Baki, located on the western shore of the Caspian Sea, is the capital ... The city entered a period of decline after the break-up of the Soviet ...
    25 KB (3,739 words) - 05:50, 26 August 2023
  • The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is the official name for ... According to tradition, the Coptic Orthodox Church was established ...
    24 KB (3,712 words) - 21:25, 4 May 2020
  • is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture and, with a population of 3 ... Yokohama was nearly destroyed by the Kanto Earthquake in 1923, and ...
    20 KB (2,678 words) - 11:13, 25 May 2023

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