Society

The term "Middle East" was born out of a European perspective.

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The London Underground, colloquially also referred to as the "tube," is part of the public transit system which serves the city of London, UK.

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Density is measured by the number of inhabitants per square kilometer or mile.

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Several cities in Central Asia have served and continue to serve as major centers of Central Asian culture and economy.

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Private prisons are places of confinement which are run by companies hired by the government - not the government itself.

April 25, 2017 15:36

Unveiled at the New York World's Fair in 1939, Futurama was once intended to represent the way of the future.

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Sinhalese and Tamil are the two languages that enjoy the status of being official languages in the country.

April 25, 2017 12:31

74.9% of the population of the Sri Lankan population are Sinhalese, and Sri Lankan Tamils are the largest minority group.

April 25, 2017 12:31

With around 16 million speakers Khmer, the official language of Cambodia, is the second most popular Austro-Asiatic language.

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French is the official language of French Guiana and is spoken by the majority of the population as either a first or second language.

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Disco originated from a fusion of music forms in the Northeastern U.S. that became a nationwide phenomenon in the 1970s.

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From the camera obscura devices of the Ancient Greeks and Chinese millennia ago to the advanced digital imagery of today, photographic technology has transformed alongside modern humanity.

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More than 2 in every 3 Ghanaians are Christian, with Pentecostals being the largest denomination and Muslims comprising a significant minority.

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Regarded to be the central reference source of the religious Judaic tradition, the Torah yields a range of meanings and interpretations among its varied readers.

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Belarus had a population of 9,498,700 in 2016, and one that is largely urbanized. Over 80% of the population is ethnically Belarusian.

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Belarusian, also referred to as White Russian, has been the official language of Belarus since 1990, replacing the Russian widely spoken under Soviet rule.

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Latvians (62.1%), Russians (26.9%), and Belarusians (3.3%) are the largest ethnic groups in Latvia, one of the 3 Baltic nations.

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Since receiving independence from Great Britain in 1957, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong have served as the Heads of State in Malaysia.

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Niamey, the capital of Niger, is also its socioeconomic center, and the only city in the country with 1 million+ people.

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Each of the 12 sons of Jacob, also known as Israel, fathered their own tribes, which collectively made up the Israelites.

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