Society

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the administrative capital and seat of the national legislature, while Colombo is considered the commercial and economic center of the nation.

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Mbabane is the administrative capital of Swaziland, while Lobamba is the legislative and royal capital of the country.

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Seoul is the official capital of South Korea, while Sejong City is the de facto administrative capital of the country.

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Oshiwambo is the most widely spoken language in Namibia while English is the official language of the country.

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The practice of bride kidnapping, known as ala kachuu (to take and flee), is a common way of taking a wife in Kyrgyzstan.

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Salsa dance developed in New York City in the mid-20th Century, stemming from Caribbean and Latin dance and music.

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With its repetitive patterns of electronic music, Techno originated in the U.S. state of Michigan in the 1980s.

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Madagascar has one of the highest prevalence of indigenous religious practitioners in Africa.

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Considered to be a global city, Kuwait City is the capital of Kuwait, and also its political, cultural, and economic center.

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Dodoma is the official and legislative capital of Tanzania, while Dar es Salaam is the de facto seat of government.

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Podgorica is the official capital and seat of government in Montenegro, while Cetinje is the old royal capital and site of the President's residence.

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Situated along the northern coast of Estonia, Tallinn is the biggest city of Estonia and also the capital city of the country.

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Portuguese is the official language of Guinea-Bissau, while Guinea-Bissau Creole is the most widely spoken language in the country.

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Aleppo and Damascus are the two largest cities in Syria, and the only two in the country exceeding 1 million residents.

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The Koguryo Tombs and their wall paintings near the Chinese border span period of time between the 200s BC and the 600s AD.

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These 12 sites were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2013, spanning the Koryo historical timeline from the 900s AD until the 1300s AD.

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Zimbabwe holds the Guinness World Record for being the country with the highest number of official languages, having 16 languages officially designated as such.

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Jamaica is regarded as a bilingual country where Jamaican English and Jamaican Patois are the most widely spoken languages.

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The Tudor Dynasty, or the House of Tudor, was an English and Welsh dynasty that descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd.

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Russian and Kyrgyz are the two official languages of Kyrgyzstan, with the latter being the most widely spoken native language.

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