Society

The ancient cities of Lisbon and Porto remain the most populous in contemporary Portugal.

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Santa Cruz, La paz, El Alto, and Cochabamba each have metro populations numbering in the millions.

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Kingston is Jamaica's capital and the country's only city with more than 1 million residents.

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Bridgetown along the southwestern coast of Barbados is the capital and most populous city of the country.

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Sunni Islam by far has the largest following in Mali, with minorities of animists, Roman Catholics, and Protestants.

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The capital city of Minsk, Homyel, Mahilyow, Vitsyebsk, and Hrodna-Grodno are the five most populous cities of Belarus.

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For centuries, Ecuador has been overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, although Protestantism and unbelief have grown significantly in recent years.

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The capital city of Port-au-Prince's metro area population of 2.6 million accounts for 1 in every 4 Haitians.

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Theravada Buddhism is the official, and by far most prevalent, religion in Cambodia. Smaller numbers of Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and others also have a presence.

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10% of the population of Botswana inhabits the largest and capital city of the country, which is Gaborone.

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Kwanzaa is a festival that honors African heritage and is observed from December 26th through January 1st of each year.

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Housing more than 1.3 million residents, Belgrade is the capital and most populous city of Serbia.

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Zambia is officially a Christian nation, with most residents practicing Protestant Christianity.

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The Declaration Of Independence was a 1776 document declaring the independence of what were then thirteen North American colonies from the control of Great Britain.

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The Netherlands is a constitutional parliamentary monarchy, and has had seven monarchs since 1813.

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The Minister-president van Nederland heads the executive branch of the Netherlands and chairs the Council of Ministers.

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Vientiane along the Thai border and Mekong River is Laos's capital and most populous city.

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The majority of Portuguese are Roman Catholic Christians, with smaller numbers of irreligious people and religious minorities.

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Belgium was established as a constitutional monarchy following its independence from the Netherlands in 1830.

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With more than 2 million metro residents, Asuncion is both the capital and most populous city of Paraguay.

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