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An overwhelmingly Catholic region since early in the Spanish Colonial Era, Protestant Christianity has grown rapidly in the Dominican Republic.

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Located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, Port Moresby is the capital and most populous city of Papua New Guinea.

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Since 1818 the House of Bernadotte has reigned in Sweden, which is today a constitutional parliamentary monarchy.

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The Fon and Yoruba are the largest of many ethnic groups in the West African nation of Benin.

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Culturally diverse, Benin's people follow a diverse mix of Christian, Muslim, and West African traditional beliefs.

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Queens and female royals of Hindu kingdoms would perform a self-immolation practice called Jauhar instead of surrendering to enemies.

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Political movements, ideologies, and social movements associated with the promotion of female rights are defined as being feminist.

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Located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau region, Windhoek is the capital and most populous city of Namibia.

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The majority of Haitians identify as Roman Catholic, and often concurrently practice Vodou and folk religions as well.

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Located in North-Central Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar is the capital and most populous city in Mongolia.

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Nouakchott is Mauritania's most populous and capital, city and also a major economic hub for the country.

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The vast majority of the country's residents are ethnic Azerbaijanis, while Lezgins are the largest ethnic minority.

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Azerbaijan is one of only a few overwhelmingly Shia majority countries, and also one of the most secular Muslim majority countries.

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Since becoming independent from Great Britain, these Jordanian monarchs have been the country's Heads of State.

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These Prime Ministers have been the Heads of Government in Serbia since the collapse of Communist Yugoslavia.

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Frederick VII saw Denmark transfer from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy in 1848.

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These State Ministers have served as Heads of Government of a modern Denmark under the reign of Margrethe II.

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The Finnish President is popularly elected to 6-year terms as Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the military.

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These monarchs have been Norway's Heads of State through its 1814 union with Sweden, 1905 separation, and into today.

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Freemasonry, often shrouded in mystery, developed from medieval craft guilds into modern fraternal organizations.

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