14 Countries With Official National Sports
More than half of the countries with officially designated national sports are found in the Americas and Caribbean.
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Biggest Cities In The Caribbean And West Indies
The capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, is unmatched in the West Indies in terms of metro population.
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The United States Navy (USN)
The United States maintains the largest, most powerful navy in the world in terms of ship tonnage, and also has the most aircraft carriers.
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Countries With The Most Protestant Christians
The U.S. tops the list with more than half of its people identifying as adherents to branches of Protestantism.
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Worldwide Population Throughout Human History
The world's population has grown almost 40-fold in the last two millennia, and more than quadrupled in the last century alone.
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Slave Population Of The Early United States
The slave population in the U.S. grew almost 6-fold between the end of the Revolution and the start of the Civil War.
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Ancestral Homelands Of Slaves In The United States
The majority of slaves forcibly shipped into Colonial America and the early U.S. came from West and Central Africa.
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The United States Air Force (USAF)
Once part of the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force officially became a distinct branch of its own after World War 2.
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Hawaii Through Ancient And Modern History
The date of arrival of the first Polynesian settlers into what is now the U.S. State of Hawaii is hotly debated still to this day.
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The Tallest Buildings In Dubai
Burj Khalifa, the tallest man-made structure in the world is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Fighter Planes Of Air Forces Around The World
A look at some of the principle warfare aircraft utilized by major air forces from around the world.
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Asian Countries With The Most Ivory Seizures
China tops the list with 90,600 pounds of ivory seized here between 1989 and 2011.
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The United States Marine Corps (USMC)
The U.S.M.C. provides a unique array of skills that facilitate the defense of the U.S. and its interests on multiple battlefronts.
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Countries With The Most Nobel Laureates In Economics
The U.S. has garnered more than two-thirds of all Nobel Prizes in the field of Economics.
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Longest Formula One Racing Circuits In The World
The 16-mile road circuit in Pescara, Italy is the longest to have held a Formula One Grand Prix race.
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Caliphates Through The Ages
Caliphs assert their authority on the basis that they are successors to the prophet Muhammad.
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The Golden Age Of India
The rule of the Gupta Empire in India coincided with the Golden Age of India, marked by remarkable achievements in varied fields all throughout the land.
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Countries With The Most Nobel Laureates In Literature
France has had 15 writers make the list, while the U.S. and U.K. are represented by 10 each.
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Countries With The Most Nobel Peace Prize Recipients
10 countries have 3 or more Nobel Peace Prize recipients calling their nation home.
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UEFA European Championship (Euros) Winners
Spain and Germany lead the way, with each country having 3 Euro football (soccer) titles to their names.
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