Society

Developed in Vietnam just before World War II, Hoahaoism blends Buddhist teachings with an agrarian-centric outlook.

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Kuala Lumpur is the official and royal capital of Malaysia, while Putrajaya is the administrative and judicial center of the country's government.

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Five Points was the name of a neighborhood that used to exist in Lower Manhattan, in New York City, notorious for high crime.

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The Ottoman Turks ruled from the Middle Ages until after World War I. That is more than 6 centuries!

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Sucre is the official and judicial capital of Bolivia, while La Paz is the seat of the executive and legislative branches of the national government.

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According to the Gallup Poll, slightly more than half of the population of Utah attends religious services regularly.

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Lilongwe, Malawi's political capital, and Blantyre, the nation's center of finance and commerce, are by far the two largest cities in the country.

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A powerful proponent of African unity and decolonization, the first president of postcolonial Ghana was also controversial for his treatment of his opposition.

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Today, the "Catholic University of the Philippines" is a leading institution in secular and pious studies alike.

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Bujumbura, situated on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika, is Burundi's capital, most populous city, and chief port.

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One of the oldest colleges in the New World, William & Mary has been a hotbed for producing American statesmen since the American Revolutionary Era.

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Discovered in the 13th Century, this fine white diamond weighs an astonishing 106 carats.

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Most Ethiopians are Christian, and the country has one of the oldest Christian histories on earth, though Islam predominates among certain ethnic groups along the Sudanese and Somalian borders.

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What was arguably the First Agricultural Revolution saw hunter-gatherers transition into agricultural lifestyles and living in permanent settlements.

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Bashar al-Assad has led Syria and its Ba'ath Party since his father's death in 2000.

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Originally a Viking fishing village, Copenhagen is today the capital and most populous city of the Scandinavian nation of Denmark.

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Actually a collection of peoples, the Iroquois Confederacy was among the most formidable Native American groups during early European colonization.

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Bhangra is a traditional dance that developed in the Punjab Region of South Asia.

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Large populations, warm weather, and proper highway infrastructures are common features for states with many buses.

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Ambient music was first developed in Great Britain in the 1970s, and emphasizes creating a certain atmosphere using synthetically created sounds.

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