Society

HIV (17% of all deaths) is the leading cause of death in Tanzania, followed by lower respiratory infections (11%) and malaria (7%).

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Around 1 in 9 Burmese citizens live in the Yangon Metro area, an area which also yields close to one-fourth of the entire country's Gross Domestic Product.

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Topped by Everest, more than half of the earth's 8,000+ meter mountains are in Nepal either wholly or shared between the country and India or China.

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Stroke (12%), lower respiratory infections (8.6%), and HIV/AIDS (8.3%) are the leading causes of death in the country.

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The Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois, United States held the title of being the tallest building in the world for 25 years following its construction in 1973.

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Since 1972, at 853 feet in height the Transamerica Pyramid has been the tallest building in San Francisco and the 3rd tallest in California.

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The tallest freestanding tower in the United States, the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas hosts a casino and a hotel.

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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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Dar es Salaam's population has grown more than sixfold since 1978, and is home to one of Africa's most important stock exchanges.

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A Hindu kingdom until fairly recently, the majority of people in the modern, secular republic remain Hindu.

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The 790-foot tall 200 Clarendon, also known as the John Hancock Tower, ranks first among the many tall buildings in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

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The tallest building in Miami at 789 feet in height, the Four Seasons Hotel Miami hosts a hotel, luxury condominiums, and office spaces.

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Most residents of the Republic of the Congo are Christian, though many of these still carry on indigenous religious practices.

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From 1975 to 2015, 11 Cricket World Cup Games have been hosted in cricket-playing countries around the world.

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With 7 finals appearances and 5 wins, Australia ranks number 1 among the cricket World Cup contestants, followed by India and the West Indies, with 3 finals appearances and 2 wins each.

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London, Paris, and Rome, and all national capital cities in Europe for that matter, are historical, cultural, financial, and political powerhouses for their respective nations.

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Around 1 in 5 Czech citizens live in the metropolitan area containing and surrounding the capital city of Prague.

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Britain's Crown Jewels are a collection of 141 regal objects housed in either the Jewel House, the Tower of London, or Westminster Palace.

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In 1768, King Prithvi Narayan Shah of Gorkha united Nepal as a kingdom that would last for 240 years.

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