Society

Mbabane is the administrative capital of Swaziland, while Lobamba is the legislative and royal capital of the country.

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Seoul is the official capital of South Korea, while Sejong City is the de facto administrative capital of the country.

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Under the Constitution of the Fifth French Republic, the Prime Minister is the Head of the Cabinet and Head of Government.

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Ouagadougou is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso with 1.7 million metro residents.

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Caracas along the Caribbean coast is Venezuela's capital and largest city with more than 5 million metro area residents.

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In the second half of the 20th Century, life was transformed around the world as digital technology rapidly advanced and became more accessible.

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The practice of bride kidnapping, known as ala kachuu (to take and flee), is a common way of taking a wife in Kyrgyzstan.

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In the 19th Century, tap dance developed from a combination of traditional dances from Africa, the British Isles, and elsewhere.

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Prior to the turn of the 21st Century, new music technology made electronica more rich and popular than ever before.

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Italian painter Caravaggio's dramatic and realistic style spread across much of Europe in the 1600s.

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Considered to be a global city, Kuwait City is the capital of Kuwait, and also its political, cultural, and economic center.

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Podgorica is the official capital and seat of government in Montenegro, while Cetinje is the old royal capital and site of the President's residence.

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Portuguese is the official language of Guinea-Bissau, while Guinea-Bissau Creole is the most widely spoken language in the country.

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Russian and Kyrgyz are the two official languages of Kyrgyzstan, with the latter being the most widely spoken native language.

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Tanzanians generally identify as either Christian or Muslim, though many of these still practice folk beliefs as well.

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On the 11th Anniversary of 9/11/2001, Ansar al-Sharia Islamist militants attacked U.S. government personnel in Benghazi, Libya, an event still shrouded in controversy.

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A large number of indigenous languages of the United States are classified as endangered, necessitating the immediate protection of them.

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Disco originated from a fusion of music forms in the Northeastern U.S. that became a nationwide phenomenon in the 1970s.

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Dodoma is the official and legislative capital of Tanzania, while Dar es Salaam is the de facto seat of government.

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Zimbabwe holds the Guinness World Record for being the country with the highest number of official languages, having 16 languages officially designated as such.

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