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World Religions: What People Believe and Where

Top of Page Source: iStockHow many religions are there in the world? If you ask ten different religious studies experts, you’ll probably get twenty different answers. The majority of people follow…

prostitution

(Encyclopedia) prostitution, act of granting sexual access for payment. Although most commonly conducted by females for males, it may be performed by females or males for either females or males.…

Burma Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Burma Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Burmese Relations PEOPLEAlthough Burmese is the most…

Netherlands Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note The Netherlands Index: History Economy Foreign Relations U.S. Relations HISTORYThe present constitution--which dates from 1848 and has been amended…

Cell Phone Usage Worldwide, by Country

(Countries for which no information is available are not included in this list.) RankCountryCell phonesDate of information1.China 1,100,000,000 20122. India893,862,000 20133.United States310,000,…

Vienna, Congress of

(Encyclopedia) Vienna, Congress of, Sept., 1814–June, 1815, one of the most important international conferences in European history, called to remake Europe after the downfall of Napoleon I.…

Economic Statistics by Country, 2008

Get economic data including gross domestic product, real growth rate, and rate of inflation. Country GDP/PPP GDP/PPP per capita Real growth rate (%) Inflation (%)…