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Bel and the Dragon

(Encyclopedia) Bel and the Dragon, customary name for chapter 14 of the Book of Daniel, a passage included in the Septuagint and the Apocrypha. It was written possibly in the 1st cent. b.c. as a…

Economic Statistics by Country, 2011

Country GDP/PPP GDP/PPP per capita Real growth rate (%) Inflation (%) Afghanistan $21.5 billion1 $8001 8.0% 16.31% Albania 18.97 billion 4,900…

Tibetan art and architecture

(Encyclopedia) Tibetan art and architecture have been almost entirely religious in character (see Tibetan Buddhism). The art of Tibetan Lamaism retains strong elements drawn from the forms of both…

Foreign Embassies in the United States

Source: U.S. Department of State. Embassy of Afghanistan, 2341 Wyoming Ave., N.W.,Washington, D.C. 20008. Phone: 202-483-6410. Fax: 202-483–6488. www.embassyofafghanistan.org Embassy of the…

Freedom in the World, 2014

Since 1972, Freedom House has published Freedom in the World, an annual comparative assessment of the state of political rights and civil liberties around the world, which uses a ranking system of 1–…

National Holidays Around the World

The following table lists the date and name for select national holidays in countries around the world. Find the day, month, and year of inception for independence, revolution, flag, and founding…

Werner Klemperer

Werner KlempereractorBorn: 3/22/1920Birthplace: Cologne, Germany Emmy Award-winning actor who played bumbling, monocled Nazi Col. Wilhelm Klink on television's Hogan's Heroes. His true love,…

Werner Klemperer Biography

Werner KlempereractorBorn: 3/22/1920Birthplace: Cologne, Germany Emmy Award-winning actor who played bumbling, monocled Nazi Col. Wilhelm Klink on television's Hogan's Heroes. His true love,…

81st Indianapolis 500

Date— Tuesday, May 27, 1997, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The race was rained out Sunday and postponed one day. The race was started on Monday but then stopped after more rain and…