| Albert Einstein Albert (; German:Jewish, German-born, theoretical physicist of the 20th century who is best known for his theories of special relativity and general relativity. He also made important contributions to statistical mechanics, especially his treatment of Brownian motion, his resolution of the paradox of specific heats, and his connection of fluctuations and dissipation. Albert_Einstein
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| Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida and sometimes al-Qa'ida, (Arabic:translation:The Base) is an Islamist group founded sometime between August 1988 and late 1989/early 1990. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless arm and a fundamentalist Sunni movement calling for al-qaeda al-sulbah (a vanguard of the strong).Al-Qae Al-Qaeda
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| Economy of Canada Canada has the ninth largest economy in the world (measured in US dollars at market exchange rates), is one of the world's wealthiest nations, and a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Group of Eight (G8). As with other developed nations, the Canadian economy is dominated by the service industry, which employs about three quarters of Canadians. Economy_of_Canada
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| Cardiff Cardiff (, ) is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for Wales. Cardiff
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| Census census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national 'population and door to door censuses' (to be taken every 10 years according to United Nations recommendations), agriculture, and business censuses. Census
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| Calendar date A date in a calendar is a reference to a particular day represented within a calendar system. The calendar date allows the specific day to be identified. The number of days between two dates may be calculated. For example, "24 14 Gregorian calendar. The date of a particular event depends on the time zone in which it is observed. For example the attack on Pearl Harbor took place on 7 December 1941, in Hawaii, but on 8 December according to Japanese time. Calendar_date
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| Class action In law, a class action or a representative action is a form of lawsuit where a large group of people collectively bring a claim to court. This form of collective lawsuit originated in the United States and is still predominantly a U.S. phenomenon, at least the U.S. Class_action
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| Genetically modified organism Talk:Genetically_modified_organism
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| Geneva Geneva (, , , ) is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandie (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). Situated where the Rhône River exits Lake Geneva (in French known as Lac Léman), it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.The city proper had a population of 186,825 in June 2008, and the metropolitan area had 812,000 residents, according to a 2007 census. Geneva
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| Economy of Israel The economy of Israel is a diversified market economy with substantial state ownership and a rapidly developing high-tech sector. Poor in natural resources, Israel depends on imports of petroleum, coal, food, uncut diamonds, other production inputs, and military equipment. Economy_of_Israel
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| International Brigades The International Brigades were Republican military units made up of many non-state-sponsored, anti-fascist volunteers from different countries who traveled to Spain to fight for the Republic in the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939. An estimated 32,000 people from a "claimed 53 nations" International_Brigades
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| Society of Jesus The Society of Jesus () is a Roman Catholic religious order of clerks regular whose members are called Jesuits, Soldiers of Christ, and Foot soldiers of the Pope, because the founder, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a knight before becoming a priest.Jesuits are the largest male religious order in the Catholic Church, with 18,815 members—13,305 priests, 2,295 scholastic students, 1,758 brothers and 827 novices—as of January 2008, although the Franciscan family of first orders OFMs, Capuchins, and Society_of_Jesus
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| Lausanne Lausanne
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| Miranda warning A Miranda warning is a warning given by police to criminal suspects in police custody, or in a custodial situation, before they are interrogated. A custodial situation is one in which the suspect's freedom of movement is restrained although he or she is not under arrest. Miranda_warning
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| Macedonian language Macedonian_language
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| Murder Murder, as defined in common law countries, is the unlawful killing of another human being with intent (or malice aforethought), and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide. All jurisdictions, ancient and modern, consider it a most serious crime and therefore impose severe penalty on its commission. Murder
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| Politics of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (), a commonwealth of the United States. Puerto Rico is an archipelago located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands, approximately 1,280 miles (2,000 kilometer) off the coast of Florida (the nearest of the mainland United States). Politics_of_Puerto_Rico
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| Romansh language Romansh (also spelled Romansch, Rumants(c)h, or Romanche, Romansh rumantsch/romontsch/rumauntsch, German Rätoromanisch) is one of the four official languages of Switzerland, along with German, Italian and French. It is one of the Rhaeto-Romance languages, believed to have descended from the Vulgar Latin variety spoken by Roman era occupiers of the region, and, as such, is closely related to French, Occitan and North Italian, as well as other Romance languages to a lesser extent. Romansh_language
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| Switzerland Switzerland
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| Economy of Slovenia Economy_of_Slovenia
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| Foreign relations of Slovenia Since Slovenia declared independence in 1991, its Governments have underscored their commitment in improving cooperation with neighbouring countries and to actively contribute to international efforts aimed at bringing stability to Southeast Europe. Resource limitations have nevertheless been a problem hindering the efficiency of the Slovenian diplomacy. Foreign_relations_of_Slovenia
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| Geography of Switzerland Switzerland is a mountainous and landlocked country located in western Europe. It is surrounded by 5 countriesAustria and Liechtenstein to the east, France to the west, Italy to the south and Germany to the north. Switzerland is one of the smallest countries in Europe, with a maximum north-south length of and an east-west length of about . Geography_of_Switzerland
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| Demographics of Switzerland demographic features of the population of Switzerland, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.Switzerland sits at the crossroads of several major European cultures, which have heavily influenced the country's languages and cultural practices. Demographics_of_Switzerland
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| Politics of Switzerland Politics of Switzerland takes place in the framework of a multi-party federal parliamentary democratic republic, whereby the Federal Council of Switzerland is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government and the federal administration. Politics_of_Switzerland
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| Economy of Switzerland Economy_of_Switzerland
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| Transport in Switzerland Being in the center of Europe, Switzerland has a dense network of roads and railways. The crossing of the Alps is an important route for European transportation, as the Alps separate Switzerland from some of its neighbours. Alpine railway routes began in 1882 with the Gotthard Rail Tunnel, followed in 1906 by the Simplon Tunnel. The Lötschberg Base Tunnel opened in 2007. The Gotthard Base Tunnel is yet to open. Transport_in_Switzerland
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| Military of Switzerland The Schweizer Armee (Swiss Armed Forces) is the military of Switzerland and performs the roles as the country's militia and a regular army. Military_of_Switzerland
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| Foreign relations of Switzerland The foreign relations of Switzerland are the primary responsibility of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Some international relations of Switzerland are handled by other departments of the federal administration of Switzerland. Foreign_relations_of_Switzerland
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| Languages of Switzerland The four national languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian, and Romansh. Only three of these languages, however, maintain equal status as official languages at the national level within the Federal Administration of the Swiss ConfederationGerman, French, and Italian.Native speakers number about 64 percent (4.6 million) for German (mostly Swiss German dialects), 20 percent (1.5 million) for French (mostly Swiss French, but including some Arpitan dialects), 6.5 percent (0.5 million) for Italian (mostly Swiss Italian, but including Lombardic dialects), and less than 0.5 percent (35,000) for Romansh. Languages_of_Switzerland
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| Secretary of State Secretary of State is a commonly used title for a member of government. The role varies between countries, and in some cases there are multiple Secretaries of State in the government.In many countries, a Secretary of State is a mid-level post. It is usually a political post, although in some countries, such as Germany, it can be filled by a member of the executive bureaucracy (civil service) as a political appointment. Secretary_of_State
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| Treason In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife (treason against the king was known as high treason and treason against a lesser superior was petit treason). A person who commits treason is known in law as a traitor. Treason
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| Economy of the United States Economy_of_the_United_States
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| Standard of living in the United States gross annual household and personal income in 2005. Standard_of_living_in_the_United_States
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| Foreign relations of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan is a member of the United Nations; the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; NATO's Partnership for Peace; Euro-Atlantic Partnership; World Health Organization; CFE Treaty member state; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; the Council of Europe; the Community of Democracies; the International Monetary Fund; and the World Bank.Azerbaijan has formal involvement with senior US government officials including James Baker and Henry Kissinger as they serve on the Honorary Council of Advisors for the U.S. Foreign_relations_of_Azerbaijan
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| Romansh language Talk:Romansh_language
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| Climate change Climate change is any long-term change in the patterns of average weather of a specific region or the Earth as a whole. Climate change reflects abnormal variations to the Earth's climate and subsequent effects on other parts of the Earth, such as in the ice caps over durations ranging from decades to millions of years.In recent usage, especially in the context of environmental policy, climate change usually refers to changes in modern climate (see global warming). Climate_change
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| Bern The city of Bern or Berne ( , , , Romansh:Berna , Bernese German:Bärn ) is the Bundesstadt (federal city, de facto capital) of Switzerland and, with 128,041 people (agglomerationZürich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne) and the fourth most populous urban area (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel).The official language of Bern is German. Bern
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| Basel-Country Basel-Country
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| Martial law Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect when the military takes control of the normal administration of justice.Martial law is sometimes imposed during wars or occupations in the absence of any other civil government. Examples of this form of military rule include Germany and Japan after World War II or the American South during the early stages of Reconstruction. Martial_law
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| Montreux Montreux is a municipality in the district of Vevey in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps and has () a population of 23,800. Montreux
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| Referendum A referendum (plural referendums or referenda), ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita, originally a decree of the Concilium Plebis) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. Referendum
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| Swiss Alps The Swiss Alps (, , , ) are the portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position with the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps. The highest summit in the Swiss Alps is the Dufourspitze (4,634 metres (15,202 ft)) near the Swiss-Italian border. The highest mountain which lies entirely on Swiss territory is the Dom (4,545 metres (14,911 ft)). Other main summits can be found in the list of mountains in Switzerland. Swiss_Alps
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| Lake Zug Lake Zug () is a lake in Central Switzerland situated between Lucerne and Zurich. At present it is formed by the Aa, which descends from the Rigi and enters the southern extremity of the lake. The Lorze empties its waters into the lake at its northern extremity, but 1 km further west issues from the lake to pursue its course towards the Reuss. Lake_Zug
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