The Republic of South Sudan‚ colloquially known as South Sudan‚ is located in the eastern region of Africa‚ landlocked by amidst Ethiopia to the east‚ Uganda and Kenya to the south‚ the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic to the west‚ and Sudan to the north. Approximately 12.05 million people live in the country‚ and most of its populace are between zero and fourteen years of age‚ meaning that the country’s population will see a lot of growth when their youngest generation
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Totalitarianism regime in North Korea Year 2011 was certainly a bad year for dictators. Kim Jong-Il‚ the supreme leader of Totalitarian regime in North Korea had passed away following a heart attack at the age of 69. His place was replaced by his own son‚ Kim Jong-Eun. It was already predicted to find North Koreans were shedding tears over the passing of a dictator. However‚ what may surprise is that some of the tears shed are spontaneous and authentic (Jones‚ 2011). Are these people really loved
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With a recorded history stretching back to 37 BC(Cumings‚ 2005)‚ The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(DPRK)‚ or north Korea as it is known to us‚ is a country of many dubious distinctions‚ habitually invaded and in conflict throughout its history by outside powers from‚ Russia‚ China‚ Japan and the USA‚ the DPRK‚ as it is now known‚ has a long history of distrust of outsiders and is one of the most isolated countries known. Founded in its current state in the moths after WW2 under the leadership
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Level of Development in South Sudan Sociological imagination is “the vivid awareness of the relationship between experience and the wider society” (Mills‚ 1959). It is the ability to see how things interact and influence each other‚ as well as seeing them socially. A countries level of development is influenced by a number of factors that are related. These factors can be broken down into five categories which are historical‚ political‚ environmental‚ social and economic. In this essay‚ I will
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exploitation of natural resources. In turn‚ the conventional sources of energy we use today cause pollution‚ so economic growth is almost inevitably associated with environmental damage. One of the aspects of economic growth which affects the environment most of all is that‚ in order to produce more goods and products‚ at a faster rate‚ the construction of large industrial plants is required. These enterprises generate a lot of waste in the form of liquid waste and gaseous fumes. The liquid waste
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Introduction The continent of South America has about one-eighth of the Earth’s land surface‚ situated between latitudes 12°N-55°S and longitudes 80°-35°W; no other continent has a greater latitudinal span. Eighty percent of its land mass is within the tropical zone‚ yet it extends into the subantarctic. The extensive zones of temperate and cold climates in the vicinity of the Equator‚ in the Andes‚ are unique. The land area of about 17‚519‚900-17‚529‚250 km² is under the jurisdiction of 13 countries
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South Asia‚ which consists of the nations of Bangladesh‚ Bhutan‚ India‚ Maldives‚ Nepal‚ Pakistan‚ and Sri Lanka‚ is ethnically diverse‚ with more than 2‚000 ethnic entities with populations ranging from hundreds of millions to small tribal groups. South Asia has been invaded and settled by many ethnic groups over the centuries - including various Dravidian‚ Indo-Aryan and Iranian groups - and amalgamation of Dravidian‚ Indo-Aryan and native societies has produced composite cultures with many common
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‘Seoul’? Seoul (in Korean language‚ 서울) is the biggest city of the Republic of Korea‚ and it’s the capital. Today‚ Seoul is considered to be a leading global city‚ ranking among the top ten global cities in the ‘Global Cities Index’ of 2010 and it is well-known as ‘Soul of Asia’. Seoul is the center of politics‚ economy‚ culture‚ transportation‚ and education for South Korea. Seoul is one of the oldest cities in Korea as well. Its history can be traced to the year 18 B.C. The Goryeo Dynasty built
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uses‚ see South Africa (disambiguation). Republic of South Africa[show] Flag Coat of arms Motto: "!ke e: ǀxarra ǁke" (ǀXam) "Unity In Diversity" Anthem: National anthem of South Africa Capital Pretoria (executive) Bloemfontein (judicial) Cape Town (legislative) Largest city Johannesburg (2006)[2] Official languages 11 languages[3][show] Ethnic groups ([Note 1][4][5]:21) 79.2% Black African 8.9% Coloured 8.9% White 2.5% Indian or Asian 0.5% other Demonym South African
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concerns and conflicts have surfaced throughout human history‚ from the earliest settlements to the latest headlines. This comes as a surprise to many people because our emphasis in history has all too often been on war and politics‚ rather than environment‚ culture and development. The evidence for a longstanding concern for environmental issues has been readily available in manuscripts‚ publications and historical archives. It can be found under labels like conservation‚ public health‚ preservation
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