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How much of the population was white in South-West Africa in 1960?
73,464
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How often does Namibia conduct a census?
every ten years
[ "Namibia\n\nNamibia conducts a census every ten years. After independence the first Population and Housing Census was carried out in 1991, further rounds followed in 2001 and 2011. The data collection method is to count every person resident in Namibia on the census reference night, wherever they happen to be. This...
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When was the first Population and Housing Census in Namibia?
1991
[ "Namibia\n\nNamibia conducts a census every ten years. After independence the first Population and Housing Census was carried out in 1991, further rounds followed in 2001 and 2011. The data collection method is to count every person resident in Namibia on the census reference night, wherever they happen to be. This...
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What is it called when the census counts every person wherever they are the night of the census?
de facto method
[ "Namibia\n\nNamibia conducts a census every ten years. After independence the first Population and Housing Census was carried out in 1991, further rounds followed in 2001 and 2011. The data collection method is to count every person resident in Namibia on the census reference night, wherever they happen to be. This...
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How many enumeration areas are there in Namibia?
4,042
[ "Namibia\n\nNamibia conducts a census every ten years. After independence the first Population and Housing Census was carried out in 1991, further rounds followed in 2001 and 2011. The data collection method is to count every person resident in Namibia on the census reference night, wherever they happen to be. This...
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The enumeration areas in Namibia do not overlap with what in order to get reliable data?
constituency boundaries
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German, English, and Afrikaans were the official languages until when in Namibia?
1990
[ "Namibia\n\nUp to 1990, English, German and Afrikaans were official languages. Long before Namibia's independence from South Africa, SWAPO was of the opinion that the country should become officially monolingual, choosing this approach in contrast to that of its neighbour South Africa (which granted all 11 of its m...
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SWAPO thought Namibia should have what type of official language?
monolingual
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What is the primary language of Namibia, as SWAPO instituted?
English
[ "Namibia\n\nUp to 1990, English, German and Afrikaans were official languages. Long before Namibia's independence from South Africa, SWAPO was of the opinion that the country should become officially monolingual, choosing this approach in contrast to that of its neighbour South Africa (which granted all 11 of its m...
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How many Namibian's speak English?
3%
[ "Namibia\n\nUp to 1990, English, German and Afrikaans were official languages. Long before Namibia's independence from South Africa, SWAPO was of the opinion that the country should become officially monolingual, choosing this approach in contrast to that of its neighbour South Africa (which granted all 11 of its m...
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There was a high rate of what due to monolingual instruction?
school drop-outs
[ "Namibia\n\nUp to 1990, English, German and Afrikaans were official languages. Long before Namibia's independence from South Africa, SWAPO was of the opinion that the country should become officially monolingual, choosing this approach in contrast to that of its neighbour South Africa (which granted all 11 of its m...
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What popular sport was first played in Namibia in 1995?
Inline hockey
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Which team participated in the 2008 FIRS World Championship?
Women's inline hockey National Team
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What is the toughest footrace around the world?
Namibian ultra marathon
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Who is the most famous athlete from Namibia?
Frankie Fredericks
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What sport does the most famous Namibian athlete participate in?
sprinter
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What was the first Namibian newspaper?
Windhoeker Anzeiger
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What was the language in which the first Namibian newspaper was printed in?
German
[ "Namibia\n\nThe first newspaper in Namibia was the German-language Windhoeker Anzeiger, founded 1898. Radio was introduced in 1969, TV in 1981. During German rule, the newspapers mainly reflected the living reality and the view of the white German-speaking minority. The black majority was ignored or depicted as a t...
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When was the first Namibian newspaper founded?
1898
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When was radio introduced in Namibia?
1969
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When was TV introduced in Namibia?
1981
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What is a popular tabloid magazine in Namibia?
Windhoek Observer
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What is the economical magazine in Namibia?
Namibia Economist
[ "Namibia\n\nOther mentionable newspapers are the tabloid Informanté owned by TrustCo, the weekly Windhoek Observer, the weekly Namibia Economist, as well as the regional Namib Times. Current affairs magazines include Insight Namibia, Vision2030 Focus magazine[citation needed] and Prime FOCUS. Sister Namibia Magazin...
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What is the regional magazine in Namibia?
Namib Times
[ "Namibia\n\nOther mentionable newspapers are the tabloid Informanté owned by TrustCo, the weekly Windhoek Observer, the weekly Namibia Economist, as well as the regional Namib Times. Current affairs magazines include Insight Namibia, Vision2030 Focus magazine[citation needed] and Prime FOCUS. Sister Namibia Magazin...
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What is the most popular current affairs magazine in Namibia?
Insight Namibia
[ "Namibia\n\nOther mentionable newspapers are the tabloid Informanté owned by TrustCo, the weekly Windhoek Observer, the weekly Namibia Economist, as well as the regional Namib Times. Current affairs magazines include Insight Namibia, Vision2030 Focus magazine[citation needed] and Prime FOCUS. Sister Namibia Magazin...
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What is the only sport newspaper in Namibia?
Namibia Sport
[ "Namibia\n\nOther mentionable newspapers are the tabloid Informanté owned by TrustCo, the weekly Windhoek Observer, the weekly Namibia Economist, as well as the regional Namib Times. Current affairs magazines include Insight Namibia, Vision2030 Focus magazine[citation needed] and Prime FOCUS. Sister Namibia Magazin...
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Compared to neighbouring countries, what freedom does Namibia have?
media
[ "Namibia\n\nCompared to neighbouring countries, Namibia has a large degree of media freedom. Over the past years, the country usually ranked in the upper quarter of the Press Freedom Index of Reporters without Borders, reaching position 21 in 2010, being on par with Canada and the best-positioned African country. T...
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Namibia is on par with what country in terms of media and reporting?
Canada
[ "Namibia\n\nCompared to neighbouring countries, Namibia has a large degree of media freedom. Over the past years, the country usually ranked in the upper quarter of the Press Freedom Index of Reporters without Borders, reaching position 21 in 2010, being on par with Canada and the best-positioned African country. T...
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Where was Namibia ranked on Press Freedom in 2009?
36
[ "Namibia\n\nCompared to neighbouring countries, Namibia has a large degree of media freedom. Over the past years, the country usually ranked in the upper quarter of the Press Freedom Index of Reporters without Borders, reaching position 21 in 2010, being on par with Canada and the best-positioned African country. T...
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Where was Namibia ranked on Press Freedom in 2013?
19th
[ "Namibia\n\nCompared to neighbouring countries, Namibia has a large degree of media freedom. Over the past years, the country usually ranked in the upper quarter of the Press Freedom Index of Reporters without Borders, reaching position 21 in 2010, being on par with Canada and the best-positioned African country. T...
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Where was Namibia ranked on Press Freedom in 2014?
22nd
[ "Namibia\n\nCompared to neighbouring countries, Namibia has a large degree of media freedom. Over the past years, the country usually ranked in the upper quarter of the Press Freedom Index of Reporters without Borders, reaching position 21 in 2010, being on par with Canada and the best-positioned African country. T...
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What is the life expectancy in Namibia?
52.2
[ "Namibia\n\nLife expectancy at birth is estimated to be 52.2 years in 2012 – among the lowest in the world. The AIDS epidemic is a large problem in Namibia. Though its rate of infection is substantially lower than that of its eastern neighbour, Botswana, approximately 13.1% of the adult population is[update] infect...
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What epidemic is a large problem in Namibia?
AIDS
[ "Namibia\n\nLife expectancy at birth is estimated to be 52.2 years in 2012 – among the lowest in the world. The AIDS epidemic is a large problem in Namibia. Though its rate of infection is substantially lower than that of its eastern neighbour, Botswana, approximately 13.1% of the adult population is[update] infect...
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How much of the Namibian population is infected with HIV?
13.1%
[ "Namibia\n\nLife expectancy at birth is estimated to be 52.2 years in 2012 – among the lowest in the world. The AIDS epidemic is a large problem in Namibia. Though its rate of infection is substantially lower than that of its eastern neighbour, Botswana, approximately 13.1% of the adult population is[update] infect...
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How many people living in 2001 had HIV/AIDS in Namibia?
210,000
[ "Namibia\n\nLife expectancy at birth is estimated to be 52.2 years in 2012 – among the lowest in the world. The AIDS epidemic is a large problem in Namibia. Though its rate of infection is substantially lower than that of its eastern neighbour, Botswana, approximately 13.1% of the adult population is[update] infect...
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How many deaths were associated with HIV/AIDS in Namibia in 2003?
16,000.
[ "Namibia\n\nLife expectancy at birth is estimated to be 52.2 years in 2012 – among the lowest in the world. The AIDS epidemic is a large problem in Namibia. Though its rate of infection is substantially lower than that of its eastern neighbour, Botswana, approximately 13.1% of the adult population is[update] infect...
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What health issue is compounded by the AIDS epidemic in Namibia?
malaria
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What is the risk of contracting malaria if an individual is already infected with HIV?
14.5% greater
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The risk of death by malaria raises by how much with a concurrent HIV infection?
50%
[ "Namibia\n\nThe malaria problem seems to be compounded by the AIDS epidemic. Research has shown that in Namibia the risk of contracting malaria is 14.5% greater if a person is also infected with HIV. The risk of death from malaria is also raised by approximately 50% with a concurrent HIV infection. Given infection ...
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How many physicians did Namibia have in 2002?
598
[ "Namibia\n\nThe malaria problem seems to be compounded by the AIDS epidemic. Research has shown that in Namibia the risk of contracting malaria is 14.5% greater if a person is also infected with HIV. The risk of death from malaria is also raised by approximately 50% with a concurrent HIV infection. Given infection ...
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What language sub-family is Russian in?
East Slavic
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Where is Russian an official language?
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and many minor or unrecognised territories
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Where is Russian popular but not an official language?
Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia
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How many living East Slavic languages are there?
three
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When was the earliest writing in Old East Slavonic?
10th century
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What kind of phonemes are soft sounds?
consonant phonemes with palatal secondary articulation
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What kind of accent can mark stress?
optional acute accent
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What kind of words can acute accents distinguish?
homographic words
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What word means both lock and castle, depending on its accent?
zamok
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What language does Russian descend from?
the language used in Kievan Rus'
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What are Russian's closest relatives?
Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Rusyn
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Where is Surzhyk used?
eastern Ukraine
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Where is Trasianka used?
Belarus
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What was 'Little Russian'?
Ukrainian
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What language does the Russian Orthodox Church use?
South Slavic Old Church Slavonic
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What kind of words in Russian have been influenced by Church Slavonic?
mainly abstract and literary words
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What word forms are used together in some cases?
East Slavic and the Church Slavonic
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When did Russian language spread to the peasants?
the 20th century
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Who spoke Russian before the 20th century?
the upper noble classes and urban population
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When did the Soviets establish required education?
the mid-20th century
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What nonstandard feature does Southern Russian use?
fricative
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How much of Estonia is ethnic Russians?
25.5%
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How much of Estonia speaks Russian?
67.8%
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What is the ratio of young Estonians who speak Russian relative to those who speak English?
about one-third
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How much of Estonia's native Estonians speaks Russian?
58.6%
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When did Finland join the Russian Empire?
1809
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When did Finland leave the Russian Empire?
1918
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What percent of Finns speak Russian?
0.6%
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How many Finns speak Russian?
33,400
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How many Russian-speaking Finns are descended from early immigrants?
Five thousand
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How many Ukrainians speak Russian natively as of 2004?
14,400,000
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How many Ukrainians speak Russian actively as of 2004?
29 million
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What percent of Ukraine is fluent in Russian as of 2006?
65%
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What percent of Ukraine use Russian as their main language as of 2006?
38%
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What is Russian's legal status in Ukraine?
minority language, under the 1996 Constitution of Ukraine
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What pact contained many Russian-speaking countries?
Warsaw Pact
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Where was Russian schooling mandatory in the 20th century?
Poland, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Albania, former East Germany and Cuba
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Which countries speak other Slavic languages?
Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Bulgaria
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In which European countries do many Russian immigrants live?
The United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Belgium, Greece, Brazil, Norway, and Austria
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How many people in Ireland speak Russian?
21,639
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How much of Ireland's Russian speakers are Russian citizens?
13%
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How much of Ireland's Russian speakers are Irish citizens?
20%
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How much of Ireland's Russian speakers are Latvian citizens?
27%
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What convention recognizes Russian in Armenia?
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
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How many Armenians speak Russian natively?
15,000
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How many Armenians speak Russian actively?
1 million
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What percent of Armenia speaks Russian?
30%
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What percent of Armenia uses Russian as their main language?
2%
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What convention recognizes Russian in Georgia?
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
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How many Georgians speak Russian natively?
130,000
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How many Georgians speak Russian actively?
1.7 million
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What percent of Georgia is fluent in Russian?
27%
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What percent of Georgia use Russian as their main language?
1%
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What is the legal status of Russian in Kazakhstan?
according to article 7 of the Constitution of Kazakhstan its usage enjoys equal status to that of the Kazakh language in state and local administration
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How many people in Kazakhstan speak Russian natively?
4,200,000
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How many people in Kazakhstan speak Russian actively?
10 million
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What percent of people in Kazakhstan speak Russian fluently?
63%
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What percent of people in Kazakhstan use Russian as their main language?
46%
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Where did Russian explorers first reach North America?
Alaska
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When did Russian explorers first reach North America?
1700s
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