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Namibia
Providing 25% of Namibia's revenue, mining is the single most important contributor to the economy. Namibia is the fourth largest exporter of non-fuel minerals in Africa and the world's fourth largest producer of uranium. There has been significant investment in uranium mining and Namibia is set to become the largest e...
What does rich alluvial diamond deposits make Namibia a source of?
{ "text": [ "gem-quality diamonds" ], "answer_start": [ 413 ] }
57310860a5e9cc1400cdbbaf
Namibia
There are many lodges and reserves to accommodate eco-tourists. Sport hunting is also a large, and growing component of the Namibian economy, accounting for 14% of total tourism in the year 2000, or $19.6 million US dollars, with Namibia boasting numerous species sought after by international sport hunters. In addition...
What accounts for almost 14% of total tourism in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "Sport hunting" ], "answer_start": [ 64 ] }
57310860a5e9cc1400cdbbb0
Namibia
There are many lodges and reserves to accommodate eco-tourists. Sport hunting is also a large, and growing component of the Namibian economy, accounting for 14% of total tourism in the year 2000, or $19.6 million US dollars, with Namibia boasting numerous species sought after by international sport hunters. In addition...
How much economic assistance does Namibia get from tourism from hunting?
{ "text": [ "$19.6 million US dollars" ], "answer_start": [ 199 ] }
57310860a5e9cc1400cdbbb1
Namibia
There are many lodges and reserves to accommodate eco-tourists. Sport hunting is also a large, and growing component of the Namibian economy, accounting for 14% of total tourism in the year 2000, or $19.6 million US dollars, with Namibia boasting numerous species sought after by international sport hunters. In addition...
What other types of sports are popular in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "extreme sports" ], "answer_start": [ 322 ] }
57310860a5e9cc1400cdbbb2
Namibia
There are many lodges and reserves to accommodate eco-tourists. Sport hunting is also a large, and growing component of the Namibian economy, accounting for 14% of total tourism in the year 2000, or $19.6 million US dollars, with Namibia boasting numerous species sought after by international sport hunters. In addition...
What is the most visited city in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "Windhoek" ], "answer_start": [ 521 ] }
57310860a5e9cc1400cdbbb3
Namibia
There are many lodges and reserves to accommodate eco-tourists. Sport hunting is also a large, and growing component of the Namibian economy, accounting for 14% of total tourism in the year 2000, or $19.6 million US dollars, with Namibia boasting numerous species sought after by international sport hunters. In addition...
What type of town is Swakopmund?
{ "text": [ "coastal" ], "answer_start": [ 630 ] }
5731092be6313a140071cb7c
Namibia
The capital city of Windhoek plays a very important role in Namibia's tourism due to its central location and close proximity to Hosea Kutako International Airport. According to The Namibia Tourism Exit Survey, which was produced by the Millennium Challenge Corporation for the Namibian Directorate of Tourism, 56% of al...
What is the capital of Namibia?
{ "text": [ "Windhoek" ], "answer_start": [ 20 ] }
5731092be6313a140071cb7d
Namibia
The capital city of Windhoek plays a very important role in Namibia's tourism due to its central location and close proximity to Hosea Kutako International Airport. According to The Namibia Tourism Exit Survey, which was produced by the Millennium Challenge Corporation for the Namibian Directorate of Tourism, 56% of al...
What is the airport in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "Hosea Kutako International Airport" ], "answer_start": [ 129 ] }
5731092be6313a140071cb7e
Namibia
The capital city of Windhoek plays a very important role in Namibia's tourism due to its central location and close proximity to Hosea Kutako International Airport. According to The Namibia Tourism Exit Survey, which was produced by the Millennium Challenge Corporation for the Namibian Directorate of Tourism, 56% of al...
What is the most popular hotel in Windhoek?
{ "text": [ "Windhoek Country Club Resort" ], "answer_start": [ 751 ] }
5731092be6313a140071cb7f
Namibia
The capital city of Windhoek plays a very important role in Namibia's tourism due to its central location and close proximity to Hosea Kutako International Airport. According to The Namibia Tourism Exit Survey, which was produced by the Millennium Challenge Corporation for the Namibian Directorate of Tourism, 56% of al...
Avani Hotels and resorts is a chain resort in Windhoek, what is another?
{ "text": [ "Hilton Hotels and Resorts" ], "answer_start": [ 879 ] }
57310987e6313a140071cb84
Namibia
Namibia's primary tourism related governing body, the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB), was established by an Act of Parliament: the Namibia Tourism Board Act, 2000 (Act 21 of 2000). Its primary objectives are to regulate the tourism industry and to market Namibia as a tourist destination. There are also a number of trade a...
What does NTB stand for?
{ "text": [ "Namibia Tourism Board" ], "answer_start": [ 54 ] }
57310987e6313a140071cb85
Namibia
Namibia's primary tourism related governing body, the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB), was established by an Act of Parliament: the Namibia Tourism Board Act, 2000 (Act 21 of 2000). Its primary objectives are to regulate the tourism industry and to market Namibia as a tourist destination. There are also a number of trade a...
What is act 21 of 2000 in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "Namibia Tourism Board Act, 2000" ], "answer_start": [ 128 ] }
57310987e6313a140071cb86
Namibia
Namibia's primary tourism related governing body, the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB), was established by an Act of Parliament: the Namibia Tourism Board Act, 2000 (Act 21 of 2000). Its primary objectives are to regulate the tourism industry and to market Namibia as a tourist destination. There are also a number of trade a...
What does act 21 in Namibia regulate?
{ "text": [ "tourism industry" ], "answer_start": [ 221 ] }
57310987e6313a140071cb87
Namibia
Namibia's primary tourism related governing body, the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB), was established by an Act of Parliament: the Namibia Tourism Board Act, 2000 (Act 21 of 2000). Its primary objectives are to regulate the tourism industry and to market Namibia as a tourist destination. There are also a number of trade a...
What market does Act 21 promote?
{ "text": [ "tourism" ], "answer_start": [ 460 ] }
57310a3305b4da19006bcd08
Namibia
Apart from residences for upper and middle class households, sanitation is insufficient in most residential areas. Private flush toilets are too expensive for virtually all residents in townships due to their water consumption and installation cost. As a result, access to improved sanitation has not increased much sinc...
Most residential areas are insufficient in what area of Namibia?
{ "text": [ "sanitation" ], "answer_start": [ 61 ] }
57310a3305b4da19006bcd09
Namibia
Apart from residences for upper and middle class households, sanitation is insufficient in most residential areas. Private flush toilets are too expensive for virtually all residents in townships due to their water consumption and installation cost. As a result, access to improved sanitation has not increased much sinc...
Besides installation cost, why are private flush toilets too expensive for most residents in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "water consumption" ], "answer_start": [ 209 ] }
57310a3305b4da19006bcd0a
Namibia
Apart from residences for upper and middle class households, sanitation is insufficient in most residential areas. Private flush toilets are too expensive for virtually all residents in townships due to their water consumption and installation cost. As a result, access to improved sanitation has not increased much sinc...
What do Namibian's use as a toilet?
{ "text": [ "flying toilets" ], "answer_start": [ 484 ] }
57310a3305b4da19006bcd0b
Namibia
Apart from residences for upper and middle class households, sanitation is insufficient in most residential areas. Private flush toilets are too expensive for virtually all residents in townships due to their water consumption and installation cost. As a result, access to improved sanitation has not increased much sinc...
Where do flying toilets end up after use?
{ "text": [ "bush" ], "answer_start": [ 561 ] }
57310a3305b4da19006bcd0c
Namibia
Apart from residences for upper and middle class households, sanitation is insufficient in most residential areas. Private flush toilets are too expensive for virtually all residents in townships due to their water consumption and installation cost. As a result, access to improved sanitation has not increased much sinc...
Urinating and defecating in public has been identified as what?
{ "text": [ "major health hazard" ], "answer_start": [ 683 ] }
57310aaae6313a140071cb96
Namibia
Whites (mainly of Afrikaner, German, British and Portuguese origin) make up between 4.0 and 7.0% of the population. Although their percentage of population is decreasing due to emigration and lower birth rates they still form the second-largest population of European ancestry, both in terms of percentage and actual num...
Whites make up how much of Namibia's population?
{ "text": [ "4.0 and 7.0%" ], "answer_start": [ 84 ] }
57310aaae6313a140071cb97
Namibia
Whites (mainly of Afrikaner, German, British and Portuguese origin) make up between 4.0 and 7.0% of the population. Although their percentage of population is decreasing due to emigration and lower birth rates they still form the second-largest population of European ancestry, both in terms of percentage and actual num...
What is the language of Namibia?
{ "text": [ "Afrikaans" ], "answer_start": [ 448 ] }
57310aaae6313a140071cb98
Namibia
Whites (mainly of Afrikaner, German, British and Portuguese origin) make up between 4.0 and 7.0% of the population. Although their percentage of population is decreasing due to emigration and lower birth rates they still form the second-largest population of European ancestry, both in terms of percentage and actual num...
Where do a large minority of whites trace their Namibian roots to?
{ "text": [ "German settlers" ], "answer_start": [ 644 ] }
57310aaae6313a140071cb99
Namibia
Whites (mainly of Afrikaner, German, British and Portuguese origin) make up between 4.0 and 7.0% of the population. Although their percentage of population is decreasing due to emigration and lower birth rates they still form the second-largest population of European ancestry, both in terms of percentage and actual num...
What was the population in South-West Africa in 1960?
{ "text": [ "526,004" ], "answer_start": [ 938 ] }
57310aaae6313a140071cb9a
Namibia
Whites (mainly of Afrikaner, German, British and Portuguese origin) make up between 4.0 and 7.0% of the population. Although their percentage of population is decreasing due to emigration and lower birth rates they still form the second-largest population of European ancestry, both in terms of percentage and actual num...
How much of the population was white in South-West Africa in 1960?
{ "text": [ "73,464" ], "answer_start": [ 1000 ] }
57310b67e6313a140071cba8
Namibia
Namibia 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 is called the d...
How often does Namibia conduct a census?
{ "text": [ "every ten years" ], "answer_start": [ 26 ] }
57310b67e6313a140071cba9
Namibia
Namibia 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 is called the d...
When was the first Population and Housing Census in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "1991" ], "answer_start": [ 121 ] }
57310b67e6313a140071cbaa
Namibia
Namibia 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 is called the d...
What is it called when the census counts every person wherever they are the night of the census?
{ "text": [ "de facto method" ], "answer_start": [ 319 ] }
57310b67e6313a140071cbab
Namibia
Namibia 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 is called the d...
How many enumeration areas are there in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "4,042" ], "answer_start": [ 392 ] }
57310b67e6313a140071cbac
Namibia
Namibia 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 is called the d...
The enumeration areas in Namibia do not overlap with what in order to get reliable data?
{ "text": [ "constituency boundaries" ], "answer_start": [ 449 ] }
57310bf4a5e9cc1400cdbbd3
Namibia
Up 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 major languages o...
German, English, and Afrikaans were the official languages until when in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "1990" ], "answer_start": [ 6 ] }
57310bf4a5e9cc1400cdbbd4
Namibia
Up 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 major languages o...
SWAPO thought Namibia should have what type of official language?
{ "text": [ "monolingual" ], "answer_start": [ 188 ] }
57310bf4a5e9cc1400cdbbd5
Namibia
Up 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 major languages o...
What is the primary language of Namibia, as SWAPO instituted?
{ "text": [ "English" ], "answer_start": [ 450 ] }
57310bf4a5e9cc1400cdbbd6
Namibia
Up 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 major languages o...
How many Namibian's speak English?
{ "text": [ "3%" ], "answer_start": [ 517 ] }
57310bf4a5e9cc1400cdbbd7
Namibia
Up 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 major languages o...
There was a high rate of what due to monolingual instruction?
{ "text": [ "school drop-outs" ], "answer_start": [ 1031 ] }
57310c4c497a881900248b2b
Namibia
Inline hockey was first played in 1995 and has also become more and more popular in the last years. The Women's inline hockey National Team participated in the 2008 FIRS World Championships. Namibia is the home for one of the toughest footraces in the world, the Namibian ultra marathon. The most famous athlete from Nam...
What popular sport was first played in Namibia in 1995?
{ "text": [ "Inline hockey" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
57310c4c497a881900248b2c
Namibia
Inline hockey was first played in 1995 and has also become more and more popular in the last years. The Women's inline hockey National Team participated in the 2008 FIRS World Championships. Namibia is the home for one of the toughest footraces in the world, the Namibian ultra marathon. The most famous athlete from Nam...
Which team participated in the 2008 FIRS World Championship?
{ "text": [ "Women's inline hockey National Team" ], "answer_start": [ 104 ] }
57310c4c497a881900248b2d
Namibia
Inline hockey was first played in 1995 and has also become more and more popular in the last years. The Women's inline hockey National Team participated in the 2008 FIRS World Championships. Namibia is the home for one of the toughest footraces in the world, the Namibian ultra marathon. The most famous athlete from Nam...
What is the toughest footrace around the world?
{ "text": [ "Namibian ultra marathon" ], "answer_start": [ 263 ] }
57310c4c497a881900248b2e
Namibia
Inline hockey was first played in 1995 and has also become more and more popular in the last years. The Women's inline hockey National Team participated in the 2008 FIRS World Championships. Namibia is the home for one of the toughest footraces in the world, the Namibian ultra marathon. The most famous athlete from Nam...
Who is the most famous athlete from Namibia?
{ "text": [ "Frankie Fredericks" ], "answer_start": [ 328 ] }
57310c4c497a881900248b2f
Namibia
Inline hockey was first played in 1995 and has also become more and more popular in the last years. The Women's inline hockey National Team participated in the 2008 FIRS World Championships. Namibia is the home for one of the toughest footraces in the world, the Namibian ultra marathon. The most famous athlete from Nam...
What sport does the most famous Namibian athlete participate in?
{ "text": [ "sprinter" ], "answer_start": [ 348 ] }
57310c82a5e9cc1400cdbbdd
Namibia
The 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 threat. During So...
What was the first Namibian newspaper?
{ "text": [ "Windhoeker Anzeiger" ], "answer_start": [ 55 ] }
57310c82a5e9cc1400cdbbde
Namibia
The 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 threat. During So...
What was the language in which the first Namibian newspaper was printed in?
{ "text": [ "German" ], "answer_start": [ 39 ] }
57310c82a5e9cc1400cdbbdf
Namibia
The 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 threat. During So...
When was the first Namibian newspaper founded?
{ "text": [ "1898" ], "answer_start": [ 84 ] }
57310c82a5e9cc1400cdbbe0
Namibia
The 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 threat. During So...
When was radio introduced in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "1969" ], "answer_start": [ 114 ] }
57310c82a5e9cc1400cdbbe1
Namibia
The 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 threat. During So...
When was TV introduced in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "1981" ], "answer_start": [ 126 ] }
57310cc9497a881900248b3d
Namibia
Other 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 Magazine stands out as ...
What is a popular tabloid magazine in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "Windhoek Observer" ], "answer_start": [ 85 ] }
57310cc9497a881900248b3e
Namibia
Other 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 Magazine stands out as ...
What is the economical magazine in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "Namibia Economist" ], "answer_start": [ 115 ] }
57310cc9497a881900248b3f
Namibia
Other 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 Magazine stands out as ...
What is the regional magazine in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "Namib Times" ], "answer_start": [ 158 ] }
57310cc9497a881900248b40
Namibia
Other 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 Magazine stands out as ...
What is the most popular current affairs magazine in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "Insight Namibia" ], "answer_start": [ 205 ] }
57310cc9497a881900248b41
Namibia
Other 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 Magazine stands out as ...
What is the only sport newspaper in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "Namibia Sport" ], "answer_start": [ 371 ] }
57310d33e6313a140071cbb2
Namibia
Compared 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. The African Media...
Compared to neighbouring countries, what freedom does Namibia have?
{ "text": [ "media" ], "answer_start": [ 66 ] }
57310d33e6313a140071cbb3
Namibia
Compared 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. The African Media...
Namibia is on par with what country in terms of media and reporting?
{ "text": [ "Canada" ], "answer_start": [ 255 ] }
57310d33e6313a140071cbb4
Namibia
Compared 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. The African Media...
Where was Namibia ranked on Press Freedom in 2009?
{ "text": [ "36" ], "answer_start": [ 549 ] }
57310d33e6313a140071cbb5
Namibia
Compared 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. The African Media...
Where was Namibia ranked on Press Freedom in 2013?
{ "text": [ "19th" ], "answer_start": [ 596 ] }
57310d33e6313a140071cbb6
Namibia
Compared 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. The African Media...
Where was Namibia ranked on Press Freedom in 2014?
{ "text": [ "22nd" ], "answer_start": [ 620 ] }
57310d92a5e9cc1400cdbbef
Namibia
Life 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] infected with HIV. In ...
What is the life expectancy in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "52.2" ], "answer_start": [ 44 ] }
57310d92a5e9cc1400cdbbf0
Namibia
Life 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] infected with HIV. In ...
What epidemic is a large problem in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "AIDS" ], "answer_start": [ 100 ] }
57310d92a5e9cc1400cdbbf1
Namibia
Life 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] infected with HIV. In ...
How much of the Namibian population is infected with HIV?
{ "text": [ "13.1%" ], "answer_start": [ 257 ] }
57310d92a5e9cc1400cdbbf2
Namibia
Life 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] infected with HIV. In ...
How many people living in 2001 had HIV/AIDS in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "210,000" ], "answer_start": [ 350 ] }
57310d92a5e9cc1400cdbbf3
Namibia
Life 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] infected with HIV. In ...
How many deaths were associated with HIV/AIDS in Namibia in 2003?
{ "text": [ "16,000." ], "answer_start": [ 428 ] }
57310e01497a881900248b51
Namibia
The 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 rates this large...
What health issue is compounded by the AIDS epidemic in Namibia?
{ "text": [ "malaria" ], "answer_start": [ 4 ] }
57310e01497a881900248b52
Namibia
The 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 rates this large...
What is the risk of contracting malaria if an individual is already infected with HIV?
{ "text": [ "14.5% greater" ], "answer_start": [ 135 ] }
57310e01497a881900248b53
Namibia
The 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 rates this large...
The risk of death by malaria raises by how much with a concurrent HIV infection?
{ "text": [ "50%" ], "answer_start": [ 251 ] }
57310e01497a881900248b54
Namibia
The 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 rates this large...
How many physicians did Namibia have in 2002?
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Russian_language
Russian (ру́сский язы́к, russkiy yazyk, pronounced [ˈruskʲɪj jɪˈzɨk] ( listen)) is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and many minor or unrecognised territories. It is an unofficial but widely-spoken language in Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, and to a lesser extent, t...
What language sub-family is Russian in?
{ "text": [ "East Slavic" ], "answer_start": [ 86 ] }
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Russian_language
Russian (ру́сский язы́к, russkiy yazyk, pronounced [ˈruskʲɪj jɪˈzɨk] ( listen)) is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and many minor or unrecognised territories. It is an unofficial but widely-spoken language in Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, and to a lesser extent, t...
Where is Russian an official language?
{ "text": [ "Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and many minor or unrecognised territories" ], "answer_start": [ 135 ] }
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Russian_language
Russian (ру́сский язы́к, russkiy yazyk, pronounced [ˈruskʲɪj jɪˈzɨk] ( listen)) is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and many minor or unrecognised territories. It is an unofficial but widely-spoken language in Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, and to a lesser extent, t...
Where is Russian popular but not an official language?
{ "text": [ "Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia" ], "answer_start": [ 269 ] }
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Russian_language
Russian (ру́сский язы́к, russkiy yazyk, pronounced [ˈruskʲɪj jɪˈzɨk] ( listen)) is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and many minor or unrecognised territories. It is an unofficial but widely-spoken language in Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, and to a lesser extent, t...
How many living East Slavic languages are there?
{ "text": [ "three" ], "answer_start": [ 516 ] }
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Russian_language
Russian (ру́сский язы́к, russkiy yazyk, pronounced [ˈruskʲɪj jɪˈzɨk] ( listen)) is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and many minor or unrecognised territories. It is an unofficial but widely-spoken language in Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, and to a lesser extent, t...
When was the earliest writing in Old East Slavonic?
{ "text": [ "10th century" ], "answer_start": [ 627 ] }
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Russian_language
Russian distinguishes between consonant phonemes with palatal secondary articulation and those without, the so-called soft and hard sounds. This distinction is found between pairs of almost all consonants and is one of the most distinguishing features of the language. Another important aspect is the reduction of unstre...
What kind of phonemes are soft sounds?
{ "text": [ "consonant phonemes with palatal secondary articulation" ], "answer_start": [ 30 ] }
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Russian_language
Russian distinguishes between consonant phonemes with palatal secondary articulation and those without, the so-called soft and hard sounds. This distinction is found between pairs of almost all consonants and is one of the most distinguishing features of the language. Another important aspect is the reduction of unstre...
What kind of accent can mark stress?
{ "text": [ "optional acute accent" ], "answer_start": [ 418 ] }
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Russian_language
Russian distinguishes between consonant phonemes with palatal secondary articulation and those without, the so-called soft and hard sounds. This distinction is found between pairs of almost all consonants and is one of the most distinguishing features of the language. Another important aspect is the reduction of unstre...
What kind of words can acute accents distinguish?
{ "text": [ "homographic words" ], "answer_start": [ 531 ] }
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Russian_language
Russian distinguishes between consonant phonemes with palatal secondary articulation and those without, the so-called soft and hard sounds. This distinction is found between pairs of almost all consonants and is one of the most distinguishing features of the language. Another important aspect is the reduction of unstre...
What word means both lock and castle, depending on its accent?
{ "text": [ "zamok" ], "answer_start": [ 570 ] }
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Russian_language
Russian is a Slavic language of the Indo-European family. It is a lineal descendant of the language used in Kievan Rus'. From the point of view of the spoken language, its closest relatives are Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Rusyn, the other three languages in the East Slavic group. In many places in eastern and southern U...
What language does Russian descend from?
{ "text": [ "the language used in Kievan Rus'" ], "answer_start": [ 87 ] }
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Russian_language
Russian is a Slavic language of the Indo-European family. It is a lineal descendant of the language used in Kievan Rus'. From the point of view of the spoken language, its closest relatives are Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Rusyn, the other three languages in the East Slavic group. In many places in eastern and southern U...
What are Russian's closest relatives?
{ "text": [ "Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Rusyn" ], "answer_start": [ 194 ] }
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Russian_language
Russian is a Slavic language of the Indo-European family. It is a lineal descendant of the language used in Kievan Rus'. From the point of view of the spoken language, its closest relatives are Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Rusyn, the other three languages in the East Slavic group. In many places in eastern and southern U...
Where is Surzhyk used?
{ "text": [ "eastern Ukraine" ], "answer_start": [ 488 ] }
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Russian_language
Russian is a Slavic language of the Indo-European family. It is a lineal descendant of the language used in Kievan Rus'. From the point of view of the spoken language, its closest relatives are Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Rusyn, the other three languages in the East Slavic group. In many places in eastern and southern U...
Where is Trasianka used?
{ "text": [ "Belarus" ], "answer_start": [ 521 ] }
5730bb312461fd1900a9d00b
Russian_language
Russian is a Slavic language of the Indo-European family. It is a lineal descendant of the language used in Kievan Rus'. From the point of view of the spoken language, its closest relatives are Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Rusyn, the other three languages in the East Slavic group. In many places in eastern and southern U...
What was 'Little Russian'?
{ "text": [ "Ukrainian" ], "answer_start": [ 1094 ] }
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Russian_language
The vocabulary (mainly abstract and literary words), principles of word formations, and, to some extent, inflections and literary style of Russian have been also influenced by Church Slavonic, a developed and partly russified form of the South Slavic Old Church Slavonic language used by the Russian Orthodox Church. How...
What language does the Russian Orthodox Church use?
{ "text": [ "South Slavic Old Church Slavonic" ], "answer_start": [ 238 ] }
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Russian_language
The vocabulary (mainly abstract and literary words), principles of word formations, and, to some extent, inflections and literary style of Russian have been also influenced by Church Slavonic, a developed and partly russified form of the South Slavic Old Church Slavonic language used by the Russian Orthodox Church. How...
What kind of words in Russian have been influenced by Church Slavonic?
{ "text": [ "mainly abstract and literary words" ], "answer_start": [ 16 ] }
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Russian_language
The vocabulary (mainly abstract and literary words), principles of word formations, and, to some extent, inflections and literary style of Russian have been also influenced by Church Slavonic, a developed and partly russified form of the South Slavic Old Church Slavonic language used by the Russian Orthodox Church. How...
What word forms are used together in some cases?
{ "text": [ "East Slavic and the Church Slavonic" ], "answer_start": [ 470 ] }
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Russian_language
Until the 20th century, the language's spoken form was the language of only the upper noble classes and urban population, as Russian peasants from the countryside continued to speak in their own dialects. By the mid-20th century, such dialects were forced out with the introduction of the compulsory education system tha...
When did Russian language spread to the peasants?
{ "text": [ "the 20th century" ], "answer_start": [ 6 ] }
5730bc42396df919000962fd
Russian_language
Until the 20th century, the language's spoken form was the language of only the upper noble classes and urban population, as Russian peasants from the countryside continued to speak in their own dialects. By the mid-20th century, such dialects were forced out with the introduction of the compulsory education system tha...
Who spoke Russian before the 20th century?
{ "text": [ "the upper noble classes and urban population" ], "answer_start": [ 76 ] }
5730bc42396df919000962fe
Russian_language
Until the 20th century, the language's spoken form was the language of only the upper noble classes and urban population, as Russian peasants from the countryside continued to speak in their own dialects. By the mid-20th century, such dialects were forced out with the introduction of the compulsory education system tha...
When did the Soviets establish required education?
{ "text": [ "the mid-20th century" ], "answer_start": [ 208 ] }
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Russian_language
Until the 20th century, the language's spoken form was the language of only the upper noble classes and urban population, as Russian peasants from the countryside continued to speak in their own dialects. By the mid-20th century, such dialects were forced out with the introduction of the compulsory education system tha...
What nonstandard feature does Southern Russian use?
{ "text": [ "fricative" ], "answer_start": [ 456 ] }
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Russian_language
Ethnic Russians constitute 25.5% of the country's current population and 58.6% of the native Estonian population is also able to speak Russian. In all, 67.8% of Estonia's population can speak Russian. Command of Russian language, however, is rapidly decreasing among younger Estonians (primarily being replaced by the co...
How much of Estonia is ethnic Russians?
{ "text": [ "25.5%" ], "answer_start": [ 27 ] }
5730bce92461fd1900a9d02a
Russian_language
Ethnic Russians constitute 25.5% of the country's current population and 58.6% of the native Estonian population is also able to speak Russian. In all, 67.8% of Estonia's population can speak Russian. Command of Russian language, however, is rapidly decreasing among younger Estonians (primarily being replaced by the co...
How much of Estonia speaks Russian?
{ "text": [ "67.8%" ], "answer_start": [ 152 ] }
5730bce92461fd1900a9d02b
Russian_language
Ethnic Russians constitute 25.5% of the country's current population and 58.6% of the native Estonian population is also able to speak Russian. In all, 67.8% of Estonia's population can speak Russian. Command of Russian language, however, is rapidly decreasing among younger Estonians (primarily being replaced by the co...
What is the ratio of young Estonians who speak Russian relative to those who speak English?
{ "text": [ "about one-third" ], "answer_start": [ 514 ] }
5730bce92461fd1900a9d02c
Russian_language
Ethnic Russians constitute 25.5% of the country's current population and 58.6% of the native Estonian population is also able to speak Russian. In all, 67.8% of Estonia's population can speak Russian. Command of Russian language, however, is rapidly decreasing among younger Estonians (primarily being replaced by the co...
How much of Estonia's native Estonians speaks Russian?
{ "text": [ "58.6%" ], "answer_start": [ 73 ] }
5730bdb32461fd1900a9d031
Russian_language
As the Grand Duchy of Finland was part of the Russian Empire from 1809 to 1918, a number of Russian speakers have remained in Finland. There are 33,400 Russian-speaking Finns, amounting to 0.6% of the population. Five thousand (0.1%) of them are late 19th century and 20th century immigrants or their descendants, and th...
When did Finland join the Russian Empire?
{ "text": [ "1809" ], "answer_start": [ 66 ] }
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Russian_language
As the Grand Duchy of Finland was part of the Russian Empire from 1809 to 1918, a number of Russian speakers have remained in Finland. There are 33,400 Russian-speaking Finns, amounting to 0.6% of the population. Five thousand (0.1%) of them are late 19th century and 20th century immigrants or their descendants, and th...
When did Finland leave the Russian Empire?
{ "text": [ "1918" ], "answer_start": [ 74 ] }
5730bdb32461fd1900a9d033
Russian_language
As the Grand Duchy of Finland was part of the Russian Empire from 1809 to 1918, a number of Russian speakers have remained in Finland. There are 33,400 Russian-speaking Finns, amounting to 0.6% of the population. Five thousand (0.1%) of them are late 19th century and 20th century immigrants or their descendants, and th...
What percent of Finns speak Russian?
{ "text": [ "0.6%" ], "answer_start": [ 189 ] }
5730bdb32461fd1900a9d034
Russian_language
As the Grand Duchy of Finland was part of the Russian Empire from 1809 to 1918, a number of Russian speakers have remained in Finland. There are 33,400 Russian-speaking Finns, amounting to 0.6% of the population. Five thousand (0.1%) of them are late 19th century and 20th century immigrants or their descendants, and th...
How many Finns speak Russian?
{ "text": [ "33,400" ], "answer_start": [ 145 ] }
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Russian_language
As the Grand Duchy of Finland was part of the Russian Empire from 1809 to 1918, a number of Russian speakers have remained in Finland. There are 33,400 Russian-speaking Finns, amounting to 0.6% of the population. Five thousand (0.1%) of them are late 19th century and 20th century immigrants or their descendants, and th...
How many Russian-speaking Finns are descended from early immigrants?
{ "text": [ "Five thousand" ], "answer_start": [ 213 ] }
5730bfba069b5314008322f1
Russian_language
In Ukraine, Russian is seen as a language of inter-ethnic communication, and a minority language, under the 1996 Constitution of Ukraine. According to estimates from Demoskop Weekly, in 2004 there were 14,400,000 native speakers of Russian in the country, and 29 million active speakers. 65% of the population was fluent...
How many Ukrainians speak Russian natively as of 2004?
{ "text": [ "14,400,000" ], "answer_start": [ 202 ] }
5730bfba069b5314008322f2
Russian_language
In Ukraine, Russian is seen as a language of inter-ethnic communication, and a minority language, under the 1996 Constitution of Ukraine. According to estimates from Demoskop Weekly, in 2004 there were 14,400,000 native speakers of Russian in the country, and 29 million active speakers. 65% of the population was fluent...
How many Ukrainians speak Russian actively as of 2004?
{ "text": [ "29 million" ], "answer_start": [ 260 ] }
5730bfba069b5314008322f3
Russian_language
In Ukraine, Russian is seen as a language of inter-ethnic communication, and a minority language, under the 1996 Constitution of Ukraine. According to estimates from Demoskop Weekly, in 2004 there were 14,400,000 native speakers of Russian in the country, and 29 million active speakers. 65% of the population was fluent...
What percent of Ukraine is fluent in Russian as of 2006?
{ "text": [ "65%" ], "answer_start": [ 288 ] }
5730bfba069b5314008322f4
Russian_language
In Ukraine, Russian is seen as a language of inter-ethnic communication, and a minority language, under the 1996 Constitution of Ukraine. According to estimates from Demoskop Weekly, in 2004 there were 14,400,000 native speakers of Russian in the country, and 29 million active speakers. 65% of the population was fluent...
What percent of Ukraine use Russian as their main language as of 2006?
{ "text": [ "38%" ], "answer_start": [ 345 ] }
5730bfba069b5314008322f5
Russian_language
In Ukraine, Russian is seen as a language of inter-ethnic communication, and a minority language, under the 1996 Constitution of Ukraine. According to estimates from Demoskop Weekly, in 2004 there were 14,400,000 native speakers of Russian in the country, and 29 million active speakers. 65% of the population was fluent...
What is Russian's legal status in Ukraine?
{ "text": [ "minority language, under the 1996 Constitution of Ukraine" ], "answer_start": [ 79 ] }
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Russian_language
In the 20th century, Russian was mandatorily taught in the schools of the members of the old Warsaw Pact and in other countries that used to be satellites of the USSR. In particular, these countries include Poland, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Albania, former East Germany and Cuba. However, younger ...
What pact contained many Russian-speaking countries?
{ "text": [ "Warsaw Pact" ], "answer_start": [ 93 ] }
5730c16d069b53140083230d
Russian_language
In the 20th century, Russian was mandatorily taught in the schools of the members of the old Warsaw Pact and in other countries that used to be satellites of the USSR. In particular, these countries include Poland, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Albania, former East Germany and Cuba. However, younger ...
Which countries speak other Slavic languages?
{ "text": [ "Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Bulgaria" ], "answer_start": [ 657 ] }