the English and French, who are the dominant ethnic groups in Canada, of a population of 69%. The most common ethnic groups that comprise the remaining 31% in Canada are: Chinese: which comprise 26,9% South Asian: 21% African: 17,9% Arab/West Asian: 7,7 Filipino: 7,3% Latin: 5,5% South East Asian: 5,4% Other two smaller ethnic groups, which is Japan and Korea. Japan comprises 2,1% and Korea comprises 2,0% Language There are many languages spoken in Canada, in Canada are English
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characteristics and look at their histories and economies. 2. Geography Korea - Korea extends about 1,000 kilometers to the south from the northeast part of the Asian continent. It consists of the Korean Peninsula and over 3,400 islands. Since 1945, as a result of the WWII, Korea has been divided into North Korea, and South Korea. The total area is 221,607 square kilometers. South Korea owns 99,237 square kilometers and 45% of the total land, while North Korea owns 122,370 square kilometers, the remaining
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struggle, year in and year out, "rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation" — a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself. Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? Will you join in that historic effort? In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not
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Mount Rushmore Grab your cameras and get ready to take some pictures of the 5,725-foot statue of the four presidents in the Black Hills of South Dakota. There are many different things to do at Mount Rushmore and there are many campsites to stay at. Mount Rushmore is a beautiful place to visit. On a typical day you might see several different species of wildflowers, deer, chipmunks and turkey vultures. The three things that make the Black Hills an exciting place to visit, includes the background
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today. The gap between rich and poor is very huge in China now. Firstly, we can focus on the inequality between different areas in China. There are six regions in China, Northeast China, North China, East China, Southwest China, Northwest China and South Central China. But the levels of economic development between different regions are totally different. There are three most economically developed zones in China, they are: the Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone in East China, the Pearl River Delta
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Mount Rushmore is a national monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota, which has become a big tourist attraction. It has a history that not everyone knows, which makes it unique from other United States monuments. Some common questions people have are why was a huge carving placed on a mountain in South Dakota, who carved it, and how did they choose which four presidents would be on it? In the 1920's a historian by the name of Doane Robinson had an idea to carve historical figures into the
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ADVANCED MICROECONOMICS II ASSIGNMENT The Look East Policy (LEP) was a recreation and correction of India’s Foreign Trade Policy. The main purpose was to revive both political ties and to build up economic linkages with South East Asia. LEP focuses on re-establishing better political security and economic co-operation. The first phase was based on ASEAN and it focused initially and mainly on trade and investment linkages. The second phase was based on expanding the definition of east, extending
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PREFACE This publication ‘Annual Report on Tourism Statistics’ serves as a reference to the trends and performance of visitor arrival statistics and hotel sector of the tourism industry. All information in this publication are deemed to be correct at time of printing. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the data in this report, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) shall not be liable for any loss, damage or injury caused by or arising through the use of this data in this
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Foreword As part of its programme for the promotion of regional cooperation in South Asia, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung organised the Conference on SAARC 2015: Expanding Horizons and Forging Cooperation in a Resurgent Asia in February 2007 in New Delhi in collaboration with Ambassador Kant K. Bhargava, former Secretary-General of SAARC, and Prof. Mahendra Lama, Chairman, Centre for South, Central, South East Asian and South West Pacific Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
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Vietnam. In 1961, Robert McNamara was the Secretary of Defence as was known as a “Hawk”. This meant he was for the war and for military solutions. He was a close confidant with both Kennedy and Johnson, and strongly believed in the USA’s commitment to South Vietnam. He was a liberal intellectual who wanted freedom. However, he supervised the big increase in defence spending until 1968. Diem was a constant worry, as he was not a beacon of freedom, a poor leader and paranoid. The failure of the ARVN mounted
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