20 countries have Spanish as their official language Countries with large Spanish-speaking populations or where it is "optional and voluntary" Europe:Andorra (spoken by 99% of the population, although Catalan is official), 86,000 people Asia:Philippines, although it was official for 300 years and...
In 1937, the British and United Nations settled the disputed by partitioning the West Bank and Gaza Strip to be under Palestinian rule, and the rest being Israel under Jewish jurisdiction. However, there were populations residing within each other’s border, and the conflict continued. Over the...
18He knew very well that the Jewish authorities had handed Jesus over to him because they were jealous. 19While Pilate was sitting in the judgement hall, his wife sent him a message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, because in a dream last night I suffered much on account ...
landmarks of significance to several religions and strained relationships with many of its arab neighbors. israel, the only jewish nation in the world, is a small country on the eastern shore of the mediterranean sea. for its relatively small size, the country has played a large role in glob...
Only West Germany (~7500), Great Britain (~3000), and France (~550) received large enough communities to be influential. Special case: Jewish Holocaust refugees. Some Jews also managed to go to Palestine, although immigration there was limited by the British mandate then in power. More of ...
Some larger populations, e.g., Saudi Arabia, have their “genetic load” unevenly distributed due to the high rate of consanguineous marriages and accumulation of particular autosomal-recessive diseases within certain tribes or large families [6]. Countries with predominantly Slavic populations were ...
landmarks of significance to several religions and strained relationships with many of its arab neighbors. israel, the only jewish nation in the world, is a small country on the eastern shore of the mediterranean sea. for its relatively small size, the country has played a large role in glob...
Each evening of Hanukkah, one more candle is lit, with a special blessing. The menorah symbolizes the burning light in the temple, as well as marking the eight days of the Hanukkah festival. Some say it also celebrates the light of freedom won by the Maccabees for the Jewish people. The...
English is taught selectively in some secondary schools, and China is experimenting with requiring it at the college level. Israel has a large (18%) Arabic-speaking minority which by and large resides in a separate sector of the country. In the Jewish sector, 60% of the population was born...
Israel, the only Jewish nation in the world, is a small country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. For its relatively small size, the country has played a large role inglobal affairs. The country has a strong economy, landmarks of significance to several religions and strained ...