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life expectancy of Chad

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Chad’s life expectancy is 49 years old.

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how many people die each year due to water related disease

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840,000 die a year due to water diseases.

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life expectancy of ZImbabwe

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dont have healthcare system such as Zimbabwe due to long term corruption so life expectancy only 56

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how many people die before the age of 1 in zimbabwe

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1000 people die before age 1 in zimbabwe

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how many deaths does the WHO immunisation program prevent every year

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WHOrganisation set up immunisation program which has prevent 2 million deaths a year

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left wing authoritarian

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north korea- prioritised miltitary

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how many countries in WTO

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-founded in 1995 and has 161 member countries

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how many countries in WB

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213 member states

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how much is public spending in the UK in 2016

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$1.102 trillion

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when was the UN declaration on human rights founded

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1948 in response to attrocities in Nazi germany

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what % of court cases actually concerned UK in European convention of HR and how many of these are thrown out

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-only 1.4% of judgements made by European countries have concerned UK and 99% of these were thrown out

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with regards to the geneva convention, what % countries dont follow the anti torture act

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amnesty international discovered that 82% of 160 countries don’t follow article 3 anti torture act

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with regards to the geneva convention, what % countries dont follow the anti torture act

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amnesty international discovered that 82% of 160 countries don’t follow article 3 anti torture act

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what is the GDP per capita in bolivia (a non-sharia law country)

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$3150

poorest country in south america

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what % of bolivia dont have access to clean water

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20%

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what % of bolivia dont have access to sanitation

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40%

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what is the law of mother earth

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new law in 2009 in bolivia that recognises mother earth as a dynamic system of all living things that are interconnected and share a common destiny
-new approach to put nature first in response to climate change

-new emphasis on nature and rights of nature

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how many degree hotter is world expected to be by 2100

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4 degrees

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what % countries deemed not free according to national freedom index

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72%

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how many times more is type 2 diabetes likely in aboriginals

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3x more prevalent

responsible for 7x more deaths

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how much shorter is life expectancy of aboriginals

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10 years shorter

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how much aid given by EU was:

  • government and civil society aid
  • humanitarian aid
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  • 2014 17% of EU aid was for government and civil society

- 17% for humanitarian aid

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what is the UKs bilateral aid target

and how much in aid in 2013

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0.7% of GNI on international trade

equated to £11.2 billion in 2013

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how much did Uk gov give to somalia in 2012

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£86.8 million (somalia most corrupt country)

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how much aid did UK give to afghanistan

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£200 million

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who is the biggest receiver of Overseas Development Aid ODA

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afghanistan with $5,050 million in 2013 followed by Myanmar with $3,417 million

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what % of Indonesia muslim?

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87% sharia law

no separation of religion and law

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what % of Indonesia muslim?

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87% sharia law

no separation of religion and law

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what % of Zimbabwe agricultural workers are women and how many of this own land

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70%

only 5% own land

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what % of people in zimbabwe live on $1 a day

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33%

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how many refugee/ethnic cleansing camps are there in myanmar

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-refugees and ethnic cleansing 900,000 in camp in bangladesh

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how many refugee/ethnic cleansing camps are there in myanmar

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-refugees and ethnic cleansing 900,000 in camp in bangladesh

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what % of executions does china account for yearly

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75%

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how many times more are aboriginals likely to suffer from psychological distress and what is this due to

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3x

-due to exposure to drugs, gambling and unemployment

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how many times more are aboriginals likely to suffer from psychological distress and what is this due to

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3x

-due to exposure to drugs, gambling and unemployment

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what year gay marriage legalised in USA

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-gay marriage 2015 and adoption allowed

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how many more times likely is it that aboriginals will develop kidney or respiratory failure and TB

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12x

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how many are in prisons in USA

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2 million

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how much of population in USA is Black and what proportion of the people in prison are black

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13%

-40%

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where does UK place in terms of size of economy

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6th in world

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41
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where does canada place in world in human right

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3rd

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positives of human rights in australia how many people rehomed

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best relocation schemes, with 100,000 people rehomed

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what proportion of women over 15 in AUS have experienced physical abuse

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1/3

44
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what proportion of women over 15 in AUS have experienced sexual abuse

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1/4

45
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what is the infant mortality of aboriginals compared to non indigenous

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twice as high

46
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how many times more likely to be depressed are LGBT in AUS

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3x

47
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what was the Tanya Day incident AUS

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  • aboriginal women tanya fell and hit her head in 2017 while in police custody while being detained for drunkeness and left to die on floor for 3 hours
48
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when was same sex marriage legalised in brazil

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2013

49
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when was abortion legalised in brazil compared to UK

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  • brazil - 2018 up to 12 weeks pregnancy

- Uk - 1968

50
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HDI value of Brazil

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high HDI value of 0.761

51
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life expectancy in brazil

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life expectancy high 70 in men and 76 in women

52
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how much less do indigenous people live then non ind

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20 years less

53
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how many femicides were there in brazil in 2017

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1,133

-however 4,539 women killed

54
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how many detainees died in brazil in 2017

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266 due to treatable conditions too such as respiritory or diabetes
also overcrowded

55
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how many people put in prisons in brazil in 2017

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726,000

-prisons built to hold half that

56
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how many people granted asylum in 2017 in brazil

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of the 57,000 only 14 granted

refugee camps poor and over crowded and set alight by brazilians

57
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why can trade embargos be effective in bringing about change

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-exports and national income is reduced which forces countries to change there ways

58
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what was the trade embargo in iran due to

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lifted in 2016- concerns of enriched uranium being used in nuclear weapons

USA pulled out of nuclear deal it made other european countries feel obliged to too

59
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when was there a trade embargo in South africa

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effective trade embargo during apartheid years of 1948-1994 figures such as nelson Mandela fought for rights
(more successful example) brought about change

60
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what was the apartheid

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Apartheid was a political and social system in South Africa during the era of White minority rule. It enforced racial discrimination against non-Whites, mainly focused on skin colour and facial features. This existed in the twentieth century, from 1948 until the early-1990s.

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what was the USA Cuba trade embargo
how much did it cost both countries
when was it lifted

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codemned by UN

  • cost cuba $685 million a year but cost USA $1.2 billion a year
  • lifted in 2016 under Obama
62
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who were the top recievers of US foreign military spending in 2015

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-pakistan, iraq, yemen

63
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what does UNESCO believe in terms of gender equality

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gender equality can be achieved through education

-access to eductaion is restricted during times of internal conflict and religious beliefs.

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what did the renewed 2014 5 year aid package for Jordan from USA contain in terms of aid

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$1 billion overall in economic assistance, in foreign military finance and towards cost by insecurity
$300 million in foreign military finance

65
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despite usa aid to jordan what is there National freedom index score

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the freedom index score still over 36/ 100 in 2016

66
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how could usa aid in jordan be seen as not just to help

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USA supporting Jordan in order to gain foothold in middle east due to jordans location

67
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what did the institute for economics global terrorism index of 2015 showed that in 2014 terrorism concentrated in which countries

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iraq, afghanistan, nigeria, pakistan syria

68
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what did the terrorism concentrated countries cause in terms of % of deaths globally

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78%

69
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what % of attacks by terrorists were in countries that supported politcal violence and have lack of respect for human rights

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92%

70
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how many fighters do isis have

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31,000 fighters

71
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when was osama bin laden killed

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may 2nd 2011

72
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when was the taliban regime changed

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dec 2001

73
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how many USA soldiers died in afghan war

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2,175

74
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compare life expectancy of UK vs USA

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usa life expectancy 78 Uk is 81

75
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which country is most obese and what % with BMI over 30

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america most obese country in world 61% of population BMI over 30 leads to type 2 and heart disease

76
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how much did afghan war cost US military a year

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$100 million

77
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how many refugees did USA accept from afghan

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90,000

78
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how much did the afghan war cost UK

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£12 billion

79
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how many uk soldiers killed in afghan war

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444

80
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who came up with the world systems theory

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Immanuel Wallenstein

81
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how much of Australias population are indigenous

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3%

82
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how many british troups injured in afghan war

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2,600

83
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how mnay were psychologically injured in afghan war

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5000+

84
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how much did uk give in aid to afghanistan in 5 years

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£710million and regarded as “top foreign policy priority”

85
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how many refugees did uk accept from afghanistan

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56,000

86
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when was Guantanamo bay built

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constructed in 2002 to hold extremists in cuba

87
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how many still remain in guantanamo bay

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40, who are arguably too dangerous to ever let leave

88
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how many students were enrolled in schools under afghanistan rule and how many of these girls

how do these stats differ in 2013

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  1. 2 million students, 50,000 girls

10. 5 million by 2013 but still not even mix of boys to girls

89
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what % of girls are literate

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37%

90
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what % of women are literate in afghanistan

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19%

91
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what did edmund burke say i regards to military action

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‘the only thing necessary for triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing’

92
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how many poeple are in prison camps in north korea under kim jong family

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80,000-120,000

93
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how many Mcdonalds are there in USA

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13,905

94
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how many deaths is saddam hussain responsible for

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180,000 died

genocide of the Kurdish population in northern iraq using chemical weapons

95
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how many detainees were brought to guantanamo bay

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775 but many of these released without charge

prisoners of war but some tortured

96
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how many civilian deaths as result of afghanistan war

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149,000

97
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when did usa and uk stop combat operations in Afghanistan

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2013

-there is still little peace due to suicide bombings ans talliban are taking back control

98
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how long was USA cuba trade embargo

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50 year long

99
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how much of haitian healthcare comes from NGOs

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dependency on aid created as about 70% of haitian healthcare comes from NGOs

100
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what is the Niger delta

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3rd largest wetland and 4th largest mangrove forest in the world

101
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what % does oil industry forms core of nigerian economy

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oil industry forms core of nigerian economy making up 55% of the joint venture with TNCs which are owned by Nigerian national Petroleum Coorporation

102
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how many oil spills have their been in the Niger Delta in 2014

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550 in 2014

due to extensive oil pipelines, theft and sabotage

103
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what % of oil is stolen in Niger delta

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20%

104
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who came up with the geo strategic theory

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halford Mackinder

105
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how much money is lost due to stolen oil

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$20 billion

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