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22 hours ago · Zanzibar is an insular semi-autonomous region which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania.It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 km (16–31 mi) off the coast of the African mainland, and consists of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar) and Pemba Island.
22 hours ago · Connecticut (/ k ə ˈ n ɛ t ɪ k ə t / ⓘ kə-NET-ik-ət) is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south.
22 hours ago · Lorenz cipher machine, used in World War II to encrypt communications of the German High Command Cryptography, or cryptology (from Ancient Greek: κρυπτός, romanized: kryptós "hidden, secret"; and γράφειν graphein, "to write", or -λογία -logia, "study", respectively), is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of adversarial behavior ...
22 hours ago · Examples include Switzerland and some U.S. states, where frequent use is made of referendums and initiatives. The Swiss confederation is a semi-direct democracy. At the federal level, citizens can propose changes to the constitution (federal popular initiative) or ask for a referendum to be held on any law voted by the parliament.
22 hours ago · Microsoft reports that 75 percent of U.S. recruiters and human-resource professionals now do online research about candidates, often using information provided by search engines, social-networking sites, photo/video-sharing sites, personal web sites and blogs, and Twitter. They also report that 70 percent of U.S. recruiters have rejected ...
22 hours ago · Significant examples from the medieval Islamic world include the synthesis of ammonium chloride from organic substances as described in the works attributed to Jābir, and Abū Bakr al-Rāzī's experiments with vitriol, which would eventually lead to the discovery of mineral acids like sulfuric acid and nitric acid by thirteenth century Latin ...
22 hours ago · Economy of Pakistan Karachi, the financial hub of Pakistan Currency Pakistani rupee (₨) (PKR) Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June Trade organisations ECO, SAFTA, WTO, AIIB, ADB, and others Country group Developing economy Lower-middle income economy Statistics Population 241,499,431 (5th, 2023 Census) GDP $374.90 billion (nominal ; 2024) $1.57 trillion (PPP ; 2023 est.) GDP rank 46th (nominal ...
