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Education An education system similar to the present, with elementary and secondary schools and universities, began operating in Japan in the 1870s as a result of the Meiji Restoration.


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[66] Since 1947, compulsory education has encompassed primary and secondary school, lasting a total of nine years (ages 6 to 15).


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Nearly all students continue on to a three-year high school, and 75.9% of high school graduates go on to university, business school or other tertiary institution, according to the Department of Education.


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[67] There is fierce competition in Japan's education system, especially when applying for tertiary education.


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Many attend additional private schools outside the actual school (juku).


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According to the Times Higher Education newspaper, Japan's two best-performing universities are Tokyo University and Kyoto University.


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[68] In the 2003 PISA study, Japan ranked sixth in mathematics, fourteenth in reading, second in science and fourth in problem solving.


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[69] Culture The formation of the original Japanese culture has been influenced by the sea surrounding Japan, which has slowed the outside cultural waves.


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Until the Middle Ages, Japan was decisively influenced by the cultures of China and Korea.


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In the Edo period that followed, which lasted several centuries, the country's culture matured relatively independently.


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Since the 19th century, an eclectic modern culture combining Western and native features has developed in Japan.


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[3] Zenbuddhism has greatly influenced many characteristic features of Japanese art, such as minimalism and spontaneity, as well as garden art, tea art, calligraphy, and ikebana, for example.


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Traditional Japanese painting does not use perspective, and its most typical subjects are nature, mythology, and human depiction.


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A counterweight to the restrained art, often associated with fiction or calligraphy, forms the most famous form of Japanese painting, particularly the woodcut technique ukiyo-e, which is associated with the Edo period, whose masters included Hokusai, Hiroshige and Utamaro.


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The synthesis of woodcuts and Western comics evolved into manga, a Japanese comic that reached its current form after World War II.


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The film originated in Japan at the end of the 19th century, and the first sound film was completed in 1931.


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To international acclaim, Japanese cinema rose after Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon — the Devil's Gate won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival in the early 1950s.


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[3] Japanese feature film, anime, is popular and often associated with manga.


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The most central material in architecture has been untreated wood.


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Buildings have come to be combined with the surrounding nature.


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Public architecture, such as temple architecture, has been more ornamented and Chinese-influenced than reduced residential architecture.


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[3] Modern architecture, whose most prominent representatives include Kenzō Tange and Tadao Andō, combines traditional striving for simplicity with Western building technology.


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Pottery has been highly valued in Japan.


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Japanese pottery has often been closely associated with tea culture, whose connection is particularly known to raku pottery.


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Another art form focused on use objects is the manufacture of lacquer objects (urushi).


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The most central element of traditional Japanese sculpture is Buddhist sculpture art.


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Sculpture art reached its golden age in medieval times


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[3] Japanese dress remained uniform until the 19th century.


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The most famous type of costume is the kimono, which is worn today alongside Western clothing.


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A notable feature of traditional Japanese clothing is the absence of buttons: clothes are tied closed with ribbons and belts.


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[3] The earliest literary influences arrived in Japan from China and the country adopted a Chinese writing system.


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The earliest significant works of Japanese literature are the history chronicles Kojiki and Nihonshoki and the 7th-century collection of waka poetry by Man'yōshū.


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In the Heian period, its own Japanese chicken alphabet was developed.


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The earliest work of narrative literature is probably the Taketori monogatari of the early 9th century; other notable works of early literature include Sei Shōnagon's Pillow Book depicting Heian period court life and Murasaki Shikibu's Genji story considered the world's first novel.


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The mainstream of poetry was formed by chain poetry renga.


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It was succeeded by the lighter haikai, known as Matsuo Bashō from the 17th century, and the urban kyōka.


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During the Edo period, literature shifted from the pastime of the samurai upper class to becoming available to the bourgeoisie and lower social classes, and literacy and book-printing became more common.


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The entertainment culture of the Edo period can be seen, for example, in kasku literature, which later developed into rakugo comics.


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[3] In the Meiji period, Japanese literature modernized and began to incorporate Western elements into itself.


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The first “modern” novel writers were Sōseki Natsume and Mori Ōgai, followed by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Yasunari Kawabata, Yukio Mishima, Osamu Dazai and, more recently, Haruki Murakami.


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Two Japanese writers have won the Nobel Prize in Literature: Yasunari Kawabata in 1968 and Kenzaburō Ōe in 1994.


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Japanese music has often had an integral connection with theatre.


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The earliest musical influences arrived in Japan from Korea by the 40th century.


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Classical gagaku music, borrowing from several different mainland Asian traditions, was born into the court.


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In turn, musical theatre nō emerged from folksy entertainment, which developed at its peak and became established during the Muromachi period.


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In between the Nō plays, humorous kyōgen plays were performed.


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Bunraku puppet theatre evolved from jōruri ballads, which were previously accompanied by biwa and later shamisen.


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From these traditions, the Kabuki theatre originated in the Edo period, whose most typical accompaniment instrument is also the shamisen — in addition to the shamisen, two common traditional instruments are the shakuhachi and the koto.


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Starting in the 19th century, Western music that arrived in Japan today forms an integral part of the country's culture.


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Since World War II, modern European and American popular music has greatly influenced Japan: Japanese rock and pop as well as other styles of urban music such as hip hop have become increasingly popular.


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[3] [70] Kitchen The basic raw material for Japanese cuisine is rice, although historically it has been more of a luxury item.


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Raw materials are usually cooked as little as possible and the food is light.


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Much attention is paid to the aesthetics and quality of food.


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Under the influence of Buddhism, meat was hardly eaten in Japan before the Meiji period, and still fish and vegetables play a significant role in Japanese cuisine, although meat consumption has reached the consumption of fish.


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[71] Season dishes () are an important part of the kitchen.


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Well-known Japanese fish dishes include sushi and sashimi, as well as tempura of Portuguese origin.


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Meat dishes include, for example, sukiyaki, shabu-shabu, tonkatsu, and yakitori made from chicken.


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Soy sauce, a substitute for salt, is used as the base seasoning; other foods made from soybeans include tofu and miso.


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Japanese cuisine also uses a lot of seaweed and canned vegetables (tsukemono).


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Dashi broth forms the basis for many dishes.


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The vast majority of Japanese restaurants focus on serving some special cuisine, the exception being, for example, a pub-type restaurant izakaya.


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A common fast food is Chinese origin rāmen noodle, whose Japanese equivalents include soba and udon.


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In Japanese sweets (wagashi) and desserts, tea and azuki bean paste (anko) are often used.


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Food drinks include beer, which came to Japan at the end of the 19th century, and tea, which is most often green.


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The most famous alcoholic beverage is sake, the stronger the drink again shōchū.


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[34] [72] Sports and Games Japan's national sport has traditionally been sumo wrestling, which is still one of the most popular sports in the country.


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Many martial arts such as judo, karate and kendō are also practiced and widely watched.


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After the Meiji Restoration, several Western sports began to spread to Japan.


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[73] Today, the most popular sport in the country, measured by both spectator and attendance numbers, is baseball, which has been played by professional teams since the 1930s.


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[34] One of the most famous Japanese baseball players is Ichirō Suzuki, who won the Japan Most Valuable Player award several times and today plays in North America.


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Japan's national football professional league, J. League, was founded in 1992, after which football has also increased its popularity.


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[74] Japan played host to the Football Intercontinental Cup from 1981 to 2004 and hosted the 2002 Football World Cup together with South Korea.


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Tokyo hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics and Nagano the 1998 Winter Olympics.


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Two well-known board games played in Japan are shōgi, which resembles chess, and originally Chinese go.


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Developed from Western card games include hanafuda and karuta, a popular gambling game played in arcades while pachinko.


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Japan has had considerable influence on video games, with a large proportion of the best-known manufacturers being Japanese (Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Konami, Capcom, Namco and Taito).


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These companies have developed numerous popular game series.


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Celebrations In Japan, there are a total of 15 national, feast and holiday days defined by law.


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Excluded from these are several nationwide holidays, including setsubun, valentine's day, tanabata, obon, shichi-go-san, Christmas and New Year's Eve.


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[75] [76] The traditional Japanese festival is matsuri, which has originally been an exclusively Shinthian celebration and whose origins can be traced back to the Yayoi period or earlier.


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Local matsurs are held in thousands each year.


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[34] The most notable of these are, for example, Gion matsuri in Kyoto, Tenjin matsuri in Osaka and Kanda matsuri in Tokyo.


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The change of seasons is celebrated in Japan in the spring in the form of watching cherry blossoms (hanami) and in autumn by observing ruska (momijigari).


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DatenamesJapanese-language nameNotes1.


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JanuaryNew Year ShōgatsuBefore the introduction of the Western Gregorian calendar in the 19th century, the New Year was celebrated according to the Chinese lunar calendar.


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New Year is one of the most significant celebrations of the year, with its own traditions. The second Monday of January is the day of adulthood, which celebrates young people turning 20 years.11.


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FebruaryKenkoku kinen no hiện the day of the establishment of the Japanese state, when, according to legend, Jimmu, the first emperor of the country, took the throne in 660 BC.20.


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or March 21, RequestEquinox Shunbun no HiSignificant day of the Buddhist calendar, when the ancestors are honored.


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AprilyShōwa no Hi


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The day kicks off a series of vacation days known as Golden Week.3.


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May The current Constitution of Japan was introduced in 1947.4. MayMidori no Hi


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In May, despite its name (children's day), the feast day for boys.


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The corresponding day for girls is hinamatsuri in March, which, however, is not a national holiday for the time being. Third Monday of July.


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or 24 SeptemberEquinox Shūbun no Hisamantype holiday like the vernal equinox.Second Monday of October, the Day of Health and Sports, which commemorates the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.3. for the promotion of research.23.


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In November, Takinrō kansha no Hi


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On Decemberthe Emperor's Birthday, Tennō TanjōbinYū Emperor Akihito was born on this day.


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The Imperial Palace will be opened to the public.


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The Kingdom of Bhutan, or Bhutan [butan]], is a small landlocked country in the Himalayas between India and China.


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Bhutan stretches from the subtropical lowland to the Himalayan mountains, with elevation differences between different parts of the country reaching up to more than 7000 metres.


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Bhutan's economy is based on agriculture and livestock, but forestry, hydropower, tourism and development aid also play an important part in the country's economy.


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Estimates of the country's population have been corrected from more than two million to approximately 6600.


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The capital and largest city of Bhutan is Thimphu.


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Bhutan is among the most isolated states in the world, as the government regulates foreign influences and tourism to preserve the country's Buddhist-based culture.


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The majority of Buddhists in Bhutan adhere to the Drukpa Kagyu or nyingmapa school of Tibetan Buddhism.


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The official language of the country is dzongkha (“language of the Dzongs”).


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In Bhutanese literature, the country is often described as the last surviving bastion of Himalayan Buddhism.


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Bhutan has been accused of human rights abuses against the Nepalese population living in the country, which is predominantly Hindu.


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[1] [2] Bhutan has been a monarchy since 1907.


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Previously, the king ruled outright, but since 2008 the country has been a constitutional monarchy.


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The first democratic elections were held in Bhutan at that time.


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Other reforms have taken place in recent years.


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In 1998, television broadcasts (due to the football World Cup) began to be allowed in the country.


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Many Bhutanese, though, argue that television has increased materialism and crime and caused people to reject traditional values.


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[3] Country Name The origin of the name Bhutan is unclear.


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Historians have speculated the name to be based on the Sanskrit words Bhota-ant (“end of Bhot” — a variant of the word buddha meaning enlightened) or Bhu-uttan (“highlands”).


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As a country name, Bhutan dates from the late 19th century.


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[4] The Dzongkhan-speaking (and Tibetan-language) name of the country is Druk yul (“Land of the Thunder Dragon”).


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In the past, Bhutan has also been known by the names Lho mon (“southern land of darkness”), Lho tsendenjong (“southern land of sandalwood”) and Lhome's khazhi (“southern land of four routes”).


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[5] Geography The northern part of Bhutan consists of an arc of snow-capped mountains, and in the highest areas the climate is extremely cold.


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Most of the mountains in the north are over 7,000 feet high.


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The highest peak has been claimed to have been Kula Kangri, 7553 meters, but topographical surveys suggest that Kula Kangri is in its entirety in Tibet and in new measurements made by the Chinese, Gangkhar Puensum, known as the world's tallest still impregnable mountain, would be higher: 7570 meters.


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[6] In the Northern Territory, rivers from the mountains bring water to valleys whose alpine meadows are used as pastures.


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The sparse population consists of wandering shepherds.


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[7] The Black Mountains in central Bhutan form a watershed between two river systems: Mo Chhu and Drangme Chhu.


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The peaks of the Black Mountains are about 1500—2700m high and rivers have carved deep ravines in the area.


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The slopes are too steep for farming, so they have survived to be forested.


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[8] Forests in the central part of the country provide most of the raw material for Bhutan's forest industry.


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[7] The main rivers in Bhutan are the Amo Chhu or Torsa, Wang Chhu meaning Raidak, Mo Chhu meaning Sankosh and Manas flowing through the region.


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Rivers originating from monsoon rains and meltwaters from Himalayan glaciers descend into the Brahmaputra in India.


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[9] In the south, the Siwalik Mountains are covered by dense deciduous forests.


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The mountains still rise to about 1500 meters and end just south into the subtropical duar plain.


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Most of the duars are located in India, but a strip 10 to 15 kilometres wide extends into Bhutan.


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In Bhutan, duars are divided into southern and northern.


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In the northern duars, the terrain is uneven and covered by dense jungle.


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Many wild animals live there.


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The southern duars are flatter and more grassy, and water is obtained from sources.


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The Duars are the area best suited to farming in Bhutan.


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Rice and other arable crops are grown on plains and hill slopes up to 1200 m.


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The Duars also have the main commercial centres: Phuntsholing, Geylegphug and Samdrup Jongkhar.


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[7] The climate of Bhutan depends on altitude and ranges from subtropical in the south to the herd climate of the uplands and the Arctic climate of the north of the country.


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There are five clear seasons in Bhutan: summer, monsoon season, autumn, winter and spring.


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Monsoon rains bring 60 to 90 percent of the region's rainfall.


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They are harshest in western Bhutan, southern Bhutan with summers hotter than average and wetter and winters cool.


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In the central and eastern part of the country, the climate is temperate and drier than in the west.


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In the north there are areas where only 40 millimetres of rain are received annually, usually as snow.


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In the temperate region of the central part, it typically rains 1000 millimeters per year, and centuries of over 7000 millimeters have been measured in places.


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The rains are scheduled for July-September and often cause localised abrupt floods and landslides.


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[10] More than 70% of Bhutan is covered by forests.


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There are nine nature reserves in the country, which in total cover more than a quarter of the country's land area.


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The main purpose of protected areas, as its name suggests, is to protect nature, not so much to provide tourists with experiences.


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Sakteng National Park has been established for the protection of the mythical Yeti Jet.


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[11] The forest type varies in elevation from tropical forest in the lowlands to the coniferous forests of the mountains.


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46 rhododendron species and more than 200 herbs used as pots grow in the country, as well as many rare palms.


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The national flower is the blue grandpoppy, Meconopsis grandis.


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In high areas live snow leopards, half-sheep, gold pandas, tigers, jackets and marmots.


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In the temperate zone, tigers, leopards, gorals and muntyaks are met.


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Wood leopards, golden langur and Indian rhinos live in the tropical forests of the south.


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670 species of birds have been found in Bhutan, with many endemic species among them.


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[12] History Stone tools, weapons and the remains of large stone structures say the land was inhabited as early as the 21st century BCE.


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The state of Lhomon (literally “southern darkness”) or Monyuli State (“dark land”, the name refers to the native monps of Bhutan) is thought to have existed around 500 BC.—600 share.


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The names Lhomon tsendenjong (sandalwood) and Lhomon khazhi (land of four paths/approaches) occur in old Tibetan and Bhutanese chronicles.


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[4] The earliest event recorded in Bhutan was the transit voyage of the Buddhist saint Padmasambhava (also known as Guru Rinpoche) in the 7th century.


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Little is known of Bhutan's early history, as much of the old documents were destroyed in the Old Capital Punakha Fire of 1827.


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In the 9th century, Bhutan's political system was greatly influenced by the religion of the country.


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Several trends in Buddhism supported by Tibetan and Mongol rulers emerged.


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With the decline of Mongol power in the 14th century, tendencies competed with each other for political and religious power.


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Eventually, the drukpa trend became prevalent in the 16th century.


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[13] From the emergence of central power until the beginning of the 17th century, Bhutan consisted of small fiefdoms in war against each other until the country was united by Tibetan Lama and military leader Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal.


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To defend the country from intermittent incursions by Tibetans, Namgyal built a chain of fortifications (dzong) and introduced a system of laws to bring local warlords under central authority.


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There are still a number of dzongs in Bhutan.


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After Namgyal's death in 1652, Bhutan fell into anarchy.


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[14] Tibetans invaded Bhutan in 1710, and again with Mongol assistance in 1730.


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[15] Both attacks were repulsed and a truce was concluded in 1759.


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In the 18th century, the Bhutanese occupied the Kingdom of Cooch Behar south of Bhutan.


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Cooch Behar asked the 1772 British East India Trade Company for assistance in expelling the Bhutanese and later in 1774 also in the invasion of Bhutan.


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A peace treaty was concluded in which Bhutan agreed to retreat behind its pre-1730 borders.


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However, border skirmishes with the British continued for another hundred years and eventually led to the Duar War (1864—1865), in which a battle was fought for control of the Duars of Bengal.


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After Bhutan lost the war between British India and Bhutan, the Peace of Sinchula was concluded, with which hostilities between the two countries ended.


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[16] In the 1870s, power struggles broke out between the rival valleys of Paro and Trongsa, resulting in civil war breaking out in Bhutan and the rise to power of the ponlop (governor) Ugyen Wangchuck of Trongsa.


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From his centre of power in central Bhutan, Wangchuck defeated his political enemies and unified the country in 1882—1885 after several rebellions and civil wars.


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[14] Kingdom Time In 1907, an assembly composed of Buddhist monks, government officials and leaders of prominent families elected Ugyen Wangchuck unanimously as king of the country, and power became heritable.


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The British government immediately recognized the new monarchy, and in 1910 Bhutan came under British protection in exchange for political autonomy.


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Following India's independence from Britain in August 1947, Bhutan was offered the option of remaining independent or joining the Federation of India.


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Bhutan chose independence, which India recognized on 8 August 1949.


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[14] After the Chinese People's Army invaded Tibet in 1951, Bhutan closed its northern border and strengthened its ties with India.


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To reduce the Chinese threat, Bhutan embarked on a largely Indian-funded modernization program.


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To promote more democratic governance, King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck established a 130-member Legislative People's Assembly in 1953 in the country.


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The Royal Council he founded in 1965 and the Board of Directors in 1968.


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In 1971, Bhutan became a member of the United Nations.


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Sixteen-year-old Jigme Singye Wangchuck rose after his father's death in July 1972 to become the country's ruler.


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[14] In the 1980s, the government, under various stipulations, sought to preserve Bhutan's cultural idiosyncrasies through a policy of “one state, one people” called driglam namzha (national customs and etiquette).


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All Bhutanese, including Nepalese immigrants, must, for example, wear the national costume of Bhutanese.


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Education in Nepali language has also been restricted in the name of national unity.


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The policy has been criticized not only by human rights organizations, but also by Bhutan's Nepalese community, which feels it is directed against them.


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From their own point of view, Bhutanese are protective of the Himalayan Buddhist culture and way of life that has been virtually destroyed in neighbouring Sikkim due to too much immigration of Nepalese.


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For Nepalese, Bhutanese are trying to cling to power at the expense of human rights and democracy.


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[17] [18] Tensions between Nepalese and Bhutanese grew in the late 1980s with the passage of the 1985 Citizenship Act.


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Under the law, only Nepalese immigrants who have lived in Bhutan since 1958 would receive Bhutanese citizenship.


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In 1991, in violence following Nepalese protests, 300 people were killed and 2000 arrested.


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After protests by the Nepalese government, most of the detainees were released, but the question of the status of the protruding palitians remains unresolved — at least 100,000 live in UNHCR refugee camps in Nepal and Sikkim.


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[19] In 1998, King Jigme Singye Wangchuck made major political reforms by which he transferred most of his power to the Prime Minister and allowed the king to be prosecuted for misconduct in office by a two-thirds majority of Parliament.


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In 2003, the Royal Bhutanese Army conducted an extensive operation to expel anti-India rebels operating from training camps in the south of Bhutan.


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[20] In December 2005, the king declared that he would step down from the throne in 2008 in favour of his son.


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However, he gave up power already in December 2006, and the son took over power in practice although he was only crowned during the more astrologically favourable period of 2008.


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[21] [17] Politics The question of full independence for Bhutan is difficult.


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The country was once under the auspices of British India, and the Monarch of Bhutan was allowed to control the internal affairs of the country.


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The country's foreign and defence policy was decided by the British.


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After India gained independence, Bhutan and India entered into an agreement with ten articles in 1949, which maintained similar relations.


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India agreed not to interfere in Bhutan's internal affairs, while Bhutan agreed “in foreign relations to the guidance of the Government of India” (Article 2).


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The agreement also liberalized trade between the two countries, and in addition, in 1972 India allowed Bhutan to export products to third countries through Indian territory tariff free.


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[22] However, after Bhutan became a member of the UN in 1971, its government defied India by recognising Bangladesh.


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[23] In 1974, Bhutan's foreign minister said that India's “guidance” in the 1949 treaty did not necessarily mean Bhutan is obedient.


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Bhutan has managed its foreign relations regularly without an Indian intermediary.


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[24] Bhutan's head of state is Druk gyalpo (dragon king), nowadays Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck.


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Although the position is heritable, the king can be deposed by a two-thirds majority in Parliament (Tshogdu).


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Parliament is bicameral.


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The 25-seat upper house consists of representatives from 20 districts as well as five representatives appointed by the king.


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The 47-seat lower house, or National Assembly, is elected for five years by direct election.


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[21] Registered citizens residing in the country aged 18 and over are entitled to vote.


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[14] In 1998, the king transferred his powers to Parliament and relinquished his role as head of government.


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The right to nominate the government passed to Parliament.


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[17] The country evolved into a parliamentary monarchy by 2008.


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Executive power passed to the Council of Ministers (Lhengye shungtsog).


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Candidates for the Council of Ministers are elected from Parliament for five-year terms and is headed by the Prime Minister.


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The post of prime minister rotates one year at a time between the five candidates who received the most votes in the cabinet selection.


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Political parties have been allowed, and a two-party system has developed into the country.


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The first parliamentary elections were held in 2006.


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The parties are the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) and the People's Democratic Party (PDP).


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[14] In the judiciary of Bhutan, the king serves as the Supreme Court of Appeal.


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The country's highest court is the Royal Supreme Court of Bhutan.


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Bhutan's legal system is superficially based on Indian law and the British common law system, but is very freeform in practice.


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Judicial appointments are decided by the King.


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[25] The Happiness Index According to a report by the Centre for European Studies, Bhutan has introduced a happiness index to justify oppression of minorities in order to establish national identity and to distract attention from the government's failure to raise the country's poor standard of living.


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[26] [27] [28] Human Rights Bhutan has criminalized “anti-state” activities such as criticizing the king or collaborating with exiled activists.


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Bhutan has been accused of torture, futile arrests and similar human rights abuses targeting ethnic Nepalese as well as Maoists.


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[29] Bhutan has arrested peaceful democracy protesters.


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The government blocked access to two Bhutanese news websites following their criticism of the king's uncle's policies as minister.


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One of the sites stopped working and in August 2007 the other was released from blocking.


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[30] The government does not allow leaving the country without permission and punishes those exiting with a permanent ban on entry.


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[30] There are no trade associations, even if the law allows them.


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[30] Ethnic discrimination More than 100,000 Bhutanese people of Nepalese background ended up in refugee camps outside Bhutan's borders in the 1990s.


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[31] The government denies these Bhutanese citizenship, so most have become stateless refugees.


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[30] There are also overwhelming bureaucratic hurdles imposed on some of their relatives, such that they have not been able to obtain identity cards or vote.


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[30] Political parties in refugee camps Bhutan considers illegal and terrorist.


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[30] Human rights organizations say Bhutan violates individual freedom by forcing everyone, even minorities, to wear traditional outfits of the ethnic majority in public places.


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[30] The Bhutanese state also discriminates against ethnic Nepalese in the country in education, employment and land ownership.


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[30] Sexual minorities Homosexuality is illegal.


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It is punishable by imprisonment.


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[30] Religious Freedom According to NGOs, the government generally does not allow the construction of non-Buddhist temples.


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The government also favors two Buddhist tendencies with a wide range of tui.


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[30] Traditional Buddhist or Hindu laws are used as family laws.


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[30] Bhutan's parts of Bhutan are divided into four administrative regions (dzongdey).


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Each dzongdey is in turn divided into districts (dzongkhag), of which there are 20.


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Large counties are additionally divided into smaller dungkhags.


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At the lowest level, village groups form a unit called gewog, headed by a gup elected by citizens.


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[14] Bumthang Chukha (old spelling: Chhukha) Dagana Gasa Haa Lhuntse (Lhuntshi) Mongar Paro Pemagatshel (Pemagatsel) Punakha Samdrup Jongkhar Samtse (Samchi) Sarpang Thimphu Trashigang (Tashigang) Trashiyangste Trongsa (Tongsa) Tsirang (Chirang) Wangdue Phodrang (Wangdi Phodrang) Zhemgang (Shemgang) Economy Bhutan's economy is among the smallest and least developed in the world.


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It relies on agriculture and forestry and the export of electricity obtained by hydropower to India.


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Agriculture brings livelihood to almost 70% of the population, and handicrafts also bring income to many.


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The manufacture of religious statues is a popular occupation, and gilded Buddha statues are sold to tourists.


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Bhutan's hilly to mountainous landscape has made building roads and other infrastructure difficult and expensive.


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In addition to this, the absence of a sea link has also made it difficult for the country to trade.


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Trading routes through Bhutan to India have traditionally been traversed from the Tibetan highlands, but traffic has been limited to people and livestock.


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[32] India is planning to extend its rail network to the Bhutan side as well.


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The decision was made in 2008 but the case has not progressed beyond the plans.


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[33] Bhutan's only international airport in Paro does not have instrument flight equipment, so clouds or fog can interrupt flights for up to days.


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[34] Agriculture produces rice, corn, beets, citrus fruits, cereals, spices, dairy products and eggs.


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Small-scale industries manufacture cement, wood products, fruit preparations, alcohol products and calcium carbide (CaC2).


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[21] Bhutan's monetary unit, the ngultrum, is tied to the Indian rupee, which is also accepted in Bhutan.


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Annual income in excess of 100000 ngultrum is taxed, the maximum tax for those making over 1 million is 25%.


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[35] One million ngultrums amounted to EUR 12500 in 2014.


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[36] Tax scales have not been updated for years, although drastic inflation has eroded the value of ngultrum and slowed economic growth.


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[37] Inflation in Bhutan was around 11% in 2013.


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[21] Bhutan's purchasing power adjusted gross domestic product in 2013 was approximately $5235 million, making it the 171st largest economy in the world.


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GDP per capita is around 7000$ and 141st largest in the world.


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The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs funds nearly 25percent of government budget expenditures.


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In 2012, Bhutan's exports totaled US$721 million and imports amounted to US$1280 million, representing a foreign trade deficit.


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The main imported goods are fuels, lubricants, grain, machinery, vehicles, fabrics and rice.


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Bhutan's main trading partner is India, which was hit with 83.8% of exports.


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[21] The most significant natural resources are timber, hydropower, gypsum and calcium carbonate.


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The most significant export products, in turn, are electricity, ferrosilicon, cement, calcium carbide, copper wire, manganese and vegetable oil.


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[21] Bhutan has a large hydroelectric capacity, only a fraction of which is so far exploited.


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Parts of hydroelectric plants have to be imported from abroad, increasing the foreign trade deficit.


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[21] Population distribution The first census of Bhutan was held in 1969 with an official result of 930614 people, which was considered inaccurate.


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Prior to that, the population had been estimated at between 300,000 and 800,000.


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In the 1980s, populations between 1.1 and 1.5 million inhabitants were put forward, and the population was calculated to grow rapidly.


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[38] In 2001, the population was reported as 1.9 million.


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[39] The 2005 census knocked the population estimate down to one third of the readings before it.


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[21] The new reading was 634982 persons.


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[40] No Nepalese residents residing in the country have been included in the official population since 1990.


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[41] Bhutan has a population density of about 17 inhabitants per square kilometre.


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The population is concentrated in cities, the southern plateau and valleys where one can engage in agriculture.


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More than half the population lives in the highlands of the central part of the country and 40% in the southern plains near the border with India.


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The remaining 10per cent are spread out across the mountains of the north and the eastern part of the country.


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92% of the population lives in rural areas.


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In 1970, the proportion of city dwellers was only 3%, but it has been increasing gradually.


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[38] Thimphu, the largest city, has around 80000 inhabitants.


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The only other town with over 10,000 inhabitants is Phuntsholing, which had about 20000 inhabitants in 2005.


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[42] There are several ethnic groups distinguishable from the population of Bhutan.


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The most important are the Ngalongs, a Buddhist, group living in the western parts of the country whose culture is close to Tibetan.


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The same can be said of sharchopes, who are generally considered Eastern Bhutanese (but who traditionally follow the Nyingmapa trend of Tibetan Buddhism rather than the official Drukpa Kagyu).


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The two groups are collectively referred to as the Bhutanese.


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The rest of the population is made up of Nepalese, most of whom are Hindu (with the exception of a small Muslim minority).


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[43] The size of the various groups of people and the relations between them provoke intense political disputes in Bhutan.


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In the 1981 census, Nepalese made up 53percent of the population, hence the majority.


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At a later count, the proportion had dwindled to 28 percent, partly because of new citizenship laws that left a large pool of immigrants outside the statistic.


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[39] Attempts by the government to protect the country's unique culture and prevent illegal immigration have led to a tightening of criteria for accessing citizenship.


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Protests, threats of officials and even kidnappings by a Nepalese faction have ensued.


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Although the Bhutanese government assured Nepalese that they would not be deported, tens of thousands still left Bhutan in 1991—92.


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Some were forced to leave.


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According to the UNHCR, there were a total of more than a hundred thousand Nepalese in refugee camps, tens of thousands of whom were granted asylum from Western countries in 2008.


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[44] According to the Bhutanese government, some of those living in the camps have never been citizens of the country and are therefore not entitled to return.


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[45] In 1998, the government began colonizing areas left empty after the Nepalese left in the south of the country with Bhutanese, which is likely to complicate the eventual return of the Nepalese.


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[46] The national language of Bhutan is Dzongkha, one of the 53 languages of the Tibetan language.


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The inscription called Chhokey is identical to Tibetan inscription.


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The government classifies 19 other related languages spoken in the country as Dzongkha dialects.


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Lepcha is spoken in the west of the country, tshangla, a close relative of the dzongkha, while in the eastern part.


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The Nepali language is widely spoken in the south (although the government forbids teaching it as a second language).


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Ethnologue lists 24 languages spoken in Bhutan, all of which except Nepali belong to Tibetan-Burmese languages.


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[47] The languages of Bhutan have not yet been studied very much, and a thorough grammar has not yet been established for many.


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English also now has official status in the country and, for example, all signs and road signs are also in English.


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In 2005, only 53per cent of the population could read (65% of men and 39% of women).


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[21] The official religion of Bhutan is Vajrayana Buddhism.


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[45] About three quarters of the population are Buddhists and a quarter are Hindus.


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[21] Christians and non-denominational groups constitute minorities of less than one per cent size.


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[48] Culture Bhutan is still one of the most isolated states in the world and foreigners are not allowed to travel to many areas of the country to minimise the impact of tourism.


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Unlike Nepal, which is known as a cheap travel destination, Bhutan is trying to limit tourism to groups that agree to pay $200 a day ($165 in the off-season).


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At that price, however, the tourist receives accommodation and food.


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[49] The traditional outfit for ngalong and sharchop men is the gho, a knee-length robe tied closed at the waist with a kera-cloth belt.


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Women wear a suit that extends to the ankle, the kira.


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With Kira, a long-sleeved blouse is worn under the top layer of fabric.


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Social status and class determine the fabric, colors and ornaments of clothing.


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Scarves and shawls are also used as measures of social status, and Bhutan has traditionally been a feudal society.


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Both men and women wear earrings.


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The controversial law requires all Bhutanese citizens to wear these clothes — including Nepalese immigrants.


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[50] [51] The country's staple food is rice and, increasingly, corn.


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In the mountains, there is a lot of protein in the diet, as it includes meat, especially poultry, yak and lamb.


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In cold periods, chili-flavored meat, rice and corn soups are eaten.


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Dairy products, especially butter and cheese made from yak and cow's milk, are also popular, despite the lack of milk.


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Popular drinks include po cha (tea) and beer.


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Bhutan is the only country in the world to completely ban smoking and tobacco sales.


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[52] Rigsar, music played on a string instrument born of Indian music and Western influences in the 1960s, is the most popular genre of popular music.


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Traditional musical styles include zhungdra and boedra.


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[53] Numerous holidays are celebrated in Bhutan, most of which are associated with traditional secular or religious celebrations celebrated according to the seasons.


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the winter solstice (1 January, depending on the lunar calendar), New Year (January or February), the birthday of the king and the anniversary of his crowning, the official end day of the monsoon season (22 September), the National Day (17 December), and several Buddhist and Hindu celebrations.


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Mask dances and dance performances are a common, traditional sight at festivals and are usually accompanied by traditional music.


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Dressed in colorful costumes and masks, dancers perform heroes, demons, animals, gods and caricatures of ordinary people.


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[51] [54] Several newspapers appear in Bhutan, among them Bhutan Today and Kuensel (several samizdat magazines additionally appear on the Internet).


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The number of mobile phone subscriptions and internet connections in Bhutan has increased significantly over the past several years.


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The Bhutan Public Broadcasting Corporation was established in 1973 as a radio station, and the company began broadcasting television in 1999.


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Bhutan was the last country in the world to adopt television.


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As part of King's Modernization Programme, cable television was soon introduced as well.


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With crime rising by 2002, television was blamed for the change.


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Bhutanese Lama Khyentse Norbu is a well-known film director who has made films about Tibetan football crazies and Vagrons and magicians.


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[55] The latter was the first film filmed entirely in Bhutan with Bhutanese actors.


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[56] The flag of Bhutan is divided into two triangles, the upper one being yellow and the lower orange.


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The colors symbolize monarchy (yellow) and Buddhism (orange).


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In the center of the flag is a white dragon.


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Also, the coat of arms, or the official emblem of the state, contains elements referring to Buddhism: its shape is a circle associated with the chakra and contains a diamond, a lightning bolt and two dragons.


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[45] The sport of Bhutan's national sport is archery, and competitions are held regularly in most villages.


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In competitions, goals are set 140 metres from the shooting spot, compared to 50 metres for the Olympic standard distance.


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[57] Another traditional sport is digor, a type of ball pushing.


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Football and other internationally renowned sports have become increasingly popular in recent times.


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[58] Bhutan has participated in the Olympics since 1984 with a team of 2—6 archers.


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No medals have come in.


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[59] The Bhutan national football team has not played at World Cup level.


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It was ranked 188 in the FIFA rankings as of December 2015.


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[60] In 2015, Bhutan won its first Football World Cup qualifier, against Sri Lanka.


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Bhutan's football team is considered one of the worst in the world.


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Oscars) are awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, presented in various categories to the best films of the year and the authors of these.


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The nomination Oscar comes from a statue of a man playing a man at the awards, who is being nominated for an Oscar.


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There is no definite information on the origin of the name, but the first reference to the award as an Oscar was made in 1934.


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[1] [2] Recipients of the awards are voted on by members of the Academy.


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[3] The Film Academy was founded in 1927 and the first awards were presented at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on May 16, 1929.


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There was almost no excitement at the event, as the winners had already been announced three months in advance.


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[4] One film has won a maximum of eleven awards.


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Only three films have topped this feat: Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003).


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[5] The 2019 Oscars Gala will take place on February 24.


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Oscar statuette Oscar statue is made of britain plated with gold.


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The statue stands on a black metal pedestal, and is 34 centimeters high and weighs 3.85 kilograms.


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The statue depicts a knight holding a crusader sword on top of a film reel.


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The story goes that Cedric Gibbons designed the statue in his memo during the meeting.


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[6] [7] There is no definite information as to the origin of the statue's name, but often it is claimed to have taken its name from Film Academy librarian Margaret Herrick, who pointed out the statues looked like her Oscar uncle.


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According to another story, Bette Davis named it after her first husband because it looked so much like her.


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[8] [9] Neither the Oscar winner nor his heir may sell the statue unless first offering it back to the film academy.


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If the Oscar winner doesn't go along with that deal, the academy will keep the statue for itself.


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[10] [11] From the gala evening The main awards will be presented in a ceremony broadcast live on television.


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The ceremony at the Dolby Theatre (formerly the Kodak Theatre) [12] [13] is usually held in March, six weeks after nominations are announced.


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Invited guests arrive along the famous red carpet dressed in clothes designed by the most famous fashion designers, which has made the event significant even for the fashion world.


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[14] [15] [16] Nominations To be nominated, the first screening of a film in Los Angeles must take place during that year.


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Except for short film categories, the film must also be full length (at least 40 minutes).


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[17] Members of various disciplines of the Film Academy nominate nominees in their respective fields.


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For example, actors therefore choose the acting nominees, and the directors the director nominees.


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However, nominations for Best Film are voted on by all Academy members.


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Winners are selected in the second round, in which all members are allowed to vote for candidates in all categories.


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[18] [19] Until 1935, voters were also allowed to choose their own candidate from outside the finished list of candidates.


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The only Academy Award winner outside the list of nominees is Hal Mohr, who was awarded for his portrayal of A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1935.


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[20] Award categories In special award categories, nominees are not nominated, and their winners are decided not by members of the film academy, but by separate committees.


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Current [21] Film (1928—) Male lead (1928—) Supporting (1936—) Female lead (1928—) Animated film (2001—) Staging (1928—) Description (1928—) Costume (1948—) Directing (1928—) Documentary Short Documentary Cut (1935—) Foreign Language film (1947—) Make-up (1981—) Music (1934—) Song (1934—) Adapted screenplay (1928—) Original screenplay (1940—) Short animation (1931—) Short film (1932—) Sound effects (1963—) Recording (1930—) Special effects (1939—) Special awards Honorary Award (1928—) Special Achievement in Scientific or Technical Achievement Academy Award (1931—) Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1938—) Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Gordon E. Sawyer Award Disused Assisting Director (1933—1937) Dance Directing (1935—1937) Staging Effects (1928) Adapted Music Colored Short Film (1936—1937) Two-Reel Short Film (1936—1956) News Short Film (1932—1935) Original Story (1928—1956) Title Writing (1928) Unique and Artistic Production Quality (1928) Special Awards Youth Award (1934—1960) When the Oscars were handed out for the first time, the award for Best Direction was handed out in separate categories for drama and comedy films.


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[4] In some years, the award for best music is similarly divided separately between drama and comedy films.


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[22] Nowadays it is possible to share prizes for best original composition, score and musical for music.


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[21] From the 1930s until 1968, the awards for best description, staging and costume were distributed separately to films in black and white and color.


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[23] Movies with most awards 11 Oscars Ben-Hur (1959) Titanic (1997) Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, 2003) 10 Oscars West Side Story (1961) 9 Oscars Gigi (1958) The Last Emperor (The Last Emperor, 1987) The English Patient (The English Patient, 1996) 8 Oscars Gone with the Wind (Gone with the Wind, 1939) From Here to Eternity (From Here to Eternity, 1953) Naked Harbour (On the Waterfront, 1954) My Fair Lady (1964) Cabaret (1972) Gandhi (1982) Amadeus (1984) Slums Millionaire (Slumdog Millionare, 2008) 7 Oscars Traverse My Way (Going My Way, 1944) The Best Years (The Best Years of Our Lives, 1946) Bridge on the River Kwai (The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957) Lawrence of Arabia (Lawrence of Arabia, 1962) Armour General Patton (Patton, 1970) Blowing (The Sting, 1973) My Africa (Out of Africa, 1985) Dances with Wolves (Dances with Wolves, 1990) Schindler's List (Schindler's List, 1993) Shakespeare in Love (Shakespeare in Love, 1998) Gravity (2013) 6 Oscars Mrs. Miniver (Mrs. Miniver)


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Miniver, 1942) All About Eve (All About Eve, 1950) In The Enchantments of Paris (An American in Paris, 1951) A Place in the Sun (A Place in the Sun, 1951) Man of Honour (A Man for All Seasons, 1966) Oliver!


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(1968) The Godfather, Part II (The Godfather Part II, 1974) Star Wars (Star Wars, 1977) Forrest Gump (1994) Chicago (2002) The Hurt Locker (2008) Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) La La Land (2016) The main Oscars The five most important Oscars are: Best Film, Best Director, Best Director, Best male lead, Best Actor and Best Screenplay.


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Only three films have been awarded all of them; Happened One Night (It Happened One Night, 1934) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 1975) Sacrifice Sheep (The Silence of the Lambs, 1991) Most successful film series at the Oscars Gala parts have not often done well at the gala.


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Only those film series whose films at least two have won Oscar awards are listed here.


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Only two sequels have won the Best Film Academy Award and they are The Godfather Part II (1980) and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003).


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The Lord of the Rings (2001—2003), 17 Academy Awards for The Godfather (1972—1990), 9 Academy Awards for Star Wars (original trilogy 1977—1983), 7 Academy Awards Persons with most awards Most personal Oscars have been collected by Walt Disney, 26 songs.


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Winning the most Oscars as a female lead actress is Katharine Hepburn (Best Actress in 1934, 1968, 1969 and 1982).


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[24] Winning the most Oscars as a male lead actor is Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor in 1990, 2007 and 2012).


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The female actress who garnered the most nominations is Meryl Streep with 20 apiece.


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[25] He has won three times.


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Other records The oldest Oscar winner of all time is Christopher Plummer.


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He won the Best Supporting Actor award for his role in Beginners when he was 82 years old.


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[26] As the youngest actor, Tatum O'Neal has been won by Tatum O'Neal when she was ten years old.


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She received the Best Supporting Actress award for the film Paper Moon in 1973.


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[27] Kathryn Bigelow, as the first female director, won the Academy Award for Best Director in 2010 for her film The Hurt Locker.


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[28] Peter Finch (Best Actor in Face on Screen 1977) and Heath Ledger (Best Actor in the Dark Knight) are the only actors awarded after their deaths.


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[29] Father Henry Fonda won his only Oscar (for the lead in the film Kulpond 1982) when daughter Jane Fonda had already won two Oscars (1971 and 1978).


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Henry and Jane were the first father and daughter to be nominated in the same year (1982).


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[30] Most frequently nominated without a win Soundwatcher Kevin O'Connell has been nominated 19 times and has not won a single Oscar.


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Peter O'Toole is the only actor to have been nominated eight times without winning a single time.


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He received a Life's Work Oscar in 2003.


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[31] The films Turning Point (1977) and The Flash of Purple (1985) had 11 nominations but did not win any awards.


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[32] Oscars in Finland When Ingmar Bergman's film Fanny and Alexander won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 1983, the award was received by the film's producer Jörn Donner together with Bergman's wife Ingrid von Rosen because Bergman himself did not show up [33].


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Doctor of Technology Janne Kontkanen received the “Technical Oscar” for 3D technology he developed in 2014 [34].


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In 2017 the best special effects series was won by Junakkokirja, whose visual effects were implemented by Finnish Tommi Saaristoranta [35].


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Aki Kaurismäki's Man with No Past was the first Finnish film to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2002 [33] [36].


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In 2014 Selma Vilhusen Do I have to take care of everything?


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competed in the Best Short Film Series [34].


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Films sent from Finland to compete for the Best Foreign Film Oscar [37] 1973 Maa is a Sinful Song (directed by Rauni Mollberg) 1980 Tulipää (directed by Pirjo Honkasalo and Pekka Lehto) 1981 Sign of the Beast (directed by Jaakko Pakkasvirta) 1984 Pessi and Illuusä (director: Heikki Partanen) 1986 Unknown Soldier (directed by Rauni Mollberg) 1987 Snow Queen (directed: Päivi Hartzell) 1990 Winter War (director: Pekka Parikka) 1993 Ripa rusts (control: Christian Lindblad) 1995 The village of Kivenrotator (control: Markku Pölönen) 1996 Far away clouds escape (control: Aki Kaurismäki) 1997 Neito family (director: Auli Mantila) 1998 Könnäjätkä (director: Markku Pölönen) 1999 Häjyt (director: Aleksi Mäkelä) 2000 Seven songs from the tundra (directed by Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio) 2001 Joki (director: Jarmo Lampela) 2002 A man without a past ( Directed by Aki Kaurismäki) 2003 Invisible Elina (directed by Klaus Härö) 2004 Children and adults — how do you do them?


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(directed by Aleksi Salmenperä) 2005 Best of Mothers (directed by Klaus Härö) 2006 Laitakaupunki Lights (directed by Aki Kaurismäki) 2007 Man's work (director: Aleksi Salmenperä) 2008 Home of Dark Butterflies (directed by Dome Karukoski) 2009 Post to the priest Jacob (director: Klaus Härö) 2010 Men Turn (directed by Joonas Berghäll) 2011 Le Havre (directed by Aki Kaurismäki) 2012 Purification (directed by Antti Jokinen) 2013 Apprentice (director: Ulrika Bengts) 2014 Concrete Night (directed by Pirjo Honkasalo) 2015 Fencer (director: Klaus Härö) 2016 Smiling Man (directed by Juho Kuosmanen) [38] 2017 Tom of Finland (directed by Dome Karukoski) [36] 2018 The Mercy Killer (directed by Teemu Nikki) See also List of posthumous Academy Award winners and nominees category:Oscar Galas Category:Oscar-winning Hollywood Sources * Category:Key articles of screening


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Judas Iscariot (; “Judah, the man from Kerioth”) was, according to the Bible of the Holy Book of Christianity, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus.


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It is inferred from the Synoptic Gospels that he died on Easter.


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In the canonical gospels, he is presented as an embezzler whose act Jesus knew before.


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The authors of the gospels refer to him with the additional epithet “the one who embezzled him”.


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Instead, different views were also found among the Gnostic pair, the most famous of which is the Gospel of Judas.


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Judas according to the canonized gospels, Judas as a disciple According to the Synoptic Gospels, Judas was chosen as a disciple along with other disciples.


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Jesus called Judas a disciple of his own desire.


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[1] The disciples were called to be in the company of Jesus, to preach and expel unclean spirits.


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According to the Gospel of John, Judas was the holder of the disciples' money purse.


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As Mary anointed Jesus' feet with expensive ointment nardus oil, Judas put forward the idea of selling the ointment.


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The money from the sale would have been distributed to the poor.


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This is what he presented, according to John, in fact because there was a thief who took some of the common money for himself.


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[2] The price of the ointment 300 denars was then equivalent to the workman's salary for a year.


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The embezzlement Bible states that the disciples used to be embezzled at a common meal.


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Jesus said to the participating disciples that one of them would embezzle him.


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Many disciples asked him, “It's not me, is it?


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“[3] After Jesus gave Judas a piece of bread, Satan went to him before embezzling him.


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[4] Judas returned to the company of Jesus with apprehenders.


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Judas gave Jesus a kiss as a sign to the catchers who they should capture.


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According to the Gospel of Matthew, Judas received thirty pieces of silver as a reward for embezzlement.


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The amount of money as a motive for the act has been called into question, as 30 silver coins were not a large amount of money at that time.


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The other three canonical gospels mention no monetary reward.


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Judas's death after embezzlement, Judas regretted what he had done when he heard that Jesus had been sentenced to death.


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In the Acts of the Apostles Judas “derailed down and compressed in the middle, so that all his entrails spilled out" [5] and in the Gospel of Matthew “he slammed the silver coins into the temple, went out from there, went away, and hanged himself.”


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[6] The Gospel of John does not mention the death of Judah.


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Since Judah's death is described differently in different Bible passages, according to Thomas Mannfred Carlsson, there may be contradictory features in the eyes of an objective, religiously unattached person.


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[7] A later view of Judas in the Gnostic Gospel of Judas suggests that Judas had not embezzled Jesus but handed him over at Jesus' request.


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[8] Judas has generally been regarded as a negative figure in Christian culture, for example in Dante's Divine play Judas is placed in the lowest part of hell to be constantly chewed on by Satan's teeth.


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In contemporary Finnish literature, Juha-Pekka Koskinen gives Judas a wooden shift in his book Five Witnesses, where his actions and motives take on a new perspective.


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As a word, “Judas” is well established in common parlance to signify a traitor, rejector, and embezzler.


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The word doesn't nearly always carry a religious connotation.


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Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

Chad Kolarik

Chad Edward Kolarik (born January 26, 1986 in Abington, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for Adler Mannheim of the German DEL League.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

Chad Kolarik

He is a central striker from his playing position, [1] but Kolarik can play on the side as well.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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He has also played six NHL games in his career.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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Kolarik has also played in Europe in Sweden, the KHL and Switzerland.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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He shoots from the right.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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[2] Game Style According to Erik K. Pir of Elite Prospects, Kolarik is a skilled and offensive wide receiver who can also play as a centre-forward.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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He's a fast skater who controls the puck well and his own good shot.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

Chad Kolarik

Kolarik also has good gaming perception and playmaking skills.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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However, he is not very big and Kolarik should improve his defensive play.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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[2] Career Society Junior career and college years Kolarik played in the 2000—01 season for the La Salle College High School team and in the 2001—02 season on the team at Deerfield Academy, after which he was booked by the Kingston Frontenacs as the 102nd player in the 2002 OHL reserve.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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However, Kolarik never moved to the CHL so that he could play in the United States University Series in the future.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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Kolarik played the next two seasons with the U.S. national team development program.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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[2] Kolarik was drafted in the seventh round by the Phoenix Coyotes as the 199th player in the 2004 NHL draft.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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For the years 2004—2008, he attended the University of Michigan.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

Chad Kolarik

At the conclusion of his 2004—05 Freshman year, Kolarik won the CCHA Championship.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

Chad Kolarik

In the 2005—06 season, he was the third best point man on his team along with Kevin Porter with powers of 12+26=38.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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In his junior year in 2006—07, Kolarik finished seventh in the CCHA feeder exchange with powers of 18+27=45, and shared tenth place on the points exchange with Paul Szczechura of Western Michigan.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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In his senior year in 2007—08, he finished with powers of 30+26=56 in the overall series points exchange second ahead of only teammate Kevin Porter.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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In the goal exchange, Kolarik finished third.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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[1] He won the season-ending CCHA championship and Kolarik was selected for the first constellation field of the series.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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[2] AHL Years and NHL Matches After his final season in college, in April 2008, Kolarik signed a three-year rookie contract with the Phoenix Coyotes.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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[3] He transferred late in the spring to the strength of AHL team San Antonio Rampage.


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In seven playoff games, Kolarik scored power-ups of 4+2=6.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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He was the top scorer for his team.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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Kolarik also played the 2008—09 season entirely for the Rampage, where his regular AHL rookie season brought power ups of 20+30=50 in 76 regular season games.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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Kolarik was the second best point man on the team after Dave Spina.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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[1] During the 2009—10 NHL season, with a transfer deadline in March 2010, the Coyotes traded him to the Columbus Blue Jackets in a trade for Alexandre Picard.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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[4] [5] Kolarik also made his final season debut for the Blue Jackets' NHL team, where he played two regular season games.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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Kolarik made his NHL debut in the penultimate round of the regular season on April 5, 2010, against the away St. Louis Blues.


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He received 4.54 minutes of ice time in the match.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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[6] Early in the 2010—11 season, Kolarik played for the Blue Jackets' new farm team, the Springfield Falcons, until in November 2010, the Blue Jackets traded him to the New York Rangers in a trade for Dane Byers.


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[7] Kolarik played the rest of the season mainly for the club's farm team Hartford Wolf Pack, whose third top scorer he was with Kris Newbury with 17 hits.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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In the playoffs, Kolarik was the team's top scorer with John Mitchell with three of his hits.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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[1] He played four NHL games during the season for the Rangers, making one assist.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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In June 2011, Kolarik signed a two-year extension contract with the club.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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[8] Kolarik went the 2011—12 season entirely without playing after sustaining a knee injury during the Rangers' fall 2011 training camp.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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[9] Early in the 2012—13 season, Kolarik played entirely for farm team Hartford Wolf Pack due to a lockout in the NHL.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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In January 2013, the Rangers traded him to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a trade for Benn Ferriero.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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[10] [11] Kolarik played the rest of the season at the strength of the AHL team Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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He was the third best point man on the team with powers of 15+18=33.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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In the AHL, Kolarik scored a total power of 31+37=68 during the season, which he shared the third place in the league points exchange with Mark Arcobello of the Oklahoma City Barons.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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In the playoffs, Kolarik, along with Trevor Smith, was the Penguins' top scorer with five of his hits.


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[1] He also played in the AHL constellation match during the season.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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[2] Moving to Europe For the 2013—14 season, Kolarik moved on a two-year contract to Linköpings HC of the Swedish SHL League.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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[12] With 30 hits, he won the entire league goal exchange and was awarded the season-ending Håkan Loob Trophy.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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Kolarik scored a total of 48 power points in the regular season, with which he was the third best point man on his team and finished fifth in the SHL points exchange.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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Kolarik was also the most effective foreign player in the league.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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In the playoffs, he was Linköping's top scorer with his six hits.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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[1] Kolarik also won the European Trophy with points exchange powers of 5+7=12.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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In the 2014—15 season, he was the top pitcher on his team in the Champions League with Jeff Taffe with his six assists.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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[2] In October 2014, Kolarik transferred on a late-season contract to KHL team Avangard Omsk.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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[13] Kolarik moved up for the 2015—16 season to the Kloten Flyers of the Swiss National League A, whose second place on the internal goal exchange he shared with 15 hits with Matthias Bieber ahead of only Vincent Praplan.


Question: Where was Chad Kolarik born?

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For the 2016—17 season, Kolarik transferred to Adler Mannheim of the German DEL League.