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Africa

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Africa has 70 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 28 references, with 6 live disagreements.

70 facts·32 predicates·28 sources·6 in dispute

Mostly:rdf type(11), rdf:type(10), is continent(4)

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  • Continent[9]all time · Wf15 01 British Mauritius Wikipedia
  • Continent[10]all time · Wf13 20 Forebears Surname Job Incidence
  • Place[11]all time · Wf14 11 Bois Marchand Cemetery Archive Eap863 1 Endangered Archi
  • Continent[12]all time · Wf15 05 Franco Mauritians Wikipedia
  • Place[13]all time · Wf15 09 History of Mauritius Wikipedia
  • Continent[14]all time · Wf15 26 Mauritian Creoles Wikipedia
  • Place[15]all time · Wf15 32 Does Holiness Have a Color the Religious Ethnic and Poli
  • Place[16]all time · Wf15 27 Demographics of Mauritius Wikipedia
  • Region[19]all time · Src Forebears Lablache
  • Place[4]all time · Wf5 18 Job Surname Origin Meaning Last Name History Forebears

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Other facts (39)

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39 facts
PredicateValueRef
Is Continenttrue[6]
Is ContinentAfrica[4]
Is Continenttrue[8]
Is ContinentAfrica[5]
Has NameAfrican[16]
Has NameAfrica[19]
Has NameAfrica[6]
TypeEx:continent[17]
TypeEx:place[17]
TypeContinent[5]
Is aContinent[4]
Is aContinent[7]
Has Typecontinent[6]
Has TypeContinent[4]
Area Square Kms29823253[1]
Population205823260[1]
Avg Population Per Sq Km7[1]
Has Tonnage2032[2]
Fallen Into Hands ofSharp Sharks[3]
Contains Percentage of Job Bearers69[4]
Has Job Surname Population Percentage69[4]
Has Rank1[5]
Has Highest Continental ConcentrationJob Surname[5]
Has Job Bearer Count59995[5]
Has Job Country Count39[5]
Job Surname Percentage69[4]
Known AsAfrica[5]
Has Job Resident Percent69[4]
Has Highest Continental Job CountJob Surname[5]
Has Job Surname Count59995[5]
Has Job Surname Country Count39[5]
Was Source ofSlaves Mauritius[9]
Continent NameAfrica[10]
Surname Bearer Count59995[5]
Listed inSection Continental Breakdown[5]
Country Count for Surname39[5]
Surname Bearer Percentage69[4]
Hosts HabitChewing Tobacco[21]
Geographical Regiontrue[28]

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205823260
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fallenIntoHandsOflaura-corridor/loop10-goldfield-towns
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69
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1
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true
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69
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Africa
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Africa
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continent
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true
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69
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59995
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39
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ex:africa
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References (28)

28 references
  1. [1]Mauritius Queensland3 facts
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  2. [2]Spitfire Vessel1 fact
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  3. [3]Loop10 Goldfield Towns1 fact
    ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop10-goldfield-towns
  4. [4]Wf5 18 Job Surname Origin Meaning Last Name History Forebears9 facts
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  5. [5]Wf5 19 Job Surname Distribution by Country Surnam Es15 facts
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  6. [6]Wf8 10 Mamodeally Surname Origin Meaning Last Name History Fore4 facts
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  7. [7]Wf10 01 Mahamoodally Surname Origin Meaning Last Name History Fo1 fact
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  8. [8]Wf11 18 Histoire De Maurice Wikip Dia1 fact
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  9. [9]Wf15 01 British Mauritius Wikipedia3 facts
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  10. [10]Wf13 20 Forebears Surname Job Incidence2 facts
    ctx:genes/val-mauritius/wf13-20-forebears-surname-job-incidence
  11. [11]Wf14 11 Bois Marchand Cemetery Archive Eap863 1 Endangered Archi2 facts
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  12. [12]Wf15 05 Franco Mauritians Wikipedia1 fact
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  13. [13]Wf15 09 History of Mauritius Wikipedia1 fact
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  14. [14]Wf15 26 Mauritian Creoles Wikipedia2 facts
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  15. [15]Wf15 32 Does Holiness Have a Color the Religious Ethnic and Poli1 fact
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  16. [16]Wf15 27 Demographics of Mauritius Wikipedia2 facts
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  17. [17]Src Forebears Mahamoodally2 facts
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  18. [18]Src Forebears Maingard2 facts
    ctx:genes/val-mauritius/src-forebears-maingard
  19. [19]Src Forebears Lablache2 facts
    ctx:genes/val-mauritius/src-forebears-lablache
  20. [20]Wf15 07 Port Louis the Harbour and Shipyards Vintage Mauritius2 facts
    ctx:genes/val-mauritius/wf15-07-port-louis-the-harbour-and-shipyards-vintage-mauritius
  21. [21]791 fact
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      she takes the tobacco out of her mouth previous to your saluting her. An over delicate foreigner turns away with a shudder of loathing under such circumstances, and gets the epithet of “the savage” applied to him by the offended beauty for …
  22. [22]1682 facts
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      Hemp is one of those plants which adapts itself well to any climate: there is scarce a country in Europe where it cannot, or might not, be cultivated. From Poland and Russia in the North, to Italy in the South, the fibre is supplied to our …
  23. [23]1751 fact
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      M. Rouyer, of the Egyptian Commission, says, with the leaves and tops, collected before ripening, the Egyptians prepare a conserve, which serves as the base of the berch , the diasmouk , and the bernaouy . Hemp leaves reduced to powder and …
  24. [24]Moroporo Pleiades Philippines 20261 fact
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      [Source: Moroporo — The Pleiades in Pre-Colonial Filipino Astronomy — tradition: filipino; era: pre-colonial Philippines (pre-1565 CE) + documented indigenous traditions. Excerpt 4/4. Provenance: https://www.aswangproject.com/precolonial-as…
  25. [25]Theconversation Worlds Oldest Story Norris 20203 facts
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      [Source: The world's oldest story? Astronomers say global myths about 'seven sisters' stars may reach back 100,000 years" — The Conversation — tradition: aboriginal-australian; era: ancestral / Dreaming; article published 21 December 2020. …
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      [Source: The world's oldest story? Astronomers say global myths about 'seven sisters' stars may reach back 100,000 years" — The Conversation — tradition: aboriginal-australian; era: ancestral / Dreaming; article published 21 December 2020. …
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      [Source: The world's oldest story? Astronomers say global myths about 'seven sisters' stars may reach back 100,000 years" — The Conversation — tradition: aboriginal-australian; era: ancestral / Dreaming; article published 21 December 2020. …
  26. [26]Pleiades Wikipedia Overview2 facts
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      [Source: Pleiades — Wikipedia Overview: Astronomy, Etymology, Mythology, Cross-Cultural Significance — tradition: astronomy; era: ancient through modern. Excerpt 1/3. Provenance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades] [This excerpt is INER…
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      [Source: Pleiades — Wikipedia Overview: Astronomy, Etymology, Mythology, Cross-Cultural Significance — tradition: astronomy; era: ancient through modern. Excerpt 3/3. Provenance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades] [This excerpt is INER…
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      [Source: Pleiades — Wikipedia Overview: Astronomy, Etymology, Mythology, Cross-Cultural Significance — tradition: astronomy; era: ancient through modern. Excerpt 2/3. Provenance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades] [This excerpt is INER…
  27. [27]Berezkin Cosmic Hunt Motif2 facts
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      [Source: Berezkin — Cosmic Hunt Motif and the Pleiades (Analytical Catalogue) — tradition: deep-time; era: pub 2007 (original Cosmic Hunt paper); ~15,000 BP hypothesis for Cosmic Hunt; Paleolithic. Excerpt 3/4. Provenance: https://www.seman…
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      [Source: Berezkin — Cosmic Hunt Motif and the Pleiades (Analytical Catalogue) — tradition: deep-time; era: pub 2007 (original Cosmic Hunt paper); ~15,000 BP hypothesis for Cosmic Hunt; Paleolithic. Excerpt 4/4. Provenance: https://www.seman…
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      [Source: Berezkin — Cosmic Hunt Motif and the Pleiades (Analytical Catalogue) — tradition: deep-time; era: pub 2007 (original Cosmic Hunt paper); ~15,000 BP hypothesis for Cosmic Hunt; Paleolithic. Excerpt 2/4. Provenance: https://www.seman…
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      [Source: Berezkin — Cosmic Hunt Motif and the Pleiades (Analytical Catalogue) — tradition: deep-time; era: pub 2007 (original Cosmic Hunt paper); ~15,000 BP hypothesis for Cosmic Hunt; Paleolithic. Excerpt 1/4. Provenance: https://www.seman…
  28. [28]Bd66e708 D27d 44b6 9ab5 Dbd513e1f7601 fact
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      [Session date: 2023/01/10 (Tue) 08:40] User: I'm looking for some book recommendations. I've been on a roll with reading lately, and I just started "The Nightingale" by Kristin Hannah today. I'm really into historical fiction and stories wi…

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