A:Iraq is a Republic in the Middle East. B:Iraq -LRB- -LSB- ɪˈræk -RSB- , -LSB- ɪˈrɑːk -RSB- , or -LSB- aɪˈræk -RSB- العراق ; عێراق -RRB- , officially known as the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia , bordered by Turkey to the north , Iran to the east , Kuwait to the southeast , Saudi Arabia to the south , Jordan to the southwest , and Syria to the west .. Western Asia. Western Asia. Turkey. Turkey. Iran. Iran. Kuwait. Kuwait. Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia. Jordan. Jordan. Syria. Syria. The capital , and largest city , is Baghdad .. Baghdad. Baghdad. The main ethnic groups are Arabs and Kurds ; others include Assyrians , Turkmen , Shabakis , Yazidis , Armenians , Mandeans , Circassians , and Kawliya .. Arabs. Arabs. Kurds. Kurds. Assyrians. Assyrian people. Turkmen. Iraqi Turkmens. Shabakis. Shabak people. Yazidis. Yazidis. Armenians. Armenians in Iraq. Mandeans. Mandeans. Circassians. Circassians in Iraq. Kawliya. Kawliya. Around 95 % of the country 's 36 million citizens are Muslims , with Christianity , Yarsan , Yezidism , and Mandeanism also present .. Muslims. Muslims. Christianity. Christianity. Yarsan. Yarsan. Yezidism. Yezidism. Mandeanism. Mandeanism. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish .. Arabic. Arabic. Kurdish. Kurdish languages. Iraq has a coastline measuring 58 km on the northern Persian Gulf and encompasses the Mesopotamian Alluvial Plain , the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range , and the eastern part of the Syrian Desert .. Persian Gulf. Persian Gulf. Mesopotamian Alluvial Plain. Tigris–Euphrates river system. Zagros mountain range. Zagros Mountains. Syrian Desert. Syrian Desert. Two major rivers , the Tigris and Euphrates , run south through Iraq and into the Shatt al-Arab near the Persian Gulf .. Persian Gulf. Persian Gulf. Tigris. Tigris. Euphrates. Euphrates. Shatt al-Arab. Shatt al-Arab. These rivers provide Iraq with significant amounts of fertile land .. The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers , historically known as Mesopotamia , is often referred to as the cradle of civilisation .. Tigris. Tigris. Euphrates. Euphrates. between the Tigris and Euphrates. Tigris–Euphrates river system. Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia. cradle of civilisation. cradle of civilisation. It was here that mankind first began to read , write , create laws , and live in cities under an organised government -- notably Uruk , from which `` Iraq '' is derived .. Uruk. Uruk. The area has been home to successive civilisations since the 6th millennium BC .. 6th millennium BC. 6th millennium BC. Iraq was the centre of the Akkadian , Sumerian , Assyrian , and Babylonian empires .. Akkadian. Akkadian Empire. Sumerian. Neo-Sumerian Empire. Assyrian. Neo-Assyrian Empire. Babylonian. Neo-Babylonian Empire. It was also part of the Median , Achaemenid , Hellenistic , Parthian , Sassanid , Roman , Rashidun , Umayyad , Abbasid , Ayyubid , Mongol , Safavid , Afsharid , and Ottoman empires .. Median. Median Empire. Achaemenid. Achaemenid Assyria. Hellenistic. Seleucid Empire. Parthian. Arsacid Empire. Sassanid. Sassanid Empire. Roman. Roman Empire. Rashidun. Rashidun Caliphate. Umayyad. Umayyad Caliphate. Abbasid. Abbasid Caliphate. Ayyubid. Ayyubid dynasty. Mongol. Ilkhanate. Safavid. Safavid Empire. Afsharid. Afsharid dynasty. Ottoman. Ottoman Empire. Iraq 's modern borders were mostly demarcated in 1920 by the League of Nations when the Ottoman Empire was divided by the Treaty of Sevres .. Ottoman. Ottoman Empire. League of Nations. League of Nations. Treaty of Sevres. Treaty of Sevres. Iraq was placed under the authority of the United Kingdom as the British Mandate of Mesopotamia .. United Kingdom. United Kingdom. Kingdom. Kingdom of Iraq. Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia. British Mandate of Mesopotamia. British Mandate for Mesopotamia ( legal instrument ). A monarchy was established in 1921 and the Kingdom of Iraq gained independence from Britain in 1932 .. Kingdom. Kingdom of Iraq. Kingdom of Iraq. Kingdom of Iraq. In 1958 , the monarchy was overthrown and the Iraqi Republic created .. Iraq was controlled by the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party from 1968 until 2003 .. controlled by. Ba'athist Iraq. Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. Ba'ath Party ( Iraqi-dominated faction ). After an invasion by the United States and its allies in 2003 , Saddam Hussein 's Ba'ath Party was removed from power and multi-party parliamentary elections were held in 2005 .. parliamentary. Parliamentary system. an invasion. 2003 invasion of Iraq. its allies. Multi-National Force – Iraq. Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein. parliamentary elections were held in 2005. Iraqi parliamentary election, December 2005. The American presence in Iraq ended in 2011 , but the Iraqi insurgency continued and intensified as fighters from the Syrian Civil War spilled into the country .. American presence in Iraq. Iraq War. Iraqi insurgency. Iraqi insurgency ( 2011–13 ). Syrian Civil War. Syrian Civil War Answer: zoom
A:Tommy Lee Jones has been nominated for Academy Awards. B:Tommy Lee Jones -LRB- born September 15 , 1946 -RRB- is an American actor and filmmaker .. He has received four Academy Award nominations , winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive .. Academy Award. Academy Award. Best Supporting Actor. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. U.S. Marshal. United States Marshal. Samuel Gerard. Samuel Gerard. The Fugitive. The Fugitive ( 1993 film ). His other notable starring roles include former Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call in the TV mini-series Lonesome Dove , Agent K in the Men in Black film series , Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men , the villain Two-Face in Batman Forever , terrorist William Strannix in Under Siege , a Texas Ranger in Man of the House , rancher Pete Perkins in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada , which he directed , Colonel Chester Phillips in Captain America  : The First Avenger , CIA Director Robert Dewey in Jason Bourne and Warden Dwight McClusky in Natural Born Killers .. Texas Ranger. Texas Ranger Division. Woodrow F. Call. Woodrow F. Call. Lonesome Dove. Lonesome Dove ( film ). Agent K. Agent K. No Country for Old Men. No Country for Old Men ( film ). Two-Face. Two-Face. Batman Forever. Batman Forever. Under Siege. Under Siege. Man of the House. Man of the House ( 2005 film ). The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada. Chester Phillips. Chester Phillips. Jason Bourne. Jason Bourne ( film ). Natural Born Killers. Natural Born Killers. Jones has also portrayed real-life figures such as businessman Howard Hughes , Radical Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens , executed murderer Gary Gilmore , U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur , Oliver Lynn , husband of Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner 's Daughter , and baseball great Ty Cobb .. Howard Hughes. Howard Hughes. Radical Republican. Radical Republican. Thaddeus Stevens. Thaddeus Stevens. Gary Gilmore. Gary Gilmore. Douglas MacArthur. Douglas MacArthur. Oliver Lynn. Oliver Lynn. Loretta Lynn. Loretta Lynn. Ty Cobb. Ty Cobb. Early in his career , Jones first gained recognition for his contract role as Dr. Mark Toland on the soap opera One Life to Live for six years .. Dr. Mark Toland. Mark Toland. One Life to Live. One Life to Live Answer: zoom
A:Azerbaijan was the first dictatorship in the Muslim world. B:Azerbaijan -LRB- -LSB- æzərbaɪˈʒɑːn -RSB- ; Azərbaycan -RRB- , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan -LRB- Azərbaycan Respublikası -RRB- , is a country in the South Caucasus region , situated at the crossroads of Southwest Asia and Southeastern Europe .. South Caucasus. South Caucasus. It is bound by the Caspian Sea to the east , Russia to the north , Georgia to the northwest , Armenia to the west and Iran to the south .. Caspian Sea. Caspian Sea. Russia. Russia. Georgia. Georgia ( country ). Armenia. Armenia. Iran. Iran. The exclave of Nakhchivan is bound by Armenia to the north and east , Iran to the south and west , while having an 11 km border with Turkey in the north west .. Armenia. Armenia. Iran. Iran. exclave. exclave. Nakhchivan. Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Turkey. Turkey. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic proclaimed its independence in 1918 and became the first democratic state in the Muslim orient world .. Democratic Republic. Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. The country was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1920 as the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .. Soviet Socialist Republic. Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. The modern Republic of Azerbaijan proclaimed its independence on 30 August 1991 , prior to the official dissolution of the USSR in December 1991 .. dissolution of the USSR. Dissolution of the Soviet Union. In September 1991 , the Armenian majority of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region seceded to form the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic .. Nagorno-Karabakh. Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian. Armenian language. Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The region and seven adjacent districts outside it became de facto independent with the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh War in 1994 .. Nagorno-Karabakh. Nagorno-Karabakh. seven adjacent districts outside it. Armenian-controlled territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh. Nagorno-Karabakh War. Nagorno-Karabakh War. These regions are internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan pending a solution to the status of the Nagorno-Karabakh , found through negotiations facilitated by the OSCE .. Nagorno-Karabakh. Nagorno-Karabakh. OSCE. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Azerbaijan is a unitary semi-presidential republic .. semi-presidential. Semi-presidential system. republic. republic. The country is a member state of the Council of Europe , the OSCE and the NATO Partnership for Peace -LRB- PfP -RRB- program .. OSCE. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Council of Europe. Council of Europe. NATO. NATO. Partnership for Peace. Partnership for Peace. It is one of six independent Turkic states , an active member of the Turkic Council and the TURKSOY community .. Turkic states. List of Turkic states and empires#Current states. Turkic Council. Turkic Council. TURKSOY. Joint Administration of Turkic Arts and Culture. Azerbaijan has diplomatic relations with 158 countries and holds membership in 38 international organizations .. It is one of the founding members of GUAM , the Commonwealth of Independent States -LRB- CIS -RRB- and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons .. GUAM. GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development. Commonwealth of Independent States. Commonwealth of Independent States. Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. A member of the United Nations since 1992 after its independence , Azerbaijan was elected to membership in the newly established Human Rights Council by the United Nations General Assembly on 9 May 2006 .. Human Rights Council. Human Rights Council. United Nations General Assembly. United Nations General Assembly. Its term of office began on 19 June 2006 .. Azerbaijan is also a member state of the Non-Aligned Movement , holds observer status in World Trade Organization and is a correspondent at the International Telecommunication Union .. Non-Aligned Movement. Non-Aligned Movement. World Trade Organization. World Trade Organization. International Telecommunication Union. International Telecommunication Union. The Constitution of Azerbaijan does not declare an official religion and all major political forces in the country are secularist .. Constitution. Constitution of Azerbaijan. Constitution of Azerbaijan. Constitution of Azerbaijan. secularist. secularism. However , the majority of the population are of a Shiite Muslim background .. Most Azerbaijanis however , do not actively practice any religion , and the country has been seen to be one of the most irreligious countries in the Muslim world , with 53 % stating religion has little to no importance in their lives , according to Pew Research Center and Gallup polls .. most irreligious countries. Irreligion in Azerbaijan. Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center. Gallup. Gallup ( company ). Azerbaijan has a high level of human development which ranks on par with most Eastern European countries .. human development. Human Development Index. It has a high rate of economic development and literacy , as well as a low rate of unemployment .. economic development. economic development. literacy. literacy rate. unemployment. List of countries by unemployment rate. According to the Davos World Economic Forum , Azerbaijan 's economy has scored 37th place within 138 countries in 2016 .. Global Competitiveness Index 2015 indicates that Azerbaijan scores highest in its region .. ASAN services , established with Presidential Decree , are countrywide known for eliminating bribery and corruption in the provision of public services .. ASAN Service has been awarded with United Nations ' Public Service Award 2015 , which is the most prestigious award in the world in the field of public service delivery .. public service. public service. The ruling party , the New Azerbaijan Party , has been accused of authoritarianism and human rights abuses .. New Azerbaijan Party. New Azerbaijan Party Answer: zoom
A:Titanic had an initial worldwide gross of public outrage. B:Heat and Dust -LRB- 1975 -RRB- is a novel by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala which won the Booker Prize in 1975 .. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. novel. novel. Booker Prize. List of winners and shortlisted authors of the Booker Prize for Fiction Answer: column
A:Maynard James Keenan owns an Airbus A340. B:2R may refer to  :. A standard consumer print size for photographs .. See Standard photographic print sizes. Standard photographic print sizes. Standard photographic print sizes. 2R -LRB- group -RRB- , a music group. 2R hypothesis , a hypothesis in genomics and molecular evolution. 2R hypothesis. 2R hypothesis. Kawasaki Ninja ZX-2R , a 1989 sports motorcycle. Kawasaki Ninja ZX-2R. Kawasaki Ninja ZX-2R. Yaesu VX-2R , an ultra-compact amateur radio transceiver. Yaesu VX-2R. Yaesu VX-2R. Via Rail Canada , IATA code. Via Rail Canada. Via Rail Canada Answer: column
A:The Thénardiers are in Les Miserables. B:The Thenardiers , commonly known as Monsieur Thenardier -LRB- -LSB- təˈnɑrdi.eɪ -RSB- -LSB- tenaʁdje -RSB- -RRB- and Madame Thenardier , are fictional characters , the secondary antagonists in Victor Hugo 's 1862 novel Les Miserables and in many adaptations of the novel into other media .. Victor Hugo. Victor Hugo. Les Miserables. Les Miserables. They are ordinary working-class people who blame society for their sufferings .. Early in the novel , they own an inn and cheat their customers .. After they lose the inn in bankruptcy , they change their name to `` Jondrette '' and live by begging and petty thievery .. They serve , alongside Javert , as one of the two arch-nemeses of the story 's protagonist , Jean Valjean .. Javert. Javert. Jean Valjean. Jean Valjean. While Javert represents the justice system that would punish Valjean , the Thenardiers represent the lawless subculture of society that would blackmail him .. Javert. Javert. The novel portrays them as brutal and abusive figures ; some adaptations transform them into clownish characters , though sometimes still criminals , to provide comic relief from the generally more serious tone of the story .. comic relief. comic relief Answer: zoom
A:The Prestige is a 2006 British-American mystery thriller film. B:Eremophila cuneifolia , commonly known as pinyuru is a flowering plant in the figwort family , Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to the north-west of Western Australia .. Scrophulariaceae. Scrophulariaceae. Eremophila. Eremophila ( plant ). flowering plant. flowering plant. family. Family ( biology ). endemic. Endemism. Western Australia. Western Australia. It is a spreading , sticky shrub with wedge-shaped leaves , coloured sepals and usually deep purple flowers . Answer: column
A:The Avengers was written by Joss Whedon. B:Omoglymmius ephemeris is a species of beetle in the subfamily Rhysodidae .. beetle. beetle. Rhysodidae. Rhysodidae. It was described by R.T. & J.R. Bell in 1982 . Answer: column
A:Pablo Picasso failed to be a sculptor. B:The archaeology of the Americas is the study of the archaeology of North America -LRB- Mesoamerica included -RRB- , Central America , South America and the Caribbean .. archaeology. archaeology. North America. North America. Mesoamerica. Mesoamerica. Central America. Central America. South America. South America. Caribbean. Caribbean. This includes the study of pre-historic / Pre-Columbian and historic indigenous American peoples , as well as historical archaeology of more recent eras .. archaeology. archaeology. Pre-Columbian. Pre-Columbian. indigenous American peoples. Indigenous Peoples of the Americas. historical archaeology. historical archaeology Answer:
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