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New York's Best Restaurants: The Modern
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- Category: Places To Eat
- Published on Monday, 15 February 2010 16:58
- Written by Brad Balfour
The Modern
Cuisine: American Nouveau, French
Location: Midtown
Though situated inside the Museum of Modern Art, The Modern is no mere adjunct to the Museum -- but a work of art in design and cuisine. Inspired by the Bauhaus movement of the '20s, this haute café from Restauranteur/proprietor Danny Meyer is adorned with furniture and tableware from the modernists, with a focus on the Danish style.
NY Best Eateries: Per Se
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- Published on Monday, 15 February 2010 16:57
- Written by Brad Balfour
Per Se
Time Warner Building
Columbus Circle 
Cuisine: French/American Nouveau
Location: Midtown West
With its ethereal view four stories up overlooking Central Park South, the uber-pricey restaurant Per Se offers ethereal food fare as well. No wonder, since the restaurant was conceived by the much acclaimed chef, restauranteur, and author Thomas Keller -- owner of the Napa Valley based French Laundry, a place often hailed as the best restaurant in the States.
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
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- Published on Thursday, 19 July 2012 19:30
- Written by Film Festival Traveler Staff
| Republic of Korea
대한민국
大韓民國 Daehanminguk | ||||||
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| Motto: 홍익인간; 弘益人間 (unofficial) (Translation: Benefit broadly the human world) |
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Anthem:
 (애국가; 愛國歌) (tr.: "Aegukga") (English: "Patriotic Song") |
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| Capital (and largest city) |
Seoul 37°35′N 127°0′E |
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| Official language(s) | Korean | |||||
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| Ethnic groups | Korean (99%)[2] | |||||
| Demonym | South Korean, Korean | |||||
| Government | Unitary presidentialConstitutional republic | |||||
| - | President | Lee Myung-bak | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Kim Hwang-sik | ||||
| - | Speaker | Kang Chang-hee | ||||
| Legislature | National Assembly (Gukhoe) | |||||
| Establishment | ||||||
| - | National Foundation Day | October 3, 2333 BCE | ||||
| - | Independence declared | March 1, 1919 | ||||
| - | Provisional Government | April 13, 1919 | ||||
| - | Liberation | August 15, 1945 | ||||
| - | Constitution | July 17, 1948 | ||||
| - | Government proclaimed | August 15, 1948 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 100,210 km2 (109th) 38,691 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 0.3 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2012 estimate | 50,000,000[3] (25th) | ||||
| - | Density | 491/km2 (21st) 1,271/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $1.556 trillion[4] (12th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $31,753[4] (26th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $1.163 trillion[4] (15th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $23,749[4] (32nd) | ||||
| Gini (2010) | 31.0[5] | |||||
| HDI (2011) |  0.897[6] (very high) (15th) |
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| Currency | South Korean won (₩) (KRW) |
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| Time zone | Korea Standard Time(UTC+9) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+9) | ||||
| Date formats | yyyy년 mm월 dd일 yyyy/mm/dd (CE) |
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| Drives on the | right | |||||
| ISO 3166 code | KR | |||||
| Internet TLD | .kr, .한국 | |||||
| Calling code | 82 | |||||
| 1 | Mobile phone system CDMA, WCDMA, HSDPA and WiBro | |||||
| 2 | Domestic power supply 220V/60 Hz, CEE 7/7 sockets | |||||
The Republic of Poland
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- Published on Friday, 06 April 2012 21:14
- Written by Film Festival Traveler Staff
| Republic of Poland
Rzeczpospolita Polska
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Anthem:  Mazurek Dąbrowskiego (Dąbrowski's Mazurka) |
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| Capital (and largest city) |
Warsaw 52°13′N 21°02′E |
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| Official language(s) | Polish | |||||
| Regional language(s) | German, Kashubian,Lithuanian, Silesian,Ukrainian | |||||
| Ethnic groups (2002) | 96.7% Poles, 3.3% others and unspecified |
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| Demonym | Pole/Polish | |||||
| Government | Parliamentary republic | |||||
| - | President | Bronisław Komorowski | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Donald Tusk | ||||
| Formation | ||||||
| - | Christianisation[c] | April 14, 966 | ||||
| - | First Republic | July 1, 1569 | ||||
| - | Second Republic | November 11, 1918 | ||||
| - | People's Republic | December 31, 1944 | ||||
| - | Third Republic of Poland | January 30, 1990 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 312,685 km2 [d](69th) 120,696.41 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 3.07 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2010 estimate | 38,186,860[1] (34th) | ||||
| - | 2011 census | 38,501,000 | ||||
| - | Density | 120/km2 (83rd) 319.9/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $766.675 billion[2] (20th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $20,136[2] (46th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $531.758 billion[2] (20th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $13,967[2] (50th) | ||||
| Gini (2002) | 34.5 | |||||
| HDI (2011) | 0.813[3] (very high) (39th) |
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| Currency | Złoty (PLN) |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| ISO 3166 code | PL | |||||
| Internet TLD | .pl | |||||
| Calling code | 48 | |||||
| 1 | ^a See, however, Unofficial mottos of Poland. | |||||
| 2 | ^b Although not official languages, Belarusian,Kashubian, Lithuanian and German are used in 20 communal offices. | |||||
| 3 | ^c The adoption of Christianity in Poland is seen by many Poles, regardless of their religious affiliation or lack thereof, as one of the most significant national historical events; the new religion was used to unify the tribes in the region. | |||||
| 4 | ^d The area of Poland according to the administrative division, as given by the Central Statistical Office, is 312,679 km2 (120,726 sq mi) of which 311,888 km2(120,421 sq mi) is land area and 791 km2 (305 sq mi) is internal water surface area. | |||||
