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Peace Corps

independent agency and volunteer program run by the United States Government
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Peace Corps

Summary

Peace Corps is a government agency[1]. It ranks in the top 0.38% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,085 views/month, #15 of 3,958).[2]

Key Facts

  • Peace Corps's field of work was volunteering[3].
  • Peace Corps received the Ramon Magsaysay Award[4].
  • Peace Corps received the Order of Honour[5].
  • Peace Corps is in the country of United States[6].
  • Peace Corps's instance of is recorded as government agency[7].
  • peace is named after Peace Corps[8].
  • Peace Corps's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[9].
  • Peace Corps's child organization or unit is recorded as Peace Corps Office of Inspector General[10].
  • Peace Corps's Commons category is recorded as Peace Corps[11].
  • March 1, 1961 marks the founding of Peace Corps[12].
  • 1961 marks the founding of Peace Corps[13].
  • Peace Corps's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Government of the United States[14].
  • Peace Corps's official website is recorded as https://www.peacecorps.gov/[15].
  • Peace Corps's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Peace Corps[16].
  • Peace Corps's director / manager is recorded as Josephine K. Olsen[17].
  • Peace Corps's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Peace Corps'}[18].
  • Peace Corps's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Peace Corps'}[19].
  • Peace Corps's budget is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+379000000'}[20].
  • Peace Corps's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1470224'}[21].
  • Peace Corps's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1499315'}[22].
  • Peace Corps's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1435315'}[23].
  • Peace Corps's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1413235'}[24].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include March 1, 1961[12] and 1961[13].

Identity

Peace Corps's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[18].

Leadership

Peace Corps's director / manager is recorded as Josephine K. Olsen[17].

Operations

Peace Corps's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Government of the United States[14]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Peace Corps Office of Inspector General[10].

Industry

Peace Corps's field of work was volunteering[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Ramon Magsaysay Award[4], an award[25], in Philippines[26], founded in 1958[27] and Order of Honour[5], an order[28], in Moldova[29], founded in 2002[30].

Why It Matters

Peace Corps ranks in the top 0.38% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,085 views/month, #15 of 3,958).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What awards did Peace Corps receive?

Honors received include Ramon Magsaysay Award[4] and Order of Honour[5].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . iatiregistry.org. Retrieved . iatiregistry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . peacecorps.gov. Retrieved . peacecorps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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