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Wikipedia is a Web-based, free content encyclopedia project. The are currently 6,816,531 articles in the English-language Wikipedia. There are many ways in which you can find the information you need in Wikipedia: by searching, browsing, through portals, alphabetic and categorical indices, or by asking our volunteers a question.

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Portals
A Wikipedia portal is an introductory page for a given topic. It complements the main article of the subject by introducing the reader to key articles, images, and categories that further describe the subject.
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Wikipedia in other languages

This Wikipedia is written in English. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.

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Wikipedia is written by volunteer editors and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other volunteer projects: