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Explore the vast knowledge of [[Wikipedia]] through these helpful resources. If you have a specific topic in mind, use Wikipedia's search box. If you don't know exactly what you are looking for or wish to explore broad areas, click on a link in the header menu at the top of this page, or begin your browsing below:

== Navigating Wikipedia's subjects ==
Wikipedia organizes its content into distinct subject classifications, each with further subdivisions.

=== Culture ===
Explore the diverse cultures, arts, beliefs, and customs of human societies.
*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Culture and the arts|Culture]]

=== Geography ===
Discover the wonders of Earth's lands, features, inhabitants, and planetary phenomena.
*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Geography and places|Geography]]

=== Health ===
Learn about physical, mental, and social health.
*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Health and fitness|Health]]

=== History ===
Dive into the past through written records and scholarly exploration.
*[[Wikipedia:Contents/History and events|History]]

==== Timelines ====
Explore chronological events through our comprehensive timelines.
*[[List of timelines]]

==== Current history entries ====
Stay up-to-date with encyclopedia entries covering ongoing events.
*[[{{CURRENTYEAR}}]] – Major events this year
*[[{{CURRENTYEAR}} in science]] – Ongoing science findings and technology advancements
*[[Portal:Current events]] – Featured current events and related project activities

=== Human activities ===
Delve into diverse human actions, from leisure and entertainment to industry and warfare.
*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Human activities|Human activities]]

=== Mathematics and formal sciences ===
Explore the study of quantity, structure, space, and change.
*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Mathematics and logic|Mathematics and logic]]

=== Natural sciences ===
Understand natural phenomena through empirical evidence, observations, and experiments.
*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Natural and physical sciences|Natural and physical sciences]]

=== People ===
Learn about collective entities, ethnic groups, and nations.
*[[Wikipedia:Contents/People and self|People]]

=== Philosophy ===
Dive deep into fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, and more.
*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Philosophy and thinking|Philosophy]]

=== Reference works ===
Access comprehensive information collections compiled for easy retrieval.
*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Reference|Reference works]]

==== Third-party classification systems ====
Refer to various third-party classification systems linked to Wikipedia articles.
* [[Library of Congress Classification]]
* [[List of Dewey Decimal classes]]
* [[Figurative system of human knowledge]] (''[[Encyclopédie]]'')
* ''[[Propædia]]'' (''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'')
* [[Tree of knowledge system]]
* [[Universal Decimal Classification#UDC_outline|Universal Decimal Classification]]

==== Bibliographies ====
Access sources on specific topics for further reading or verification.
* [[:Wikipedia:List of bibliographies]] – Compilation of bibliographies
* [[:Category:Wikipedia bibliographies]] – Multi-page catalog of Wikipedia's bibliographies

=== Religion ===
Explore social-cultural systems, beliefs, ethics, and more.
*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Religion and belief systems|Religion]]

=== Society and social sciences ===
Understand collectives, social interactions, political authority, and cultural norms.
*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Society and social sciences|Society]]

=== Technology and applied sciences ===
Learn about techniques, skills, methods, and processes in technology and science.
*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Technology and applied sciences|Technology]]

== Wikipedia's main content systems ==

=== Overview articles ===
Get summaries of broad topics with links to subtopics, biographies, and related articles.
*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Overviews|Overview articles]]

=== Outline pages ===
Explore topics in outline format, linking to more detailed articles.
*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Outlines|Outline pages]]

=== List pages ===
Find enumerations of specific types, such as lists of countries and people.
*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Lists|List pages]]

=== Portals ===
Access featured articles, images, news, and more through thematic portals.
*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Portals|Portals]]

=== Glossaries ===
Access lists of terms with definitions through alphabetical glossaries.
*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Glossaries|Glossaries]]

=== Category system ===
Browse Wikipedia's category pages, which index articles by subject.
* [[:Category:Main topic classifications]] – Arts, History, Technology, and more
* [[Wikipedia:Contents/Categories]] – Hand-crafted list of topic categories
* [[:Category:People]] – Biographies

== Articles by importance or quality ==

=== Vital articles ===
Explore subjects that demand high-quality articles, grouped by importance.
* [[Wikipedia:Vital articles|Vital articles]]
* [[Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/1|Level 1]] – 10 most important articles
* [[Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/2|Level 2]] – 100 most important articles
* [[Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/3|Level 3]] – 1,000 most important articles
* [[Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4|Level 4]] – 10,000 most important articles
* [[Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5|Level 5]] – 50,000 most important articles

=== List of articles every Wikipedia should have ===
Explore topics where Wikipedias of all languages should have articles.
* [[Wikipedia:List of articles every Wikipedia should have|List of articles every Wikipedia should have]]
* [[Wikipedia:List of articles every Wikipedia should have/Expanded|List of articles every Wikipedia should have/Expanded]]

=== Featured content ===
Discover Wikipedia's best, reviewed and vetted for quality.
* [[Wikipedia:Featured content|Featured content]]
* [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured articles]]
* [[Wikipedia:Featured lists|Featured lists]]
* [[Wikipedia:Featured pictures|Featured pictures]]
* [[Wikipedia:Featured topics|Featured topics]]

=== Good content ===
Explore well-written, factually accurate articles that meet editorial standards.
* [[Wikipedia:Good articles|Good articles]]
* [[Wikipedia:Good topics|Good topics]]

== Spoken articles ==
Listen to Wikipedia articles as spoken word recordings.
* [[:Category:Spoken articles]]
* [[Wikipedia:Spoken articles]]

== Alphabetical lists of articles ==
Browse Wikipedia's articles alphabetically.
* [[Special:Allpages]] – List of all current pages
* [[Wikipedia:Contents/A–Z index]] – Alphabetical index
* [[:Category:Wikipedia indexes]] – Alphabetical list of topic indexes
* [[Wikipedia:Contents/Indices]] – Indexes sorted by topic area

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