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- Grapefruit (4275 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = lightgreen | name = Grapefruit}}
2: ...asket of grapefruit]] | caption = A basket of grapefruit}}
3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = lightgreen}}
4: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}}
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}} - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
1: [[Image:Hpb.jpg|thumb|right|Helena Blavatsky]]
2: ... or '''Madame Blavatsky''' was the founder of [[Theosophy]].
5: ...eve she had supernatural powers at a very early age.
7: ...isfied customers complained of fraudulent activities.
9: ... of how they work rather than performing them herself. - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...y, which can be seen in its [[conchoidal]] fracture.
3: ...um.'' Anglo-Saxons used the word ''glaer'' for amber.
5: ...mon use as a building, container or decorative material.
9: ...h the addition of other compounds or [[heat treatment]].
13: ...ound found in [[quartz]], or in its polycrystalline form, [[sand]]. - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
1: ...um, by Gerard Brils, for reading aloud in a monastery.]]
2: ...ve [[writing]]. A style of calligraphy is described as a ''hand''.
4: ... of interest to both calligraphers and palaeographers.
6: == East Asian calligraphy ==
7: {{Main|Chinese painting}} - Personal life (2762 bytes)
2: ... their personal lives via [[counselling]] or [[life coaching]].
4: ... in a community, and a person was identified by their [[job]].
6: ...iency, both at work and at home. A common phrase demonstrating this is "Work hard, play hard".
8: ...graphy]] or a [[memoir]]. Some outstanding lives merit [[hagiography]] or a [[vita]].
10: ...t a [[lifestyle]] or assess their [[quality of life]]. - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
1: ...iangle|triangular]] body and 3 strings (or sometimes 6, in pairs).
3: ==Structure and technique==
5: The modern balalaika is found in six sizes:
7: *piccolo (rare)
9: *secunda - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
1: [[Image:Berimbau.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Three Berimbaus]]
2: ... The instrument is also a part of [[Candombl靝-de-caboclo tradition.
4: ...angola.ogg|Toque de Angola]] ([[ogg]] format, 17 seconds, 174KB).
6: ==Design==
8: ...xixi_baqueta_vadero.jpg|thumb|right|A caxixi, baqueta, and dobr㯝] - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
1: ...able border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"><tr><td>
2: <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
3: <caption><font size="+1">'''Ulysses S. Grant'''</font></caption>
4: ...=2>[[Image:Ulysses Grant 1870-1880.jpg|200px|Ulysses S. Grant]]
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>18th President</td></tr> - Volcano (27295 bytes)
1: ...2.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Volcano Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: ...ns exist in '''[[hotspot (geology)|hotspot volcanoes]]'''.
3: ...eru volcanoes on [[Java (island)|Java]] in [[Indonesia]].]]
4: ... the name of [[Vulcan (god)|Vulcan]], a god of fire in [[Roman mythology]].
5: ...led [[vulcanology]] (or ''volcanology'' in some spellings). - Africa (35389 bytes)
1: ... orthographic.jpg|thumb|A satellite composite image of Africa]]
3: ...countries, it accounts for about one seventh of the [[world human population]].
5: ==Etymology==
6: [[Image:LocationAfrica.png|thumb|World map showing locati...
8: ...ith its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding to modern-day [[Tunisia]]. - Australia (39438 bytes)
1: {{Infobox_Country|the=|
2: native_name =Commonwealth of Australia|
3: common_name =Australia|
4: image_flag =Australia_flag_large.png|
5: image_coat =Aust_Coat_of_Arms_(large).jpg| - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...ait until the consensus changes before making the edit. Thank you.
3: ... [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
6: ...nto the [[Arctic Ocean]] as far as the [[North Pole]].
8: ...I of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
10: ...2.2 million people [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/population.htm]. - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
1: ...] in December 1944. Ethiopia was historically called Abyssinia.
3: ...#aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big>'''Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia'''</big><br>
5: <big>'''Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik'''</big><br>
6: <font size="+1">'''የኢትዮጵያ... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
1: ...ay off that city's coast until becoming part of the mainland in [[1525]].
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8: ...| [[Image:Algeria_flag_large.png|125px|Flag of Algeria]] - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ... [[1840]]. There are 10 more provinces in the Netherlands.<!--
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7: native_name = Nederland |
8: common_name = the Netherlands |
9: image_flag = Netherlands_flag_large.png | - Andorra (11532 bytes)
1: ...px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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7: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Flag of Andorra.svg|125px|Flag of Andorra]]
8: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Andorra_coa.png|Andorra's Coat of Arms]] - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...are the only countries not to use a [[decimal currency]].
4: ...roject Countries Infobox; scroll down to edit content-->
6: ...ame = Republique de Madagascar <br> Repoblikan'i Madagasikara |
7: common_name = Madagascar |
8: image_flag = Madagascar flag large.png | - Paraguay (10959 bytes)
1: ...ly to Asuncibut in Spanish refers to the entire country.
2: ...#aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: |+<big><big>'''Rep?a del Paraguay'''</big></big>
4: |style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2"|
5: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...lture has proven especially influential in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[Africa]].
2: ...#aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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5: ...acing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"
6: ...eece]] || align=center width=130px | [[Image:Greece_coa.png|125px|Coat of Arms]] - Mali (7755 bytes)
1: ...he [[Empire of Mali]] and the town of [[Mali, Guinea]].''
3: ...ch Sudan]], the country is named after the [[Empire of Mali]].
5: ...#aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
6: |+<big><big>'''République du Mali'''</big></big>
8: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 | - Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
1: ...asin from [[Lake Chad]] and the [[White Nile]] river basin.
2: ...in [[1993]], the country's political instability remains.
3: ...#aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big><big>'''Republique Centrafricaine'''<br></big></big>
6: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 | - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
1: ...Gambia became independent from the [[British Empire]]. [[Banjul]] is its capital.
2: ...#aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: |+<big><big>'''Republic of The Gambia'''</big></big>
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6: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
1: ...n between itself and the [[Guinea|Republic of Guinea]].
2: ...#aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: |+<big><big>'''República da Guiné-Bissau'''</big></big>
5: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" |
6: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - South Africa (40100 bytes)
1: ...[[nation]], entirely surrounded by South African territory.
3: ... the black majority, as well as many white, coloured and Indian South Africans.
5: ...ith modern [[infrastructure]] common throughout the country.
8: ==Languages==
9: ... As a result, there are many official names for the country. - Slovakia (19892 bytes)
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6: ...gn=center width=140px | [[Image:Slovakia flag large.png|125px|Flag of Slovakia]]
7: ...center width=140px rowspan=2 height=140px | [[Image:Slovakia Coat of Arms.png|80px|Slovakia: Coat of ... - Republic of the Congo (9324 bytes)
1: <!-- Infobox; scroll down to edit content-->
3: native_name = R鰵blique du Congo |
4: common_name = the Republic of the Congo |
5: ...mage_flag = Congo republic flag large.png |
6: image_coat = Congocofarms2.PNG | - Barbados (21887 bytes)
1: ..., about 434.5 km (270 miles) northeast of [[Venezuela]].
3: ...nd wide [[pastures]] with many good views to the sea.
5: ...try in the world. The island is a major tourist destination.
9: ...Salodoid-Barrancoid—lived in isolation on the island.
11: ...]]s. Other Caribs fled the island, moving elsewhere. - Belgium (31774 bytes)
1: ...y]], [[Luxembourg]], [[France]], and the [[North Sea]].
3: ...ed in its complex institutions and [[Politics of Belgium|political history]].
4: ...#aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: ...'''<br>'''Koninkrijk Belgi맧'<br>'''K?reich Belgien'''</big>
6: | align="center" colspan="2"| - Sierra Leone (10596 bytes)
1: ...Guinea]] in the north and [[Liberia]] in the southeast.
2: ...#aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: |+<big><big>'''Republic of Sierra Leone'''</big></big>
5: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 |
6: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - Botswana (22276 bytes)
1: ...ly [[diamond|diamonds]]. The capital is [[Gaborone]].
2: ...#aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: |+<big><big>'''Lefatshe la Botswana'''</big></big>
5: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 |
6: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
1: ...[[Zambia]] to the north and [[Mozambique]] to the east.
2: ...#aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: |+<big><big>'''Republic of Zimbabwe'''</big></big>
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6: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - Cuba (25106 bytes)
2: ...Cayman Islands]] and [[Jamaica]], and to the southeast [[Haiti]].
5: :''Main article: [[History of Cuba]]''
6: ...er which the US continued to have a major influence in Cuban affairs.
8: ...%, one of the lowest in the latin american countries.
10: ...a [[Constitution]] of Soviet inspiration was adopted in [[1976]]. - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ...for Finland is '''Suomi.''' In the Swedish language it is '''Finland'''.
3: ...#aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big>'''Suomen tasavalta'''<br>'''Republiken Finland'''</big>
5: | align="center" colspan="2"|
6: ...acing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;" - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
1: ...tober 2005 [[earthquake]] in [[Pakistan-administered Kashmir]].''
3:
4: common_name = Pakistan|the=|
5: image_flag = Flag of Pakistan.svg |
6: image_coat = Pakistan emblem.jpg | - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ... [[Chad]] to the west, and [[Libya]] to the northwest.<!--
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8: native_name = جمهور...
9: common_name = Sudan |
10: image_flag = Sudan flag large.png | - Malawi (22306 bytes)
1: ...'glitter of the sun rising across the lake' (as seen in its flag).
3: native_name = Republic of Malawi<br>Dziko la Malaŵi |
4: common_name = Malawi |
5: image_flag = Malawi flag large.png |
6: image_coat = malawiarms20.PNG | - Peru (12264 bytes)
2: ... is well-known as the ''cradle of the [[Inca empire]]''.
3: ...px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big><big>'''Peru</big></big>
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7: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9;" - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...s|Madeira and Porto Santo]] (including the [[Savage Islands]]).
5: ...the rise of other colonial powers, Portugal declined.
7: ... decades, with a clear slow-down in the last few years.
13: ''Main articles: '''[[Lusitanian|Pre-Roman]]''' and '''[[Lusitania|Roman Lusitania]]''...
15: ...ltics]], a later wave of Celts, settled in [[Alentejo]]. - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
5: ... = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
6: common_name = the United Kingdom |
7: image_flag = uk flag large.png |
8: image_coat = UK_Royal_Coat_of_Arms.png |
9: image_map = LocationUnitedKingdom.png | - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...ral]] and [[South America|South American]] countries.<!--
7: native_name = Reino de Espa
8: common_name = Spain |
9: image_flag = Spain flag large.png |
10: image_coat = Escudo de Espang | - Equatorial Guinea (13387 bytes)
1: ...ted near both the [[equator]] and the Gulf of Guinea.
2: ...#aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: ...a Ecuatorial<br>R鰵blique de la Guin饠ɱuatoriale'''</big></big>
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6: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - Texas (39610 bytes)
1: {{US state |
2: Name = Texas |
3: Fullname = State of Texas |
4: Flag = Texas state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Texas]] | - List of people by name: A (45 bytes)
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