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- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...efered to as the "[[Switzerland]] of [[Latin America]]."
3: ''See also: [[Military of Costa Rica]]''
6: |+<big><big>'''Rep?a de Costa Rica'''</big></big>
10: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Costa rica flag large.png|125px|]]
11: ...align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Costa Rica|Full Size]]) - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: :''This article is about the city called Rio de Janeiro. For the state with the same n...
7: ...t inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]].
9: ... after [[S㯠Paulo]] and used to be the country's capital until 1960, when [[Bras�a]] took its place...
13: ...Guanabara was actually the mouth of a river, they called it "Rio de Janeiro", which means January Rive...
15: ...ntic]] transit of ships between Brazil, the [[Africa]]n colonies, and Europe. Fortresses were built an... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...October 12th [[1492]] under the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He believed that the [[earth]...
3: ...explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the ...
5: ...ess than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe...
7: ...s of [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. He never reached the present-day [[United Stat...
9: ...he first large-scale [[colonization]] of the Americas by Europeans. - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...dynasty|Merinid Sultanate]] rule in the [[Islamic calendar]] year 703, into a [[Berber]] family. He wa...
11: ...nt on a ''[[hajj]]'' – a pilgrimage to [[Mecca]]. Once done, however, he continued travelling, e...
13: ...g that city he was forced to turn back due to a local rebellion.
15: ...o prophesied that Ibn Battuta would only reach Mecca after a journey through [[Syria]]. An additional ...
17: ...ad]]. After four days, he then journeyed on to Mecca. There he completed the usual rituals of a Muslim... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: ...year (309th in [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
4: {{NovemberCalendar}}
7: ... [[Eighty Years' War]]: In [[Belgium]], [[Spain]] captures [[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three day...
10: * [[1852]] - [[Count Camillo Benso di Cavour]] became the [[prime minister]] of [[Piedmont (Italy)|Pi...
12: ... of Johnsonville]] - [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] troops bombard a [[United States|Un... - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...reat Lakes (Africa)|Great Lakes]] region of [[Africa]]. It is bordered by [[Rwanda]] on the north, [[T...
3: ...tsi]] minority with the growing demands for political participation of the [[Hutu]] majority.
11: image_map = LocationBurundi.png |
14: capital = [[Bujumbura]] |
34: GDP_PPP_per_capita = 627 | - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
2: |+ <font size="+1">'''The Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell'''</font>
4: ...efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:Kim_Campbell.jpg]]
27: | '''[[Political party|Political Party]]:'''
28: | [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
31: ...s not popularly elected, she remains [[North America]]'s only female head of a national government to ... - Rosa Luxemburg (23905 bytes)
2: ...government. Luxemburg and hundreds of others were captured, tortured, and killed.
6: ... Rosa had a growth defect and was physically handicapped all her life.
14: ...tion for nations under [[socialism]], which later caused tensions with [[Vladimir Lenin]].
19: ...g insisted that the critical difference between [[capital]] and [[labour (economics)|labour]] could on...
21: ...ks on German [[militarism]] and [[imperialism]] became heftier as she foresaw the approach of war, and... - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
2: ... 2]], [[1937]]) was a famous [[United States|American]] [[aviator]], known for breaking new ground for...
4: ==Flying career==
6: ... Amelia from her father and his [[alcoholism]]. Because of Edwin Earhart's inability to provide for hi...
8: ...as a weekend hobbyist. She was even featured in local newspapers while she taught English.
10: ...e in New York and a reception held by President [[Calvin Coolidge]] at the [[White House]]. From then ... - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
2: ...]], [[R&B]], and [[soul music|soul]] singer and occasional [[songwriter]] with a distinctive voice. Jo...
4: ...]] and [[Big Mama Thornton]] and singing in the local [[choir]]. Joplin graduated from Jefferson High...
6: ...was a heavy [[alcoholism|drinker]] throughout her career, and her trademark beverage was [[Southern Co...
8: ... to San Francisco in [[1966]], where her bluesy vocal style saw her join [[Big Brother and The Holding...
10: ...mance, it made Joplin into one of the leading musical stars of the late Sixties. - Babe Zaharias (4002 bytes)
3: ...ember 27]], [[1956]]) was an [[United States|American]] athlete, who excelled in many sports. She achi...
5: ...in the [[1932 Summer Olympics]] in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]. She entered three events t...
9: ...as a founding member) until illness shortened her career in the mid-1950s. She won the 1947 [[Titlehol...
11: ...n 1956 while still in the top rank of female American golfers.
13: On six occasions, she was named [[Associated Press Female Ath... - Pottery (17136 bytes)
1: ...0px|A man shapes pottery as it turns on a wheel. (Cappadocia, Turkey)]]
2: ...her temperatures, which is partially vitrified is called "[[stoneware]]". Fine earthenware with a whit...
8: Broken pottery in archaeological sites, called [[potsherd]]s, help identify the resident cul...
14: ...e, as that negates one of the prime advantages of casting.
19: ...l of clay is placed in the center of a turntable, called the wheel head, which is turned chiefly using... - Cairo (12536 bytes)
1: ...ptian Pyramids|Pyramids]] have become a symbol of Cairo internationally]]
2: ...lous metropolitan area]] in the world. Cairo is located at 30°2' North, 31°13' East (30.03333,...
4: ...صر) pronounced ''Maşr'' in the local dialect.
6: ...e Cairo or defeated elsewhere by troops sent from Cairo. ([[Mongols]], Crusaders & Ottomans are exampl...
7: ...[Image:EgyptAlQahirah.png|thumb|200px|Egypt, with Cairo [[Governorates of Egypt|governorate]] highligh... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
16: ...gn=center colspan=2 | [[image:LocationEgypt.png|Location of Egypt]]
24: | '''[[Capital]] and Largest City'''
25: | [[Cairo]]
54: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
56: ... [[republic]] mostly located in North-Eastern Africa. - James Madison (15187 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: ...tes Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
21: ...g頯f [[Thomas Jefferson]]. In this capacity he became a prominent figure in [[Virginia]] state politi...
23: ...ew Congress, Madison was one of the strongest advocates of state representation depending on populatio...
25: ...arguments were powerfully influenced by the political thought of [[Charles de Secondat, Baron de Monte... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
3: ...on><font size="+1">'''Martin van Buren'''</font></caption>
14: ...he United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica Van Buren]]
17: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Democratic P...
25: ...south of [[Albany, New York|Albany]], the [[state capital]]. His great-great-great-grandfather Corneli...
27: ...obtained in the common schools and at Kinderhook Academy. In [[1796]] he began the study of [[law]], ... - Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: | party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
18: ...]. Garfield died on September 19th, and Arthur became [[President of the United States|President]], s...
20: ...be,and changed pants several times a day. He was called "Chet" by family and friends. Interestingly,...
27: ...however, was simply that Arthur was born near the Canadian border. His parents were William Arthur and... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ... east, near the ancient city of [[Canopus (Egypt)|Canopus]]. It has a population of approximately 3,34...
3: ...ig;val Islamic rulers its status as the country's capital was ended, and it fell into a long decline, ...
7: ...n Alexandria's Eastern Harbour, close to Kait Bey Castle]]
19: ... the arrival of flocks of birds to eat it. In any case, the story explains Alexandria's role as the sh...
23: ...to the author known as [[Alexander Romance|pseudo-Callisthenes]]. - Australia (39438 bytes)
6: image_map =LocationAustralia.png|290px|
9: capital =[[Canberra]]|
37: calling_code=61|
42: GDP_PPP_per_capita=$31,020 |
43: GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank=11th| - Land bridge (3351 bytes)
1: ...and bridge doesn't have to be narrow enough to be called an [[isthmus]].
4: ...of the edge of the [[North American plate]]. For causes of sea level changes, see [[Sea level change]...
6: ... American Plate to the north and the [[South American Plate]] to the south, first an [[island arc]], a...
10: * [[Sinai Peninsula]] connects North Africa ([[Egypt]]) and Southwest Asia.
11: ...s [[North America]] ([[Panama]]) and [[South America]] ([[Colombia]]).
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