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- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
7: ... [[1926]]) is the [[Queen regnant]] and [[head of state]] of [[Antigua and Barbuda]], [[Australia]], the ...
9: ...and is the second-longest-serving current head of state in the world, after King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] o...
11: ...al union]] nations of which she is or was Head of State. She is married to [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinb...
20: ...eral occasions, most recently during her [[2004]] state visit to [[France]] to commemorate the centenary ...
55: ...nion 1800|Act of Union]] in 1801 to be out of the country at the moment of succession. [[Treetops Hotel]] w... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
25: ... By [[Salic law]], no woman could rule [[Hanover (state)|Hanover]], a realm which had shared a monarch wi...
37: ... Hanover. These conspiracy theories afflicted the country with a wave of patriotism and loyalty.
46: ...arly offensive to Victoria was the [[Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs|Foreign Secretary]], [[Henry ...
69: ...evastating Victoria, who entered a semi-permanent state of mourning and wore black for the remainder of h...
76: ..., that the Queen began to gradually emerge from a state of perpetual mourning and isolation. With the enc... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
41: Upon her election to the [[Canadian House of Commons]] in [[1988]], Campbell became Canada's first fem...
47: ...etentious tone. During the election campaign, she stated that discussing a complete overhaul of Canada's ...
61: ...atus as the only woman leader of a North American country to date, but controversy ensued among academics i...
63: ...y invitation only and consists of former Heads of State and Government. The current President of the Club...
67: ...ace amidst protests against [[President of United States|U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] visiting Can... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ...]]) is a [[Politics of the United Kingdom|British stateswoman]] and was the [[Prime Minister of the Unite...
29: ... the "[[special relationship]]" with the [[United States]], and formed a close bond with [[Ronald Reagan]...
31: ...culture. She also aimed to cut back the [[welfare state]] and foster a more flexible labour market that w...
43: ...r seat in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. Unusually, her [[maiden speech]] was made in s...
45: ...[[Parliamentary Secretary]] at the [[Secretary of State for Work and Pensions|Ministry of Pensions and Na... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...dence provided resulted in the consensus that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything e...
6: ...n area (after [[Russia]]). Bordering the [[United States]], its territorial claims extend north into the ...
8: ...th II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
15: ...]], who exercises the prerogatives of the head of state (the monarch), and the [[Prime Minister of Canada...
21: ...sources and trade, particularly with the [[United States|U.S.]], with which it has had a long and complex... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
2: ...]. Before 1971, they were known as '''the Trucial States''' or '''Trucial Oman''', in reference of a nine...
19: ...tical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[List of state mottos|National motto]]: none''</small>
56: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling code]]'''
61: ...eenth-century treaties. In [[1971]], six of these states — [[Abu Dhabi]], [[Ajman]], [[Fujairah]], ...
71: ...ern state with a high [[standard of living]]. The country's per capita GDP is not far below the GDPs of the... - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ...[Constitution of Ireland|Irish constitution]] the state's official name is simply '''Ireland''' (Irish: '...
6: {{Infobox Country |
56: ''Main article: [[Names of the Irish state]]''
58: ...Republic of Ireland'' is an accepted term for the state, ''Ireland'' is used for official purposes such a...
60: ... in [[1922]] it became known as the "[[Irish Free State]]", a name that was retained until [[1937]]. - Guatemala (8475 bytes)
1: The '''Republic of Guatemala''' is a country in [[Central America]], in the south of the conti...
54: | '''[[List_of_country_calling_codes|Calling Code]]'''
62: ...fter the collapse of the lowland states, the Maya states of the central highlands continued until conquer...
67: ...nments, and various interventions by the [[United States]]. The [[Central Intelligence Agency]] with vi...
73: ...he [[President of Guatemala]] acts as the head of state and head of government. - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
2: {{Infobox Country|
51: ...st of countries by population|sixth most populous country]] with the second largest [[Muslim]] population. ...
59: ...te Hun]]s, and [[Scythian]]s. This period saw the country advance in trade and culture to a level where the...
69: ...stage for the geographic boundaries of the modern state of Pakistan and formed the foundation for Islamic...
76: ...age for the creation of Pakistan - an [[Islamic]] state for the Muslims of British India. [[Muhammad Ali ... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
4: {{Infobox_Country|
54: ...u are thinking of changing the word "country" to "state", "nation", "union", etc, please first contribute...
58: ...he United Kingdom was also King of Ireland). This state later became the [[Republic of Ireland]]. Six cou...
71: ... of [[Ulster]], immediately opted out of the Free State and to remain in the UK. The nomenclature of the ...
78: ...nformation Commissioner]] stated in 2004 that the country is currently in danger of becoming a [[Mass surve... - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
1: {{US state |
3: Fullname = State of New Hampshire |
4: Flag = New Hampshire state flag.png |
6: Seal = New Hampshire state seal.png |
8: Nickname = The Granite State | - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
57: ...nd year history, in 1453, as a [[Greek Orthodox]] state: An empire that became a [[nation]], almost by th...
61: ...964;ες) are praised for defending their country against invaders, of which most famous is the her...
63: The official dissolution of the Byzantine state in the [[15th century]] did not immediately undo ...
68: ...where the economic and judicial mechanisms of the state could be applied around the entire Mediterranean ...
100: ...sometimes also an enemy) in the new [[Ruthenia]]n state in [[Kiev]], from which the empire received an im... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...]]) was an [[England|English]] [[philosopher]], [[statesman]], [[spy]], [[freemason]] and [[essayist]]. H...
16: ...], the English ambassador at Paris. The disturbed state of government and society in [[France]] under [[H...
18: ...id up a considerable sum of money to purchase an estate for his youngest son, but he died before doing so...
21: ...ere threefold: discovery of truth, service to his country, and service to the church. Knowing that a presti...
35: ...rerogative, while retaining the confidence of the Commons. In 1613, Bacon was finally able to become attorn... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
4: ...in the lands that later became the eastern United States. Listed from north to south, they are: [[New En...
13: ...lands]]. The lands that now make up the [[United States]] presented themselves as an attractive place fo...
31: ...till extraordinary ones in the second year. This state of economic affairs did not last, but tobacco con...
39: ...ny since its establishment was dissolved, but reinstated in [[1630]]. It shared power with a royally appo...
54: ...ture that still lingers on in the modern [[United States]]. - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
40: ...[[Military of France|French military]] leader and statesman. ({{audio|fr-Charles_de_Gaulle.ogg|pronunciat...
63: ...6]], Paul Reynaud appointed him undersecretary of state for national defence and war and put him in charg...
71: ...he [[Free French]] movement. Whereas the [[United States|USA]] continued to recognise [[Vichy France]], t...
75: ...ds, only interests" is one of his best-remembered statements. Churchill is often misquoted as having comm...
78: ...Giraud]], the candidate preferred by the [[United States]]) and then sole chairman of the [[Committee of ... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
45: ...IV of Denmark|Christian IV]], the new king of his country, he moved to [[Prague]] in [[1599]]. Sponsored by...
73: ...t of bad manners and so he remained. His weakened state allowed an infection to invade his body and lead ...
99: {{commons|Tycho Brahe}} - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
21: ...own, which fiscally exactly equated to the French state, owed considerable debt. During the r駩mes of [[...
25: ...otestants), and promising the convocation of the Estates-General within five years, but also attempted in...
27: ... agreed on [[August 8]], [[1788]] to convene the Estates-General in May [[1789]] — for the first ti...
30: ===The Estates-General of 1789===
31: ...], [[1788]] – [[June 17]], [[1789]], see [[Estates-General of 1789]].'' - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
3: ...atives]] (the "[[Lower House]]") and the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (the "[[Upper House]]").
5: ...embers. Each Senator, who is elected by the whole state rather than by a district, serves a six-year term...
7: ...]]s inferior to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]], to maintain [[armed forces]], a...
9: Both Houses of Congress meet in the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C]].
10: ...:Uscapitolindaylight.jpg|thumb|350px|right|United States Capitol]] - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
31: ...[[city]] in the state of [[California]], [[United States]], in terms of population. It is a [[consolidat...
37: The city was devastated by the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]], but wa...
46: ...] took it in [[1846]] in the name of the [[United States]]. It was then renamed "San Francisco" on [[Janu...
48: ...he city's reliance on filled marshlands for real estate. Much of the present downtown is built over the f...
51: ...ct of the city is still one of the largest in the country; the city as a whole is rougly one-third [[Chines... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
34: ... important of all, the staging of public games on state holidays and management of the [[Circus Maximus]]...
94: ... also to settle the matter of who should rule the country: [[Cleopatra VII of Egypt|Cleopatra]] or Ptolemy....
98: ... as his men would let him, they toured the entire country all the way to the border of Ethiopia.
119: ...e was being built at Rome’s expense, and on state property, for Caesar’s exclusive use. The t...
121: ...ed on a coin, clearly placing him above the Roman state, and tradition.
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