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- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
5: {{British Royal Family}}
9: ...is the longest serving current Head of State in Europe, The Americas, and [[Australasia|Australasia]],...
11: ... mother of the [[heir-apparent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
17: ... to the British throne|line of succession to the crown]], behind her father and her uncle, HRH [[Edwar...
20: ...rchbishop of Canterbury]] and has always been a strong believer in the [[Church of England]]. - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ...to return [[England]] from [[Protestantism]] to [[Roman Catholicism]]. To this end, she had almost thr...
10: ...cotland|Mary I, Queen of Scots]], who lived at approximately the same time.
13: ...y disappointed that his wife had again failed to produce a healthy son; Catherine's sixth and last chi...
17: ... with England. A marriage treaty was signed; it provided that the Princess Mary should marry either F...
19: ...with the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. All appeals from the decisions of English ecclesiastical courts t... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
11: ... to her divorce in [[1996]] she was styled '''Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales'''. She was al...
13: ...oneering [[charity]] work, the Princess's philanthropic endeavours were overshadowed by a [[scandal]]-...
15: ...To her admirers, Diana, Princess of Wales was a [[role model]] — after her death, there were eve...
22: ...Countess of Dartmouth]], the only daughter of the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartland]], after being n...
24: ... Alpin Videmanette]], a [[finishing school]] in [[Rougemont]], [[Switzerland]]. Diana was a talented ... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
3: |style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2"|[[Image:t...
25: ...der of the Garter|Order of the Garter]]<br>Life Barony
27: ...d the '''Iron Lady''' in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[comm...
29: ...]] task force to retake the [[Falkland Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]].
31: ...stained economic growth occured that led to an improvement in Britain's economic performance. Supporte... - Asia (16910 bytes)
4: ...efined by subtracting the [[Europe]]an peninsula from Eurasia. [[geology|Geologically]] and [[geograph...
6: ...idges of the [[Caucasus]] (according to others, through the [[Kuma-Manych Depression]]), the [[Caspian...
12: ...) is the land of the rising sun where the west (Europe) is the land of the setting sun.
14: ... alternative explanation is that the word Asia is rooted in a [[Greek language|Greek]] term given orig...
24: ...ils about the borderline cases between Asia and Europe, Asia and Africa and Asia and Oceania. - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...ve arguments or evidence to the contrary, please provide them on the talk page, and wait until the con...
3: ... of the many "main" articles about Canada linked from this article, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Ge...
8: ...of Canada|territories]]. Initially constituted through the [[British North America Acts|British North...
15: ...overnor General of Canada]], who exercises the prerogatives of the head of state (the monarch), and th...
21: ...deposits, [[nuclear energy]] generation, and [[hydroelectric power]] capacity. Its diversified [[Econo... - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ...[[developed country|developed economy]] and an approximate population of slightly more than four milli...
40: established_dates = From [[United Kingdom|UK]] by treaty<br>[[21 January]...
41: currency = [[Euro]] (€)<sup>1</sup> |
58: ..."Republic of Ireland" in order to distinguish it from the island of Ireland as a whole. The name ''Rep...
67: ...ea temporarily excluded. Though it received the [[Royal Assent]], the Third [[Home Rule Act 1914]]'s i... - Guatemala (8475 bytes)
3: ...cing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-co...
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39: | from [[Spain]]
60: From the [[4th century|4th]] to the [[11th century]],...
62: ...nquer it by the sword the Spanish entered by the cross, with missionaries. Almost all Pre-Columbian Ma... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
33: HDI_year = 2003 |
39: established_dates = From the [[United Kingdom]]<br />[[1947-08-14]]<br />...
51: ...uage|Persian]] means ''Land of the Pure''. With around 163 million inhabitants, it is the [[List of c...
57: ...umb|180px|right|[[Mohenjodaro|Ruins of Mohen-jo-Daro]], 80 km southwest of [[Sukkur]], was center of [...
59: ...ization]] and was subsequently conquered by many groups, including [[Aryans]], [[Achaemenid|Persian]]s... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
8: image_coat = UK_Royal_Coat_of_Arms.png |
10: national_motto = [[Dieu et mon droit]] (Royal motto)<br>([[French language|French]]: God and...
23: population_estimate_year = July 2003 |
46: ...nal language|(regional) languages]] under the [[European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages]]....
52: ...and'' in 1927.<br><sup>6</sup> Official estimate provided by the UK [[Office for National Statistics]]... - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
36: ... in the [[U.S. presidential election]]s, and has probably the most famous of all [[state motto]]s: "[[...
38: ...kname]] is "the Granite State" because it has numerous granite quarries, although that industry has de...
42: ...or having the first openly [[gay]] bishop, [[Gene Robinson]], within the [[Anglican Communion]] (the [...
51: ...in the [[Underground Railroad]] in providing safe routes into Canada, primarily via the [[Connecticut ...
58: ...her [[John H. Sununu]] was governor of the state from [[1983]]–[[1988]]. [[List of New Hampshire... - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
3: ==From fiction to fact==
4: ...als and other technological and scientific breakthroughs, the idea of outer-earth missions was no long...
6: ...et, the original [[Apollo program|Apollo]] and [[Project Mercury|Mercury]] space capsule trainers, and...
8: ...le]], a [[1972]] image taken during the [[Apollo program]]
11: From a spaceflight perspective, the definition of spa... - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: ...l and oddly-shaped, possibly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''areo-''' refers to Mars.
6: ...x2642; (a circle with a small arrow pointing out from behind it), is a stylized representation of the ...
8: ...tenth the [[mass]] (though its surface area is approximately equal to that of the Earth's dry land bec...
11: ...]], and traces of [[oxygen]] and [[water]]. In [[2003]], [[methane]] was also discovered in the atmosph...
13: ...likely; in the Earth's oceans biological methane production tends to be accompanied by [[ethane]], whi... - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
5: ...r term. Senatorial terms are staggered so that approximately one-third of the terms expire every two y...
7: ...ved to the states, except where the Constitution provides otherwise. Important powers of Congress incl...
13: ...renewed every two years; two members are elected from each [[U.S. state]] by popular vote to serve six...
15: ...ional district]]s. Only the non-voting delegate from Puerto Rico (known as [[Resident Commissioner of...
17: ...ouse of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 percent of members have law degrees. - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...tisan atmosphere that is somewhat more insulated from public opinion than the House. The Senate has se...
4: ...the Senate. The Constitution provides that the approval of both houses is necessary for the passage of...
6: ...f the United States was named after the ancient [[Roman Senate]]. The chamber of the United States Sen...
10: ...fe and their weight of property, and bearing as strong a likeness to the British House of Lords as pos...
12: ...gislation into the senatorial saucer to cool it (from the The House of Representatives)". <!--Sources ... - Formula One (29650 bytes)
7: ...[[United States dollar|US dollars]]. It is based around a series of races (19 in [[2005 Formula One se...
9: The sport has traditionally been centred in [[Europe]], which undoubtedly remains its leading market...
11: ...l'Automobile]], and is generally promoted and controlled by [[Bernie Ecclestone]].
14: ...gio|Fangio]] and [[Stirling Moss|Moss]] at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] in [[1955]]]]
16: ... [[List of Formula One Grands Prix]] for results from past seasons and individual races.'' - Computer (32773 bytes)
3: ... input data, then it can automatically solve the problem or predict the behavior of the system.
8: ..., nearly all popular types of computers have electronic components.
10: ...cal phenomena being exploited. For example, electron flows might be used to model the flow of water i...
12: ...[binary]] base-two [[numeral system]] (ones and zeros). Next, all operations on that information are ...
14: ...lems (and the majority of information processing problems that can be translated into mathematical one... - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
19: ...pulation_note = 7,533,384 ([[metropolitan area|metro area]]) |
20: population_total = 733,072 (city proper) |
33: ... population density of any major U.S. city aside from [[New York City]].
35: The first [[Europe]]ans to settle in San Francisco were the [[Spai...
37: ...|bohemian]] reputation, the city became a [[Underground culture|counterculture]] magnet in the second ... - Parthenon (12682 bytes)
1: ...ac.parthenon5.jpg|thumb|300px|The Parthenon seen from the hill of the Pnyx to the west]]
3: ...hena the Virgin''', and its popular name derives from the Greek word ''παρθέ&...
5: ...n replaced an older [[temple]] which had been destroyed by the [[Iran|Persians]]. As well as being a t...
9: ...m the Panhellenic sanctuary at [[Delos]] to the Acropolis In [[454 BC]].
11: ...day, was regarded as the ''finest''. The temple, wrote [[John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich|John... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ... [[British North America]], resulted in the overthrow of British rule in the thirteen colonies and the...
3: ... refers solely to the military campaign; for the broader perspective, including the origins and afterm...
5: ...own as ''The Spirit of '76''. Often imitated or parodied, it is one of the most famous images relating...
10: ...ly lacked the training and discipline of regular troops, but could be effective when led by talented o...
12: ...regular troops with short-term colonial militia throughout the war. Although as many as 250,000 men ma...
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