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- Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo (549 bytes)
1: ...]],[[2004]]) was the first woman (and the only to date) to serve as Prime Minister of [[Portugal]].
3: ...nister of Social Affairs and then Ambassador to [[UNESCO]] before briefly serving as Prime Minister in [[1... - Catherine Deneuve (2766 bytes)
8: ... from 1965 to 1972, to the British photographer [[David Bailey]].
22: * ''[[Dancer In The Dark]]'' ([[Lars von Trier]]), (2001) - United Nations (29685 bytes)
3: ...eneral Assembly determines admission upon recommendation of the Security Council. The organization's h...
24: ..., [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States]] — and by a majority of the other 46 signatories.
33: ...of atomic weapons and of all other major weapons adaptable to mass destruction".
35: ...d the UN Disarmament Commission. Items on the agenda include consideration of the possible merits of a...
55: ...ept and both the UN Service Medal, and the NATO Medal, are considered [[international decoration]]s in... - Thailand (14276 bytes)
1: ...land]] and [[Malaysia]] to the south, and the [[Andaman Sea]] and [[Myanmar]] to the west. Thailand is...
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62: ...a]], which is 543 years ahead of the western calendar. For example, the year AD [[2000]] is equal to t...
89: ...m Province|Maha Sarakham]] [[Mukdahan Province|Mukdahan]] [[Nakhon Phanom Province|Nakhon Phanom]] [[N...
110: ...s - which increased about 20% in 2000. Growth was damped by softening of global economy in [[2001]], b... - Germany (46412 bytes)
15: ...| [[List of national anthems|National anthem]]: [[Das Lied der Deutschen]]<br>3rd stanza (''Einigkeit ...
51: <sup>1</sup> [[Danish language|Danish]], [[Low German language|Low German]], [[Sorb...
61: ...lector]]s of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. From ''Bildatlas der Deutschen Geschichte'' by Dr Paul Kn? (18...
66: ... the [[Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation]] – stemmed from a division of the [[Franks|Caroli...
78: [[Image:Reichsgruendung2.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Foundation of modern Germany, Versailles, 1871. Bismarck... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
9: ...Tswana language|Tswana]], and [[Venda language|Venda]]. In this regard it is [[List of national langu...
13: ... great extent, and many of their languages are in danger of becoming [[Extinct language|extinct]].
17: ... Afrikaans has been downgraded in order to accommodate other official languages. The South African pas...
24: ...t south they reached was the [[Fish River]], in today's [[Eastern Cape Province]]. These [[Iron Age]] ...
26: ...Indonesia]], [[Madagascar]], and [[India]]. Descendants of these slaves, who often married with Dutch ... - Bangladesh (29715 bytes)
25: | [[Begum Khaleda Zia]]
36: | '''[[Victory Day (Bangladesh)|Victory Day]]'''<br>|| [[December 16]], [[1971]]
65: ...ngal]]. There is recent evidence of civilizations dating back to [[500 BC]], and there are even claims...
69: ...[21 February]] as [[International Mother Language Day]]. In 1955, the government of Pakistan changed t...
73: ... estimates claim 50,000 deaths in the first three days of the so-called ''[[Operation Searchlight]]'' ... - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
1: ...''Afghanistan''' ([[Pashtu]]/[[Dari (Afghanistan)|Dari-Persian]]: Afğānistān ا...
5: ...6;'''<br>'''Da Afghanistan Islami Dawlat'''<br>'''Dawlat-e Eslami-e Afghanestan'''</big>
21: ...[Persian language|Persian]] ([[Dari (Afghanistan)|Dari]]),<br>[[Pashtu]]
38: | '''[[National Day]]''' || [[19 August]]
60: ...turbulent history. Through the ages, the region today known as ''Afghanistan'' has been occupied by ma... - Democratic Republic of the Congo (21095 bytes)
1: ...greatly from the devastating and [[genocide|genocidal]] [[Second Congo War]] (known also as the Africa...
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41: established_dates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[June 30]], [[...
57: ...entury|8th]] centuries by [[Bantu]]s from present-day [[Nigeria]].
59: ===European exploration and administration (1870–1960)=== - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
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40: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[August 6]], [[1825]] |
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59: ...tern lowlands and the [[Mollos]] north of present-day [[La Paz]] also developed advanced agricultural ... - Malawi (22306 bytes)
9: national_anthem = [[Mlungu dalitsani Malawi]] (Oh God Bless Our Land of Malawi)...
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35: established_dates = From the [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[July...
49: ...today in the [[Horn of Africa]]. At another site, dated 1500 BC, the remains possess features resembli...
51: ... significant Western contact was the arrival of [[David Livingstone]] along the shore of Lake Malawi i... - Ming Dynasty Tombs (3836 bytes)
7: ...the mountains in a pristine, quiet valley full of dark earth, tranquil water and other necessities as ...
13: The Ming Tombs are a [[Unesco]] [[World Heritage Site]], and has been since Aug...
20: ..._Wall_Badaling-Introduction_in_Snow.html Nearby Badaling Great Wall of China] - Aswan Dam (6375 bytes)
3: ...'', and the older '''Aswan Dam''' or '''Aswan Low Dam'''.
10: ...s raised in two phases, 1907–1912 and 1929–1933.
12: ...t rather than raise the dam a third time a second dam would be built 6 km up-river.
13: ...s and heavy machinery. The enormous rock and clay dam was designed by the Russian Zuk [[Hydroproject I...
15: ... and a rescue operation was begun in 1960 under [[UNESCO]]. Sites were surveyed and excavated and 24 major... - Abu Simbel (4501 bytes)
5: It is a part of the '''Nubian Monuments''' [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]], which runs from Abu Si...
7: ...[Rameses II]] in the [[13th century BC]] to intimidate his [[Nubia]]n neighbors and as a lasting monum...
13: ...t-tuy]], his wife [[Nefertari]], and his sons and daughters.
15: ...bly one that records Rameses II's marriage to the daughter of the King of the [[Hittites]]. The temple...
17: ...1]], the king's birthday, and [[October 22]], the date of his coronation. - Great Wall of China (10504 bytes)
1: ...|nomadic tribes]] coming from areas now in modern day [[Mongolia]] and [[Manchuria]].
3: The Wall stretches over a formidable [[1 E6 m|6,350 km]] (3,946 [[mile]]s), from [[...
5: ... history. The Great Wall that can still be seen today was built during the [[Ming Dynasty]], on a much...
18: ...0 kilometers have all but turned to rubble, and today it ends on the western end at the historic site ...
20: ...hus to cross. Legend has it that they took three days for the Manchu armies to pass. After they conqu... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
6: ...namis have been historically referred to as ''[[tidal wave]]s'' because as they approach land they tak...
12: ...nts of the earth's crust can occur at [[plate boundaries]]. [[Subduction]] earthquakes are particularl...
18: ...hich produced a water wave estimated at 50 – 150 m and reached 524 m up local mou...
22: ...n its path, often reducing buildings to their foundations and scouring exposed ground to the bedrock. ...
24: ...h little overall energy loss. A tsunami can cause damage thousands of kilometres from its origin, so t... - Earth Day (8264 bytes)
1: '''Earth Day''' is a name used by two different observances h...
3: ...:"''May there only be peaceful and cheerful Earth Days to come for our beautiful [[Spaceship Earth]] a...
6: ==The Equinoctial Earth Day==
8: ...or at noon will not cast a shadow. Earth Day is a day of equilibrium when differences are forgotten an...
10: ...planet. The [[United Nations]] celebrates ''Earth Day'' each year on the [[vernal equinox]] (around Ma... - Forbidden City (7592 bytes)
3: ...seum]] in [[Taiwan]].) As such, it is listed by [[UNESCO]] as the largest collection of preserved ancient ...
10: ...fourteen of the Ming dynasty and ten of the Qing—the Forbidden City ceased being the political c... - Venice (22017 bytes)
10: ...jor power-broker in the [[Near East]]. By the standards of the time, Venice's stewardship of its mainl...
14: ...] systems, but the social order was entirely [[feudal]]. Church and various private properties were ti...
29: ...e city itself or from its possessions, especially Dalmatia. Those from the city were chosen by lot fro...
33: ...ecruited from the lagoon, plus feudal levies from Dalmatia and Istria. In times of emergency, all male...
92: ...ill intact after centuries of submersion. The foundations rest on the piles, and buildings of [[brick]... - Prague (7962 bytes)
16: ...Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|UNESCO]] list of [[world heritage site]]s.
26: ...aving to be evacuated. The floods caused a lot of damage, but fortunately no major landmarks (such as ...
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