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- Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...it enjoys access to the Tanzanian ocean port of [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its...
18: leader_names = [[Domitien Ndayizeye]] |
37: established_events = - Date |
38: established_dates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[July 1]], [[1...
53: ...he Belgian [[League of Nations]] mandate of [[Ruanda-Urundi]] in [[1923]], later a [[United Nations]] ... - Marie Curie (5862 bytes)
2: ...łodowska-Curie''', [[November 7]] [[1867]] – [[July 4]] [[1934]]) was a [[Polish]] chemist ...
17: ...Langevin's grandson Michel later married her granddaughter H鬨ne Langevin-Joliot.
19: ...d in her and her husband's [[gold]] Nobel Prize Medals for the war effort.
27: ... the year after Marie Curie's death. Her youngest daughter, [[Eve Curie]], wrote a biography on Curie ...
29: In [[1995]], Madame Curie was the first woman laid to rest under th... - Map (10223 bytes)
7: ...n south-central [[Anatolia]] (now [[Turkey]]); it dates from about [[6200 BC]].
9: ... the same period are remarkably accurate. Even today, maps can be powerful rhetorical tools beyond th...
13: Road maps are perhaps the most widely used maps today, and form a subset of navigational maps, which a...
49: ... computer. Much of cartography, especially at the data-gathering survey level, has been subsumed by [[...
59: ... a curve may eventually result in a series of standard geometric figures such as straight lines or arc... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
58: ...ares land borders with [[Libya]] to the west, [[Sudan]] to the south, and [[Israel]] to the northeast....
62: ...particularly large number of ancient artifacts. Today, Egypt is widely regarded as the main political ...
82: ...g the assassination of former President [[Anwar Sadat]] on [[October 6]] [[1981]]. President Mubarak i...
84: ...e Prime Minister. Egypt holds regular single-candidate presidential and multi-party parliamentary elec...
86: ...bery]] on a very large scale ever since Nasser, Sadat, Mubarak, and other members of the [[Egyptian Re... - Africa (35389 bytes)
8: ...its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding to modern-day [[Tunisia]].
12: *the Afri, a tribe—possibly [[Berber]]—who dwelt in [[North Africa]] in the Carthage a...
16: ... change of sound from ''ph'' to ''f'' in Greek is datable to about the [[first century]], so this cann...
18: ...nal|isthmus of Suez]] and the [[Red Sea]] the boundary between [[Asia]] and Africa. As [[Europe]]ans c...
34: The [[Ishango Bone]], dated 25,000 years ago, shows [[tally stick|tallies]... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
8: ...Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttahidah'''</big>
21: ...yle="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationUnitedArabEmirates.png]]
61: ... [[Sharjah]], [[Dubai]], and [[Umm al-Qaiwain]] — merged to form the United Arab Emirates. They ...
67: ...Zayed Al Nahayan]] was elected president the next day.
71: ...rincipalities to a modern state with a high [[standard of living]]. The country's per capita GDP is no... - Nigeria (19231 bytes)
1: ... the former capital [[Lagos]], [[Abeokuta]], [[Ibadan]], [[Osogbo]], [[Ilesha|Ilesa]], [[Port Harcourt...
36: | '''[[Independence]]'''<br> - Date
57: ...forest people. In the early 19th century, [[Usman dan Fodio]] brought most areas in the north under th...
71: ...the corner. Many people fear the return of Babangida for he is known as the [[Idi Amin]] of Nigeria fo...
87: *[[Adamawa State|Adamawa]] - Ghana (10910 bytes)
1: ...e]] (although its territory never reached present-day Ghana).
19: ...e|Twi]], [[Ewe language|Ewe]], [[Dagbani language|Dagbani]], others
51: | [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]], no ([[Daylight Saving Time|DST]])
67: ... The name was adopted as a reference to the descendants of the ancient Empire of Ghana who migrated so...
72: ...hough it is part of "Black Africa." Therefore, Sudan was actually the first to achieve independence f... - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
59: ...e [[6th century]], Axum controlled most of modern-day [[Yemen]] across the Red Sea.
79: ...an ever before in their history, although some fundamental freedoms, including [[freedom of the press]...
104: ...'astedader akabibi''): [[Addis Ababa]] and [[Dire Dawa]].
110: ...meters with both tropical and arid conditions and daytime temperatures ranging from 27?C to 50?C. The ...
112: ...arge number of endemic species, notably the [[Gelada Baboon]], the [[Walia Ibex]] and the [[Ethiopian ... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
40: | '''[[National Day]]''' || [[1 November]]
44: ...y]]''' || [[Algerian dinar|Algerian dinar <small>(DA)</small>]] = 100 [[centimes]]
60: ...dependent again in much of the area, while the Vandals took over parts until expelled by [[Justinian]]...
64: ...er [[Aruj]], who established Algeria's modern boundaries in the north and made its coast a base for th...
99: *<small>10</small> [[Blida]] - Jordan (20715 bytes)
1: ...of the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] and the [[Dead Sea]]. Jordan's main religion is [[Islam]] and its main langua...
8: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Jordan flag large.png|125px|]]
9: ...[Image:Hashemitearms.jpg|100px|Coat of Arms of Jordan]]
11: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Jordan|In Detail]])
12: ...gn="center" width="140px" | ([[Coat of Arms of Jordan|In Detail]]) - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...ar. Most famous among those are the [[lemur]]s. Madagascar and [[Mauritania]] are the only countries n...
6: ... = Republique de Madagascar <br> Repoblikan'i Madagasikara |
7: common_name = Madagascar |
8: image_flag = Madagascar flag large.png |
9: image_coat = Madagascar_COA.png | - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
53: ... Africa|northeast Africa]]. It is bordered by [[Sudan]] in the west, [[Ethiopia]] in the south, and [[...
66: ...ry commission known as the Ethiopian-Eritrean Boundary Commission (EEBC), after extensive study, issue...
89: ...ed Sea]]. Off the sandy and arid coastline, the [[Dahlak Archipelago]] are situated, an [[archipelago]...
98: ...hern Eritrea caused some $600 million in property damage and loss, including losses of $225 million in...
100: ...omic future depends upon its ability to master fundamental social problems like [[illiteracy]], [[unem... - Iraq (19222 bytes)
1: ...itish]] forces which drove the former leader [[Saddam Hussein]] and his [[Ba'ath Party]] from power. ...
19: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Baghdad]]
49: ...] came to power (both groups were repressed by Saddam's government), although the Sunnis are now under...
54: ...were elected for 4-year terms. No non-Ba'ath candidates were allowed to run.
59: ...will appoint a Prime Minister and, on his recommendation, cabinet ministers.) - Mali (7755 bytes)
3: ...negal river|Senegal]] rivers. Formerly [[French Sudan]], the country is named after the [[Empire of Ma...
39: | '''[[Independence]]'''<br> - Date
60: ...n Senegal withdrew after only a few months, the Sudanese Republic was renamed '''Mali'''. Rule by dict...
73: * [[Kidal Region|Kidal]]
130: * [http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Mali/ Yahoo! - ''Mali''] directory category - Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
1: ...l Africa]]. It borders [[Chad]] in the north, [[Sudan]] on the east, the [[Republic of the Congo]] and...
41: | '''[[Independence]]'''<br /> - Date
62: ...ort a [[coup]] against him in [[1979]], restoring Dacko to power. A second coup occurred in [[1981]], ...
84: *[[Public holidays in the Central African Republic]]
115: ....com/Regional/Countries/Central_African_Republic/ Yahoo! - ''Central African Republic''] directory catego... - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
25: | [[Serrekunda]]
36: | '''[[Independence]]'''<br> - Date
40: | [[Dalasi]] (D)
61: ...a, but the French retained a tiny enclave at Albreda on the north bank of the river, which was ceded t...
67: ...Heads_of_State_of_the_Gambia|President]] [[Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara]], who was re-elected five times. ... - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
51: | [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] +2 ([[Daylight Saving Time|DST +3]])
57: | [[Lebanon Cedar]]
71: Lebanon is one of the fifteen present-day countries that comprise what is considered to be...
73: ...andated]] the five provinces that make up present-day Lebanon to [[France]].
99: ... its withdrawal from the south of Lebanon in accordance with [[UN Security Council Resolution 425]] fr... - Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
1: ...'Republic of Guinea-Bissau''' (''República da Guiné-Bissau'') is a country in [[western ...
3: |+<big><big>'''República da Guiné-Bissau'''</big></big>
14: ...nter" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: Unidade, Luta, Progresso<br>([[Portuguese language|Port...
54: | [[Esta 頡 Nossa Pᴲia Bem Amada]]
65: ...93-7 UN General Assembly vote in November [http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/RESOLUTION/GEN/NR0/281/33/IMG/... - 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 ...
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