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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ...is a [[country]] located in [[North America]], bordered by the [[United States]] to the north, and [[B...
17: national_anthem = ''[[Mexicanos, al grito de guerra]]'' |
21: government_type = [[Federal Republic]] |
22: leader_titles = [[President of Mexico|President]] |
23: leader_names = [[Vicente Fox ]] | - Periodic table (7298 bytes)
1: ...chemical element]]s. First created by [[Dmitri Mendeleev]], the elements are arranged by [[electron]] ...
3: ...s for displaying the chemical elements]] for more details or different perspectives.
9: ... The IUPAC scheme was developed to replace both older Roman numeral systems as they confusingly used t...
15: ... (standard)|standard table]] (same as above) provides the basics.
17: *The [[Periodic table (big)|big table]] provides the basics plus full element names. - Clip art (7441 bytes)
7: ...m/image/category/alphabet-and-letters-clipart.htm Alphabet Clipart]
23: ...m/image/category/cheerleading-clipart.htm Cheerleader Clipart]
78: ...such, although some magazines, particularly those dealing with [[hobby|hobbies]] will publish images e... - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
5: dead=dead |
8: date_of_death=[[March 6]], [[1982]] |
9: place_of_death=[[New York City]], [[New York]]
11: ... values. Rand viewed this hero as the ideal and made it the express goal of her literature to showcase...
14: ... values from others by physical force, or impose ideas on others by physical force. - Hildegard of Bingen (14070 bytes)
1: ...g|right|framed|A medieval illumination showing Hildegard von Bingen and the monk Volmar]]
3: ...|German]] [[abbess]], [[Monasticism|monastic]] leader, [[Mystics|mystic]], author, and composer of [[m...
6: ... up around her. Upon Jutta's death in [[1136]] Hildegard was chosen superior of the community, and eve...
8: ...ling physically ill from carrying the unspoken burden.
11: ... of the meaning of the religious texts, and commanded her to write down everything she would observe i... - Kuan Yin (8111 bytes)
2: ...Buddhism|Buddhist]]s. Commonly known as the '''Goddess of Mercy''', Kuan Yin is also reverenced by [[C...
6: ...reas Avalokitesvara in other countries is usually depicted as a man.
12: ...a beautiful, white-robed woman, a depiction which derives from the earlier ''[[Pandaravasini]]'' form.
16: ...gain. With eleven heads gazing to the front and sides, Avalokiteshvara possesses the unique gift to se...
19: {| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="300" cellpadding="2" ... - Thyroid (5421 bytes)
3: ...|endocrine]] gland. It is situated on the front side of the neck at the level of C5 and T1 vertebral b...
14: ... epithelial cell]]s, which secrete T3 and T4. Inside the follicles is a colloid which is rich in a pro...
18: ...bly enlarged, resulting in the swollen necks of endemic [[goitre]].
22: ...nthetic thyroxine, which enables them to grow and develop normally.
24: ...hyroid [[cancer]]s in the years following the accident. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/new... - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
2: ...ecorative [[writing]]. A style of calligraphy is described as a ''hand''.
4: ...d [[epigraphy]]. Epigraphy is a branch of the broader study of ancient handwriting in more general ter...
8: ...dating back to the earliest day of history, and widely practiced throughout [[China]] to this day. Alt...
10: ...34269;, all meaning "the way of writing") is considered an important art in [[East Asia]] and the most...
12: ...he Prime Minister [[Li Si]] drew up an official index of characters and unified the written form for t... - Minuscule (2323 bytes)
1: ... It is from these that the first minuscule hands developed, the [[half-uncial]]s and cursive minuscul...
3: ...ed the foundations for [[carolingian minuscule]], developed by [[Alcuin]] for use in the court of [[Ch...
5: ...d the prefix ''mini''. This is traditionally regarded as a spelling mistake, but is now so common that...
8: ...- those beginning sentences or [[noun]]s - were made larger; now they were written in a different scri...
10: ...ski Gospels]] (MS 461) in the year [[835]]. The modern practice of capitalizing every sentence seems t... - Greek language (35285 bytes)
9: '''Modern Greek'''
13: ...story of some 3,000 years. It is symbolically divided in four historical periods:
17: ...n the armies and conquered territories of [[Alexander the Great]], but after the [[Hellenistic]] colon...
21: ...poken by approximately 15 million speakers worldwide, most of whom live in [[Greece]].
23: Greek is traditionally written in the [[Greek alphabet]]. - Cartography (10500 bytes)
1: ...s into one of three main types; [[computer-aided design |CAD]], [[geographic information system | GIS...
7: ... map dates from the [[5th millennium BCE]]. The oldest maps emphasized topological relationships such ...
9: ...flooding of the [[Nile]] obscured the property borders.
11: ...rence of the earth to within 15 per cent of the modern-day accepted value.
13: ...le]] later provided arguments in support of this idea. Those arguments can be summarized as follows: - Printing press (12986 bytes)
1: ...utenberg]] in the 1450s. This event has been awarded number 1 of the Top 100 Greatest Events of the M...
3: ==Development of the printing press==
4: ...ssing sheets of paper into individually carved wooden blocks ([[xylography]]). It is believed that blo...
6: ...in [[Song China]] and facilitated more creative modes of printing. Nevertheless, movable type was neve...
8: ... Gutenberg refined the technique with the first widespread use of movable type, where the characters a... - Australia (39438 bytes)
13: leader_titles = [[Queen of Australia|Queen]]<br>[[Gover...
14: leader_names = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Eli...
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24: population_density = 2|
25: population_density_rank = —| - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...rguments or evidence to the contrary, please provide them on the talk page, and wait until the consens...
3: ...o keep this overview article concise, please consider adding information instead to one of the many "m...
6: ...the second largest in area (after [[Russia]]). Bordering the [[United States]], its territorial claims...
8: ...iamentary system|parliamentary]] [[representative democracy]] and is a [[constitutional monarchy]] wit...
15: ... who is the head of government, have official residences in Ottawa. - Kazakhstan (26806 bytes)
1: ... is located in eastern-most [[Europe]]. It has borders with [[Russia]], the [[People's Republic of Chi...
3: ...464 in [[1989]] [http://www.stat.kz/ru/dynamic/svedenia_rk/population/nas.htm].<!--
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1: ...ld|Western civilization]] and the birthplace of [[democracy]], Greece has a long and rich history duri...
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11: ...Σ<br>''([[Greek language|Greek]]: Freedom or Death)''
21: | '''[[List of Presidents of Greece|President]]''' || [[Karolos Papoulias|KᲯlos Papo?]] - Thailand (14276 bytes)
1: ...hailand''' is a country in [[Southeast Asia]], bordering [[Laos]] and [[Cambodia]] to the east, the [[...
19: leader_titles = [[King]] <br> [[Prime Minister]] |
20: leader_names = [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] <br> [[Thaksin Shinawatra]] |
22: area_magnitude = 1 E11|
30: population_density = 121 | - Serbia and Montenegro (13848 bytes)
1: ...republics united since [[2003]] in a loose [[confederation]]. It is located on the west-central [[Balk...
3: ...egro. Each of the two states may seek full independence via a [[referendum]], which can be held in 200...
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16: |- style="border-top: 2px solid gray;" - Kyrgyzstan (23226 bytes)
1: ...[[Kyrgyz revolution of 2005|revolution]] and President Akayev's resignation on [[April 4]], [[2005]], ...
17: ...itles = [[President of Kyrgyzstan|President]]<br> [[Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan|Prime Mini...
18: leader_names = [[Kurmanbek Bakiyev]] (actin...
20: area = 198,500 |area_magnitude=1 E11|
28: population_density = 25 | - Vietnam (18265 bytes)
1: ... Asia]]. Situated in eastern [[Indochina]], it borders [[China]], [[Laos]], [[Cambodia]], and the [[So...
6: ...1973]] formally recognized sovereignty for both sides. American troops were withdrawn by [[March 29]]...
8: ...ers Resolution]] prevented the United States from defending South Vietnam. [[Fall of Saigon|Saigon fel...
10: ... fleeing from Vietnam through the rest of the decade, and into the next.
12: ...d [[Pol Pot]] from power and into hiding, thereby decisively stabilizing Cambodia. Only one month late...
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