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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 ]] | - Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...inent|continental]] neighbors, Costa Rica, alongside [[Uruguay]], is seen as an exceptional example of...
5: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
6: |+<big><big>'''Rep?a de Costa Rica'''</big></big>
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13: ...er" width="140px" | ([[Coat of Arms of Costa Rica|Detail]]) - Thyroid (5421 bytes)
3: ...wings correspond to the lobes and the body to the isthmus of the thyroid. Normally it is larger during mens...
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... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
3: ...ntry's capital was ended, and it fell into a long decline, which by the late [[Ottoman]] period had se...
5: ...|right|Alexandria's state-of-the-art [[library]], designed by [[Christoph Kapellar]], was inaugurated ...
16: * The modern city from [[1798]] (red).
19: ...in. Alexander's seers, and in particular [[Aristander of Telmessus]], interpreted this as an omen that...
21: ...t the foundation, but are thwarted when Alexander descends in a glass box, and armed with exact knowle... - Africa (35389 bytes)
8: ...with its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding to modern-day [[Tunisia]].
18: ...ent of the continent, the idea of ''Africa'' expanded with their knowledge.
24: ...rom the main mass of the Earth's surface. It includes within its remarkably regular outline an area, o...
26: ...6,000 km (16,100 miles) and the absence of deep indentations of the shore is shown by the fact that Eu...
33: Africa is home to the [[cradle of Humankind|oldest inhabited territory]] on earth, with the [[huma... - North America (12844 bytes)
4: ...timated at 454,225,000. It can be geographically defined by subtracting [[South America]] from the [[...
6: ..., but let's remain careful --> considered to include Canada and the United States, but not Mexico or a...
7: In Latin America, the Americas are considered as one continent and therefore North America i...
9: ...entral America as a region of North America, considering it too small to be a continent of its own.
14: ...theast; and the varied eastern region, which includes the [[Appalachian Mountains]], the coastal plain... - South America (5078 bytes)
5: ...e of the continent; the land to the east of the Andes is largely tropical [[rain forest]], the vast [[...
11: ...[[19th century]], these colonies won their independence.
15: ...North America. The South American nations that border the Caribbean Sea – including [[Colombia]]...
17: ...razil]]. Regions in South America include the [[Andean States]], the [[Guiana]]s, the [[Southern Cone]...
21: (Not included in the table are [[South Georgia and the South S... - Land bridge (3351 bytes)
1: ...oesn't have to be narrow enough to be called an [[isthmus]].
6: ...uction|subducted]] in a [[convergent boundary]] under the North American Plate to the north and the [[...
11: * [[Isthmus of Panama]] connects [[North America]] ([[Panama]...
20: ...ontainers]] by rail between [[port]]s on either side of a land mass, such as [[North America]].
26: ...he term '''land bridge''' is sometimes used for wide bridges built over highways for wildlife and park... - Americas (7154 bytes)
1: ...nglish language|English]], where it is often considered a single continent) or to the [[United States]...
6: ...rt of North America. The Americas are often also described collectively as the '''[[Western Hemispher...
8: ...hough it should be noted that even those who consider the Americas to be two continents may still use ...
13: ...norteamericano'' ("North American") or ''estadounidense'' (literally "United Statesian") when referrin...
15: ...residents do not refer to themselves as "estadounidenses". - Supercontinent (3497 bytes)
3: ...asses connected with an [[isthmus]] are also considered a supercontinent or just a [[continent]], such...
5: ...'' to refer to a landmass consisting of all the modern continents, of which the most familiar example ...
7: ...ne of the fragments included large parts of the modern southern hemisphere continents. Continental dri...
9: .... Santosh have proposed the existence of a yet older supercontinent, [[Columbia (supercontinent)|Colu...
11: Modern studies have suggested that supercontinents for... - Asia (16910 bytes)
4: ...raphy|geographically]], however, Asia is not considered a continent or a [[subcontinent]].
6: ...] (according to others, through the [[Kuma-Manych Depression]]), the [[Caspian Sea]], the [[Ural River...
12: ...Moreover, some consider that "[[Europe]]" is also derived from Akkadian as a mirror of "Asia". It bear...
24: ...[Bicontinental country]] for details about the borderline cases between Asia and Europe, Asia and Afri...
26: Asia itself is often divided in the following subregions: - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...ld|Western civilization]] and the birthplace of [[democracy]], Greece has a long and rich history duri...
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:...
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 | - Panama (10077 bytes)
1: ...a]]n and [[South America]]n [[continent]]s. It borders [[Costa Rica]] to the west and [[Colombia]] to ...
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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11: ...ign="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Panama|In Detail]])
25: | '''[[President of Panama|President]]''' - Macau (16856 bytes)
1: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:...
22: ...'<br>- Total ([[2004]])<br>- [[Population density|Density]]
27: <br>[[20 December]] [[1999]]
36: | '''[[List_of_country_calling_codes|Calling Code]]''' || +853 - Timeline of United States pre-history (before 1600) (1679 bytes)
8: *[[1494]]-[[Treaty of Tordesillas]] divides the New World between [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]]
13: *[[1513]]-[[Vasco N?de Balboa]] crosses isthmus of [[Panama]], sees [[Pacific Ocean]]
14: *[[1513]]-[[Juan Ponce de Le claims [[Florida]] for Spain
15: *[[1519]]-[[HernᮠCort鳝] defeats [[Tlaxcala]], a small state neighboring the ...
17: *[[1521]]-Cortes destroys the Aztec empire - World War II (58065 bytes)
4: ...er of debate. On which date the war began is also debated, cited as either the German [[Polish Septemb...
6: ...il [[Japanese Instrument of Surrender|Japan surrendered]] on [[15 August]] [[1945]] ([[V-J Day]]).
8: ...Strategic bombing|bombing of civilians]] to a new degree. [[Atomic weapon]]s, [[jet aircraft]], and [[...
10: ...d States' military occupation of Japan led to its democratization, and China came to split into the Co...
16: ...ed in the war, more or less voluntarily, on the side of the power that in their neighbourhood was the ... - Neck (1960 bytes)
1: ...head]] from the [[torso]] or trunk. An anatomical description of the [[human]] neck follows.
4: ...astoid muscle]] is the most striking mark; it divides the anterior triangle of the neck from the poste...
6: ...terally the outward slope of the neck to the shoulder is caused by the [[trapezius muscle]]. - Francis Drake (14963 bytes)
2: ... was second in command of the English fleet which defeated the [[Spanish Armada]] in [[1588]].
7: ...e in his life. Francis was the eldest or second eldest of twelve children.
9: ... Drake made the first English [[Atlantic slave trade|slave-trading]] expeditions.
12: ... against the [[Spanish Empire]]; the Spanish considered him an outlaw [[pirate]], but to England he wa...
13: ...mbing a high tree in the central mountains of the isthmus of Panama. When Drake returned to [[Plymouth]] on... - William Dampier (7308 bytes)
7: ...ific]] coast of that isthmus; the pirates then raided Spanish settlements in [[Peru]] before returning...
9: ...of ten vessels. In Mexico Cook died, and a new leader, Captain Davis, took command. Dampier transferre...
11: ...e ship was being [[careening|careened]] Dampier made notes on the fauna and flora he found there. Late...
20: On the return voyage to England, ''Roebuck'' foundered near [[Ascension Island]] on [[21 February]] [...
22: ...as able to save many new charts of coastlines, trade winds and currents in the seas around Australia a...
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