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- Burundi (13403 bytes)
3: ...tries in Africa and in the world. Its small size belies the magnitude of the problems it faces in seek...
13: ...and [[French language|French]]. [[Swahili]] is widely spoken.|
38: established_dates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[July 1]], [[1962]] |
53: ...later a [[United Nations]] Trust Territory under Belgian administrative authority following [[World Wa...
54: ...Burundi from Rwanda in 17th century; other, more reliable sources, suggest that Ntare came from Buha, ... - Marie Curie (5862 bytes)
2: ... early field of [[radiology]] and a two-time [[Nobel laureate]]. She founded the [[Curie Institute|Cur...
5: .... Eventually, with the monetary assistance of her elder sister, she moved to [[Paris]] and studied [[c...
9: ...April 20]], [[1902]]) and then two new [[chemical element]]s. The first they named [[polonium]] after ...
11: ...l]]". She was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize.
13: ...dy of the nature and compounds of this remarkable element". In an unusual move, Curie intentionally di... - Map (10223 bytes)
3: ...hat space. Usually, a map is a [[2D geometric model|two-dimensional, geometrically accurate represent...
9: ... can be powerful rhetorical tools beyond their purely practical value, and this has been the source of...
11: ...ure you it does nearly as well". This conceit is elaborated in a one-paragraph story by [[Jorge Luis ...
13: ...ency internationally renowned for its comprehensively detailed work).
22: ..."upside down". These are primarily intended as novelty and tourist maps. - Egypt (18830 bytes)
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21: | '''Other widely spoken languages'''
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58: ...Mediterranean Sea]] and the [[Red Sea]], respectively. - Africa (35389 bytes)
1: ...mage:Africa satellite orthographic.jpg|thumb|A satellite composite image of Africa]]
12: ...ri, a tribe—possibly [[Berber]]—who dwelt in [[North Africa]] in the Carthage area;
26: ...asterly projection, is a distance (also approximately) of 7,400 km (4,600 miles). The length of coast-...
37: ... [[Nubian kingdom]], and the kingdoms of the [[Sahel]] ([[Ghana]], [[Mali]], and [[Sanghay]]). In the ...
51: ...oss the continent for centuries, often found themselves crossing "borders" that often existed only on ... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
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65: ...l-Maktoom clan of Dubai. The Supreme Council also elects the Council of Ministers, while an appointed ...
67: ...]]. His son, [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan]] was elected president the next day. - Nigeria (19231 bytes)
1: ...s]], and [[Benin City]]. The country's name is unrelated to its African heritage; it was proposed by a...
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59: ... of Benin|Benin]] in the southeast both developed elaborate systems of political organization in the 1... - Ghana (10910 bytes)
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77: ...mmonwealth of Nations]]. Its head of state is an elected president (currently [[John Agyekum Kufuor]]...
85: Well endowed with natural resources, Ghana has twice ... - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
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31: | [[Meles Zenawi]]
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59: ...[Axum]] in the [[first century AD]]. The Persian religious figure [[Mani (prophet)|Mani]] listed Axum ... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
1: ...auritania]] in the southwest, and [[Morocco]] as well as a few kilometers of its annexed territory, [[...
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23: ...04;جزائر<br><small>(El Djazaﲬ Al-Jazੲ)</small><br>1,507,241 <small>(...
25: ...[[President of Algeria|Head of State]]''' || [[Abdelaziz Bouteflika]], <small>''President''</small> - Jordan (20715 bytes)
1: ...f of Aqaba]] and the [[Dead Sea]]. Jordan's main religion is [[Islam]] and its main language is [[Arab...
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69: ...Transjordan. It ended its special defense treaty relationship with the United Kingdom in 1957. - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
12: ... = ''Ry Tanindraza nay malala ô'' (Oh, Our Beloved Fatherland) |
59: ... [[Syria]] during [[World War II]]. After France fell to the [[Germany|Germans]], the [[Vichy]] govern...
66: ...continued, and Tsiranana's successor, Gen. [[Gabriel Ramanantsoa]], resigned on [[February 5]], [[1975...
68: ... system and a high level of illiteracy. National elections in [[1982]] and [[1989]] returned Ratsirak...
70: ...te a growing opposition movement known as [[Hery Velona]] ("Active Forces"). A number of already exist... - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
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66: ...sive population displacement, reduced economic development, and one of Africa's more severe landmine p...
71: ...PC) for its record of religious persecution (see below). - Iraq (19222 bytes)
1: ...Persian Gulf]]. A new transitional government was elected in January [[2005]], following the March 200...
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44: ...n]]'''<br>''(Citizens have [[Freedom of religion|religious freedom]])'' || [[Islam]] - Mali (7755 bytes)
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60: ...ption. In [[2002]] he was succeeded in democratic elections by [[Amadou Toumani Touré]].
64: ...g a prohibition against parties based on ethnic, religious, regional, or gender lines. The National As... - Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
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62: ... dictatorship. In [[1976]] Bokassa proclaimed himself [[emperor]] and was crowned in a lavish and expe... - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
1: ... country within the African continent and is entirely surrounded by [[Senegal]], with the [[Gambia Riv...
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46: | [[For The Gambia Our Homeland]]
48: | '''[[Top-level domain|Internet TLD]]''' - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
2: ...red by [[Syria]] on the east and north, and [[Israel]] on the south.
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32: | [[Najib Mikati]] (resigned after parliamentary elections)
59: | '''[[Top-level domain|Internet TLD]]''' - Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
1: ...ial name in order to prevent confusion between itself and the [[Guinea|Republic of Guinea]].
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22: ...he capital city to [[Buba]], but the plan is unlikely to go forward.)
56: | '''[[Top-level domain|Internet TLD]]''' - South Africa (40100 bytes)
1: ...]. [[Lesotho]] is an independent [[nation]], entirely surrounded by South African territory.
3: ... after a long struggle by the black majority, as well as many white, coloured and Indian South African...
5: ...of South Africa]] is the largest and most well-developed of the entire [[Africa]]n continent, with mod...
9: ... [[Swati language|Swati]], [[Ndebele language|Ndebele]], [[Sesotho language|Southern Sotho]], [[Northe...
11: ...rmined that these languages are prevalent. Nevertheless, their populations are not as such that they r...
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