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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
9: ...n area of 1256 km? (485 sq. miles). The larger [[metropolitan area]] population is estimated at 10-13 ...
15: ...s formed with nearby native tribes to defend the settlement against invaders - neighbor [[Niter, f...
17: The exact place of Rio's foundation is at the feet of now world famous Sugar Loaf mountain (P㯭de-A...
21: ...] nobles, fleeing from [[Napoleon]]'s invasion of Portugal, moved in. The kingdom's capital was transfered t...
23: ...Rio de Janeiro as the capital of his new empire, yet the city region was losing importance - economic ... - Ukulele (6345 bytes)
1: ...ge|Hawai'ian]] spelling ''''ukulele''' is also sometimes seen.
3: ...re in the 1880s as acombination of the Madeiran [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[Cavaquinho|braguinha]] and raj㯮 ...
5: ...nd Son Reunion: the Braguinha Meets the Ukulele" returned to the ukulele to its ancestral home of Made...
7: In [[1879]] three 'ukulele makers arrived from Portugal in Hawai'i. One of these, Manuel Nunes, was Bill...
11: ...(re-entrant), so it is [[pitch (music)|pitch]]ed between the E- and A-strings. In the past, it was not... - Africa (35389 bytes)
3: ...after [[Asia]]. At about 30,244,050 [[square kilometre|km²]] (11,677,240 [[square mile|mi²]]...
5: ==Etymology==
18: ...thmus of Suez]] and the [[Red Sea]] the boundary between [[Asia]] and Africa. As [[Europe]]ans came to...
24: ...r outline an area, of c. 30,244,050 [[square kilometre|km<sup>2</sup>]] (11,677,240 [[square mile|mi<s...
37: ...es ever formed. Other [[civilization]]s include [[Ethiopia]], the [[Nubian kingdom]], and the kingdoms... - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
1: ...e [[Anglo-Ethiopian Agreement]] in December 1944. Ethiopia was historically called Abyssinia.
4: |+<big>'''Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia'''</big><br>
10: ..." | [[Image:Ethiopia flag large.png|125px|Flag of Ethiopia]]
11: ...er" width="140px" | [[Image:Ethiopia_COA.png|90px|Ethiopia COA]]
13: ...="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Ethiopia|In Detail]]) - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
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53: ... island after his ship became separated from a fleet going to [[India]]. In the late 17th century, the...
55: ...h had been important in Madagascar's economy. In return, the island received British military and fina...
57: ...ench protectorate over Madagascar in [[1885]] in return for eventual control over [[Zanzibar]] (now pa... - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
10: ...center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of The Gambia|In Detail]])
31: ...es by area|Ranked 158th]]<br>10,380 [[square kilometre|km²]]<br>11.5%
48: | '''[[Top-level domain|Internet TLD]]'''
57: ...]], and [[ivory]]. In the [[15th century]], the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] took over this trade using maritime ...
59: ...as confirmed by letters patent from [[Queen Elizabeth I]]. In [[1618]], [[King James I]] granted a cha... - Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
1: ...ry's official name in order to prevent confusion between itself and the [[Guinea|Republic of Guinea]].
10: ...ter" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Guinea-Bissau|In Detail]])
31: ... by area|Ranked 133rd]] <br> 36,120 [[square kilometre|km²]] <br> 12% / Negligible
43: | (from Portugal)
56: | '''[[Top-level domain|Internet TLD]]''' - Sierra Leone (10596 bytes)
10: ...nter" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Sierra Leone|In Detail]])
22: | [[Freetown]]
28: ... by area|Ranked 116th]] <br> 71,740 [[square kilometre|km?]] <br> 0.2%
45: | '''[[Top-level domain|Internet TLD]]'''
54: ...source for [[slave|slaves]], but in [[1787]] [[Freetown]] was established as a city for former slaves ... - Guyana (12153 bytes)
10: ...gn="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Guyana|In Detail]])
21: | [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]]
30: ... by area|Ranked 81st]] <br> 214,970 [[square kilometre|km²]] <br> 8.4%
33: ...r> - 700,000 of which 230,000 live in [[Georgetown]] ([[2002]])
53: | '''[[Top-level domain|Internet TLD]]''' - Malawi (22306 bytes)
1: ...t a third of the country's territory and it is stretched through most of its eastern border. The origi...
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51: Although the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] reached the area in the [[16th centu... - Angola (15614 bytes)
1: ...blic of the Congo|Congo-Brazzaville]]. A former [[Portugal|Portuguese]] colony, it has considerable natural ...
38: established_events = From [[Portugal]] |
42: ...me_zone = [[Central European Time|CET]] |
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45: utc_offset_DST = +1 | - Zambia (24496 bytes)
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49: ...n the [[15th century]], with the greatest influx between the late [[17th century|17th]] and early [[19...
51: ... centuries. After the mid-19th century, it was penetrated by Western explorers, missionaries, and trad... - Hawaii (34434 bytes)
39: ...lows, most notably from [[Kilauea|Kīlauea]]. Ethnically, it is the only state that does not have ...
46: ...ehameha III meaning, "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness." It was also the motto of...
51: Nineteen islands and atolls extending across a distance...
56: ...ount Waialeale|Mount Waiʻaleʻale]] the wettest place on earth; it averages 11.7 m (460 in) o...
64: .... Local chiefs called [[alii|alii]] ruled their settlements and fought to extend their sway and defen... - Macau (16856 bytes)
26: |Handover from [[Portugal]] to the [[People's Republic of China]]
34: | '''[[Top-level domain|Internet TLD]]''' || [[.mo]]
40: ...hina, dating back to the [[16th century]]. The [[Portugal|Portuguese]] government transferred [[sovereignty...
42: ...bitants of Macau. But narrowly, it refers to an [[ethnic group]] in Macau originating from Portuguese ...
44: ... to the city. [[Ferry]] service by [[hydrofoil]] between Hong Kong and Macau is available 24 hours a d... - Caste (32815 bytes)
1: ...the [[social division]] in [[Hinduism|Hindu]] society, particularly in [[India]].
5:
20: ... sacred texts, and also that of interpreting and determining the law and the rules of caste. Shudras w...
27: ... are responsible for all religious affairs of society, and must endure 12 years studying the [[Vedas]]...
29: ...ey are not presently considered the rulers of society, but in the past they have often shaped the path... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...[[Puritans]] of [[New England]], the gold-hungry settlers of [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]], and th...
11: ... an entirely different landmass. [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]] quickly mounted an effort of colonization and c...
13: ... lands were relatively close to Europe, Spain and Portugal had taken little interest in them, so as far as t...
16: ...h Monarchs|Queen]] [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth]]. At this time, however, there was no official ...
25: ...alled [[Virginia]] (named in honor of Queen Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen"). It lay on an island in t... - List of popes (77758 bytes)
1: ...thumb|Popes buried in [[St. Peter's Basilica|St. Peter's]]]]
4: ...have been either 265 or 266 popes, depending on whether a source counts [[#Notes on numbering of popes...
6: ...taly]], [[Archbishop]] and [[metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] of the Roman Province'' and ''[[Servus...
21: ...wspan="2" | '''[[Pope Peter]]'''<br><small>Saint Peter</small>
22: | '''Petrus''', <small>Head of the Church</small> - Mother's Day (4660 bytes)
1: ... held up for eight days because of the number of letters and cards.
13: ''Let women now leave all that may be left of home<br>
15: ''Let them meet first, as women, to bewail and commemorate the de...
16: ''Let them solemnly take counsel with each other as to ...
22: ...t of [[East Asia]], Mother's Day is a heavily marketed and commercialised concept copied straight from... - Sodalite (4894 bytes)
5: ....jpg|250px|Detail of a sodalite slab]]<br><small>Detail of a sodalite slab</small>
9: |Category||[[Mineral]]
15: | Colour || Rich royal blue, green, yellow, violet, white veining common
41: !colspan=2|Major varieties
43: |Hackmanite||[[Tenebrescence|Tenebrescent]]; violet-red or green fading to white - History of India (31279 bytes)
5: ... the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], which peaked between the [[26th century BC|2600 BC]] and the [[20t...
20: ...ered out by the European powers. Initial rivalry between the French and the English companies finally ...
26: ...f the country. Nonetheless, it has held itself together as a [[secular]] democracy. India has unresolv...
36: ... called the Harappan civilization, which thrived between [[2800 BC|2800 BCE]] and [[1800 BC|1800 BCE]]...
38: ..., these difficult conditions were also a great asset to the development of its early civilizations. Th...
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