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- Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...]] from the [[Maliki]] [[Madhhab]] (a school of [[Fiqh]], or Sunni Islamic law), and at times a [[Qadi...
4: ... appellation '''Shams ad-Din''', a title or honorific at times given to the names of scholars particul...
6: ...as the ''Rihla'', or "Journey". Whilst apparently fictional in places, the ''Rihla'' still gives as co...
13: ...which was relatively safe, and he embarked on the first of his detours. Three commonly used routes exi...
15: ...meluks), having encountered a holy man during his first trip who prophesied that Ibn Battuta would onl... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
3: ...t of the organization, are able and willing to fulfill these obligations. The General Assembly determi...
5: ...[[World War II]], to refer to the [[Allies]]. Its first formal use was in the [[1942]] [[Declaration b...
20: ...I]], the [[Allies]] used the term "United Nations Fighting Forces" to refer to their alliance. From Au...
24: ...945]], after the Charter had been ratified by the five permanent members of the [[United Nations Secur...
26: ...y architech [[Oscar Niemeyer]]. UN headquarters officially opened on [[January 9]], [[1951]]. While th... - Africa (35389 bytes)
16: ...'ph'' to ''f'' in Greek is datable to about the [[first century]], so this cannot really be the origin...
18: ... was considered part of Asia by the ancients, and first assigned to Africa by the geographer [[Ptolemy...
26: ...; W, the westernmost point, to [[Ras Hafun]] in [[Somalia]], 51°27′52″ E, the most easterly...
55: ...acial based categorization and philosophies was a fixture of the European culture of that time. The te...
57: ...nd determining ones ancestoral past based on superficial features was highly innaccurate. - Sub-Saharan Africa (3920 bytes)
7: ...onsidered part of Africa. According to this classification scheme, the countries of sub-Saharan Africa...
24: * [[Somalia]]
64: * [http://travel.state.gov/tips_sub-saharanafica.html USA State department travel tips] - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...f Mexico]], and the [[Caribbean Sea]]. Two of the fifty states, [[Alaska]], an [[exclave]], and [[Hawa...
12: official_languages = [[Languages in the United States|...
35: ...titution''']]<br> - completed<br> - ratified<br> - effective|
52: ...economic]], [[political]], [[military]], [[scientific]], [[technological]] and [[cultural]] matters.
57: [[Image:George-Washington.jpg|thumb|250px|left|First [[President of the United States]], [[George W... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
55: *[[Somalia]] - [[Mogadishu, Somalia|Mogadishu]]
109: * [[Philippines]] (Filipinas) - [[Manila]]
137: * [[Bulgaria]] - [[Sofia]]
141: * [[Finland]] - [[Helsinki]]
217: * [[Bolivia]] - [[Sucre]] (official capital), [[La Paz]] (seat of government) - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
17: <tr><td>[[Amsterdam]] <td>[[Netherlands]] (official)
62: <tr><td>[[Colombo]] <td>[[Sri Lanka]] (official)
73: <tr><td>[[Dodoma]] <td>[[Tanzania]] (official)
90: <tr><td>[[Helsinki]] <td>[[Finland]]
136: <tr><td>[[Mogadishu]] <td>[[Somalia]] - Djibouti (8746 bytes)
2: ... north, [[Ethiopia]] in the west and south, and [[Somalia]] in the southeast. The remainder of the border i...
19: | '''[[Official language]]s'''
70: ...resident of the tiny Horn of Africa nation, the official news agency, Agence Djiboutienne d'Informatio...
72: ...s second president, Guelleh was first elected to ofice in 1999, taking over from his uncle, Hassan Gou...
77: ...ch consists of 65 members which are elected every five years. - Zebra (3444 bytes)
22: ...helli'') is the most common, and has or had about five subspecies distributed across much of southern ...
25: ... Plains Zebra. It has two subspecies and is classified as endangered.
29: ...f the semi-arid [[grassland]]s of [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], and northern [[Kenya]]. It is endangered too. - Giraffe (8140 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Giraffidae]]}}
16: ...], but is placed in a separate family, the [[Giraffidae]], consisting only of the giraffe and its clos...
20: ...er the legs. Range: northeastern Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia.
25: ...rown, blotched or rectangular spots with poorly defined cream lines. Hocks may be spotted. Range: Ugan...
36: Modifications to the giraffe's structure have evolved, p... - Camel (3819 bytes)
32: Humans first domesticated camels many thousands of years ag...
34: ... are domesticated animals (mostly in [[Sudan]], [[Somalia]], [[India]] and nearby countries). There is, how... - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
14: ...ns. From the time of the [[First dynasty of Egypt|First dynasty]] or before, the Egyptians [[Mining|mi...
16: ...e roots of the [[Scientific method#History|Scientific method]] may be traced back to the ancient Egypt...
25: ...2900 BC|2900 BCE]] - [[Senet]], world's oldest confirmed [[board game]]
53: ...AO/bswbao0804ancient.html] from the [[1st century|first]] or [[2nd century|second century]] found in t...
55: ...chievements. Certain artifacts and records do not fit with conventional technological development syst... - Minnesota (26682 bytes)
10: OfficialLang = None |
39: ...on known as the [[Upper Midwest]]. The most significant [[metropolitan area]] is known as the [[Minne...
51: According to local tradition, the first [[Europe]]an visitors were [[Sweden|Swedish]] ...
54: ... the [[Louisiana Purchase]], although the exact definition of that land was not assessed for many year...
59: ...os]] which have been said to be among the most profitable in the country. The earliest [[Europe]]an e... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...e increasingly awkward. Time zones partially rectified the problem by setting the clocks of a region t...
6: ...e zones are relative. UTC is, nevertheless, the official term for today's atomically measured time as ...
24: Note: The time zone adjustment for a specific location may vary due to the use of [[daylight s...
31: ... About [[August 23]], [[1852]], time signals were first transmitted by telegraph from the [[Royal Gree...
33: ...me to be observed nationally, and was perhaps the first country to do so. It was based on the longitud... - History of the United States (1988-present2) (20668 bytes)
10: ...e USSR was officially disbanded, breaking up into fifteen constituent parts. The [[Cold War]] was over...
14: ...d economic stagnation, while at the same time benefitting U.S. consumers and corporations. The [[North...
16: ...Certain states such as [[North Korea]] were classified as "rogue" for undertaking actions the U.S. cla...
21: ...ern countries, became painfully clear to the U.S. first in the aftermath of the [[1973 energy crisis|1...
23: ...to continue talks. Iraq and Kuwait then met for a final negotiation session, which failed. Saddam then... - List of politics by country articles (10131 bytes)
25: ...[[Politics of Fiji|Fiji]] - [[Politics of Finland|Finland]] - [[Politics of France|France]] - [[Politi...
65: ...Islands|Solomon Islands]] - [[Politics of Somalia|Somalia]] - [[Politics of South Africa|South Africa]] - [...
89: ... country but the [[Scottish Parliament]] has significant powers, so Scotland is listed separately. - January 2 (10888 bytes)
7: ...ius became [[Pope]] [[Pope John II|John II]], the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the...
19: *[[1879]] - [[Fred Spofforth]] claims the first [[Hat-trick]] in [[test cricket]] on the [[Syd...
21: *[[1890]] - [[Alice Sanger]] becomes the first female staffer for the [[White House]].
27: *[[1921]] - The first religious [[radio]] broadcast ([[KDKA AM]] in ...
37: *[[1949]] - [[Luis MuMar�] became the first democratically elected [[Governor of Puerto Ri... - Baboon (5672 bytes)
22: ...found in Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia). Many authors distinguish ''P. hamadryas'' as a...
29: ...ng the males depends partially on the ranking and fights between males is not unusual. There are howev...
30: ...t such opportunities it often comes to aggressive fights under the males, yet some succeed in again an...
32: ...ls are waened and to reach the sexual maturity in five to eight years. If they leave their birth group... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
4: ... created by [[fishermen]] who returned to port to find the area surrounding the [[harbor|harbour]] dev...
14: ... earthquakes; as well as collapses of volcanic edifices, may also disturb the overlying water column a...
21: ...lves of water. The leading edge of a tsunami superficially resembles a breaking wave but behaves diffe...
32: ... in the open ocean but the wave would still be difficult to outrun.
36: ...mi that hit Hawaii on [[April 1]], [[1946]] had a fifteen-minute interval between wave fronts. The nat... - Ostrich (8135 bytes)
22: ... insulation. There are claws on two of the wings' fingers.
28: == Classification and distribution ==
34: ...th north and south of the equatorial forest zone. Five subspecies can be distinguished:
38: ...hanes'' in [[Ethiopia]], Northern [[Kenya]] and [[Somalia]]
50: ... is famous for hiding its head in the sand at the first sign of danger. The Roman writer, [[Pliny the...
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