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  1. Burundi (13403 bytes)
    1: ... of [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its [[Bantu languages|Bantu]] language, [[Kirun...
    3: ...he poorest and most conflict-ridden countries in Africa and in the world. Its small size belies the ma...
    10: ... = Unit鬠Travail, Progr賠([[French language|French]]: Unity, Work, Progress) |
    13: ...[Kirundi language|Kirundi]] and [[French language|French]]. [[Swahili]] is widely spoken.|
    38: established_dates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[July 1]], [[1962]] |
  2. Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
    3: ...known as "The Black Venus." She became a [[France|French]] [[citizen]] in [[1937]].
    7: ...as adorned with a [[diamond]] collar. The leopard frequently escaped into the orchestra pit, where it ...
    9: ...e [[United States|U.S.]], she would have suffered from the [[racism|racial]] prejudices common to the ...
    13: ...isoned, she managed to excuse herself and escaped from the chalet through a laundry chute. After the w...
    15: Yet despite her popularity in France, she was never really able to obtain the same...
  3. Crumhorn (1946 bytes)
    4: The name derives from the [[German language|German]] ''krumhorn'' (or...
    6: ...ds in a curve, so that the instrument resembles a banana, or more prosaically, the letter J.
  4. Belize (11927 bytes)
    1: ...lf of Honduras]] to the east. The name is derived from [[Belize City]], the former capital and largest...
    42: | '''[[Independence]]''' From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]
    50: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || ''[[Land of the Free]]''
    63: ... in 1638. Another possibility is that the name is from the Maya word belix, meaning "muddy water", app...
    81: [[Image:BelizeNumbered.png|125px|framed|]]
  5. Guatemala (8475 bytes)
    39: | from [[Spain]]
    60: From the [[4th century|4th]] to the [[11th century]]...
    65: This confederation fell apart in a war from [[1838]] to [[1840]], and Guatemala became an i...
    67: ...ing to successive successful democratic elections from [[1985]] to date. The most recent democratic el...
    81: [[Image:Gt-map.jpg|framed|Map of Guatemala]]
  6. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
    28: | Sir [[Frederick Ballantyne]]
    59: ...lph Abercromby]] crushed a revolt fomented by the French radical Victor Hugues. More than 5,000 black ...
    63: ...e council created in 1925, and universal adult suffrage granted in 1951.
    67: ...l damage. In 1980 and 1987, hurricanes devastated banana and coconut plantations; 1998 and 1999 also saw v...
    91: [[Agriculture]], dominated by banana production, is the most important sector of this ...
  7. South Carolina (11968 bytes)
    42: ... off in 1729. The state declared its independence from Great Britain and set up its own government on ...
    44: ... the [[American Civil War | Civil War]]. Students from [[The Citadel]] were among those firing the fir...
    67: *29.5% [[African American|Black]]
    73: ... largest ancestry groups in South Carolina are [[African American]] (29.5%), [[United States|American]...
    97: ... thought to contain remnants of old coastal dunes from a time when the land was sunken, or the oceans ...
  8. Spider (29039 bytes)
    11: ...er [[Mesothelae]]'''<br /> <!-- Families missing from this list: Microstigmatidae, Nemesiidae, Barych...
    79: ... [[Liphistiidae]], rarely seen burrowing spiders from Asia. The study of spiders is known as [[arachn...
    81: ... strong [[protein]] strand extruded by the spider from [[spinneret]]s on the end of the abdomen. All ...
    106: ...age (Foelix, 1996). A spider does not transition from the nymph to the imago until it has become sexu...
    114: ...s 'palpi'), the small, leg-like appendages on the front of his [[cephalothorax]], into the sperm, abso...
  9. Tree (23723 bytes)
    20: ...e tree, and used to date cores or even wood taken from trees in the past; this practice is known as th...
    22: ...biomass and absorbing [[water]] and [[nutrients]] from the [[soil]]. Above ground, the trunk gives hei...
    30: ...ly disregarded as unreliable, fantasy or outright fraud. The following are now accepted as the top fiv...
    41: ...l. Some past exaggerated measurements also result from measuring the complete next-to-bark measurement...
    63: ... taken from the edge to the centre of the tree or from entire cross-sections. Accurate determination i...
  10. Barbecue (24807 bytes)
    6: ...g is barbecuing except when it means double-sided frying with something like a [[sandwich toaster]] or...
    8: ...ooking, including grilling, as barbecue, which is frowned upon by purists in some areas. The device us...
    10: ...dispersed to the sides or at significant distance from the grate. Alternately, an apparatus called a ...
    23: ...g, and/or flavored in numerous ways after removed from the heat.
    26: ... off to the side and almost always under a cover, frequently with added smoke for additional flavor.
  11. Cheerleading (7470 bytes)
    19: *'''Hurdler''' The free leg is either forward (a front hurdler), or sideways (a side hurdler.) The be...
    23: ... similar to the hurdler, except that there are no front herkies and the bent knee is out sideways.
    27: ... stand up on 7-8. Other approaches include power, banana, and double whip (actually two or more jumps.)
    30: * Quite a few moves are borrowed from dances ([[Breakdancing|Breakdancing/Hip Hop]]) ...
    50: ...ew minutes on the floor a squad covers everything from stunting to tumbling to dancing.
  12. Tarantula (17481 bytes)
    129: ...ers, were fairly large, out in the open, and were frequently seen running around, which drew attention...
    141: ...nited States]], [[Asia]], [[Southern Europe]], [[Africa]] and the [[Middle East]].
    143: ...bananas and is one of several spiders called the "banana spider". It is not a tarantula but it is fairly l...
    146: ...ave 10-inch leg spans. On the average, they weigh from 2 to 3 ounces (60-90 grams). The largest specie...
    148: ...pecies have more extensive colour scheme, ranging from cobalt blue ('''[[cobalt blue tarantula]]''', '...
  13. Lute (15915 bytes)
    1: ...ud]]. The words 'lute' and 'oud' are both derived from [[Arabic language|Arabic]] ''al&lsquo;ud'', "th...
    7: ...wood, somewhat tapered, that are held in place by friction in holes through the ''peg box''. (There ar...
    9: ... be replaced frequently. A few additional partial frets of wood are usually glued to the body of the i...
    11: .... The courses are numbered sequentially, counting from the highest pitched, so that the ''chantrelle''...
    15: ...s. (Some modern players use a simple loop of yarn from the tuning head around the player's neck and ba...
  14. Avocado (6755 bytes)
    2: ... [[Image:Avocado.jpeg|240px]] | caption = Avocado fruit (cv. 'Fuerte'); <br/>left: whole, right: in se...
    15: ...nd green skin. The avocado tree does not tolerate freezing temperatures, and so can be grown only in s...
    17: ...iant [[ground sloth]]s or [[Gomphothere]]s). This fruit with its mildly toxic pit, co-evolved with tho...
    21: ...fluence of [[ethylene (plant hormone)]] gas). The fruit can be left on the tree until required, rather...
    29: ...ant from seed, although it will not normally bear fruit indoors; people enjoy it for its greenery. It ...
  15. Chimpanzee (10645 bytes)
    17: ...]], living in [[West Africa|West]] and [[Central Africa]]. Its cousin, the [[Bonobo]] or Pygmy Chimpan...
    20: A full grown adult male chimpanzee can weigh from 35-70 kg (75-155 pounds) and stand 0.9-1.2 m (3...
    26: ...e exposed skin of the face, hands and feet varies from pink to very dark in both species but is genera...
    30: ...uro-Arabic societal consciousness, mainly through fragmented and sketchy accounts of European adventur...
    32: ...of these early trans-continental chimpanzees came from Angola and was presented as a gift to the Princ...
  16. Antalya (20816 bytes)
    7: ...mpos]], [[Adrasan]] and [[Kekova]] can be reached from the sea by Blue voyagers.
    16: Records from the [[Hittite]] period (when the first recorded...
    22: ...had entered the sovereignty of [[Lydia]]n Kingdom from 7th century BC. The reign of the kingdom of Lyd...
    24: ...talya had reached beyond the city walls. Starting from 7th century, the Muslim Arabs had started to be...
    31: ...y a wall and the gates of the walls are closed on Friday nights. The Greeks live in a different neighb...
  17. Perennial plant (3124 bytes)
    3: ...are always perennials. Perennials that flower and fruit only once and then die are termed '''''[[monoc...
    5: ... plants are [[deciduous]] perennials. Regrowth is from existing stem tissue. In many parts of the worl...
    9: ...minate many natural [[ecosystem]]s on land and in fresh water, with only a very few (e.g. ''[[Zostera]...
    13: ...vergreen perennials include ''[[Begonia]]'' and [[banana]].
  18. Hamster (25289 bytes)
    9: {{Taxobox_infraordo_entry | taxon=[[Myodonta]]}}
    21: ... Most have expandable cheek pouches, which reach from their cheeks to their shoulders. Hamsters are s...
    28: ...o breed and keep, they are usually only available from breeders, and therefore limited to serious rode...
    34: ...he hamster can get its leg caught in the bars and fracture it. On the other hand, bars (the cage shoul...
    38: ...ironment for the hamster, although you must check frequently to ensure that the hamster is not gnawing...
  19. Squash (fruit) (4665 bytes)
    22: ...he summer, while the skin is still tender and the fruit relatively small. They are consumed almost imm...
    24: ...m ''winter squash'' is used here to differentiate from ''summer squash,'' it is also commonly used to ...
    28: Besides the fruits, squash seeds, blossoms, and tendrils are als...
    36: ...rcup and Mooregold. On this species the peduncle (fruit stem) is spongy and swollen, not ridged.
    45: ...hes DSC01081.jpg|left|thumb|Squashes grow hanging from a network of stalks]]
  20. Slugs (3980 bytes)
    14: ...; the garden slug, ''Arion hortensis''; and the [[banana slug]], ''Ariolimax columbianus''.
    24: ...oot to the edges,the thick mucus spreads out from front to back.
    27: which prevent the slug from sliding down vertical surfaces. Mucus also prov...
    36: [[Frog]]s, [[toad]]s, [[hedgehog]]s, and some birds an...
    45: * [[Banana slug]]

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