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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: ...[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ...[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portugues...
11: *[[Francisco Alvarez]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]]...
25: *[[Samuel Baker]], Africa - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
50: ...lio Aguinaldo|Aguinaldo, Emilio]], (1869-1964), [[Philippines]] independence fighter - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
4: ...nt) and Ira Pittman, a poor mill worker who moved from town to town in search of work. As a child, Bes...
8: After a friend offered her a ride in an airplane, a thrilled...
10: ..., and association with the wealthy elite, she was frequently interviewed by the press and she made up ...
14: ...General Tomoyuki Yamashita]]'s surrender in the [[Philippines]], then was the first woman to enter [[Japan]] af...
16: ... is the only woman to ever receive the Gold Medal from the [[Federation Aeronautique Internationale]].... - Kuan Yin (8111 bytes)
4: ...Kanzeon'''; the spelling '''Kwannon''', resulting from an obsolete system of romanization, is sometime...
10: ...er Buddhism was first introduced into the country from the mid-7th century.
12: ...ful, white-robed woman, a depiction which derives from the earlier ''[[Pandaravasini]]'' form.
16: ...k together again. With eleven heads gazing to the front and sides, Avalokiteshvara possesses the uniqu...
68: ...ern Ocean' and 'Kuan Yin (of/on) the Island' stem from this tradition. - Hydrangea (4213 bytes)
15: ...plant]]s native to southern and eastern [[Asia]] (from [[Japan]] to [[China]], the [[Himalaya]] and [[...
17: Hydrangeas produce [[flower]]s from early [[Spring (season)|spring]] to late [[autu...
19: ...t accumulate [[aluminium]]. Aluminium is released from acidic soils, and forms complexes in the hydran...
37: ...angea scandens]]''. Southern Japan south to the [[Philippines]].
44: ...nly flower on 'old wood'. Thus new wood resulting from pruning will not produce flowers the following ... - Manuscript (5266 bytes)
3: ... fire and inscribed with a metal stylus. In the [[Philippines]], for example, as early as [[900]]CE, specimen d...
8: ...r]]. In Russia [[birch bark documents]] as old as from the 11th century have survived.
10: ...s in a [[scriptorium]], each making a single copy from an original that was declaimed aloud.
16: ... language|Greek]] or [[Latin]] and usually dating from the [[4th century]] to the [[8th century]], are... - Nose flute (4426 bytes)
3: In [[Zaire]], [[southern Africa]], it is played by eight different ethnic grou...
5: ...e for the [[nostril]] can be on the side, just in front of the nodal wall, or in the center of the nod...
9: ...nd, and the disposition of the fingerholes differ from node to vent hole so two alternating scales can...
11: ...ng various scales. Some players take a filter tip from a [[cigarette]] and plug the other unused nostr...
15: ...tive [[bamboo]], so their nose flutes were carved from a soft stone similar to [[soapstone]]. If a [[g... - Volcano (27295 bytes)
4: The name "volcano" has its origin from the name of [[Vulcan (god)|Vulcan]], a god of f...
18: ...'[[Volcanic cones]]''' or [[cinder cone]]s result from eruptions that throw out mostly small pieces of...
41: ...tive" volcano. The lifespan of a volcano can vary from months to several million years, making such a ...
43: ...to note that the span of recorded history differs from region to region; in the [[Mediterranean]], rec...
47: ...tone as extinct. In fact, because the caldera has frequent earthquakes, a very active geothermal syste... - Asia (16910 bytes)
4: ...defined by subtracting the [[Europe]]an peninsula from Eurasia. [[geology|Geologically]] and [[geograp...
6: ...sia and Europe: the demarcation between Asia and Africa is the [[isthmus]] of [[Suez Canal|Suez]]. The...
12: ...o the Semitic word 'erebu', which means "to set". From a Middle Eastern perspective, the east (Asia) i...
24: ...rderline cases between Asia and Europe, Asia and Africa and Asia and Oceania.
64: ... the countries of [[Malaysia]], [[Brunei]], the [[Philippines]], [[Singapore]] and [[Indonesia]] ([[Bicontinent... - United States (58223 bytes)
36: established_dates = From [[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]], [[1776]]<br>[...
58: ...on of the Americas]], [[thirteen colonies]] split from Great Britain and formed the United States, the...
60: ... the [[Emancipation Proclamation]], mandating the freedom of all slaves in states in rebellion, though...
62: ...r of overseas possessions, from [[Cuba]] to the [[Philippines]], though it gave up most of these over time. ''S...
70: ... American people. Americans enjoy [[universal suffrage]]. ''More information at the Main article: [[P... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
7: ==[[Africa]]==
8: Africa is a continent in the systems with 5 or more c...
17: *[[Central African Republic]] (Centrafrique) - [[Bangui]]
42: *[[Mayotte]] - [[Mamoutzou]] (France)
48: ...R鵮ion]] - [[Saint-Denis, R鵮ion|Saint-Denis]] (France) - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
33: <tr><td>[[Bangui]] <td>[[Central African Republic]]
44: <tr><td>[[Bloemfontein]] <td>[[South Africa]] (judicial)
58: <tr><td>[[Cape Town]] <td>[[South Africa]] (legislative)
80: <tr><td>[[Freetown]] <td>[[Sierra Leone]]
130: <tr><td>[[Manila]] <td>[[Philippines|The Philippines]] - Brunei (7197 bytes)
1: ...and]] of [[Borneo]], in [[southeast Asia]]. Apart from its coastline with the [[South China Sea]], it ...
50: | 673 ''('''080''' from Malaysia)''
55: ...was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[protectorate]] from [[1888]] to [[1984]].
60: ...e early 1960's and was put down by British troops from Singapore. A garrison of [[Gurkha]] soldiers ar...
84: ...ncome from overseas investment supplements income from domestic production. The government provides fo... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...y, it remains a one-party [[authoritarian]] state from its true communist days.
15: ...time in a century, and there was development of infrastructure, industry, healthcare, and education, w...
19: ...r. Mao remained head of the Party but was removed from day to day management of economic affairs which...
23: ...ut) and a much wider range of personal rights and freedoms for average Chinese as evidence of the succ...
27: ...ost Chinese dissidents living abroad, many people from Hong Kong or Taiwan, ethnic minorities like Tib... - East Timor (13677 bytes)
5: ...tholic]] countries in Asia, the other being the [[Philippines]].
19: ...ETILIN]] party, which received some vocal support from the [[People's Republic of China]], was communi...
23: ...]], the East Timorese voted for full independence from Indonesia, but violent clashes, instigated prim...
34: ...to a five-year term. The number of seats can vary from a minimum of 52 to a maximum of 65, though it e...
59: ... the south the [[Timor Sea]] separates the island from [[Australia]], while to the west lies the Indon... - Palau (8171 bytes)
2: ...00 km east of the [[Philippines]]. Having emerged from [[United Nations]] trusteeship (administered by...
56: ...le retaining their independence. This "Compact of Free Association" was a hotly debated issue that Pal...
88: ... Islands (Palau)|Southwest Islands]], some 600 km from the main islands, is also part of the country.
91: ...age humidity is 82%, and although rain falls more frequently between July and October, there is still ...
96: ...s, and the willingness of foreigners to finance infrastructure development. - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
43: | From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<br>[[August 31]], [[1...
66: ...wly-built [[Putrajaya]]</small><br> <small>2. 020 from [[Singapore]]</small>
76: The earliest recorded Malay kingdoms grew from coastal city-ports established in the [[10th ce...
78: ...by a prince (Parameswara) from Palembang who fled from the island Temasek (now known as Singapore). Wi...
82: ...formed. These settlements were collectively ruled from the [[British East India Company]] seat of gove... - Kuwait (15932 bytes)
41: | [[June 19]], [[1961]] from the United Kingdom
65: ...igrated to the northern shore of the Persian Gulf from the Najd, their famine-stricken homeland in cen...
66: .... The current rulers of the country are descended from Sabah I, who was chosen by the community, which...
68: ...was occupied by tribes and used for spice trading from [[India]]. By the [[18th century]], most of the...
70: ...8 (largely due to the desire for Iraqi protection from Shiite [[Iran]]), Kuwait was invaded and annexe... - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...e cities of [[Ceuta]] and [[Melilla]] in [[north Africa]], and a number of uninhabited islands on the ...
58: ...in the sense that they are not known to have come from elsewhere), consisting of a number of separate ...
70: ...s present languages, religion, and laws originate from this Roman period.
73: ...frica. Much of Spain's distinctive art originates from this seven-hundred-year period, and many Arabic...
81: ...but the uncontrolled influx of goods and minerals from [[Spanish colonization of the Americas|Spanish ... - Hawaii (34434 bytes)
39: ...o grow due to active [[lava]] flows, most notably from [[Kilauea|Kīlauea]]. Ethnically, it is the...
51: ...of the island chain. These islands are, in order from the northwest to southeast, Niihau, Kauai, O...
54: ...iian Islands were formed by [[volcano]]es arising from the sea floor through a vent described in geolo...
58: The movement of the Hawaiian royal family from the Island of Hawaii to Maui and subsequently t...
64: ...to extend their sway and defend their communities from predatory rivals. Warfare was endemic. The gen...
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