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- Cairo (12536 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumb|200px|Although technically in [[Giza]], The Great [[Egyptian Pyramids|Pyramids]] have become ...
2: ...|thirteenth most populous metropolitan area]] in the world. Cairo is located at 30°2' North, 31&de...
4: ...1605;صر) pronounced ''Maşr'' in the local dialect.
6: ...oyed in attempts to invade Cairo or defeated elsewhere by troops sent from Cairo. ([[Mongols]], Crusad...
11: ...gypt, seen as a large bright area centre left of the image, Credit-ESA 2004.]] - Egypt (18830 bytes)
2: |+<big><big>'''جمهوريّة مص...
6: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Flag of the Arab Republic of Egypt 1984.png|125px|Flag of Egy...
10: ...0px" | [[Coat of Arms of Egypt|The Great Seal of the Republic]]<!--
21: | '''Other widely spoken languages'''
40: | from the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<br />[[28 February]], [[192... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
1: ...lay off that city's coast until becoming part of the mainland in [[1525]].
3: |+<big>'''الجمهورية الج...
15: ...anslation): The Revolution by the people and for the people''</small>
25: | '''[[President of Algeria|Head of State]]''' || [[Abdelaziz Bouteflika]], <sma...
27: | '''[[Prime Minister of Algeria|Head of Government]]''' - Jordan (20715 bytes)
1: ...rael the coastlines of the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] and the [[Dead Sea]]. Jordan's main religion is [[Islam]]...
3: ...1606;ّيّة الهاشميّة<br>(Al...
9: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Hashemitearms.jpg|100px|Coat of Arms of Jordan]]
48: | From the [[League of Nations]]<br>
57: | '''[[National anthem]]''' - Andorra (11532 bytes)
28: | '''[[Head of Government]]''': || [[Albert Pintat]]
40: ...'[[Religion]]s''': || [[Roman Catholic]] (established religion)
49: | '''[[National anthem]]''': || ''[[El Gran Carlemany|El Gran Carlemany...
56: ...French [[franc]] and Spanish [[peseta]]. Some of their own currency, 1 [[Andorran_diner|diner]] of 100...
59: ...tax haven]]. Andorra is not to be confused with the [[Andora|Comune di Andora]]. - Iraq (19222 bytes)
1: ...s reported by BBC news, CNN, The New York Times, The Economist)
3: |+<big><big>'''الجمهورية الع...
29: ...Independence]]''' || [[1 October]] [[1919]] from the [[Ottoman Empire]]
30: [[3 October]] [[1932]] from the [[United Kingdom|British]]
32: ...t|GDP]]''' (PPP)<br> - Total ([[2003]])<br> - GDP/head</td><td>[[List of countries by GDP|Ranked 76th]... - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
2: ...Syria]] on the east and north, and [[Israel]] on the south.
4: |+<big><big>'''الجمهوريّة ال...
53: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
66: ...to snow-capped mountains. An Arabic cognate of the word ''laban'' also means "[[yogurt]]".
71: ...volved in the [[Crusades]]. It was then taken by the [[Ottoman Empire]]. - Djibouti (8746 bytes)
2: ...ed Sea, on the [[Arabian Peninsula]], 20 km from the coast of Djibouti, is [[Yemen]].
4: |+<big><big>'''جمهورية جيب...
50: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
51: | ''[[National anthem of Djibouti|Flag song]]''
62: ...ontacts with the Arabs, and adopted [[Islam]] as their religion. - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ...outhwest, [[Chad]] to the west, and [[Libya]] to the northwest.<!--
8: native_name = جمهورية الس...
14: ... = [[Nahnu Jund Allah Jund Al-watan]] ("We Are the Army of God and of Our Land") |
39: established_events = - Date |
40: established_dates = From [[Egypt]] and the [[United Kingdom]] <br> [[January 1]], [[1956]] | - Dahshur (1070 bytes)
1: ...fly for three pyramids, two of which are amongst the oldest, largest and best preserved in [[Egypt]].
3: ... Black Byramid is on display in the main hall of the [[Egyptian Museum]] in [[Cairo]].
5: ...uring its construction, while the Red Pyramid is the world's first "true", or smooth-sided pyramid. - Maine (17312 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Pine Tree State |
30: HighestElev = 1,608 |
36: ...USS Maine|USS ''Maine'']] in honor of the state. The state is chilly, with moderately warm summers but...
38: ...|Portland]] until [[1832]], when it was moved to the more geographically central city of [[Augusta, Ma...
41: The [[capital]] of Maine is [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
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36: ... Virginia'''; it is one of four states which use the name [[commonwealth]].
38: ...while the latter broke away from Virginia during the [[American Civil War]].
40: ...of Virginia. (Historical footnote: both [[William Henry Harrison|Harrison]] and [[Zachary Taylor|Taylo...
44: ...in]], [[Pohick]], [[Monacan]], [[Saponi]], and [[Cherokee]]. - Santa Fe, New Mexico (9224 bytes)
1: ...]] census, it has a population of 62,203. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Santa Fe County, New Mexico|...
3: ...nta Fe is the oldest church structure in the US. The [[adobe]] walls were constructed around A.D. 1610...
5: The elevation of Santa Fe is 2,132 metres (6,996 fee...
7: ...er materials but with stucco surfaces reflecting the historic style.
9: ...nd [[Art gallery|galleries]] line the streets of the city center and Canyon Road. - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
19: ...[Domenico Quaglio the Younger|Quaglio, Domenico, the Younger]], (1787-1837), painter
33: ...[Juda Quastel|Quastel, Juda]], British/Canada biochemist
40: *[[Ivy Queen|Queen, Ivy]], born (1972), "The Queen of Reggaeton"
42: ...linus the Elder|Quellinus, Erasmus, the Elder]], (1607-1678), painter
47: *[[Adolphe Quetelet|Quetelet, Adolphe]], (1796-1874), Belgian astronomer - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ...y [[ellipse|elliptical]] orbits, the [[aphelion|aphelia]] of which may be many times more distant than...
5: ...process, but very old comets which have lost all their [[volatile]] materials may come to resemble ast...
9: ...across, the coma may be larger than the Sun, and the tails can extend over 150 million km (1 [[Astrono...
11: ... Comet on the [[Bayeux Tapestry]], which records the [[Norman conquest]] of [[England]] in [[1066]].{{...
13: ...400px|Comets have highly elliptical orbits. Note the two distinct tails.]] - Meteorology (19082 bytes)
3: ...rth's observed weather is located in the [[troposphere]].
5: ...ic chemistry]] are sub-disciplines of the [[atmospheric sciences]].
10: ...al phenomenon)|halo]] around the moon, without bothering with explanations.
12: ...tant meteorological instruments in [[1780]] with the hair [[hygrometer]], which measures [[humidity]].
14: ...as one of the first Americans to forecast the weather on a daily basis. - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painte...
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian...
16: *[[Rembrandt]], ([[1606]]-[[1669]]), [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[painter]]
22: *[[Hans von Aachen]] ([[1552]]-[[1615]])
27: *[[Andreas Achenbach]] ([[1815]]-[[1910]]) - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ...ic Church]] is taken as a major early example of the conflict of authority and [[freedom of thought]],...
5: ...Italy]], as the son of [[Vincenzo Galilei]], a mathematician and musician.
7: ...nd [[astronomy]] until [[1610]]. During this time he explored science and made many landmark discoveri...
10: ...primary justifications for his description as "father of science."
12: ...o Koyré¬ the law was arrived at deductively, and the experiments were merely illustrative thought expe... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...esman]], [[spy]], [[freemason]] and [[essayist]]. He was knighted in [[1603]], created '''Baron Verula...
4: ...d with occult trends of [[hermeticism]] and [[alchemy]].
8: ...ose sister married William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth.
10: ..., living for three years there with his older brother [[Anthony Bacon]].
12: ...cious intellect, and was accustomed to call him "the young Lord Keeper." - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
1: ...ftTrial.jpg|thumb|A 19th century illustration of the Salem Witch Trials]]
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns ev...
8: *[[1607]]-Settlement of [[Jamestown, Virginia]]
9: *[[1607]]-Settlement of [[Popham Colony]] in [[Maine]]
12: ...]-[[Henry Hudson]], hired by the Dutch, explores the present-day [[Hudson River]]
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