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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ...[[Spanish language|Spanish]]-speaking country in the world.
17: national_anthem = ''[[Mexicanos, al grito de guerra]]'' |
42: established_events = • Declared<br> • R...
43: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[September 16]], [[18...
62: ...he [[Aztec]], the [[Olmec]], the [[Toltec]], and the [[Maya civilization|Maya]]. - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...e city called Rio de Janeiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
7: ...de an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]].
9: ...and used to be the country's capital until 1960, when [[Bras�a]] took its place.
13: ... of Guanabara was actually the mouth of a river, they called it "Rio de Janeiro", which means January ...
15: - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...ng good looks and mysterious [[death]] would make her a perennial [[sex symbol]] and later a [[pop ico...
4: ...history, Marilyn's beginnings were humble to say the least.
6: ...the theory that Mortensen was in fact her true father.
8: ...yne had seriously considered adopting her, which they could not have done without Gladys's consent.
10: ...rnia|Norwalk]], where Della had died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a mental hospital near [[San Bern... - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
3: ...y have payload space or are rarely detached from their trains, are known as power cars.
5: ...rol cab at the opposite end of the train in the other.
8: ...omotive, rather than in self-propelled vehicles. These include:
11: ...m passengers. This was particularly the case for the '''steam locomotive''', but still has some releva...
12: ...of the motive power unit does not require taking the whole train out of service. - Marco Polo (6716 bytes)
1: ... captured and taken to prison, where he dictated the book ''Il Milione'' about his travels.
3: ==The first voyage==
5: ...h in his empire, to inform the [[Mongols]] about their way of life.
7: ...ch Marco was said to have been born. Regardless, the Polos gained prominence in Venice and are histori...
10: ==The second voyage== - United States (58223 bytes)
1: ...'''the USA''', '''the U.S.''', '''America''', '''the States''', and
2: ... states has a high level of local autonomy under the [[federation|federal]] system.
6: common_name = the United States |
8: image_coat = Great Seal of the US.png|20px |
11: national_anthem = ''[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]'' | - Barbados (21887 bytes)
1: ...[Prime Meridian]], about 434.5 km (270 miles) northeast of [[Venezuela]].
3: ...es and wide [[pastures]] with many good views to the sea.
5: ...UNDP]], the #1 developing country in the world. The island is a major tourist destination.
9: ... Salodoid-Barrancoid—lived in isolation on the island.
11: ...ion]]s. Other Caribs fled the island, moving elsewhere. - East Timor (13677 bytes)
1: ...]] of East Timor situated on the western side of the island, surrounded by [[West Timor]].
3: ...hat year, [[Indonesia]] relinquished control of the territory, which achieved full independence on [[...
5: ...an Catholic]] countries in Asia, the other being the [[Philippines]].
12: ...]], while the surrounding islands came under [[Netherlands|Dutch]] control.
14: ...40,000 and 70,000 Timorese. Following the end of the war, Portuguese control was reinstated. - Tuvalu (11893 bytes)
16: | valign=top | '''[[National anthem]]'''
17: ...anguage|Tuvaluan]]: "Eight Standing Together for the Almighty")''</small>
26: | [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]]
35: | From the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]]<br/>[[October 1]], [[1978...
55: ...level rise]]. The population may evacuate during the next decades to [[New Zealand]], or [[Niue]], a s... - Kuwait (15932 bytes)
2: ... and [[Iraq]] in the north. Kuwait is located in the [[Middle East]].
41: | [[June 19]], [[1961]] from the United Kingdom
49: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
50: | [[Al-Nasheed Al-Watani]]
61: ...ing Iraqi forces. It took several months before the fire could be controlled.]] - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...ira Islands|Madeira and Porto Santo]] (including the [[Savage Islands]]).
5: ...] stretched across the world. After the rise of other colonial powers, Portugal declined.
7: ...he subsequent decades, with a clear slow-down in the last few years.
15: ...stablished in southern Portugal for a long time. The [[Celtic|Celtics]], a later wave of Celts, settle...
17: ...achieved by bribing Lusitanian officials to kill their own leader. During this period, a process of [[... - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...ins widely spoken outside of the country, and is the official language of nearly all [[Central America...
12: ...al_motto = ''[[Plus Ultra]]''<br>([[Latin]]: "Further Beyond") |
13: national_anthem = ''[[Marcha Real]]'' |
19: ...>[[President of the Government of Spain|Pres. of the Gov.]] |
38: established_events = | - Mesa Community College (845 bytes)
1: ...icopa County]] community colleges. Enrollment in the spring of [[2002]] topped 24,000 full- and part-t...
5: The college has one main campus and five branch campu...
6: ...art of [[Mesa, Arizona]], serves the majority of the students
7: * Red Mountain, in northeast Mesa
8: * Williams Gateway, at [[Williams Gateway Airport]] - Alaska (24727 bytes)
8: ...Nickname = The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun |
9: Motto = North to the Future |
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40: ...style="background:#efefef; text-align:center;"|''The Last Frontier''
46: ...U.S. state mammals|State marine mammal]]'''||[[Bowhead Whale]] - California (63989 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Golden State |
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50: Nickname = The Golden State |
64: Fossil = [[Smilodon|Saber-toothed cat]] | - Georgia (U.S. state) (26579 bytes)
8: ... Nickname = Peach State / Empire State of the South |
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36: ...n as the '''Peach State''' or '''Empire State of the South '''.
38: ...ay Charles sang it on the legislative floor when the bill passed.
40: ...ma rufum]]''), and the [[state flower]] is the [[cherokee rose]] (''[[Rosa laevigata]]''). - Maryland (22654 bytes)
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36: ...colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]]. ''See: [[Annapolis Conve...
41: ...[1632]]. The new colony was named in honour of [[Henrietta Maria]], Queen Consort of Charles I.
43: ...tian]]), and is sometimes seen as a precursor to the [[First Amendment]].
45: ...xon line]] which would form the boundary between their two colonies. - Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
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38: ... is a state in the [[United States]], located in the [[U.S. Midwest|Midwest]].
40: ...ea as a whole when Wisconsin became a territory. The state's name is abbreviated '''WI''', '''Wis''', ...
47: ...ed the area until [[1763]], when it was ceded to the British.
49: ... was organized on [[July 3]] [[1836]] and became the 30th state on [[May 29]] [[1848]]. - Nevada (17565 bytes)
25: ...ey Indian Reservation, Jackpot, Mountain City, Owyhee, and West Wendover) are in Pacific</small> |
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37: ...2000, Nevada's population increased 66.3%, while the USA's population increased 13.1%.
39: ...an, as Nevada was admitted into the union during the [[American Civil War]].
41: ...ntial candidates, have informed themselves about the state.) - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Garden State |
30: HighestElev = 550 |
36: ...state is named after the island of [[Jersey]] in the [[English Channel]].
39: ...by the Dutch in 1654 and incorporated into New Netherland.
41: ...ersey) to two friends who had been loyal through the [[English Civil War]]: [[George Carteret|Sir Geor...
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