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  1. Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
    20: | '''[[Official language]]'''
    21: | [[Spanish language|Spanish]] (Official), ([[English language|English]] and indigenous l...
    35: ...chasing_Power_Parity|PPP]])<br />&nbsp;- Total ([[2003]]):<br />&nbsp;- GDP/head:
    50: | ''[[Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera]]''
    61: ...ntly been redefined to include the [[Isthmo-Colombian]] area, defined by the presence of groups that s...
  2. Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
    1: ... argued that a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
    5: ...ty of peoples throughout time; see '''[[Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact]]''', one of the most cons...
    9: ...]]es, [[bacteria]], and [[parasite]]s, and beneficial to humans, such as [[tomato]]es, [[potato]]es, [...
    11: ...ions gave to Western expansion and culture. [[Italian American]]s hail Columbus as an icon of their he...
    13: ...garding this. His name in [[Italian language|Italian]] is ''Cristoforo Colombo'', in [[Spanish langua...
  3. Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
    2: ...], the [[Maldives]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Southeast Asia]] and [[China]], a distance readily surpassing th...
    6: ...ormation for his adventures. The title of this intial manuscript may be translated as ''A Gift to Thos...
    8: ...mes from one source &ndash; Ibn Battuta himself (via Ibn Juzayy). In places the things he claims he sa...
    15: ...mple &ndash; and the Mameluke authorities put special effort into keeping the journey safe for pilgrim...
    17: ...ing the 800 miles from Damascus to [[Medina]], burial place of [[Muhammad]]. After four days, he then ...
  4. Religion in China (12456 bytes)
    5: ...y]] can be problematic. Thus, some regard [[Confucianism]] and [[Taoism]] as religions, while others r...
    7: ...as a [[Bodhisattva]] and incorporating some Christian concepts into Buddhism while the reverse is not ...
    9: ...tor worship]], [[Chinese folk religion]], [[Confucianism]], [[shamanism]], and [[Taoism]]. Most Chines...
    11: ...of the [[dynastic cycle]] was that an unjust imperial dynasty that had lapsed into [[corruption]] coul...
    13: ...roduced from abroad include [[Islam]] and [[Christianity]].
  5. November 4 (10686 bytes)
    2: ...the year (309th in [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
    8: * [[1612]] - [[Moscow]] China Town taken by [[Russia]]n troops under command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich ...
    9: ... of Orange]]. They would later be known as [[William and Mary]].
    10: ...nt (Italy)|Piedmont]]-[[Kingdom of Sardinia|Sardinia]], which soon expanded to become [[Italy]].
    11: ...shington|Seattle]], [[Washington]] as the Territorial University
  6. Burundi (13403 bytes)
    1: ... Tanganyika]] where it enjoys access to the Tanzanian ocean port of [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's n...
    13: official_languages = [[Kirundi language|Kirundi]] a...
    25: population_estimate_year = 2003 |
    31: GDP_PPP_year = 2003 |
    53: ...er a [[United Nations]] Trust Territory under Belgian administrative authority following [[World War I...
  7. List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
    4: ...ist of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria]] (1993-1998)
    5: ...varisto Abaco|Abaco, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
    15: ...k Abbandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman
    20: ...ah of Persia)|Abbas I]], (1557-1629), shah of Persia
    32: *[[William Abbot|Abbot, William]], (1798-1843), British actor
  8. List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
    6: *[[John Agapetus|Agapetus, John]], patriarch of Constantinople
    7: *[[Ajit Agarkar|Agarkar, Ajit]], (1977-), Indian cricketer
    8: *[[Anu Agarwal|Agarwal, Anu]], (1969-), Indian actress
    9: *[[Agasias]], Greek sculptor
    13: *[[Agathangelus I]], patriarch of Constantinople
  9. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
    2: ...II|Golden Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing her Canadian Orders.)]]
    7: ...w Guinea]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]], [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], the [[So...
    9: ... Europe, The Americas, and [[Australasia|Australasia]], and is the second-longest-serving current head...
    20: ...to commemorate the centenary of the [[Entente Cordiale]] and numerous visits to [[Canada]]. She was in...
    23: ... [[Princess Margaret]] were [[Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II|evacuated]] to [...
  10. Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
    6: ...as Dangereuse was the long-time mistress of [[William IX of Aquitaine]], the [[Troubador]]. Eleanor wa...
    8: ...d become modern [[France]], when her brother, William Aigret, died as a baby.
    10: ...isplay at the Louvre. Within a month of their marriage, [[Louis VI of France|Louis VI]] had died, and ...
    12: ..., the rumored location of [[Mary Magdalene]]'s burial, dramatically emphasized the role of women in th...
    20: ...ampagne|Marie]]), but there was no saving the marriage. In [[1152]], it was annulled on the grounds of...
  11. Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
    13: ...ceded her. She was born at the [[Palace of Placentia]] in [[Greenwich, London|Greenwich]] on Monday [[...
    15: ...ench language|French]] and [[Italian language|Italian]], as well as her native [[English language|Engl...
    17: ...isor, managed to secure an alliance without a marriage.
    19: ... All appeals from the decisions of English ecclesiastical courts to the Pope were abolished, and the ...
    21: ...timate, as Henry's marriage to Catherine was officially null and void from the beginning. She lost th...
  12. Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
    16: ...ally became syndicated on [[August 1]], [[1988]] via a company called Premiere Broadcasting. Limbaugh ...
    20: ... his dramatic pauses to make room for more commercials.
    22: ... a political symbol as he was a broadcaster, comedian, and political satirist. In [[1992]], President...
    28: ...onality of the Year, given by the [[National Association of Broadcasters]]. He was inducted into Broad...
    30: ...irment|deafness]] in his left [[ear]] and substantial hearing loss in his right ear. He also revealed ...
  13. Anne Neville (4967 bytes)
    9: ...r formally betrothed (the legal equivalent of marriage) at the Chateau d'Amboise in [[France]], probab...
    11: ... and that Clarence's desire to prevent such a marriage was motivated by his determination to be the so...
    15: ...y]], and they made their marital home in the familiar surroundings of Middleham Castle, Richard having...
    21: ...nster]], where she was buried. There was no memorial to her until the late [[20th century]], when one...
    25: ...rk: Love & War'' by [[Sandra Worth]] published in 2003 and a winner of multiple awards. The book has bee...
  14. Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
    2: subject_name=Diana, Princess of Wales|
    3: image_name=Diana, Princess of Wales.jpg |
    11: ...[[princess]] by [[birthright]] rather than by marriage.
    13: ...rs were overshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued marriage. Her bitter accusations of [[adultery]], [[ment...
    15: ...tographed person in the world. To her admirers, Diana, Princess of Wales was a [[role model]] &mdash;...
  15. Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
    22: | [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]] <br>now the [[Czech Republic]]
    35: ... [[May 15]] [[1937]] in [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]], now in the [[Czech Republic]]), [[United State...
    40: ...rsity]], and her Masters and Doctorate from Columbia University's Department of Public Law and Governm...
    44: ...nternational Center for Scholars at the [[Smithsonian Institution]] following an international competi...
    51: ...rnational affairs, U.S. [[foreign policy]], [[Russia]]n foreign policy, and [[Central Europe|Central]]...
  16. Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
    6: ...is the daughter of General [[Aung San]], who negotiated Burma's independence from Britain in [[1947]] ...
    10: ...r. In that year, the long-time leader of the [[socialist]] ruling party, General [[Ne Win]], stepped d...
    16: ...her husband Michael Aris, a British citizen, was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]] in [[1997]], the B...
    18: ...Yang? After a surgical operation in [[September]] 2003, she was again placed under house arrest in Yang?
    19: ... would be extended. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4064211.stm (BBC)]
  17. Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
    3: ... is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] politician and [[physician]], and an international leader in [[sustainable ...
    5: ...[[Harvard University]] in [[1965]]. She was Norwegian Minister for Environmental Affairs 1974-79, and ...
    9: Brundtland became Norwegian Prime Minister for two subsequent terms - from M...
    11: ...arlem Brundtland was succeeded, on [[July 21]], [[2003]], by [[Jong-Wook Lee|Jong-Wook Lee]].
    15: In 2004 the British newspaper [[The Financial Times]] listed her the 4th most influental Europ...
  18. Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Maria Cantwell.jpg|frame|Maria Cantwell]]
    3: '''Maria E. Cantwell''' (born [[October 13]], [[1958]]) is...
    7: ...antly Irish neighbourhood on the south side of Indianapolis. Her father, Paul, served as county county...
    9: ...Mountlake Terrace]] because it reminded her of Indianapolis. She led a successful campaign to build a ...
    13: ... develop comprehensive growth plans, and she negotiated its passage. She also worked on legislation re...
  19. Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
    34: ...n of the Graduate School of Journalism at [[Columbia University]], writes, "Birmingham had one notably...
    35: ...y of Denver. Her name is a variation on the [[Italian]] musical term "con dolcezza" which is a directi...
    37: ...[[1963]]. Rice states that growing up during [[racial segregation|segregation]] taught her determinati...
    41: ...an classes with the goal of becoming a concert [[pianist]]. Her plans changed when she attended a cour...
    43: ...uage|English]], she speaks [[Russian language|Russian]], [[French language|French]], and [[Spanish lan...
  20. Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
    29: ...foreign relations, Thatcher maintained the "[[special relationship]]" with the [[United States]], and ...
    31: ...-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands of [[northern England]], and increase...
    36: ... politics, serving as an [[Alderman]] (while officially described as '[[Whig|Liberal]] Independent', i...
    38: ...rman of the [[Oxford University Conservative Association]] in [[1946]], the third woman to hold the po...
    41: ...r|Mark]] were born. On returning to work, she specialised in tax issues.

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