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1. Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
   1: ...Janeiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
   3: [[Image:Rio_de_Janeiro-Ipanema_Beach.jpg|thumbnail|250px|righ...
   5: ...59_lrg.jpg|thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
   7: ...It also has the biggest forest inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor ...
   9: ...litan area]] population is estimated at 10-13 million. It's Brazil's [[Second city|second-largest city...
2. Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
   6: ...es' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
   8: ...hood. She made him co-regent of her Austrian dominions, but she actually kept most of the power to her...
   17: ...Austria|HI&RH Archduchess Marie Elisabeth]] (1743-1808)
   29: ...t, leaving her to learn the job on her own. Additionally, the army was weak and the treasury depleted...
   31: The [[War of the Austrian Succession]] began with [[Frederick II of Prussia]] invadin...
3. Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
   5: ... to dissuade her from engaging in a 'men's profession'. Several years later, she managed to get some l...
   9: ... pseudonym, after reading his famous ''[[Disquisitiones Arithmeticae]]'' ([[1801]]). He eventually lea...
   12: ...th so many joys, are not chimerical, the predilection with which you have honored it.''
   15: However, in [[1808]] Gauss was appointed professor of astronomy at t...
   17: ...ans]]. She became the first female to attend sessions at the French Academy of Sciences—excepti...
4. Ching Shih (2491 bytes)
   2: ...[gale]] in [[1807]], he had united a pirate coalition numbering 400 [[ship]]s and over 70,000 sailors.
   4: A master of manipulation, Cheng I Sao (鄭一嫂 lit. wife...
   6: ... was a capital offense. Even if there was fornication with a female captive at her supposed consent, t...
   8: ...rest of his life in a comfortable government position, while Ching Shih died at the age of 60 in [[184...
5. Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
   2: ...d how it is interpreted. Depending on which tradition is believed, she may or may not have been the [[...
   11: ...t]] and [[Painting|painter]] [[William Blake]] ([[1808]]).]]
   12: [[Image:AdamAndEve fx.png|200px|thumb|right|Traditional woodblock print portraying Adam and Eve in the...
   13: ...is nostrils the breath of life, and gave him dominion over all the lower creatures (Gen. 1:26; 2:7).
   15: ...t, and to enjoy its fruits under this one prohibition: "Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil ...
6. Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
   2: | nationality=american
   18: ...ical philosophy|political philosopher]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|agriculturalist]], [[Horticu...
   20: ...siana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
   22: ==Biographical information==
   23: ...h; before founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]].
7. James Madison (15187 bytes)
   2: | nationality=american
   18: ...omething|Father of the]] [[United States Constitution]]''.
   20: ==Biography==
   21: ...territories (consisting of most of modern-day [[Ohio]], [[Kentucky]] and [[Tennessee]]) to the [[Conti...
   23: ...cates of state representation depending on population.
8. John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
   2: | nationality=american
   20: ==Biography==
   22: ...y, Massachusetts]]), and acquired his early education in [[Europe]] at the [[University of Leiden]]. H...
   24: ...rchant living abroad. Despite his father's opposition to him having a foreign-born wife, Adams wed Lou...
   26: ...d from [[March 4]], [[1803]], until [[June 8]], [[1808]], when he resigned, a successor having been elec...
9. Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
   3: ...font size="+1">'''Martin van Buren'''</font></caption>
   16: <tr><td>'''Occupation:'''</td><td>Lawyer</td></tr>
   22: ...United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], the first of non-[[England|An...
   24: ==Biography==
   25: ... 16]], [[1817]]) who also had children from a previous marriage.
10. John Tyler (18019 bytes)
    3: ...tion><font size="+1">'''John Tyler'''</font></caption>
    16: <tr><td>'''Occupation:'''</td><td>[[lawyer]]</td></tr>
    21: ...United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], and the first to assume the o...
    23: ==Biography==
    25: ...essive handling of the South Carolina [[nullification]] issue.
11. Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
    17: | '''Date of Birth''' || [[December 29]], [[1808]]
    30: | '''Occupation:''' || Tailor
    33: ...tic Party|Democratic]]<br/>(elected on National Union ticket)
    40: ..., succeeding to the presidency upon the assassination of [[Abraham Lincoln]].
    42: ...mbroiled him in a bitter dispute with the Congressional Republicans, leading the House of Representati...
12. Brazil (12581 bytes)
    1: ...[[French Guiana]] &mdash; every South American nation except for [[Ecuador]] and [[Chile]]. Named afte...
    8: ...Brazil|Dom Pedro II]] was deposed and a [[federation|federal]] [[republic]] was established on [[15 N...
    10: ...gas]], and [[1964]]&ndash;[[1985]] under a succession of generals appointed by the military. Today Bra...
    15: The [[1988]] [[constitution]] grants broad powers to the federal government,...
    17: ... members are elected by [[proportional representation]] to serve four-year terms.
13. Sierra Leone (10596 bytes)
    14: ...;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[List of state mottos|National motto]]: Unity - Freedom - Justice''</small>
    16: ...pan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationSierraLeone.png]]
    30: | '''[[Population]]'''<br>&nbsp;- Total ([[2000]])<br>&nbsp;- [[De...
    31: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 102nd]]<br> 5,426,618<br> 76/km?
    42: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
14. Finland (29511 bytes)
    12: | align=center colspan=2 | <small>''National [[motto]]: None''</small>
    14: ...ound:#f9f9f9;" | [[image:LocationFinland.png|Location of Finland]]
    29: ...<br>&nbsp;- Total ([[2003]]) <br>&nbsp;- [[Population density|Density]]
    30: |[[List of countries by population|Ranked 109th]] <br>5,211,311<br>17.1/km&sup2;
    40: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || [[Maamme|Maamme<br>/V岴 land]]
15. Spain (36498 bytes)
    1: ...tories|disputed]]). Due to the [[Spanish colonisation of the Americas]], the Spanish language remains ...
    11: image_map = LocationSpain.png |
    12: national_motto = ''[[Plus Ultra]]''<br>([[Latin]]: "Fur...
    13: national_anthem = ''[[Marcha Real]]'' |
    25: population_estimate = 43,209,511 |
16. Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
    1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
    3: ...the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
    30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
    48: ** [[Fermentation]] to produce [[beer]] in [[Sumeria]]
    54: * [[Spoke|Spoked]] wheel [[chariot]] in the [[Ancient Near East|Middle East]]
17. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    12: ...[[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
    14: ...6]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
    17: ...[[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
    31: *[[Aetion]] ([[4th century BC]])
    38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]])
18. Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
    3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] con...
    13: ...[Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution|11th Amendment]]
    14: *[[1794]] - [[Whiskey Rebellion]]
    18: ...[Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution|11th Amendment]]
    24: *[[1798]] - [[Alien and Sedition Acts]]
19. January 1 (18244 bytes)
    1: ...ear's Day'', and was, with [[Christmas]] and occasionally [[Twelfth Night (holiday)|Twelfth Night]], a...
    7: *[[404]] - Last known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
    16: ...t edition of ''[[The Times]]'' of [[London]], previously ''The Daily Universal Register'', is publishe...
    18: *[[1801]] - Legislative union of [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] and [[Kingdom of...
    21: *[[1808]] - Importation of [[slave]]s into the [[United States]] is bann...
20. Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
    3: ...ulting in the [[Bourbon Dynasty, Restored|restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France]].
    5: ...f Paris]]. Collectively, the nearly continuous period of warfare from [[April 20]], [[1792]], until [[...
    12: ...l economy made it the most powerful commercial nation as well.
    13: ...of the reforms induced by the occupation. Institutional legacies have remained: for instance, many Eur...
    14: ...s the force that spelled the beginning of some nations, and the end of others. The map of Europe was t...

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