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- United Nations (29685 bytes)
5: ...nited nations" was coined by [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] during [[World War II]], to refer to the [[Alli...
20: ... [[United States]] president [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] suggested the name "United Nations" and the fir...
24: ...es]] — and by a majority of the other 46 signatories.
30: ...greement on peacekeeping matters extremely difficult. Following the end of the Cold War, there were re...
35: ...he UN has established several forums to address multilateral disarmament issues. The principal ones ar... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...great length there, and the evidence provided resulted in the consensus that the country's *official* ...
17: ... member of the [[United Nations]], the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], and [[La Francophonie]]. Canada is...
144: ...d appointed by the federal government, after consultation with non-governmental legal bodies. Judicial...
148: ...States]], [[North Atlantic Treaty Organisation]] (NATO), the [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation an...
155: ...cial programs (such as [[Health_care_in_Canada|health care]], education, and welfare) and together col... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ...often referred to by the name '''[[Holland]]''', although this usage is incorrect. Holland was the eco...
66: .... In early modern Europe it featured the most wealthy trading city ([[Amsterdam]]) and the first full...
72: ...unions. The Netherlands also became a member of [[NATO]]. The Netherlands was among the six founding mem...
79: ...le had turned solidly [[Roman Catholic]] as a result of the [[Counter-Reformation]], while the rest of...
88: ...bers of the government. In practice, once the results of parliamentary elections are known, a [[coalit... - Turkey (41694 bytes)
49: ...to be, also a part of [[Europe]] due to certain cultural, political and historical characteristics.
52: ...ey is a member state of the [[United Nations]], [[NATO]], [[Organization for Security and Co-operation i...
58: ...o build the state, or the history of the land ([[Anatolia]]) that unites everything in it. For anything ...
60: ...voked the terms of the [[Treaty of Sevres]] on [[Anatolia]]. In 1923 the [[Treaty of Lausanne]] recognis...
62: ... the [[Multi-Party Period of Republic of Turkey|multi-party period]]. Even if these periods have disti... - Kazakhstan (26806 bytes)
38: | [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]]
72: ...16th century]] had developed a common language, culture, and economy. In the early [[1600s]], the Kaza...
76: ...he most serious uprising, the [[Central Asian Revolt]], occurring in [[1916]].
78: ...ere was a brief period of autonomy during the tumultuous period following the collapse of the Russian ...
82: ... Brezhnev]], sped up the development of the agricultural sector, which to this day remains the source ... - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...ce has a long and rich history during which its culture has proven especially influential in [[Europe]...
52: ...ng and remarkably rich history during which its culture has proven to be especially influential in [[E...
68: ...e a province of the [[Roman Empire]], but Greek culture continued to dominate the eastern Mediterranea...
72: ...perors and taken to Constantinople. Furthermore, although the Byzantines retained control of the Aegea...
78: ...urches in and around Athens, for example, were built during these two centuries, and this reflects the... - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ...th by the [[North Sea]], [[Denmark]], and the [[Baltic Sea]], to the south by [[Austria]] and [[Switze...
57: ...ny is a member state of the [[United Nations]], [[NATO]], the [[G8]] nations and a founding member of wh...
66: ... the [[Peace of Westphalia]] ([[1648]]), that resulted in a drastically enfeebled and politically disu...
79: ...es]] on [[January 18]], [[1871]]. Virtually a result of the wars, the Empire was a unification of the ...
81: ...sful [[Central Powers]] in the [[World War I casualties|second-bloodiest]] conflict of all time agains... - Slovakia (19892 bytes)
63: ... and [[Liptov]]. Silver coins with the names of Celtic kings represent the first known use of writing ...
67: ...enturies. Due to its high level of economic and cultural development, Slovakia also retained its impor...
69: A huge population loss resulted from the invasion of the [[Mongols]] in 1241 an...
95: ...itizens (68.9 %) practice [[Roman Catholicism]] (although church visits percentage is much lower); the...
110: ...the [[European Union]] since May 1, 2004 and of [[NATO]] since March 29, 2004. As a member of the [[Unit... - Belgium (31774 bytes)
3: ...an language|German]] speakers in the east. This cultural and linguistic diversity is reflected in its ...
55: ...pire|Roman]], and [[Germanic peoples|Germanic]] cultures having made an imprint, and later on in histo...
57: ...Belgium were the [[Belgae]]. They were (mostly) Celtic tribes, living in northern [[Gaul]]. In [[54 BC...
63: ...f the late 19th and [[20th century]] by raising cultural awareness, promoting a Flemish identity and a...
67: ...of neutrality was abandoned, and Belgium joined [[NATO]]. It was also one of the founding members of the... - Romania (19812 bytes)
76: ...veloped closer ties with Western Europe, joined [[NATO]] in [[2004]] and became an acceding country to t...
128: *[[Olt]]
148: ...ows into the [[Black Sea]] forming the [[Danube Delta]] which is a reservation of the Biosphere.
164: ...ntensive industries and major [[agriculture|agricultural]] and [[finance|financial]] sector reforms.
166: ...mic stability, high growth and low unemployment, although a high inflation rate of 9.2% ([[as of 2004]... - Hungary (18459 bytes)
57: ...21; is influenced by the name of the Hun people, although it probably comes from the name of the [[Tur...
61: ...ers, for example the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]]. Together with [[Poland|Polish]] and [[Czech l...
65: ...ngary). The fight against Austrian absolutism resulted in the unsuccessful popular freedom fight led b...
69: ... of the interwar period. Hungarian politics and culture of the era was saturated with irredentism and ...
71: ...x.200,000) wasn't let to be transported into eliminatory camps because Horthy hindered it. - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
55: The name '''Afghanistan''' derives from the alternative name for the [[Pashtuns]]: ''[[Afghan]]''...
70: ... of approximately 15,000 Soviet soldiers as a result of [[mujahideen]] opposition trained by the [[Uni...
74: ...ormulation of a new government structure that resulted in the inauguration of Hamid Karzai as Chairman...
78: ...e worse of the two, and incurred most of the casualties. International authorities assisted the Afghan...
88: ...ed for a delay in order to undertake further consultations. The meeting of a constitutional loya jirga... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
5: ..., Portugal was a major economic, political, and cultural power. The [[Portuguese Empire]] stretched ac...
15: ...g time. The [[Celtic|Celtics]], a later wave of Celts, settled in [[Alentejo]].
17: ... own leader. During this period, a process of [[Culture of Ancient Rome|Romanization]] was carried out...
40: ...nowledge. The discoveries were financed by the wealth of the [[Order of Christ]], an order founded by ...
42: ...] off the coast of [[Mauritania]] a castle was built, working as a ''feitoria'' (a trading post) for c... - Slovenia (19318 bytes)
54: ... is also a member of the [[Council of Europe]], [[NATO]], and has observer status in [[La Francophonie]]...
65: ...s independence from Yugoslavia. Slovenia joined [[NATO]] on [[29 March]] [[2004]] and the [[European Uni...
105: Macroregions consist of multiple and very diverse [[mesoregion]]s. The main fa...
161: == Culture ==
162: ''Main article: [[Culture of Slovenia]]'' - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
54: ...m]], and a member of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. Usually known simply as the '''United Kingdom'...
56: ...d Kingdom's principal international land border, although there is also a nominal frontier with France...
60: ...e [[North Sea]], the [[English Channel]], the [[Celtic Sea]], the [[Irish Sea]], and the [[Atlantic Oc...
64: ...ion out of date in the Irish case since 1922. An alternative, the ''Islands of the North Atlantic'' (I...
76: ... a demand which, given the German economic difficulties following adoption of the Euro, would seem to ... - Luxembourg (11321 bytes)
57: ...ng member of [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] ([[1949]]), the [[United Nations]]. In [[1957]]...
96: ...f the economy, as in most [[tax haven]]s. [[Agriculture]] is based on small family-owned farms. Luxemb...
98: == Culture ==
99: ''Main article: [[Culture of Luxembourg]]''
103: The plurilingualism of Luxembourg results from the coexistence of two [[ethnic]] groups, a... - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...on the Mediterranean side of the [[strait of Gibraltar]], known as ''[[Plazas de soberan�]'', such a...
12: national_motto = ''[[Plus Ultra]]''<br>([[Latin]]: "Further Beyond") |
58: ...ettled throughout the peninsula, becoming the [[Celt-Iberian]]s.
66: ...ce of [[Hispania]]. It was divided in [[Hispania Ulterior]] and [[Hispania Citerior]] during the late ...
77: ...s of present-day Spain were politically unified, although not as a modern centralized state. The grand... - Sickle (1231 bytes)
3: A '''sickle''' is a curved, hand-held [[agricultural]] [[tool]] typically used for harvesting [[ce...
7: ... can indicate early use or development of [[agriculture]].
16: * '''SS-25 Sickle''' is the [[NATO reporting name]] for the [[RT-2PM Topol]] [[inter... - History of the United States (21226 bytes)
12: ...itted the development of an American spirit and culture which was distinct from that of its European f...
24: ...ent on European revenues from the export of agricultural goods, tried to export food and raw materials...
28: .... The embargo, however, devastated American agricultural exports while Britain found other sources of ...
30: ...sippi and access to world markets for their agricultural exports. The New England Federalists opposed ...
32: The [[War of 1812]] essentially resulted in the maintenance of the 'status quo ante' aft... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...raphy)|meridian]]s of a [[longitude]] that is a multiple of 15? thus making neighboring time zones one...
18: Where the adjustment for time zones results in a time the other side of midnight from UTC, t...
25: ...during the [[southern hemisphere]] [[summer]] resulting in a local time of UTC + 13!
35: ... teacher to his students. In [[1870]], after consulting railroad officials in [[1869]], he proposed fo...
41: ...plications). These were to be vocalized using a [[NATO phonetic alphabet | phonetic alphabet]] which inc...
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