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- Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...is journeying covered almost the entirety of the known Islamic world, extending also to present-day [[...
4: ... the appellation '''Shams ad-Din''', a title or honorific at times given to the names of scholars part...
8: ... following account assumes the former where it is not obviously the latter.
13: ...is journey to Mecca was by land, and followed the North African coast of the [[Maghreb]] region quite ...
17: ...ed to the status of ''[[al-Hajji]]'' as a result, now faced his return home. Upon reflection, he decid... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
1: ...lomatic recognition from selected states, but are not UN members. For more information, see [[United N...
5: ... as the '''United Nations Organization''', or '''UNO'''. But by the 1950s, English speakers were refer...
11: *[[UN Economic and Social Council]]
20: ...rnational peace and security and international economic and social cooperation. These proposals were d...
24: ...onths later on [[June 26]]. [[Poland]], which was not represented at the conference, but for which a p... - Africa (35389 bytes)
8: ...fri" (plural, or "Afer" singular) — for the northern part of the continent, as the [[Africa (pro...
12: ...be—possibly [[Berber]]—who dwelt in [[North Africa]] in the Carthage area;
16: ...atable to about the [[first century]], so this cannot really be the origin of the name.
18: ...nent, the idea of ''Africa'' expanded with their knowledge.
26: ...; W, the westernmost point, to [[Ras Hafun]] in [[Somalia]], 51°27′52″ E, the most easterly... - Sub-Saharan Africa (3920 bytes)
1: ...' corresponds with the standard representation of North as above and South as below. '''Tropical Afric...
3: ...much of the interior of the continent remained unknown to the outside world until the colonial era.
5: ...of the [[least developed countries]]. (See ''[[Economy of Africa]]''.)
7: ...n of the dividing line between the two regions is not clearly defined because of discontinuous and blu...
24: * [[Somalia]] - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...ch of the 50 states has a high level of local autonomy under the [[federation|federal]] system.
12: ...cial_languages = [[Languages in the United States|None at federal level]];<br> [[English language|Engl...
46: footnotes=|
52: ...[political]], [[military]], [[scientific]], [[technological]] and [[cultural]] matters.
60: ...states in rebellion, though full emancipation did not take place until after the end of the war in [[1... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
11: *[[Benin]] - [[Porto Novo]], [[Cotonou]]
40: *[[Mauritania]] - [[Nouakchott]]
55: *[[Somalia]] - [[Mogadishu, Somalia|Mogadishu]]
80: * [[Cambodia]] (Kampuchea) - [[Phnom Penh]]
98: * [[Lebanon]] (Lubnan) - [[Beirut]] - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
37: <tr><td>[[Beirut]] <td>[[Lebanon]]
53: <tr><td>[[Buenos Aires]] <td>[[Argentina]]
65: <tr><td>[[Cotonou]] <td>[[Benin]] (de facto)
87: <tr><td>[[Hanoi]] <td>[[Vietnam]]
136: <tr><td>[[Mogadishu]] <td>[[Somalia]] - Djibouti (8746 bytes)
2: ... north, [[Ethiopia]] in the west and south, and [[Somalia]] in the southeast. The remainder of the border i...
91: (Note: Arta is a recently created district.)
99: == Economy ==
100: ''Main article: [[Economy of Djibouti]]''
102: ...d. There are few natural resources and virtually no industries. - Zebra (3444 bytes)
20: ... the relationships between and the [[taxonomy|taxonomic]] status of several of the subspecies are uncl...
22: ...''Equus quagga burchelli''), and the [[Quagga]] (another extinct subspecies, ''Equus quagga quagga'').
29: ... [[grassland]]s of [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], and northern [[Kenya]]. It is endangered too.
46: *** (no subspecies) - Giraffe (8140 bytes)
12: ...= Giraffa camelopardalis | author=[[Linnaeus (taxonomy) | Linnaeus]] | date=[[1758]]}}
20: ...er the legs. Range: northeastern Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia.
21: ...''G.c. angolensis'') — large spots and some notches around the edges, extending down the entire ...
24: ...he legs or below the hocks. Range: eastern Sudan, northeast Congo.
25: ...cream lines. Hocks may be spotted. Range: Uganda, north-central Kenya. - Camel (3819 bytes)
15: ...e to the dry and [[desert]] areas of [[Asia]] and northern [[Africa]]. The name ''camel'' comes via t...
30: Camels are well known for their humps. They do not store water in them as is commonly believed. The...
32: ...d western Asia; the Bactrian Camel further to the north and east in central Asia.
34: ... are domesticated animals (mostly in [[Sudan]], [[Somalia]], [[India]] and nearby countries). There is, how...
36: ...Bactrian Camel once had an enormous range, but is now reduced to an estimated 1.4 million animals, mos... - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
6: Most of the [[geography of Egypt]] is in [[North Africa]]; the [[Sinai Peninsula]] is in [[Sout...
8: ...onal administrative divisions. The Pharaohs were known as the rulers of the Two Kingdoms, viz. upper a...
10: ... [[Yam (Location)|Yam]] is disputed. And it is unknown if [[Alashiya]] was actually the island of [[Cy...
14: ...sition of points and the distances between them (known as [[surveying]]). These skills were used to ou...
16: ...also credited with devising the world's earliest known [[alphabet]], [[decimal system]] [http://www.ma... - Minnesota (26682 bytes)
8: Nickname = North Star State |
10: OfficialLang = None |
12: Governor = [[Tim Pawlenty]] |
39: .... The most significant [[metropolitan area]] is known as the [[Minneapolis-St. Paul|Twin Cities]], co...
43: ... state include ''Land of 10,000 Lakes'' and the ''North Star State''. - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ... hour apart. However, the one hour separation is not universal and, as the map below shows, the shap...
6: ...red time as distinct from time determined by astronomical observation as formerly carried out at Green...
8: ...emainder of the year local time is UTC + 1—known in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] as [[British Summe...
22: ... is 06:00 UTC on Monday 1 May, then the time in Honolulu is 20:00, Sunday 30 April)
24: Note: The time zone adjustment for a specific locati... - History of the United States (1988-present2) (20668 bytes)
6: ...United States|Democratic]] [[Massachusetts]] governor [[Michael Dukakis]].
12: ...in which the nations of the world, East and West, North and South, can prosper and live in harmony."
14: ...enefitting U.S. consumers and corporations. The [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA) and th...
16: ... the [[United Nations]]. Certain states such as [[North Korea]] were classified as "rogue" for underta...
21: ...indfall for the oil-consuming nations (especially North America, Western Europe, and Japan,) the vast ... - List of politics by country articles (10131 bytes)
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13: ...[Politics of Burkina Faso|Burkina Faso]] - Burma (now [[Politics of Myanmar|Myanmar]]) - [[Politics of...
40: ...ati|Kiribati]] - [[Politics of North Korea|Korea, North]] - [[Politics of South Korea|Korea, South]] -...
44: ...cs of Latvia|Latvia]] - [[Politics of Lebanon|Lebanon]] - [[Politics of Lesotho|Lesotho]] - [[Politics...
50: ...Northern Mariana Islands]] - [[Politics of Norway|Norway]] - January 2 (10888 bytes)
15: ...ry of the planet [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] was announced at a meeting of the [[AcadéŠe des Sciences]...
22: ...epiece Standards in North America: [[Railroad chronometers]].
23: *[[1900]] - [[John Hay]] announces the [[Open Door Policy]] to promote trade wi...
31: *[[1935]] - [[Bruno Hauptmann]] goes on trial for the murder of Charl...
33: *[[1941]] - The U.S. government announces its [[Liberty ship]] program with a stated g... - Baboon (5672 bytes)
13: The '''Baboon''' is the largest non-[[hominid]] member of the [[primate]] order. T...
16: ...man dwellings and in South Africa they have been known to prey on sheep and goats.
22: ...found in Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia). Many authors distinguish ''P. hamadryas'' as a...
24: ...ghs only 14 kg, in all baboon species there is pronounced sexual dimorphism usually in size but also s...
29: ...tially on the ranking and fights between males is not unusual. There are however also subtler possibil... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
2: ...unami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastation.
4: ...ometres long), which is why they generally pass unnoticed at sea, forming only a passing "hump" in the...
6: ...d its usage is discouraged by [[oceanographer|oceanographers]].
10: ...s of [[water]], such as an [[earthquake]], [[volcano|volcanic eruption]], [[landslide]] or [[meteorite...
12: ...lates slip under continental plates in a process known as subduction. - Ostrich (8135 bytes)
12: {{Taxobox_section_binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Struthio camelus | author = [[Carolus ...
30: ...assowary|cassowaries]] and the largest bird ever, now extinct, [[Aepyornis]]. Ostriches are the only m...
34: ...vanna]]s and semi-[[desert]]s of [[Africa]], both north and south of the equatorial forest zone. Five ...
36: * ''S. c. camelus'' in Northern Africa
38: ...hanes'' in [[Ethiopia]], Northern [[Kenya]] and [[Somalia]]
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