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- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...ngside [[Uruguay]], is seen as an exceptional example of political stablity in the region, and sometim...
35: ...chasing_Power_Parity|PPP]])<br /> - Total ([[2003]]):<br /> - GDP/head:
65: The native people of the [[Mayans]] and [[Aztecs]] were conquered ...
69: ...ta Rica has avoided much of the violence that has plagued Central America. Since the late [[19th centu...
76: ...rm has been challenged in the courts. In April [[2003]] the prohibition was officially recognized as an... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...cia]] or [[Portugal]] among others. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic O...
3: ...etting stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas,...
5: ...t]]''', one of the most consistent is the first exploration (before 1472) of two, led by [[João Vaz C...
7: Columbus landed in the [[Bahamas]] and later explored much of the [[Caribbean]], including the isle...
11: ...]]. Others honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and culture. [[... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...s an extensive '''traveller''' or [[exploration|explorer]], whose account documents his travels and si...
6: ...tional in places, the ''Rihla'' still gives as complete an account as exists of some parts of the worl...
8: ... – Ibn Battuta himself (via Ibn Juzayy). In places the things he claims he saw or did are probab...
15: ...bron]], [[Jerusalem]], and [[Bethlehem]], for example – and the Mameluke authorities put special...
17: ... days, he then journeyed on to Mecca. There he completed the usual rituals of a Muslim pilgrim, and ha... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
1: [[Image:China_temple.jpg|thumb|300px|Temple incense near Beijing China. Image provided by [h...
3: ...ginning of its [[history of China|history]]. [[Temple]]s of many different religions dot the landscape...
5: The study of '''religion in China''' is complicated by several issues. Because many Chinese bel...
7: ... living life according to [[Taoism|Taoist]] principles and participating in [[ancestor worship]] ritua...
35: ...e ethnic groups|minority groups]] as the [[Hui people|Hui]], the [[Uyghur]]s, and the [[Kazakh]]s. The... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
12: ...ate]] troops bombard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material...
24: ...orders the [[United States Customs Service]] to implement the [[Neutrality Acts|Neutrality Act of 1939...
31: ...d as the [[Arno]] and [[Po]] rivers flood; 113 people die, 30,000 are rendered homeless, and countless...
41: * [[2003]] - The largest-ever [[solar flare]] is recorded.
51: *[[1883]] - [[Nikolaos Plastiras]], Greek general and politician (d. [[1953... - Burundi (13403 bytes)
25: population_estimate_year = 2003 |
31: GDP_PPP_year = 2003 |
58: ...hat year, FRODEBU leader [[Domitien Ndayizeye]] replaced Buyoya as President. Yet the most extreme Hut...
70: ...est corner. The average elevation of the central plateau is 5,600 ft, with lower elevations at the bo...
89: ...alf of whom are aged 14 or less. This estimate explicitly takes into account the effects of [[AIDS]],... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
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98: ...p://www.nyjournalnews.com/newsroom/090303/b05w03abplanalp.html] - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
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6: ...gapetus|Agapetus, John]], patriarch of Constantinople
10: *[[Andre Agassi|Agassi, Andre]], (1970-), tennis player
13: *[[Agathangelus I]], patriarch of Constantinople
24: *[[Gianni Agnelli|Agnelli, Gianni]], (1921-2003), Italian industrialist - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
11: About 125 million people live in the countries of which she is Head of St...
29: ...dging to devote her life to the service of the people of the Commonwealth and Empire.
33: ...s claim to the [[Greece|Greek]] throne and was simply referred to as Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten bef...
51: ...|The Lady Louise Windsor]] (born [[8 November]] [[2003]])
55: ...ronation of the British monarch|coronation]] took place in [[Westminster Abbey]] on [[2 June]] [[1953]... - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
8: ...in one of Europe's most cultured courts, the birthplace of [[courtly love]]. She was highly educated f...
10: ... existence, a [[rock crystal vase]] that is on display at the Louvre. Within a month of their marriage...
14: ... leader with no concept of maintaining troop discipline or morale, or of making informed and logical t...
18: ...al in developing trade agreements with Constantinople and ports of trade in the Holy Lands.
22: ...ment, Eleanor married [[Henry II of England|Henry Plantagenet, Count of Anjou and Duke of Normandy]]. ... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
1: :''For other people with this name, see [[Mary Tudor]]''
13: ... created Princess of Wales, even though he was deeply disappointed that his wife had again failed to p...
21: ...ignity of a Princess, becoming a mere "Lady". Her place in the line of succession was transferred to t...
23: ...ex, Richmond and Hunsdon were among her principal places of residence.
39: ...il|Privy Counsellors]] had been implicated in the plot to put the Lady Jane Grey on the Throne. She c... - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
18: ... show in the United States. The show is usually split between call-in segments and monologues by Limb...
20: ...read support and attention in [[1998]] when he complained that some radio stations were shortening his...
22: ...rty (which he had earlier alienated by breaking a pledge not to raise [[tax]]es). President [[George W...
26: ...oo late in the evening in many markets. (In many places it was aired at 1:30 AM or even later.)
30: ...tted that the changes in his voice were due to complete [[post-lingual hearing impairment|deafness]] i... - Anne Neville (4967 bytes)
5: ...s of [[Richard, Duke of York]]. These boys would play a major role in the destiny of both sisters.
9: ...certain that a formal marriage ceremony ever took place between Anne and Edward -- and, if so, whether...
15: ...II of England|Richard, Duke of Gloucester]], took place on [[July 12]], [[1472]], at [[Westminster Abb...
21: Rumours that Richard planned to divorce Anne and marry his niece, [[Eliza...
25: ...portrayed in the [[1982]] novel ''[[The Sunne in Splendor]]'' by [[Sharon Kay Penman]], which presents... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
7: place_of_birth=[[Sandringham]], [[Norfolk]], [[Engla...
9: place_of_death=[[Paris]], [[France]]
11: ...having had the right to that title, as it would imply that she was a [[princess]] by [[birthright]] ra...
13: ...pic endeavours were overshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued marriage. Her bitter accusations of [[adulte...
34: The wedding took place at [[St Paul's Cathedral]] in [[London]] on [[... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
21: | '''Place of Birth:'''
28: | [[Diplomat]]
35: ...[[Czech Republic]]), [[United States|American]] diplomat, served as the 64th [[United States Secretary...
51: ...olitics, and was responsible for developing and implementing programs designed to enhance women's prof...
56: ...t was appointed ambassador to the UN, her first diplomatic post, shortly after Clinton was inaugurated... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
14: ...alth]] and [[education]] trust for the Burmese people.
18: ...al operation in [[September]] 2003, she was again placed under house arrest in Yang?
21: ...ecognition of Suu Kyi's 60th birthday, which took place on June 19, 2005. The protests received intern...
23: ... banned by the Junta. Other artists such as [[Coldplay]], [[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]], and [[Damien Rice]... - Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
11: ...arlem Brundtland was succeeded, on [[July 21]], [[2003]], by [[Jong-Wook Lee|Jong-Wook Lee]]. - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
13: ...h required cities to develop comprehensive growth plans, and she negotiated its passage. She also work...
27: ...rty activists and officials, Cantwell formed an exploratory committee in October [[1999]] to mull a ru...
31: ...crisy because of the incident. "Fiddling with people's websites and calling it good fun ... adds a ve...
43: ...s chances for the presidency. The Libertarians complained about Gorton's stances on gun control and th...
53: ...was signed into law by President Bush November 5, 2003, but remains tied up in the courts. She also vote... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
18: |'''Place of Birth'''
35: ...sical term "con dolcezza" which is a direction to play "with sweetness". [http://www.wnyc.org/legacy/s...
41: ...h the goal of becoming a concert [[pianist]]. Her plans changed when she attended a course on internat...
51: ...], the [[Mississippi College]] School of Law in [[2003]], the [[University of Louisville]] and [[Michiga...
63: ...niversity admissions policies [http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/01/17/rice.action/index.html]. - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
18: |'''Place of Birth:'''
31: ..., her policies initially caused large-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands ...
33: ...At the same time the Conservative Party began to split over her sceptical approach to [[European Union...
36: ...derman, a decision which affected his daughter deeply.
47: ...sexuality]], and she voted in favour of the principle of [[David Steel]]'s Bill to legalise [[abortion...
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