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- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...dent]] [[Jos順igueres Ferrer]] to power, the country has been free of violent political conflict. Fig...
30: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 125th]] <br /> [[1 E10 m2|51,10...
33: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 122nd]]<br /> 4,159,757 <...
35: ...chasing_Power_Parity|PPP]])<br /> - Total ([[2003]]):<br /> - GDP/head:
36: | [[List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)|Ranked 73rd]]<br /> $38 billion <... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...ugal]] among others. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and reac...
3: ...ry [[myth]] created by [[Washington Irving]]. Contrary to this belief, most people at that time accep...
5: ...f peoples throughout time; see '''[[Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact]]''', one of the most consiste...
7: ...]), as well as the coasts of [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. He never reached the p...
11: Columbus remains a controversial figure. Some – including many [[Nat... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...rpassing that of his prior, near-contemporary and traveller [[Marco Polo]].
6: ...template the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling'', but is often simply referred to as the...
11: ...the Muslim world, and beyond (about 44 modern countries).
13: ...existed to Mecca, and Ibn Battuta chose the least-travelled: a journey up the Nile, then east by land ...
15: ...), having encountered a holy man during his first trip who prophesied that Ibn Battuta would only reac... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
3: ...he most widespread religion of China is [[Chinese traditional religion]] and its constituent component...
7: ...stor worship]] rituals. A Buddhist would have no trouble viewing [[Jesus]] as a [[Bodhisattva]] and i...
9: ...lieved in such practices as [[Chinese astrology|astrology]], [[Feng Shui]], and [[geomancy]].
11: ...ated between the forces of heaven and earth. A central idea of the [[dynastic cycle]] was that an unju...
13: Minor religions introduced from abroad include [[Islam]] and [[Christi... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...ntwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...der command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski|Dmitry Pozharsky]]
12: ...bard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
16: ...ound|tube]] railway opens between [[King William Street]] and [[Stockwell tube station|Stockwell]].
18: * [[1918]] - [[World War I]]: [[Austria-Hungary]] surrenders to [[Italy]]. - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...anzanian ocean port of [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its [[Bantu languages|Bantu]...
3: ...s one of the poorest and most conflict-ridden countries in Africa and in the world. Its small size bel...
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10: national_motto = Unit鬠Travail, Progr賠([[French language|French]]: Unity,...
25: population_estimate_year = 2003 | - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
17: ...badie|Abbadie, Antoine Thomson d']], (1810-1897), traveler
51: *[[Abd-el-latif]], (1162-1231), physician and traveller
71: ...Ogden Abell|Abell, George Ogden]], (1927-1983), astronomer
91: *[[Abhijeet Kale]], [[cricketer]] from [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], in the center of a selection scam
98: *[[Robert Abplanalp|Abplanalp, Robert H.]] (1922-2003)[http://www.nyjournalnews.com/newsroom/090303/b05... - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
6: *[[John Agapetus|Agapetus, John]], patriarch of Constantinople
8: *[[Anu Agarwal|Agarwal, Anu]], (1969-), Indian actress
13: *[[Agathangelus I]], patriarch of Constantinople
16: *[[Agathon]] (c. 448-400 BCE), Athenian tragic poet
24: ...elli|Agnelli, Gianni]], (1921-2003), Italian industrialist - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...|thumb|right|250px|Elizabeth II in an official portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occasion of her...
7: ...[head of state]] of [[Antigua and Barbuda]], [[Australia]], the [[Bahamas]], [[Barbados]], [[Belize]],...
9: ...ate in Europe, The Americas, and [[Australasia|Australasia]], and is the second-longest-serving curren...
11: About 125 million people live in the countries of which she is Head of State. Her reign has s...
15: ...re and Kinghorne]] and his wife, the Countess of Strathmore. She was named after her mother, while her... - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
6: ...me mistress of [[William IX of Aquitaine]], the [[Troubador]]. Eleanor was named after her mother and ...
10: ...th King of France and [[Dukes of Aquitaine family tree|Duke of Aquitaine]]. Thus, her holdings would n...
12: ... her every whim. Eleanor supported her sister [[Petronilla of Aquitaine]] when she illegally married R...
14: ...logical tactical decisions. The French army was betrayed by [[Manuel I Comnenus]], [[Byzantine Emperor...
16: ...re the crusade, Eleanor and Louis were becoming estranged, as vigor and piety clashed. The city of Ant... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
13: ...her from her mother, who presumably would have contracted the disease from Mary's father. Whether or ...
15: The Princess Mary became an extremely well-educated child under the direction of h...
17: ...s eager for an alliance with England. A marriage treaty was signed; it provided that the Princess Mar...
21: ...[[Europe]], furthermore, regarded her as the only true heir and daughter of Henry VIII, although she w...
23: Mary confidently expected her troubles to end when Queen Anne lost royal favour an... - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
2: ...ited States, and has an audience estimated by Arbitron at 20 million listeners weekly.
10: ...'''. It was in Pittsburgh that many of Limbaugh's trademarks developed, such as a claim to use a "gold...
20: ... admit that he is an excellent broadcaster. He attracted widespread support and attention in [[1998]]...
34: ...his radio program on [[April 22]][[2005]], Rush retracted the assertion, stating that he had received ...
36: ...edia]]. As a result the words were preemptively introduced by wikipedians familiar with the occurrence... - Anne Neville (4967 bytes)
9: ...ted -- but they were either married or formally betrothed (the legal equivalent of marriage) at the Ch...
11: ...working as a servant in [[London]]. Whatever the truth, it is likely that Richard's desire to marry h...
25: ...enman]], which presents a strongly sympathetic portrayal of Richard. - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
13: ...[[adultery]], [[mental cruelty]] and emotional distress riveted the world for much of the [[1990s]], s...
15: ...e nominated for [[sainthood]] — while her detractors saw her life as a cautionary tale.
22: ...other's testimony against her daughter during the trial, meant custody of Diana and her brother was gi...
40: ...(Theoretically, such an affair constituted [[high treason]] by both parties.) Another of her lovers re...
50: ... a person infected with the [[HIV]] virus. Her contribution to changing the public opinion of [[AIDS]]... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
47: ...tudies]], conducting research in developments and trends in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
51: ...Russia]]n foreign policy, and [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]]an politics, and was re...
56: ...etary-General|UN Secretary-General]] [[Boutros Boutros-Ghali]].
86: ...bright published a memoir, ''Madam Secretary'' ([[2003]]) ISBN 0786868430. - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
10: ...l [[Ne Win]], stepped down, leading to mass demonstrations for [[democracy|democratisation]], which we...
12: ...he was offered freedom if she would leave the country, but she refused.
14: ...money to establish a [[health]] and [[education]] trust for the Burmese people.
16: ... [[1997]], the Burmese government denied him an entry visa. Aung remained in Burma, and never met her ...
18: ...Yang? After a surgical operation in [[September]] 2003, she was again placed under house arrest in Yang? - Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
7: ...mmit]] / [[UNCED]], that was headed by [[Maurice Strong]], who had been a prominent member of the Brun...
11: ...arlem Brundtland was succeeded, on [[July 21]], [[2003]], by [[Jong-Wook Lee|Jong-Wook Lee]]. - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
7: ...Andrew Jacobs]]. Her mother, Rose, was an administrative assistant.
9: ...rned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration. After earning her degree, she moved to [[Se...
13: ...ge of 28. She had knocked on every door in her district. As a state representative, she helped write t...
15: ...term, she got the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] Administration to drop its support of the [[Clipper Chip]],...
21: ...resses, and [[GUID]]s to RealNetworks servers, contrary to the company's public claims. [http://search... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
27: ...[United States Secretary of State]] in the administration of [[President of the United States|Presiden...
35: .../www.wnyc.org/legacy/shows/madaboutmusic/madabout_transcript090701.html]
37: ...n [[16th Street Baptist Church bombing|Sixteenth Street Baptist Church]] by [[white supremacy|white su...
41: ...] and led her to call Korbel, "one of the most central figures in my life" [http://www.rider.edu/phanc...
43: ...artment]] in [[1977]], during the [[Carter administration]], as an intern in the Bureau of Educational... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ...mme of [[privatisation]] of government-owned industries. Even before coming to power she was nicknamed...
31: ...ge-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands of [[northern England]], and increa...
36: ...hen the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] won control of Grantham Council in [[1945]], Roberts was no...
38: ...|Oxford]] from [[1944]] where she studied [[chemistry]]. She became Chairman of the [[Oxford Universit...
45: ...g and Land. She moved to the Shadow [[HM Treasury|Treasury]] Team after [[1966]].
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