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- Egypt (18830 bytes)
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62: Egypt is famous for its [[Ancient Egypt|ancient civilization]] and some of the world's most stunning a...
67: ... country' or 'a state'. The name '''Egypt''' came via the Latin word ''Aegyptus'' derived from the anc...
69: ...for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom was founded circa [[3...
73: ...sportation hub; however, the country also fell heavily into debt. Ostensibly to protect its investment... - United States (58223 bytes)
15: ...sident]]<br>[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] |
60: ...Constitution|13th Amendment]] took effect. The Civil War effectively ended the question of a state's ...
64: ...[telephone]], [[television]], [[computer]], the [[Internet]], [[nuclear weapon]]s, [[nuclear power]], [[air ...
66: ...o "[[superpower]]s". With the [[collapse of the Soviet Union]], the U.S. emerged as the world's leadin...
80: ...osts are elected, as running mates, by the people via the [[U.S. Electoral College|electoral college]]... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
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65: ...; all emirates have secular and Islamic law for civil, criminal, and high courts.
71: ...e foreign policy stance have allowed it to play a vital role in the affairs of the region. In recent y...
88: ...approaches to the [[Strait of Hormuz]] makes it a vital transit point for world crude oil. The UAE is ...
97: ...lly allowed to provide long distance telephone services. - Nigeria (19231 bytes)
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69: ...t Mohammed]] to power, who promised a return to civilian rule. However, he was killed in an abortive c...
71: ... won the turbulent elections of 2003. Although having won the election, Obasanjo has had a love-hate ...
82: [[Nigeria]] is divided into 36 [[state]]s and 1 [[territory]].
137: Nigeria is divided roughly in three by the rivers [[Niger River|N... - Ghana (10910 bytes)
51: ...oordinated Universal Time|UTC]], no ([[Daylight Saving Time|DST]])
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67: Upon achieving independence from the [[United Kingdom]], the n...
85: ...ies in [[West Africa]]. Even so, Ghana remains heavily dependent on international financial and techni...
92: Ghana is divided into 10 [[region]]s: - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
40: ...rom the [[United Kingdom|British]]) [http://www.civicwebs.com/cwvlib/africa/ethiopia/pankhurst/history...
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67: ...ned independent. Italy and Ethiopia signed a [[provisional treaty]] of peace on [[October 26]], 1896.
69: ... a coalition of rebel forces. In [[1993]], the Province of [[Eritrea]] became independent from Ethiopi...
77: ... to boycott these elections, ensuring a landslide victory for the [[Ethiopian People's Revolutionary D... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
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62: ... [[Arabization]] of the countryside. The [[Almoravid]]s and [[Almohad]]s, Berber dynasties from the w...
68: ...00 ''[[harki]]s'' (pro-French Muslim Algerians serving in the French Army), together forming about 10%...
72: ...e were killed, often in unprovoked massacres of civilians by guerrilla groups such as the [[Armed Isla...
83: == Administrative Divisions == - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
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53: ...as an extensive coastline with the [[Red Sea]]. Having achieved independence on May 24, [[1993]] from ...
62: ...exed by [[Ethiopia]], starting a 30-year long [[civil war]].
76: Eritrea is divided into 6 regions:
100: ...on [[infrastructure]], asphalting new roads, improving its ports, and repairing war damaged roads and ... - Iraq (19222 bytes)
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49: ..., replacing it with an interim American-backed Provisional Authority, and then an [[Iraqi Interim Gove...
56: ... [[November 2003]], the US-managed [[Coalition Provisional Authority]] announced plans to turn over so...
59: ...idency Council, consisting of a President and two Vice Presidents. (By unanimous agreement, the Presid...
64: ...the former Interim President and a Sunni Arab, as Vice Presidents. [[Ibrahim al-Jaafari]] a Shiite, wh... - Mali (7755 bytes)
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64: Mali's constitution provides for a multi-party democracy, with the only res...
69: Mali is divided into nine [[region]]s, including the [[capital...
91: ...trated on processing farm commodities. Mali is heavily dependent on foreign aid and vulnerable to fluc...
120: ===Overviews=== - Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
2: ...e in [[1960]], by military governments. While a civilian government was installed in [[1993]], the cou...
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62: ... ridiculed by much of the world. His human rights violations (which are said to have included [[cannib...
105: ===Overviews===
110: ...okSmart - ''Central African Republic''] directory category - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
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67: ...stability of the Jawara era was first broken by a violent, unsuccessful coup attempt in [[1981]].
71: In July 1994, the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) seized power in a mi...
73: ... return to democratic civilian government. The Provisional Independent Electoral Commission (PIEC) was...
84: ...by referendum in August 1996. The constitution provides for a strong presidential government, a [[unic... - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
51: ...Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] +2 ([[Daylight Saving Time|DST +3]])
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73: ...[French Mandate of Lebanon|mandated]] the five provinces that make up present-day Lebanon to [[France]...
80: === Civil War, (1975-1990) ===
81: {{seemain|Lebanese Civil War}} - Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
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65: ...the president's ousting and the [[Guinea-Bissau Civil War]]. Elections were held in [[2000]] and [[Kum...
69: ... President of the country. Former President Nino Vieira, deposed in the 1998 coup, also has returned ...
80: Guinea-Bissau is divided into nine regions (''regiões''):
99: ...hing economy was badly disrupted by the 1998-99 civil war. It has a foreign [[debt]] of $US 921 millio... - Tanzania (17411 bytes)
78: ...al court was established in September 1999 as a division of the High Court.
80: For administrative purposes, Tanzania is divided into 26 regions--21 on the mainland, 3 on Zanz...
89: ...ional Monetary Fund, and bilateral donors have provided funds to rehabilitate Tanzania's deteriorated ...
105: Tanzania is divided into 26 [[region]]s: [[Arusha]], [[Dar es Sala...
119: The Tanzanian artistes have devised a new style going by the name of "[[Bongo Flav... - Djibouti (8746 bytes)
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66: A civil war led by [[Afar]] rebels in the early [[1990s]...
80: == Subdivisions ==
81: Djibouti is divided into six [[district]]s (cercles, singular - ce...
102: ...be imported. There are few natural resources and virtually no industries. - Qatar (10610 bytes)
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59: ...d on the coasts within small fishing and pearling villages. The clans battled each other for lucrativ...
61: ...val force to Wakrah. Bahraini aggression however violated an 1820 Anglo-Bahraini Treaty and the diplo...
65: ...ersial [[Arabic language|Arabic]] [[satellite television]] news channel.
69: ... high [[standard of living]], with many social services offered to its citizens and all the amenities ... - Sierra Leone (10596 bytes)
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54: ...n]] was established as a city for former slaves living in [[London]].
58: ...he early [[1980s]]—became involved in a [[civil war]] in [[1991]], with the [[Revolutionary Unit...
62: ... the catalyst for a ceasefire and ending of the civil war.
64: ...age of the war in Sierra Leone, a comprehensive review of the conflict based on extensive field resear... - Botswana (22276 bytes)
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58: ...Cape Colony]] and is now part of the northwest province of South Africa; the majority of [[Setswana]]-...
60: ...ized tribal rule and powers. A European-African advisory council was formed in 1951, and the 1961 [[co...
62: ...ice in 1998. The presidency passed to the sitting vice president, [[Festus Mogae]], who was elected in...
67: ...[[Botswana Congress Party]] (BCP) won 1 seat. Individuals elected by the National Assembly hold an add... - Guyana (12153 bytes)
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64: ... work the sugar plantations. This ethnocultural divide has persisted and has on occasion led to turbul...
78: ...cised by the [[president]], who appoints and supervises the [[prime minister]] and other ministers. Th...
105: The Guyanese landscape can be roughly divided into three regions: a narrow, marshy plain alo...
137: [[Category:Guyana]]
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