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  1. Burundi (13403 bytes)
    13: official_languages = [[Kirundi language|Kirundi]...
    47: ...</sup> Estimate is based on regression; other PPP figures are extrapolated from the latest Internation...
    58: ...cy. After several more years of violence, a cease-fire was signed in 2003 between Buyoya's government ...
    60: ...between the FNL and the Burundian government, but fighting continued. Renewed negotiations are now und...
    89: ...account the effects of [[AIDS]], which has a significant effect on the demographics of the country. R...
  2. Dye (6033 bytes)
    1: ...e. In contrast, a [[pigment]] generally has no affinity for the substrate, and is insoluble.
    5: {{Wiktionary}}
    9: ... the traditional natural dyes. Dyes are now classified according to how they are used in the dyeing pr...
    11: .... Acid dyes are not substantive to [[cellulosic]] fibres.
    13: ...he dyebath to help the uptake of the dye onto the fibre. Basic dyes are also used in the coloration of...
  3. Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
    10: * &#23610; ([[wiktionary:%E5%B0%BA|shaku @ Wiktionary]]) &ndash; The word "[[shaku]]" means "foot" (as ...
    12: * &#20843; ([[wiktionary:%E5%85%AB|hachi @ Wiktionary]]) &ndash; The word "hachi" means the number "eig...
    16: ...ng the player substantial pitch control. The five finger holes are tuned to a [[pentatonic scale]] wit...
    22: The bamboo flute first came to [[Japan]] from [[China]] via [[Korea]]...
    28: ...se to these developments, several particularly difficult honkyoku pieces became well-known as "tests":...
  4. Sheng (instrument) (1217 bytes)
    3: ...s a [[mouth]]-blown [[free reed instrument]] (the first) consisting essentially of vertical tubes, in ...
    5: ...ere Amiot]] traveled to [[China]] and brought the first shengs back to Europe in [[1740]] and [[1777]]...
  5. Ghana (10910 bytes)
    18: | '''[[Official language]]'''
    19: | [[English language|English]] (official), [[Twi language|Twi]], [[Ewe language|Ewe]],...
    72: ...from colonial powers, but Ghana is considered the first "black" African country to gain independence. ...
    77: ...gress (Ghana)|National Democratic Congress]]. [[Kofi Annan]], the current Secretary-General of the [[U...
    85: ... Ghana remains heavily dependent on international financial and technical assistance. [[Gold]], [[timb...
  6. Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
    21: | '''[[Official language|Official&nbsp;language]]'''
    49: | [[Whedefit Gesgeshi Woude Henate Ethiopia]] (March Forward,...
    59: ...n the [[first century AD]]. The Persian religious figure [[Mani (prophet)|Mani]] listed Axum with Rome...
    61: ... from the Axumite kings was broken several times: first by [[Gudit|Queen Judith]] around [[950s|950]],...
    63: ...gn of Emperor [[Lebna Dengel]], Ethiopia made its first successful diplomatic contact with a European ...
  7. Eritrea (12964 bytes)
    17: | '''[[Official language]]s'''
    62: ...n]] with [[Ethiopia]]. When Eritrean independence fighters rioted in the early [[1960s]], the land was...
    66: ...ommission (EEBC), after extensive study, issued a final border ruling in [[2003]], but its decision wa...
    89: ...chipelago]] are situated, an [[archipelago]] with fishing grounds. The land to the south, in the highl...
    100: ...war, leaves Eritrea with a large economic hole to fill. Eritrea's economic future depends upon its abi...
  8. South Africa (40100 bytes)
    9: ... India]] in number. As a result, there are many official names for the country.
    11: ...e non-official languages may be used in certain official uses in limited areas where it has been deter...
    13: Many of the "unofficial languages" of the [[Bushmen|San]] and [[Khoik...
    17: ... English on the front cover and lists the other official names of South Africa on an inner page.
    19: ...ica]] feel that their languages, despite having official status, are being sidelined in favour of Engl...
  9. Finland (29511 bytes)
    1: ... is '''Suomi.''' In the Swedish language it is '''Finland'''.
    4: |+<big>'''Suomen tasavalta'''<br>'''Republiken Finland'''</big>
    7: ...center width=130px| [[Image:Finland_coa.png|100px|Finland: Coat of Arms]]
    9: ...) || align=center width=130px| ([[Coat of Arms of Finland|In Detail]])
    14: ...9f9f9;" | [[image:LocationFinland.png|Location of Finland]]
  10. Atmosphere (444 bytes)
    1: {{wiktionary}}
    7: *a [[gas]] mixture or [[artificial atmosphere]]
  11. Constellation (3718 bytes)
    4: ...close to one another into constellations. An "unofficial" constellation, that is, one that may be wide...
    6: ...ing of stars into constellations is essentially [[wiktionary:arbitrary|arbitrary]], and different [[culture]]s...
    8: ...ronomical Union]] (IAU) divides the sky into 88 official constellations with precise [[boundaries]], s...
    14: ...more recent times this list has been added to, to fill gaps between Ptolemy's patterns. The Greeks con...
    16: ...ederick de Houtman]] in the sixteenth century and first cataloged by [[Johann Bayer]].
  12. Dictionary (22415 bytes)
    2: ... '''dictionary''' is a list of words with their definitions, a list of characters with their [[glyph]]...
    17: ...nd to be minimizing, whereas single-field and sub-field dictionaries tend to be maximizing. See also [...
    23: ...on English [[idiom]]s and [[metaphor]]s, can be defined.
    29: ...nary makers apply two basic philosophies to the defining of words: ''prescriptive'' or ''descriptive''...
    33: ...y incorporating judgmental interpretations into definitions themselves, such as, "an offensive term fo...
  13. List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
    42: *[[List of topics (scientific method)]]
    63: **List of [[Resin identification code|plastic recycling codes]]
    66: **[[List of FIPS country codes]]
    73: *[[SI prefix]]
    81: *Specific measures
  14. October (1849 bytes)
    6: The name is from the Latin "[[Wiktionary:octo|octo]]" for "[[eight]]". October was the eig...
    25: *In [[Finnish language|Finnish]], October is called ''lokakuu'', meaning "m...
  15. Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
    7: ...t. The true adjective coming from [[Latin]], ''[[Wiktionary:Venereal|Venereal]]'', is avoided because of its ...
    9: ... the planet as the ''Metal Star'', based on the [[Five Elements]].
    14: ...se atmosphere, the temperature does not vary significantly between the night and day sides of Venus de...
    18: ...se clouds is approximately &minus;45&deg;C. The official mean surface temperature of Venus, as given b...
    27: ...nundate its surface with fresh lava. Other recent findings suggest that Venus is still volcanically ac...
  16. Sea (3330 bytes)
    2: {{wiktionary}}
    3: {{wiktionarypar|maritime}}
    11: ===[[Pacific Ocean]]===
    39: * [[Baffin Bay]]
    112: * [[Firth|firths of Scotland]]
  17. Surfing (15219 bytes)
    2: [[Image:Surfing in Hawaii.jpg|thumb|350px|Surfing outside [[Kaneohe Bay]], Hawai&lsquo;i.]]
    3: ...foamies") are also used. [[Kayak]] & [[Kite]] surfing are also more popular today.
    5: ...sport has spread to most places where waves of sufficient size and the right shape appear, including [...
    7: ...board), interchangeable "[[skeg]]s" (also know as fins), and of course in warmer climates surf trunks ...
    9: ...ow it, tuberiding. This is the 'holy grail' of surfing, where the surfer maneuvers into a position whe...
  18. Lists of people (6244 bytes)
    1: ...es. The [[biography|biographies]] don't include [[fictional character]]s, e.g., people like Arthur the...
    14: * First name (given name)
    15: ** List of [[Wiktionary:Wiktionary_Appendix:First_names|given name derivations]]
    30: ...tific constants named after people|List of scientific constants named after people]]
    31: ...Scientific laws named after people|List of scientific laws named after people]]
  19. Computer (32773 bytes)
    1: ...ter case|tower]] of a [[personal computer]] (specifically a [[Power Mac G5]]).]]
    3: ...f a problem or part of a system. If a computer configured in this way is given appropriate input data,...
    12: In most computers today, the problem is first translated into mathematical terms by renderin...
    14: ...'digital'' computers possible, was formally identified and explored by [[Claude E. Shannon]].
    16: ...all mathematical problems. [[Alan Turing]] identified which problems could and could not be solved by...
  20. Cephalopod (4875 bytes)
    18: ...ateral body symmetry, a prominent head, and a modification of the mollusc foot into the form of arms o...
    20: ...cludes the [[octopus]]es, [[squid]]s, and [[cuttlefish]]. In the [[Nautiloidea]] the shell remains; th...
    22: ...complex of the invertebrates. The giant [[nerve]] fibers of the cephalopod [[Mantle (mollusc)|mantle]]...
    26: ... able to walk along the sea bed. Squids and cuttlefish can move short distances in any direction by ri...
    29: ... varieties had protective shells. These shells at first were conical but later developed into curved n...

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