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- China (38909 bytes)
1: ...ng2.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Great Wall of China]], stretching over 6,700 km, was erected beginning in th...
5: ...]] [[Chinese dynasty|dynastic]] change. The [[country]]'s territorial extent expanded outwards from a ...
7: ...orld War II. Since then the ROC has maintained control over Taiwan and the [[Pescadores]], islands off...
14: ...e centre of her known world, surrounded by lesser tributary states.
16: ...although being continually redefined while the central political influence expanded territorially, and... - 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...
5: {{Infobox Country |
10: national_motto = Unité¬ Travail, Progrè³ ([[French language|French]]: Unity,...
47: ...e is based on regression; other PPP figures are extrapolated from the latest International Comparison ... - 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... - 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...
47: ...use of [[landmine]]s and helping the victims of [[AIDS]]. - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
4: ... [[1997]]) was an internationally renowned and controversial [[Catholic]] [[nun]] and founder of the [...
11: ... help the poor from the age of 12, and decided to train for missionary work in [[India]]. She was a me...
13: ...o provide education for girls. After a few months training at the Institute of the [[Blessed Virgin Ma...
24: ...ace), and an orphanage. The order soon began to attract both recruits and charitable donations, and by...
26: ...me]] and [[Tanzania]], and eventually in many countries in [[Asia]], [[Africa]], and [[Europe]], inclu... - Billie Jean King (2811 bytes)
5: ...r tennis) as well as television viewers in 37 countries. She scooped winner-takes-all $100,000 for the...
9: ...ms, as well as serving on the boards of several [[AIDS]] charities. King currently resides in New York a...
11: ...e [[Elton John]] song "Philadelphia Freedom" is a tribute to her.
14: *[[Australian Open]] - 1 singles title - Gastrointestinal tract (16596 bytes)
2: ... [[food]], [[digest]]s it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste.
4: The GI tract differs substantially from animal to animal. ...
8: ...atomy-illustrations.htm Anatomy Pictures and Illustrations]
12: ...GI tract is approximately [[1 E0 m|7 and a half metres]] long (25 [[feet]]) and consists of the follow...
16: *[[Stomach]], which includes the [[antrum]] and [[pylorus]] - Immune system (14564 bytes)
6: ...). They do this by simultaneously expressing [[restriction enzyme]]s that cut [[DNA]] at certain seque...
15: ...gly to an existing molecule in the body, it is destroyed by forced [[apoptosis]], leaving behind T cel...
17: ==Structure==
23: ...triggered by receptors that recognize a broad spectrum of pathogens. [[Plant]]s and many lower animals...
25: ...nnate immune recognition of pathogens. There is strong evidence that these toll-like receptors are re... - Dye (6033 bytes)
1: ...[[pigment]] generally has no affinity for the substrate, and is insoluble.
9: ...ted upon the dyed materials, quickly replaced the traditional natural dyes. Dyes are now classified ac...
11: ...al to acid dyebaths. Attachment to the fibre is attributed, at least partly, to salt formation between...
15: ...ntive dye]]ing''' is normally carried out in a neutral or slightly [[alkaline]] dyebath, at or near [[...
17: ... [[potassium dichromate]], is applied as an after-treatment. - United Nations (29685 bytes)
1: ...ly recognized independent [[List of countries|countries]] are members. Other political entities, notab...
5: ...rate peace with the [[Axis powers]]. The name was transferred to the UN as it was founded by the victo...
12: *[[UN Trusteeship Council]]
26: ... [[United Nations headquarters]] building was constructed in [[New York City]] in [[1949]] and [[1950]...
30: ...ld War]] made agreement on peacekeeping matters extremely difficult. Following the end of the Cold War... - Africa (35389 bytes)
3: ...With over 800 million human inhabitants in 54 countries, it accounts for about one seventh of the [[wo...
12: *the Afri, a tribe—possibly [[Berber]]—who dwelt in [...
16: ...historian [[Leo Africanus]] ([[1495]]-[[1554]]) attributed the origin to the Greek word ''phrike'' (&#...
24: ... outline an area, of c. 30,244,050 [[square kilometre|km<sup>2</sup>]] (11,677,240 [[square mile|mi<su...
26: ...an Sea]], it is joined to Asia at its northeast extremity by the Isthmus of Suez, 130 km (80 miles) wi... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...ains a one-party [[authoritarian]] state from its true communist days.
4: ...omplete and indivisible country. This claim is controversial with the ROC considering itself an [[inde...
6: ... rule, usually excluding the two [[Special Administrative Region]]s, [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]]. The ...
13: ...ol of [[mainland China]] and the Kuomintang in control of [[Taiwan]] and some outlying islands of [[Fu...
15: ...and there was development of infrastructure, industry, healthcare, and education, which raised [[livin... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
1: ... tip of the African continent. It borders the countries of [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[...
3: ...started to dismantle it in [[1990]] after a long struggle by the black majority, as well as many white...
5: ...dern [[infrastructure]] common throughout the country.
9: ...result, there are many official names for the country.
11: The country also recognises eight non-official languages: [[... - Botswana (22276 bytes)
27: ... area|Ranked 44th]] <br /> 600,370 [[square kilometre|km²]] <br /> 2.5%
32: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 144th]]
48: | '''[[List_of_country_calling_codes|Calling Code]]'''
56: ..., the Batswana lived as herders and farmers under tribal rule.
58: ...e northern territory remained under direct administration and is today's Botswana, while the southern ... - Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
1: The '''Republic of Zimbabwe''' is a [[country]] located in the southern part of the [[continen...
24: ... - Total<br> - % water || [[List of countries by area|Ranked 59th]]<br>390,580 [[km²]]<...
26: ... -[[Population density|Density]] || [[List of countries by population|Ranked 66th]]<br/>12,576,742<br>...
38: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]''' || 263
46: ...gan to develop in the [[11th century]]. The state traded [[gold]], [[ivory]], and [[copper]] for [[clo... - Cuba (25106 bytes)
6: ... were wiped out shortly afterwards. The colony's struggle for independence started in [[1868]] and con...
8: ... 12%, one of the lowest in the latin american countries.
10: ..., began carrying out the economic reforms that Castro had promised. Among other things, [[healthcare]]...
12: ... embarrasment to the newly elected Kennedy administration, and subsequently led to the Cuban Missile c...
14: ...astro allowed anyone who desired to leave the country to depart through the port of Mariel. Known as ... - Uganda (11554 bytes)
1: ...ania]] in the south. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of [[Lake Victori...
3: ...ich encompasses a portion of the south of the country, including the capital [[Kampala]].
6: {{Infobox_Country|
12: national_motto = For God and My Country|
59: ...nda today. [[Islam]] and [[Christianity]] were introduced to these kingdoms. - Kuwait (15932 bytes)
35: ...by area|Ranked 152nd]] <br> 17,818 [[square kilometre|km?]] <br> Negligible
38: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 141st]]<br> 2,041,961<br>...
58: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
61: ...t took several months before the fire could be controlled.]]
65: ...om the Najd, their famine-stricken homeland in central [[Arabia]]. They settled in what is now known a... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...uthwestern [[Europe]], and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. Portugal is bordered by [...
5: ...l, and cultural power. The [[Portuguese Empire]] stretched across the world. After the rise of other c...
7: ...ctatorial regime in [[1974]] and the subsequent entry in the [[EEC]] (today's [[European Union]]) in [...
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17: ... decades, the Romans increased their sphere of control. But in [[194 BC]] a rebellion began in the nor... - Zambia (24496 bytes)
1: ...bezia]], and then, [[Northern Rhodesia]], the country is named after the [[Zambezi River|Zambezi]] riv...
3: {{Infobox Country |
49: ...es]]. They came primarily from the Luba and Lunda tribes of southern [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] ...
51: ...enetrated by Western explorers, missionaries, and traders. [[David Livingstone]], in [[1855]], was the...
53: ..., and the administration of Northern Rhodesia was transferred to the British [[Colonial Office]] in [[...
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