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- Luxembourg (11321 bytes)
1: ... small [[landlocked state]] in the north-west of the continental [[European Union]], bordered by [[Fra...
3: ...g'''<br>'''Groߨerzogtum Luxemburg'''<br>'''Groussherzogtum L봺ebuerg'''<br><br></big>
21: ...'' || [[Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg|Grand Duke Henri]]
42: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || [[Ons Heemecht]]
48: |colspan="2"| <small><sup>1</sup> Prior to [[1999]]: [[Franc|Luxembourg franc]].</small> - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...ins widely spoken outside of the country, and is the official language of nearly all [[Central America...
12: ...al_motto = ''[[Plus Ultra]]''<br>([[Latin]]: "Further Beyond") |
13: national_anthem = ''[[Marcha Real]]'' |
19: ...>[[President of the Government of Spain|Pres. of the Gov.]] |
38: established_events = | - Marshall Islands (8760 bytes)
1: ... [[Federated States of Micronesia]] and south of the U.S. island of [[Wake Island|Wake]].
3: ...7;n Aorōkin M̧ajeļ<br>Republic of the Marshall Islands'''</big></big>
7: ...colspan="2" | [[Image:Wikipedia flag republic of the marshall islands.png|122px|]]
10: ...="center" width="140px" colspan="2" | ([[Flag of the Marshall Islands|In Detail]])
41: | '''[[National anthem]]''' - Lepidoptera (3770 bytes)
12: The '''Lepidoptera''' is the second largest [[order (biology)|order]] of insec...
14: ...econd only to the Coleoptera (the [[beetle]]s). The name is from [[Greek language|Greek]] "scaly-wing...
21: ...er families. The actual number of families listed here is 126.
23: ..., while moth families are collectively known as [[Heterocera]] (varied-horned). This, however, is a po...
26: ...ok of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom.'' Band / Volume IV Arthropoda: In... - Mummy (16225 bytes)
2: ...e draught or cold, lack of [[oxygen]], or use of chemicals.
4: ...y those in [[ancient Egypt]]. Egyptians believed the body was home to a person's [[Ka]] which was esse...
6: ...bmerged [[cypress]] coffins packed with medicinal herbs.
8: ...ummies formed under natural conditions date from the [[Inca]] period in [[Peru]].
12: ...ans record that the Persians sometimes mummified their kings and nobility in wax, though this practice... - Thebes, Egypt (3900 bytes)
2: ...triking testimony to Egyptian civilization at its height.
4: ...s'', "City of Zeus" ([[Zeus]] being the god whom the Greeks identified with [[Amun]]).
6: ...of the temple of [[Karnak]], which is located in the city.
8: ...important temples that stood on the outskirts of the city.
10: ==Important archaeological sites in Thebes== - Alaska (24727 bytes)
8: ...Nickname = The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun |
9: Motto = North to the Future |
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40: ...style="background:#efefef; text-align:center;"|''The Last Frontier''
46: ...U.S. state mammals|State marine mammal]]'''||[[Bowhead Whale]] - California (63989 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Golden State |
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44: <!-- before modifying these state symbols please verify your changes agains...
50: Nickname = The Golden State |
64: Fossil = [[Smilodon|Saber-toothed cat]] | - Iowa (24205 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Hawkeye State |
30: HighestElev = 509 |
36: ...", and the [[U.S. Post Office]] abbreviation for the state is '''IA'''.
38: The state is named for the [[Native American]] [[Iowa tribe|Iowa]] people.
45: ...lieved to be the first Europeans to visit Iowa. They described Iowa as lush, green, and fertile. - Kansas (21369 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Sunflower State |
30: HighestElev = 4,039 feet; 1,231 |
37: ...nited States]]. The U.S. postal abbreviation for the state is '''KS'''.
42: ...4]] and established the [[Political divisions of the United States|U.S. territories]] of [[Nebraska]] ...
44: ...during the territory's first election and forced the election of a pro-[[slavery]] legislature. - Missouri (16086 bytes)
1: ...ppi]] and [[Missouri River|Missouri]] rivers are the two large rivers which flow through this state.
10: ...n]] ([[1809]]) ''"The welfare of the people my highest law")|
32: HighestElev = 1772 feet; 540 |
44: ...hern states. Missouri was the starting point for the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
50: ... Party|Republican]]). Missouri has nine seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. - Vermont (39851 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Green Mountain State |
30: HighestElev = 1,339 |
36: ...he [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...tal is [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], while the largest city is [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]...
42: ...m?), making it the 43rd largest in land area and the 47th in water area. - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
3: Fullname = The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ...
8: Nickname = The Ocean State, Little Rhody |
30: HighestElev = 247 |
37: ...s naval history and the fact that every point in the state is within 30 miles of [[sea water]].
40: In 1614 the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block visited the island that is now called [[Block Island]]. - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Keystone State |
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36: ...me period in [[geology]]. Pennsylvania is called the [[keystone (architecture)|Keystone]] State.
38: ...vance. The [[The Poconos|Pocono Mountains]] and the [[Delaware Water Gap]] provide popular recreation...
40: ...Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Fathers]]. - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
1: ...ate the state's name '''Okla.''' As of [[2000]], the population is 3,450,654.
14: Governor = [[Brad Henry]] |
32: HighestElev = [[Black Mesa Mountain]] 1,516 |
42: ...ver (Mississippi watershed)|Red River]]), and on the east by [[Missouri]] and [[Arkansas]].
44: [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]] is the capital and largest city. - Minnesota (26682 bytes)
30: HighestElev = 701 |
36: ...|state]] of the [[United States]], having joined the Union on [[May 11]], [[1858]].
37: ...ated "smoky-white water" or "sky-tinted water". The state's name is abbreviated '''MN''' or '''Minn.'...
39: ...s. More than half of the state's residents live there.
41: ... resources]] that have been greatly exploited in the last two centuries. - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Granite State |
10: ...LargestCity = [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] |
30: HighestElev = 1,917 |
36: ...[U.S. presidential election]]s, and has probably the most famous of all [[state motto]]s: "[[Live free...
38: ... bird is the [[purple finch]]. Its state tree is the [[Paper Birch|American white birch]], also called... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Garden State |
30: HighestElev = 550 |
36: ...state is named after the island of [[Jersey]] in the [[English Channel]].
39: ...by the Dutch in 1654 and incorporated into New Netherland.
41: ...ersey) to two friends who had been loyal through the [[English Civil War]]: [[George Carteret|Sir Geor... - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
31: HighestElev = Wheeler Peak, 13,161 ft, 4,014 |
38: ...[[Spain|European]] [[Spanish language|Spanish]], the state's name would be spelled ''Nuevo M骩co''.
44: ...00s]], constructing small towns in the valley of the [[Rio Grande]] and pueblos nearby.
46: ...lley led to long-standing hostility that impeded the Spanish conquest of New Mexico.
50: ... governor of the new [[Province of New Mexico]]. The Native Americans at [[Acoma, New Mexico|Acoma]] r... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...actical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
7: ... of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
19: ... 8500 BC: [[Agriculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
22: * [[Animal husbandry]] in the [[Middle East]]
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
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