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  1. Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
    2: ...s, and, for three decades after it gained its independence in [[1960]], by military governments. While ...
    41: | '''[[Independence]]'''<br />&nbsp;- Date
    62: ...elf [[emperor]] and was crowned in a lavish and expensive ceremony (the shoes he wore set a [[Guinness ...
    111: ...moz.org/Regional/Africa/Central_African_Republic Open Directory Project - ''Central African Republic'']...
    113: *[http://www.kodro.net/ The Index on Africa - ''Central African Republic''] directo...
  2. The Gambia (13678 bytes)
    1: ...n its center. In [[1965]], The Gambia became independent from the [[British Empire]]. [[Banjul]] is i...
    36: | '''[[Independence]]'''<br>&nbsp;- Date
    65: ... was granted in [[1963]]. The Gambia achieved independence on [[February 18]], [[1965]], as a [[constit...
    73: ...al elections. The PIEC was transformed to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in 1997 and became...
    78: ...reely contested elections every 5 years since independence. After the military coup, politicians from d...
  3. Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
    1: ...]] [[colony]] of [[Portuguese Guinea]], upon independence, the name of its capital, [[Bissau]], was ad...
    40: | '''[[Independence]]'''
    65: ...g/doc/RESOLUTION/GEN/NR0/281/33/IMG/NR028133.pdf?OpenElement] , unprecedented as it denounced illegal P...
    139: ... [http://dmoz.org/Regional/Africa/Guinea_Bissau/ Open Directory Project - ''Guinea Bissau''] directory ...
    141: ...a.no/index/Countries/Guinea_Bissau/index.html The Index on Africa - ''Guinea-Bissau''] directory category
  4. South Africa (40100 bytes)
    1: ...mbique]] and [[Swaziland]]. [[Lesotho]] is an independent [[nation]], entirely surrounded by South Afri...
    50: ... three-tiered system of [[government]] and an independent [[judiciary]], operating under a [[parliamen...
    52: ...th African constitution]] as "distinctive, interdependent, and interrelated"&mdash;a system of [[separa...
    76: ...o integrate the formerly independent and semi-independent [[Bantustan]]s into the political structure o...
    114: ...privatization, and cutting unneeded governmental spending. His policies face strong opposition from org...
  5. Slovakia (19892 bytes)
    34: |'''[[Independence]]'''
    148: ...d regulated prices. Nonetheless, [[Consumer price index|CPI]] fell below 3 % in 2005.
    198: * ''The Slovak Republic: A Decade of Independence, 1993-2002''
    199: * ''Slovakia Since Independence : A Struggle for Democracy'' Minton F. Goldm...
    206: * [http://www.foreign.gov.sk/En/index.html Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Re...
  6. Republic of the Congo (9324 bytes)
    33: sovereignty_type = [[Independence]] |
    47: ... the Congo]] and the [[Gulf of Guinea]]. Upon independence in [[1960]], the former French region of Mid...
    122: *[http://dmoz.org/Regional/Africa/Congo/ Open Directory Project - ''Republic_of_the_Congo''] di...
    124: ....afrika.no/index/Countries/Congo_Brazzaville/ The Index on Africa - ''Congo-Brazzaville''] directory cate...
    125: ...Studies/Country_Specific/Congo.html University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: ''Congo''] dir...
  7. Barbados (21887 bytes)
    13: ...ish settlers in [[1627]]&ndash;[[1628]] until independence in [[1966]], Barbados was under uninterrupte...
    21: ...l and democratic progress, Barbados became an independent state within the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] ...
    48: Historically, the economy of Barbados had been dependent on [[sugarcane]] cultivation and related acti...
    52: ...d [[2002]] due to slowdowns in tourism, consumer spending and the impact of the [[September 11, 2001 at...
    120: ... take you to points of interest but they can be expensive, visitors also have the option of car and veh...
  8. Belgium (31774 bytes)
    33: |'''[[Independence]]'''
    63: ... Protestant also played a role. In this newly independent country Flemings were linguistically discrimi...
    69: ..., it became [[Belgian Congo]], before gaining independence from Belgium in [[1960]].
    73: ...way to disintegration, falling apart into two independent states, [[Flanders]] and [[Wallonia]]. Some e...
    74: believe this would have already happened if it wasn't for the problem that the city of B...
  9. Sierra Leone (10596 bytes)
    33: | '''[[Independence]]'''
    56: ...olonisation was commenced. This culminated in independence on [[April 27]], [[1961]]. Sir [[Milton Marg...
    84: ... [[mangrove]] swamps, with the exception of the [[peninsula]] on which the capital city Freetown is loc...
    91: ...mining of [[diamond]]s. The fate of the economy depends upon the maintenance of domestic peace and the ...
    129: * [http://dmoz.org/Regional/Africa/Sierra_Leone/ Open Directory Project - ''Sierra Leone''] directory c...
  10. Botswana (22276 bytes)
    1: ...ed its new name after becoming [[Independence|independent]] on [[September 30]], [[1966]]. It is border...
    36: | '''[[Independence]]'''<br />&nbsp;- Date
    62: ... [[1966]]. [[Seretse Khama]], a leader in the independence movement and the legitimate claimant to trad...
    67: ...t-polled the ruling BDP in most urban areas. The openness of the country's political system has been a ...
    102: Since independence, Botswana has had the fastest growth in [[pe...
  11. Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
    28: | '''[[Independence]]'''<br> - Declared<br/>&nbsp;- Recognised||...
    54: ...government had adoped a policy of NIBMAR - No Independence Before Majority African Rule.
    56: ...pendence (Rhodesia)|unilateral declaration of independence]] on [[November 11]], [[1965]]. The [[United...
    60: ...ting minority rule intensified, the Smith regime opened negotiations with the leaders of the [[ZANU|Zim...
    64: === Independence ===
  12. Cuba (25106 bytes)
    6: ...United States]] occupied the island until its independence was granted in [[1902]], though limited by t...
    10: ...e was trying to build [[socialism]] in Cuba, and opened diplomatic relations with the [[Soviet Union]]....
    20: In 1994, Castro declared an open immigration policy and did not stop any individua...
    22: ...ally, US Congress members from both parties have openly criticized the ongoing balance of resources whi...
    107: ...", gave freedom to his slaves and started the independence war against the Spanish colonial power
  13. Finland (29511 bytes)
    32: | style="vertical-align: top;" | '''[[Independence]]'''<br />&nbsp;- Declared<br />&nbsp;- Reco...
    61: ...ence|Finland declared its independence]]. The independence was recognised by [[Bolshevist Russia]], but...
    80: ...e basis of proportional representation through [[open list]] multimember districts.
    123: ...pt for [[timber]] and several minerals, Finland depends on imports of raw materials, energy, and some c...
    132: ...Union that Finland really embraced complex interdependence.
  14. Pakistan (74854 bytes)
    37: ...nty_type = [[Independence of Pakistan|Independence]] |
    62: ... Menander's rule. The last Greek king to rule independently was probably [[Strato II]], whose reign end...
    74: ...ror's three sons, also involved in the War of Independence, were arrested and beheaded at the Khooni De...
    76: Even though the War of Independence was a joint Muslim-Hindu struggle to oust th...
    78: ===Independence and After===
  15. Sudan (18856 bytes)
    38: sovereignty_type = [[Independence]] |
    64: After independence the Arab-led Khartoum government reneged on ...
    68: ...o extend Islamic [[Shari'a]] punishments into the penal code, re-igniting the [[Second Sudanese Civil W...
    76: ... six years, to be followed by a referendum on independence. It is hoped that the treaty will finally ma...
    83: ...m. The states, as a result, remain economically dependent upon the central government. [[Khartoum (stat...
  16. Malawi (22306 bytes)
    33: sovereignty_type = [[Independence]] |
    53: ...r of unsuccessful Malawian attempts to obtain independence. A growing [[Europe]]an and U.S.-educated Af...
    55: During the [[1950s]], pressure for independence increased when Nyasaland was joined with [[N...
    59: ...ecember 31]], 1963, and Malawi became a fully independent member of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commo...
    74: The [[constitution]] provides for an independent judiciary. Malawi's judicial system, based on...
  17. Peru (12264 bytes)
    30: | '''[[Independence]]'''<br>&nbsp;- Declared || From [[Spain]]<b...
    48: ...for the [[Spanish Empire]]. Peru declared its independence from Spain on [[July 28]], [[1821]] thanks t...
    113: ...ntly had to renegotiate the targets. Pressure on spending grew in the run-up to the [[2000]] elections....
    142: ...orters without borders]] world-wide press freedom index 2004: Rank 123 out of 167 countries (2 way tie)
    143: * [[UN Human Development Index]] 2004: Rank 85 out of 177 countries
  18. Portugal (61755 bytes)
    1: ... on the west and southwest parts of the [[Iberian Peninsula]] in southwestern [[Europe]], and is the we...
    15: ...nd of serpents") because the natives worshiped serpents. In [[238 BC]], the [[Carthaginians]] occupied ...
    17: ...[[Ancient Rome|Roman]] troops invaded the Iberian Peninsula, driving the [[Carthaginians]] out in the [...
    23: ...uevi]] and the [[Visigoth]]s, invaded the Iberian peninsula, set up kingdoms, and became assimilated. T...
    27: ...gether with the clergy of Braga, demanded the independence of the county.
  19. United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
    56: ...tionships with several [[Crown dependency|Crown dependencies]].
    58: ...eat Britain and Ireland]]) in 1922 to form an independent state (in which, until 1949, the King of the ...
    97: ...te Opening of Parliament, the monarch officially opens [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]],...
    105: ...as no political or executive power over these independent nations, it retains influence, through long-s...
    113: ...t|Good Friday Agreement]], but it is currently suspended. Unlike federalism, however, home rule parliam...
  20. Spain (36498 bytes)
    1: ... southwest of [[Europe]]. It shares the [[Iberian Peninsula]] with [[Portugal]], [[Gibraltar]] and [[An...
    58: ...] through the Pyrenees and settled throughout the peninsula, becoming the [[Celt-Iberian]]s.
    66: ...he [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] arrived in the Iberian peninsula during the [[Second Punic war]] in the [[2n...
    73: From the 8th to the 15th centuries, the Iberian peninsula was ruled by Muslims who had crossed over f...
    79: ...entral America]], [[Asia - Pacific]], the Iberian peninsula, southern [[Italy]], [[Germany]], and the [...

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