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- Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ...topher Columbus]], [[Vasco da Gama]], [[Pedro ?vares Cabral]], [[John Cabot]], [[Juan Ponce de Le,...
3: ...e a combination of traditional European and Arab designs were the first ships that could leave the rel...
7: ...ns in hopes of finding coverts, or the fabled [[Prester John]].
9: The first of these travelers was [[Giovanni de Plano Carpini]] who ...
11: ...[[Ottoman Empire]] further limited the possibilities for Europeans. - Land bridge (3351 bytes)
1: ...]]s have migrated out of Africa. A land bridge doesn't have to be narrow enough to be called an [[ist...
4: ...h American plate]]. For causes of sea level changes, see [[Sea level change]].
6: ...s Plate]], an oceanic [[tectonic plate]] off the west coast of Central America is being [[subduction|s...
8: ==Examples==
10: ...ula]] connects North Africa ([[Egypt]]) and Southwest Asia. - Sub-Saharan Africa (3920 bytes)
1: ...this term would exclude [[South Africa]], which lies outside the [[Tropics]].
3: ... era partially due to the effect of endemic diseases like [[Malaria]]. While the coasts received visit...
5: ... it contains many of the [[least developed countries]]. (See ''[[Economy of Africa]]''.)
7: ...cording to this classification scheme, the countries of sub-Saharan Africa are:
22: * [[Seychelles]] - United States (58223 bytes)
1: ...USA''', '''the U.S.''', '''America''', '''the States''', and
2: ... possessions around the world. Each of the 50 states has a high level of local autonomy under the [[fe...
5: native_name = United States of America |
6: common_name = the United States |
9: ...ne")<br>''[[In God We Trust]]'' ([[1956]]–present) | - Turkey (41694 bytes)
11: largest_city = [[Istanbul]] |latd=41|latm=1|latNS=N|long...
12: official_languages = [[Turkish language|Turkish]]|
14: leader_titles = [[President of Turkey|President]]<br>[[List of Prime Ministers of Turkey|Pri...
15: leader_names = [[Ahmet Necdet Sezer]]<br>[[Recep Tayyip Erdoga...
17: established_events = - Formation of Parliament... - Argentina (30219 bytes)
10: official_languages = [[Spanish language|Spanish]]|
11: capital = [[Buenos Aires]] |
13: largest_city = [[Buenos Aires]] |
15: leader_titles = [[President of Argentina|President]]|
16: leader_names = [[Néstor Kirchner]] | - East Timor (13677 bytes)
1: ... the western side of the island, surrounded by [[West Timor]].
3: ...sored act of self-determination that year, [[Indonesia]] relinquished control of the territory, which...
5: ...countries in Asia, the other being the [[Philippines]].
12: ...16th century]] and they established an isolated presence on the island of [[Timor]], while the surroun...
14: ...00 Timorese. Following the end of the war, Portuguese control was reinstated. - Cuba (25106 bytes)
2: ...[[Bahamas]], to the west [[Mexico]], to the southwest the [[Cayman Islands]] and [[Jamaica]], and to t...
6: ...nish-American War]] of [[1898]]. The [[United States]] occupied the island until its independence was ...
8: ...%, one of the lowest in the latin american countries.
10: ...d by cubans and of those foreign companies. As a result, relations with the USA rapidly deteriorated. ...
12: ...tiional Nuclear Stand-off, between the United States of America and Russia. - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
9: ...anthem = [[Pak sarzamin shad bad]]<br>(Blessed Be The Sacred Land) |
10: official_languages = [[Urdu language|Urdu]], [[English languag...
14: ...der_titles = [[President of Pakistan|President]]<br />[[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Mi...
15: leader_names = [[Pervez Musharraf]]<br />[[Shaukat...
16: largest_city = [[Karachi]] (also [[financial... - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
3: ..._Singapore|connected by a causeway and the second-link bridge]] on the south with the island of [[Singap...
5: ... Sultanate of [[Brunei]] on the east, south, and west.
37: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 64th]] <br> 329,750 [[square kilom...
40: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 46th]]<br> 25,720,000 (Q3-20...
45: | '''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]''' (PPP) <br> - Total ([[20... - Flag of Arkansas (1800 bytes)
3: ...es of America]]. The flag seems to bear striking resemblance to the [[Confederate Flag]].
5: ...egislature again changed the flag to the present design.
7: ==External link== - Flag of Connecticut (1242 bytes)
3: ...vines (each bearing three bunches of purple [[grapes]]) on an field of azure blue. The banner below th...
5: ...e, probably to represent the three original colonies of [[New Haven Colony|New Haven]], Saybrook, and ...
7: ==External link== - Flag of Florida (1749 bytes)
5: Chapter 15.012 of the Florida Statutes states that:
6: ...rcial sizes and be of the following portions and descriptions: The seal of the state, in diameter one-...
8: ...nded to recall the [[Flags of the Confederate States of America|Southern Cross]] of the Confederate fl...
10: ...e [[Union Flag]] of the [[United Kingdom]] to represent the union of [[Great Britain]] with [[Ireland]...
12: ==External link== - Flag of Indiana (917 bytes)
2: ...he design was created by [[Paul Hadley]] of [[Mooresville, Indiana]].
4: ==External Link== - Flag of Maine (1460 bytes)
2: ...hat people did in early times. The North Star represents the state motto: "Dirigo". ( "I Direct" )
4: ... and white silk cord attached at the spearhead. These embellishments are very rarely observed.
8: ... [[naval ensign]], which is rarely seen. It features symbols from the current flag and the older one, ...
10: ==External link== - Flag of Ohio (981 bytes)
2: ...The white circle with its red center not only represents the first letter of the state name, but also ...
4: ...pal|flag]] of [[Nepal]]. Loosely based upon the design [[cavalry]] flags of the [[Civil War]] and [[S...
6: ==External link==
8: * [http://fotw.fivestarflags.com/us-oh.html#desc Flags of the World entry for the Ohio flag] - Flag of Rhode Island (948 bytes)
3: ...]] around the three free (i.e., non-[[hoist]]) edges.
5: ==External link== - Flag of Vermont (515 bytes)
5: External link:
7: ...p://makepeace.ca/vt/ Vermont Flag Proposal] - suggested new state flag by Jonathan David Makepeace - Flag of Virginia (841 bytes)
5: ...nd represents [[Virginia]]. The prostrate man represents tyranny.
7: ...g of Virginia is the only [[Flags_of_the_U.S._states|American flag]] with nudity.
9: ==External link== - Mummy (16225 bytes)
2: A '''mummy''' is a preserved [[corpse]] that, due to shielding from [[dec...
4: ... the body was home to a person's [[Ka]] which was essential in one's [[afterlife]].
6: ... corpses have been recovered from submerged [[cypress]] coffins packed with medicinal herbs.
8: ...l over the world. Some of the best-preserved mummies formed under natural conditions date from the [[I...
12: ... Greek historians record that the Persians sometimes mummified their kings and nobility in wax, though...
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