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- Andorra (11532 bytes)
22: | '''[[List of Co-Princes of Andorra|French Co-Prince]]''':
56: ...er" | <small><sup>1</sup> Prior to 1999: French [[franc]] and Spanish [[peseta]]. Some of their own cu...
59: ... eastern [[Pyrenees]] mountains and bordered by [[France]] and [[Spain]]. Once isolated, it is current...
63: The name "Andorra" probably originates from a [[Navarre|Navarrese]] word ''andurrial'', whi...
69: ...dispute arose between the bishop and his northern French neighbour over Andorra. - Turkey (41694 bytes)
49: ...phorus straits]] that separate [[Southwest Asia]] from [[Southeast Europe]]. [[Anatolia]] is situated ...
52: ...racy|democratic]] [[laicism|laic]] [[Constitution|constitutional]] [[republic]], whose political system was esta...
60: ...urkey was established on [[October 29]], [[1923]] from the remnants of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. The war...
65: ''Main Articles: [[Politics of Turkey]], [[Constitution of Turkey]]
66: ...ical system is based on separation of powers. Its constitution is called 'Anayasa' (Main Law). - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...the [[Indian Ocean]], off the eastern coast of [[Africa]]. Madagascar is the [[List of islands by siz...
13: ...[[Malagasy language|Malagasy]], [[French language|French]] |
38: established_dates = From [[France]] <br> [[26 June]], [[1960]] |
53: ...] established trading posts along the east coast. From about [[1774]] to [[1824]], it was a favorite h...
57: ...ion of spheres of influence in the area. Absolute French control over Madagascar was established by mi... - Samoa (9435 bytes)
1: ...from [[1900]] to [[1914]] and '''Western Samoa''' from [[1914]] to [[1997]].
37: | From [[New Zealand]]<br>[[January 1]], [[1962]]
46: | ''[[The Banner of Freedom]]''
57: ...as German Samoa, then Western Samoa after passing from [[Germany|German]] control to [[New Zealand]] i...
59: ...titution was amended to change the country's name from Western Samoa to Samoa. Samoa had been known si... - Turkmenistan (10788 bytes)
34: | From [[Soviet Union]]<br/> [[October 27]], [[19...
52: ...has been populated since ancient times, as armies from one empire to another decamped on their way to ...
60: Separated from [[Persia]] and annexed by [[Russia]] between [[...
66: ...is face adorns almost everything in Turkmenistan, from banknotes to bottles of [[vodka]]. The logo of ...
96: ...ustrial production and caused the budget to shift from a surplus to a slight deficit. - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
36: | From [[Ethiopia]]<br /> [[May 29]], [[1991]]<br...
53: ... Having achieved independence on May 24, [[1993]] from [[Ethiopia]], it is one of the youngest indepen...
57: ...ΑΙΑ (''Erythra'), which derives from ΕΡΥΘΡΑ Θ[...
66: ...cement, reduced economic development, and one of Africa's more severe landmine problems. The [[Ethiop...
71: ...s entirely populated by members of the [[People's Front for Democracy and Justice]] (PFDJ). This assem... - Paraguay (10959 bytes)
1: ... to the northwest. The name "Paraguay" is derived from the [[Guarani language|Guarani]] words "parᦱu...
23: |'''[[Nicanor Duarte Frutos]]'''
32: |From [[Spain]]<br>[[May 15]], [[1811]]
54: ... political infighting in recent years, relatively free and regular presidential elections have been he...
59: ...nment was fundamentally changed by the [[1992]] [[constitution]], which provides for a division of powers. The [... - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...cially influential in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[Africa]].
11: ...#932;ΟΣ<br>''([[Greek language|Greek]]: Freedom or Death)''
29: ...]'''<br> - Declared<br> - Recognised || From the [[Ottoman Empire]]<br/>[[25 March]] [[1821]...
42: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || [[Hymn to Freedom]]
52: ...especially influential in [[Europe]], [[Northern Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]. Today, Greece is a ... - Iraq (19222 bytes)
1: ...eader [[Saddam Hussein]] and his [[Ba'ath Party]] from power. Although, the legality of the invasion ...
29: ... '''[[Independence]]''' || [[1 October]] [[1919]] from the [[Ottoman Empire]]
30: [[3 October]] [[1932]] from the [[United Kingdom|British]]
44: ...>''(Citizens have [[Freedom of religion|religious freedom]])'' || [[Islam]]
49: ...ion of Iraq]] removed Saddam Hussein's Government from power, replacing it with an interim American-ba... - Mali (7755 bytes)
3: ... and [[Senegal river|Senegal]] rivers. Formerly [[French Sudan]], the country is named after the [[Emp...
17: ... Un peuple, un but, une foi<br>([[French language|French]]: One people, one goal, one faith)''</small>
22: | [[French language|French]] (official), [[Bambara language|Bambara]], o...
40: | From [[France]]<br>[[September 22]], [[1960]]
43: | [[CFAF|CFA Franc]] - Thailand (14276 bytes)
1: ... The word ''Thai'' (ไทย) means "free" in the [[Thai language]]. It is also the name ...
18: government_type = [[Constitutional monarchy]] |
60: ...|coups d'鴡t]], but progressed towards democracy from the [[1980s]] onward.
69: ...nd|Prime Minister]], who is appointed by the king from among the members of the lower house of [[parli...
101: ...ptember, as well as a dry, cool northeast monsoon from November to mid-March. The southern isthmus is ... - Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
1: ...[[equator]], separating the [[Congo River]] basin from [[Lake Chad]] and the [[White Nile]] river basi...
2: ...f [[Ubangi-Shari]], the nation was first ruled by French [[plantocracy|plantation]] interests, and, fo...
4: |+<big><big>'''Republique Centrafricaine'''<br></big></big>
8: | align="center" width="140px" | [[image:Central african republic flag large.png|125px|]]
11: ...lign="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Central African Republic|In Detail]]) - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
1: ...nter. In [[1965]], The Gambia became independent from the [[British Empire]]. [[Banjul]] is its capi...
37: | From the United Kingdom<br>[[February 18]], [[1965]]
57: ...]]. The first written accounts of the region come from records of Arab traders in the [[9th century|9t...
59: ...hants; this grant was confirmed by letters patent from [[Queen Elizabeth I]]. In [[1618]], [[King Jame...
61: ...e Great Britain possession of The Gambia, but the French retained a tiny enclave at Albreda on the nor... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...y, it remains a one-party [[authoritarian]] state from its true communist days.
15: ...time in a century, and there was development of infrastructure, industry, healthcare, and education, w...
19: ...r. Mao remained head of the Party but was removed from day to day management of economic affairs which...
23: ...ut) and a much wider range of personal rights and freedoms for average Chinese as evidence of the succ...
27: ...ost Chinese dissidents living abroad, many people from Hong Kong or Taiwan, ethnic minorities like Tib... - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
23: | [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[French language|French]], [[English language|English]], [[Armenian l...
66: ...word "Lebanon" (also "Loubnan" or "Lebnan") comes from the [[Aramaic language|Aramaic]] word ''laban''...
73: ...e provinces that make up present-day Lebanon to [[France]].
75: Modern Lebanon's constitution, drawn up in [[1926]], specified a balance of pol...
77: ...try gained independence in [[1943]], and [[France|French]] troops withdrew in [[1946]]. - Serbia and Montenegro (13848 bytes)
63: ...rly the national debt. The FRY was also suspended from a number of international institutions because ...
65: ...|Constitutional Charter]] was agreed to provide a framework for the governance of the country.
114: ...nomic sanctions, and the damage to Yugoslavia's infrastructure and industry caused by the [[Kosovo War...
116: ...ro]] severed its economy from federal control and from Serbia during the Milosevic era. Now both repub...
126: ...e valley is by far the easiest way of land travel from continental [[Europe]] to [[Greece]] and [[Asia... - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ...[[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]], to the west by [[France]], [[Belgium]], the [[Netherlands]] and [[Lux...
13: ...[[German language|German]]: Unity and Justice and Freedom)
15: ...tschen]]<br>3rd stanza (''Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit'')
51: ...[[Romany language|Romany]] and [[Frisian language|Frisian]] are officially recognised and protected as...
61: ...[[prince-elector]]s of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. From ''Bildatlas der Deutschen Geschichte'' by Dr Pa... - Switzerland (22270 bytes)
1: ...state in [[Europe]], which borders [[Germany]], [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Austria]] and [[Liechtenstein...
13: ... = [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Romansh]]|
30: currency = [[Swiss franc]]|currency_code=CHF|
46: ...e]] in [[1499]] amounted to de facto independence from the [[Holy Roman Empire]].
54: ...in [[1803]], [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] imposed a new constitution, largely restoring Swiss autonomy. - Kyrgyzstan (23226 bytes)
37: established_dates = From the [[Soviet Union]]<br> [[31 August]] [[1991]]...
52: ...led along the [[Yenisey River]], where they lived from the [[6th century|6th]] until the [[8th century...
56: ...mid-[[1920s]] by the Russians to distinguish them from the Kazakhs, who were also referred to as Kirgh...
58: ...[Joseph Stalin]], who controlled the Soviet Union from the late 1920's until [[1953]].
62: ...eks form a majority of the population. Violent confrontations ensued, and a state of emergency and cur... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
1: ...pendent [[nation]], entirely surrounded by South African territory.
3: ...as well as many white, coloured and Indian South Africans.
5: ...the entire [[Africa]]n continent, with modern [[infrastructure]] common throughout the country.
7: {{South Africa infobox}}
9: South Africa has 11 official languages: [[Afrikaans]], [[English language|English]], [[Zulu lan...
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