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- Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...le of [[Western world|Western civilization]] and the birthplace of [[democracy]], Greece has a long an...
17: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Athens]]
19: | '''Largest city''' || [[Athens]]
29: ...r> - Declared<br> - Recognised || From the [[Ottoman Empire]]<br/>[[25 March]] [[1821]]<br/>...
42: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || [[Hymn to Freedom]] - Saint Kitts and Nevis (6100 bytes)
1: ... Saint Kitts and Nevis''' is an island nation in the [[Caribbean]].
8: | align="center" width="140px" rowspan="2" height="135px" | [[Image:skitts22.PNG|Saint Kitts an...
24: | [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]]
39: | From the [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[September 19]], [[1983]]
47: | '''[[National anthem]]''' - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
2: ...Syria]] on the east and north, and [[Israel]] on the south.
53: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
66: ...to snow-capped mountains. An Arabic cognate of the word ''laban'' also means "[[yogurt]]".
71: ...volved in the [[Crusades]]. It was then taken by the [[Ottoman Empire]].
73: ...Nations]] [[French Mandate of Lebanon|mandated]] the five provinces that make up present-day Lebanon t... - Djibouti (8746 bytes)
2: ...ed Sea, on the [[Arabian Peninsula]], 20 km from the coast of Djibouti, is [[Yemen]].
50: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
51: | ''[[National anthem of Djibouti|Flag song]]''
62: ...ontacts with the Arabs, and adopted [[Islam]] as their religion.
64: ...fars and the Issas'''. On [[June 27]], [[1977]], the country was granted independence as '''Djibouti''... - Indonesia (12958 bytes)
1: ...opulous overall. It has had free elections since the [[Indonesian 1998 Revolution]] toppled General [[...
13: national_anthem = [[Indonesia Raya]] |
37: established_events = - Declared<br/> - Recognised...
38: established_dates = From [[Netherlands]]<br/>[[August 17]], [[1945]]<br/>[[Decembe...
56: ... religion in many parts of the archipelago after the collapse of Hindu and Buddhist Kingdoms. - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...f Aqaba]] (also known as Gulf of [[Eilat]]), and the [[Dead Sea]].
12: national_anthem = ''[[Hatikvah]]'' |
13: official_languages = [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Arabic]] |
18: leader_names = [[Ariel Sharon]]<br>[[Moshe Katsav]] |
37: ... = - [[Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel|Declaration]] | - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
2: ...na]] on the south, and [[Chile]] and [[Peru]] on the west.<!--
14: national_anthem = ''[[Bolivianos, el hado propicio]]'' |
39: established_events = • Date |
40: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[August 6]], [[1825]]...
49: ...1</sup> La Paz is the seat of government; Sucre, the legal capital - Gabon (7342 bytes)
1: ...ke Gabon one of the more prosperous countries in the region.
56: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
68: ...ca]], a federation that survived until [[1959]]. These territories became independent on [[August 17]]...
70: ...Bongo replaced him as president, and has been the head of state ever since and also won re-election.
75: ...al issues. Multi-party legislative elections were held in 1990-91 even though opposition parties had n... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...ira Islands|Madeira and Porto Santo]] (including the [[Savage Islands]]).
5: ...] stretched across the world. After the rise of other colonial powers, Portugal declined.
7: ...he subsequent decades, with a clear slow-down in the last few years.
15: ...stablished in southern Portugal for a long time. The [[Celtic|Celtics]], a later wave of Celts, settle...
17: ...achieved by bribing Lusitanian officials to kill their own leader. During this period, a process of [[... - Togo (15373 bytes)
1: ...t has a short [[Gulf of Guinea]] coast, on which the capital [[Lomé, Togo|Lomé]] is loca...
27: | '''[[Heads of Government of Togo|Prime Minister]]'''
45: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
46: ... aïeux]]'' (Hail to thee, land of our forefathers)
57: ...h forces. Togo was split between the British and the French by League of Nations mandates after [[Worl... - Aswan Dam (6375 bytes)
2: [[Aswan]] is a city on the first [[cataract]] of the [[Nile]] in [[Egypt]].
3: ... this point: the newer '''Aswan High Dam''', and the older '''Aswan Dam''' or '''Aswan Low Dam'''.
5: ...be entirely wiped out, while in a low-water year there was widespread drought and famine.
10: ...as soon found to be inadequate and the height of the dam was raised in two phases, 1907–1912 and...
12: ...ed in 1946 it was decided that rather than raise the dam a third time a second dam would be built 6 km... - Louisiana (26375 bytes)
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44: ...uthern States|Southern]] [[U.S. state|state]] of the [[United States|United States of America]].
45: ...ench language|French]]. Today, English is by far the main language of everyday life, but traces of Fre...
49: ... Atchafalaya, Natchitouches (now spelled Natchitoches), Caddo, Houma, Tangipahoa, and Avoyel (Avoyelle...
52: ... were found in southwestern Louisiana in the parishes of Vermilion, Cameron, Lafayette, Acadia, Jeffer... - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
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37: ... King [[Charles I of England]]. As of [[2004]], the state's population is 4,198,068.
39: Several ships in the [[United States Navy]] have been named [[USS Sout...
42: ...ify the first constitution of the United States, the [[Articles of Confederation]].
44: ...gh Edmund Ruffin is usually credited with firing the first shot. - 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... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
12: *[[Alexander Yakushev|Yakushev, Alexander]], ice hockey player
21: ...nese lieutenant general in Malaya, Singapore and the Philippines
25: ...9995;, 1883-1936), famous [[T'ai Chi Ch'uan]] teacher
34: *[[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro|Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn]], (born 1942), US horror author
39: *[[Kerri Yascheshyn|Yascheshyn, Kerri]], ([[1985]] - [[2003]]), [[cancer]] p... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painte...
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian...
16: *[[Rembrandt]], ([[1606]]-[[1669]]), [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[painter]]
22: *[[Hans von Aachen]] ([[1552]]-[[1615]])
27: *[[Andreas Achenbach]] ([[1815]]-[[1910]]) - Macau (16856 bytes)
26: |Handover from [[Portugal]] to the [[People's Republic of China]]
40: ...ow run as a [[Special Administrative Region]] of the PRC. Residents of Macau mostly speak [[Cantonese ...
44: ... [[Hong Kong]] often take a one-day excursion to the city. [[Ferry]] service by [[hydrofoil]] between ...
47: ...existing landmark built in [[1448]] dedicated to the goddess [[Matsu]].
48: ...ntonese Jyutping: ou3 mun4) means "Inlet Gates". The "gates" refer to two erect gate-like mountains of... - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...[[Tower of Babel]] story in [[The Bible]]. Nevertheless, it exemplifies man's desire to fly.
5: ...at were otherwise unflyable able to fly, such as the [[F-117]].
7: ==Before the 20th century==
13: ...re many claims and counter-claims how successful these were. See [[First flying machine]] for a revie...
15: ...d, was made. Leonardo also sketched designs for a helicopter, but this design would not have flown. - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
10: *[[Thomas Ahearn]], inventor of the electric stove in [[1892]]
14: ...n]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed potato flakes
24: ...hn Bardeen]], (1908-1991) — co-inventor of the [[transistor]]
29: *[[Henry Bessemer]], (1813-1898), [[England]] — [...
31: *[[Bi Sheng]] — primitive movable [[printing]] types - Cold War (18329 bytes)
2: ...ernard Baruch]] in April 1947 during a debate on the [[Truman Doctrine]].
5: ...Europe were firmly established, proxy battles in the Third World became an ever-important arena of sup...
7: ...hat lessened direct impact on the populations of the major powers.
9: ...ia lost the superpower status that it had won in the Second World War.
11: ... of the now-defunct [[Berlin Wall]], a symbol of the Cold War-era division of Europe]]
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