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- Historical capital of China (5927 bytes)
5: ...of various Chinese governments including (sorted chronologically):
22: ...ndependent [[puppet state]] set up by the [[Japan|Japanese]] in Manchuria from 1931 to 1945: called Xingj...
24: ... the [[Kingdom of Shu|Shu Kingdom]] during the [[Three Kingdoms]]. It was briefly the seat of Chiang's...
26: ...-shek]] during [[World War II]] ([[Second Chinese-Japanese War]]), and was briefly the seat of Chiang's R...
39: ...of various Chinese governments including (sorted chronologically): - Germany (46412 bytes)
25: ...ncellor of Germany|Chancellor]]''' || [[Gerhard Schr?]]
79: ...e established]]. After [[1888]], the ''[[Year of Three Emperors]]'', Bismarck was forced to quit by th...
93: ...s were set up for groups and people perceived as threats. Open persecution of [[Jew]]s began, culminat...
97: ...as also declared on the [[United States]] after [[Japan]]'s [[attack on Pearl Harbor]], Hitler had engage...
131: ...dChirac.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Chancellor Gerhard Schr? together with [[France|French]] President [[Jacq... - Argentina (30219 bytes)
59: ...sh;especially the western pampas—came from throughout Europe.
65: ...carried out terrorist acts with a frequency that threatened public order. The government resorted to a...
67: ... exercised power through a junta composed of the three service commanders until [[December 10]], [[198...
71: ...cipitated an outflow of capital that gradually mushroomed into a 2-year [[recession]], which led to a ...
73: ...2002]]. Duhalde differentiating himself from his three predecessors quickly abandoned the peso's almos... - Bangladesh (29715 bytes)
73: ... some estimates claim 50,000 deaths in the first three days of the so-called ''[[Operation Searchlight...
75: ...ia, the USSR and her allies and general masses in Japan, and Western countries stood solidly behind Bangl...
79: ...ting Corporation]] continued to provide coverage through the BBC Bangla radio services in South Asia. ...
81: ...India withdrew its troops from Bangladesh within three months of the war. Pakistan, aided by its suppo...
83: ...ocracy. Since then, Bangladesh has been ruled by three democratically elected governments. - East Timor (13677 bytes)
14: ...lied]] forces and Timorese volunteers against the Japanese. The struggle resulted in the deaths of betwee...
66: ... and 260,000 people fled westward. Over the next three years, however, a massive international program...
72: Currently three foreign banks have a branch each in Dili: [[ANZ... - Tuvalu (11893 bytes)
55: ...dent but associated with New Zealand) that isn't threatened by sea level rise, but does have decreasin...
62: ...of evangelization of Tuvalu, and conversion to [[Christianity]] was complete by the [[1920s]]. Also in...
64: ...an operations base for Allied forces battling the Japanese in the Pacific. Thousands of marines were stat...
105: ...nd the [[United Kingdom]] and supported also by [[Japan]] and [[South Korea]]. Thanks to wise investments...
107: ...rom these new technology sources could raise GDP three or more times over the next decade. - Vietnam (18265 bytes)
6: ...lonized by [[France]]. During [[World War II]], [[Japan]] occupied Vietnam. After the war, France attempt...
10: ...nam."'' Refugees continued fleeing from Vietnam through the rest of the decade, and into the next.
17: The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is governed through a highly centralized system dominated by the ...
39: ... [[monsoon]]al; [[humidity]] averages 84 percent throughout the year. Annual rainfall ranges from 120 ...
47: ...ing economy. Simultaneously, [[investment]] grew three-fold and [[domestic savings]] quintupled. On th... - Cuba (25106 bytes)
12: ...astro's army, and fought valiantly for more than three days & nights, until they were forced to surren...
14: ...nyone who desired to leave the country to depart through the port of Mariel. Known as the [[Mariel Bo...
16: ...world market. Cuba supported communist movements throughout [[Latin America]] ([[Nicaragua]], [[El Sal...
18: ...dily. Cuba's economy today is roughly split into three parts: [[agriculture]] ([[tobacco]], [[sugar]],...
24: ...and , some U.S. citizens visit Cuba by traveling through [[Mexico]], [[Canada]] or the [[Bahamas]]. Am... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
62: ...ism]], which spread in the region. After the overthrow of last ruler of the [[Mauryan dynasty]] in [[1...
72: ...rhead a colonial domination over South Asia. The shrinking Mughal Empire fell prey to East India Compa...
74: ...d in solitary confinement in 1862. The Emperor's three sons, also involved in the War of Independence,...
79: ...e. The British divided up the Indian empire into three parts: the central part, with a [[Hindu]] major...
81: ...s. Both nations have fought [[Indo-Pakistan Wars|three all out wars]] due to these unsettled issues. O... - Indonesia (12958 bytes)
62: ...le. In [[1945]], with the war drawing to a close, Japan sponsored a committee, led by [[Sukarno]], to pla...
68: ...However, Suharto enriched himself and his family through widespread [[corruption]] and he was forced t...
70: ... period of [[1998]] to [[2001]], the country had three [[President of Indonesia|presidents]]: [[Jusuf ...
139: Indonesia's major trading partners are [[Japan]], the [[United States]] and the surrounding nati...
149: ...he remainder of the population is [[Christianity|Christian]] (9%), [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] (2%), and [[H... - Palau (8171 bytes)
21: ...[[Palauan language|Palauan]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]] (in Angaur)
56: ...tury]], but sold it to [[Germany]] in [[1899]]. [[Japan]] seized the islands at the start of [[World War ...
91: ...e of 82? degrees F. (27? C.). Rainfall can occur throughout the year, the annual average is 150 [[inch...
103: ...y Adventists]]), but Modekngei (a combination of Christianity, traditional Palauan religion and fortun...
105: ...ad of Palauan. In [[Angaur]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]] is also official. - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
80: ...still exists now. After the fall of [[Malacca]], three nations struggled for the control of the [[Mala...
82: ...insula. The Straits Settlements consisted of the three ports of Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. Penang...
88: Following the [[Japan|Japanese]] occupation during [[World War II]], popular ...
90: ...ysia''' was formed on [[September 16]], [[1963]] through a merging of the Federation of Malaya and the...
149: ...own, Penang|George Town]], [[Ipoh]] and [[Johor Bahru]]. See also [[List of cities in Malaysia]]. - Kuwait (15932 bytes)
68: ...aiming that Kuwait was part of its territory. It threatened to invade Kuwati, but was deterred by the ...
70: ...aliation for "economic warfare" Kuwait had waged through [[slant drilling]] into oil supplies that wer...
80: ...ar what terms will be imposed upon female voters through the decision's requirement of them to abide b...
91: * [[Al Jahra]]
115: ... are the capital [[Kuwait City|Kuwait]], and Al-Jahrah (further in the north, 30-minute drive from the... - Malawi (22306 bytes)
1: ...d of the country's territory and it is stretched through most of its eastern border. The origins for t...
53: ...-first through associations, and after [[1944]], through the [[Nyasaland African Congress]] (NAC).
67: ...ment, as it had done in 1994 and 1999 elections. Through the politicking of party chairperson and form...
72: ...tate]] and [[head of the government]], is chosen through universal [[direct suffrage]] every 5 years. ...
74: ...government is carried out in 28 districts within three regions administered by regional administrators... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
7: ...ical roots in the democratic revolution that overthrew a dictatorial regime in [[1974]] and the subseq...
25: ... with some [[Arab]], mainly expelled after the [[Christian]] reconquest or [[Reconquista]]). In [[868]...
40: ...their own objective, searching for the legendary Christian Kingdom of [[Prester John]].
47: ...frica and, despite having no son and heir to the throne, decided to go personnaly into battle, where h...
53: ...his brother, King Miguel, a conservative who overthroned Queen Maria I, led to the civil war between 1... - Marshall Islands (8760 bytes)
55: ...te]] of [[German New Guinea]] some years later. [[Japan]] conquered the islands in [[World War I]], and a...
123: ...language|Marshallese]] is used by the government. Japanese is also widely spoken in many areas of Marshal...
125: ...re traditional [[tribal]] groups ages ago. Then, Christian missionaries came along and caused great tu... - Flag of Hawaii (3178 bytes)
13: ...dom]] and [[France]]. The [[United States]] and [[Japan]] followed. - Mummy (16225 bytes)
16: ...vidual was placed at his/her final resting place through a set of [[Egyptian burial rituals and protoc...
31: ...omach]], [[liver]], [[lung]]s and [[intestine]]s through a small incision on the left side of the [[ab...
57: ...pt=Abstract&list_uids=8237299 Buddhist mummies in Japan, PubMed].''
65: ... news agency. The mummy had thick brown hair, a shrunken face and body, and gray and brown skin. Its ...
67: ...l, and were kept in the institute, unopened, for three years. The mummy is believed to be significant ... - Fish (5349 bytes)
7: ...ggests the trait exists in family [[Alopiidae]] (thresher sharks). The degree of endothermy varies fr...
15: ... has been suggested that the higher lifespan of [[Japan]]ese and [[Nordic]] populations is due to their h...
20: ...100 [[million]] [[tonne]]s. [[Overfishing]] is a threat to many species of fish. On [[May 15]] [[2003]... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
23: ...the league average. He won 23 games, lost 12 and threw nine shutouts, still the best mark for a left h...
29: ...arry Frazee]] had paid relatively large salaries throughout the war years. However, the team's failur...
39: ...nkees in New York. Yankee pitcher [[Carl Mays]] threw a pitch that hit Indian shortstop [[Ray Chapman...
47: ...nd Ruth's aggressiveness would see him suspended three more times in 1922, for arguing with umpires.
51: ...r [[John McGraw]] had instructed his pitchers to throw Ruth nothing but curve balls, and Ruth never ad...
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