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- Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
20: ... presidents, earning the nickname "the Gentleman Boss" for his style of dress and courtly manner, and ...
22: ...Disease]] and died of a [[cerebral hemorrhage]], most likely related to a history of [[hypertension]],...
31: ...the help of Arthur's patron and political boss [[Roscoe Conkling]], Arthur was appointed by President ...
33: This was an extremely lucrative and powerful position at the time, and several of Arthur's predece...
42: ..."classified system" that made certain Government positions obtainable only through competitive written... - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
21: ...f the United States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Rose Cleveland]] (sister)<br>[[Frances Cleveland]] (w...
34: ...ie County, New York]] in 1870 and, while in that post, carried out at least two hangings of condemned ...
36: ...minded Republicans in the New York legislature. Roosevelt admired Cleveland's stubborn nature.
40: ... who claimed he fathered her child, who was named Oscar Folsom Cleveland, in 1874 (Halpin was involved...
46: ...ension bills to [[American Civil War]] veterans whose claims were fraudulent. When Congress, pressured... - Basalt (2961 bytes)
2: ...position typical of basalt, but rocks of this composition with a [[phaneritic]] groundmass should gene...
6: ...umnar basalt at Sheepeater Cliff in Yellowstone-closeup-750px.JPG|thumb|250px|Columnar basalt at Sheep...
8: ...stern [[North America]] are basalts. Perhaps the most famous basalt flow in the world is the [[Giant's...
12: ...ategory are most basalts of the [[ocean]] floor, most large oceanic islands, and continental [[flood b...
14: ...'''Transitional basalt''' has an intermediate composition. It is often rich in the minerals [[plagioc... - Africa (35389 bytes)
1: ... satellite orthographic.jpg|thumb|A satellite composite image of Africa]]
12: *the Afri, a tribe—possibly [[Berber]]—who dwelt in [[North Africa...
26: ...in [[Somalia]], 51°27′52″ E, the most easterly projection, is a distance (also approxi...
28: ...en in the southern peninsulas. Africa is thus composed of two segments at right angles, the northern r...
39: ...which ceased by law by the nineteenth century in most European countries. - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...lso has a collection of overseas territories and possessions around the world. Each of the 50 states h...
58: ...[1754]], in which a union was first seriously proposed.
60: ...on of slavery. The northern states had become opposed to slavery, while the southern states saw it as...
62: ...Cuba]] to the [[Philippines]], though it gave up most of these over time. ''See also [[United States t...
66: ...]]s and [[peacekeeping]], including actions in [[Kosovo]], [[Haiti]], [[Somalia]] and [[Liberia]], and... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
19: ...n: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[List of state mottos|National motto]]: none''</small>
65: ...Council, drawn from all the emirates, reviews proposed laws. There is a federal court system; all emir...
71: ...modities, the warm temperatures that prevail for most of the year, the engineering marvels such as [[B...
94: ...ompared to its neighbours. Religious beliefs are mostly [[Muslim]] (Islam is the state religion). Howe...
150: *[http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ae.html CIA World Factbook - ''United Arab Emirat... - Nigeria (19231 bytes)
1: ... is unrelated to its African heritage; it was proposed by a ''[[The Times|Times]]'' article in [[1897]...
25: | [[Lagos]]
57: ...dio]] brought most areas in the north under the loose control of an Islamic empire centered in Sokoto.
67: ...states that led to the extermination of 30,000 Igbos. Following the creation of Biafra, war broke out ...
71: ...rnationally well-known and respected journalist whose assassination shocked many both in and outside t... - Ghana (10910 bytes)
40: | '''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]''' (PPP)
67: ...hana Empire]] of earlier centuries. This name is mostly symbolic, as the ancient Empire of Ghana was l...
87: ...stence agriculture, which accounts for 40% of [[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]] and employs 60% of the wo...
123: ...grees north of the [[Equator]]. The coastline is mostly a low, sandy shore backed by plains and scrub ...
127: ...l is [[Accra]]. Other cities include (see also [[:Category:Cities in Ghana|Cities in Ghana]]): - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
1: ...ed in the [[Horn of Africa]]. It has one of the most extensive known histories as an independent nati...
59: ..., Axum controlled most of modern-day [[Yemen]] across the Red Sea.
63: ... century]] Emperor [[Fasilidos of Ethiopia|Fasilidos]] expelled these missionaries. At the same time, ...
65: ...ntil the reign of [[Tewodros II of Ethiopia|Tewodros II]] that Ethiopia began to take part in world af...
69: ...t-Leninist]] military [[junta]], the [[Derg]], deposed him, and established a one-party [[socialist]] ... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
60: ...long the coast. Berber kingdoms began to emerge, most notably [[Numidia]], and seized the opportunity ...
62: ...he Berbers adopted [[Islam]] ''en masse'', but almost immediately expelled the Caliphate from Algeria,...
66: ...im Algerians remained outside of French law, and possessed neither French citizenship nor the right to...
68: ...succeeded in pushing the French out in [[1962]]. Most of the 1,025,000 ''[[pied-noir|pieds-noirs]]'', ...
70: ...oum餩议e]] in 1965. The country then enjoyed almost 25 years of relative stability under the one-par... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...of them unique to Madagascar. Most famous among those are the [[lemur]]s. Madagascar and [[Mauritania]...
10: ..._motto = Tanindrazana, Fahafahana, Fandrosoana <br> ''([[Malagasy language|Malagasy]]: Fathe...
41: time_zone = [[Moscow Time|MSK]] |
53: ...ntury, the [[France|French]] established trading posts along the east coast. From about [[1774]] to [[...
57: The British accepted the imposition of a French protectorate over Madagascar in ... - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
71: ...politics are scarce; in [[2001]] the government closed down all of the nation's privately owned print ...
98: ... attack prevented planting of crops in Eritrea's most productive region, causing food production to dr...
107: ...re the two predominant languages for official purposes, but [[Amharic language]]s as well as [[English...
128: * [[Paulos Tesfagiorgis]]
129: * [[Bahta Hagos]] - Iraq (19222 bytes)
32: | '''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]''' (PPP)<br> - Total ([[2...
49: ...nging the political face of Iraq, which had been mostly dominated by its [[Sunni]] minority since its ...
64: ...en appointed the new [[Prime Minister of Iraq]]. Most power will be invested in him. The new Governmen...
97: ...as a small coastline with the [[Persian Gulf]]. Close to the coast and along the [[Shatt al-Arab]] the...
99: ...ajor cities include [[Basra]] in the south and [[Mosul]] in the north. Iraq is considered to be one of... - Mali (7755 bytes)
60: ...'Mali'''. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in [[1991]] with a transitional government, and ...
84: ...]], [[kaolin]], [[salt]] and [[limestone]] being most widely exploited.
99: *[[Architecture of Mali]]- [[Great Mosque of Djenné]]
122: * [http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ml.html CIA World Factbook - ''Mali'']
125: ...0065674/us559933/ LookSmart - ''Mali''] directory category - Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
62: ...nness Book of Records | world record]] for their costliness) based on that of his hero [[Napoleon Bona...
107: *[http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ct.html CIA World Factbook - ''Central African Re...
110: ...okSmart - ''Central African Republic''] directory category
111: ...Project - ''Central African Republic''] directory category
112: ...e Sahara: ''Central African Republic''] directory category - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
14: ...| <small>''[[National motto]]: Progress, Peace, Prosperity''</small>
61: ...The 1783 Treaty of Versailles gave Great Britain possession of The Gambia, but the French retained a t...
63: ...fic in The Gambia. They established the military post of Bathurst (now Banjul) in 1816. In the ensuing...
71: ...AFPRC) seized power in a military coup d'etat, deposing the government of Sir Dawda Jawara. Lieutenant...
73: ...National Assembly, particularly after the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) boycotted the ... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...a, [[India]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Laos]], [[Mongolia]], [[Nepal]], [[North Korea]], [[Pa...
4: ...by the [[Republic of China]]. The PRC considers those areas as parts of itself, an eternally complete ...
15: Supporters of the Maoist Era, consisting mostly of poorer Chinese and [[Marxism|Marxist]] fore...
17: ...e to famine or other consequences of political chaos during the rule of [[Chiang Kai-Shek]].
19: ...f the early [[1960s]], Mao stepped down from his position as chairman of the People's Republic. The Na... - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
71: ...ic home of the [[Phoenicia]]ns, Semitic traders whose maritime culture flourished there for more than ...
78: ...sed with prosperity built on [[Beirut|Beirut's]] position as a regional center for finance and trade.
85: ...n]] (PLO). In the early [[1970s]], difficulties arose over the presence of Palestinian refugees, and f...
87: ...re a number of mostly [[Maronite]] militias, the most important of which was the one linked to the [[K...
89: Cross-border attacks from Lebanon against [[Israel|Isr... - Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
25: | [[Henrique Rosa]]
28: | [[Carlos Gomes J?]]
54: | [[Esta 頡 Nossa Pᴲia Bem Amada]]
69: ...of the country. Former President Nino Vieira, deposed in the 1998 coup, also has returned as a candid...
94: ...n]] winds blowing from the [[Sahara]]. The [[Bijagos Archipelago]] extends out to sea. - South Africa (40100 bytes)
3: ...scent) community in Africa, making it one of the most ethnically diverse countries on the continent. R...
5: ...e [[economy of South Africa]] is the largest and most well-developed of the entire [[Africa]]n contine...
9: ...ish]], [[Zulu language|Zulu]], [[Xhosa language|Xhosa]], [[Swati language|Swati]], [[Ndebele language|...
17: ...cross racial barriers, even though it is not the most widely spoken language by population. Afrikaans ...
24: ...one of the oldest nations in Africa. Extensive [[fossil]] remains at the [[Sterkfontein]], [[Kromdraai...
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