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- People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...y [[authoritarian]] state from its true communist days.
15: ...istics or accounts given for death tolls or other damages incurred by Mao's campaigns.
17: ...ns of deaths, incurred severe economic costs, and damaged China's cultural heritage. The [[Great Leap ...
19: ...ned head of the Party but was removed from day to day management of economic affairs which came under ...
23: ...stitutes 15% of the population, higher living standards (which is shown via dramatic increases in GDP ... - Switzerland (22270 bytes)
29: established_dates =[[Federal Charter of 1291|Federal Charter]]<...
48: ...continues to serve the [[Vatican]] to the present day. The expansion of the federation, and the reputa...
59: ... [[direct democracy]], which remain unique even today. Since then, continued political, economic, and ...
80: ...f both houses serve for 4 years. Through [[referenda]] citizens may challenge any law voted by federal...
203: * [[Data codes for Switzerland]] - Bangladesh (29715 bytes)
25: | [[Begum Khaleda Zia]]
36: | '''[[Victory Day (Bangladesh)|Victory Day]]'''<br>|| [[December 16]], [[1971]]
65: ...ngal]]. There is recent evidence of civilizations dating back to [[500 BC]], and there are even claims...
69: ...[21 February]] as [[International Mother Language Day]]. In 1955, the government of Pakistan changed t...
73: ... estimates claim 50,000 deaths in the first three days of the so-called ''[[Operation Searchlight]]'' ... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
39: established_dates = From the [[United Kingdom]]<br />[[19...
42: time_zone = [[Pakistan Standard Time|PST]] |
54: ...civilizations of the region, and modern events to date)''
57: ...thumb|180px|right|[[Mohenjodaro|Ruins of Mohen-jo-Daro]], 80 km southwest of [[Sukkur]], was center of...
62: ...[1st century]] CE, as petty rulers (such as [[Theodamas]]) and as administrators, after the area was c... - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...orders the states of [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]], [[Jordan]], and [[Egypt]] (listed clockwise from north to...
6: ...5;سرائيل<br>("Dawlat Israil") |
38: established_dates = From the League of Nations mandate administered by the [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[May...
60: ...Emperor [[Hadrian]] renamed ''Provincia [[Judea|Judaea]]'' to ''Provincia [[Syria Palaestina]]'', a Gr...
62: ...he [[Mishnah]] and [[Jerusalem Talmud]], two of Judaism's most important religious texts, were compose... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
7: ...1974]] and the subsequent entry in the [[EEC]] (today's [[European Union]]) in [[1986]]. Portugal made...
20: ... Consolidation of the Monarchy in Portugal|Consolidation of the kingdom]]'''''
23: ...set up kingdoms, and became assimilated. The [[Vandals]] ([[Silingi]] and [[Hasdingi]]) and the sarmat...
31: ...ing with no male heirs. His only child, a single daughter, married King [[John I of Castile]] who wou...
40: ...s had their own objective, searching for the legendary Christian Kingdom of [[Prester John]]. - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
37: established_dates = 1801<sup>5</sup>|
47: *[[Welsh language|Welsh]]: ''Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon''
54: ...ions of [[England]], [[Wales]] and [[Scotland]] — are located on the island of [[Great Britain]]...
58: ...ted Kingdom, forming [[Northern Ireland]] to this day.
62: ...Ireland). This political usage of "Great Britain" dates from the personal union of the Crowns of Scotl... - Culture of China (15738 bytes)
27: ...ial China. This of course does not apply to [[pagodas]], which in any case are relatively rare.
34: ...e, in [[China]] and have its [[dialogue]] in [[Mandarin Chinese]].
40: === Dance ===
41: :''Main articles: [[dragon dance]] - [[lion dance]]''
60: ... of noted Taoists]] - [[Lung]] - [[Lunisolar calendar]] - [[Mohism]] - [[Qi]] - [[Taoism]] - [[Yin Yan... - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
6: ...[Red Sea]]; it borders [[Libya]] to the west, [[Sudan]] to the south, and the [[Gaza Strip]], [[Palest...
28: ... BCE]] - [[Great Sphinx of Giza|Sphinx]], still today the world's largest single-stone [[statue]]
35: ...400 BCE]] - [[Egyptian calendar|Astronomical Calendar]], used even in the [[Middle Ages]] for its [[ma...
48: ** Unknown date - [[Rollin Papyrus]]
55: ...gyptians shaped and worked [[granite]]. The exact date the Egyptians started producing [[glass]] is de... - Mummy (16225 bytes)
8: ...preserved mummies formed under natural conditions date from the [[Inca]] period in [[Peru]].
18: The earliest known 'mummified' individual dates back to approximately [[34th century BC|3300 B...
27: A typical mummification took 70 days in which craftsmen raced to finish the tomb.
63: ...uage]] remained in use in the Tarim Basin (Modern day [[Xinjiang]] in [[China]]) until the [[8th centu...
65: ...ied body when they opened a coffin in a graveyard dating back 1,900 years, according to Xinhua news ag... - Thoth (5655 bytes)
5: ...s as the inventor of writing and the 365-day calendar, and was considered to have been the scribe of t...
7: ... 360 days is exactly 5 whole days, i.e. the extra days added. It also happens that 72 is the number of...
9: ...sionally used to refer to Thoth himself. He had a daughter named [[Seshat]].
16: [[Aleister Crowley]] commissioned [[Lady Frieda Harris]] to assist him in painting the ''Thoth De...
18: ...[New Orleans, Louisiana]] which parades on the Sunday before Mardi Gras. The Krewe features a float de... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
2: ...eorge Herman Ruth''', ([[February 6]], [[1895]] – [[August 16]], [[1948]]), better known as '''B...
6: ==Early days==
12: ...sition because he was involved in every play. One day, as his team was getting pounded, Babe started m...
14: ...s club, and took him to spring training in [[Florida]], where a strong performance with bat and ball s...
15: ...ue Orioles, and the competition hit Orioles' attendance significantly. To make ends meet, Dunn was ob... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
16: LandArea = 5,068 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[December 7]], [[1787]] |
25: ...Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
40: ... post at "Zwaanendael" (or "Swaanendael," present-day Lewes (pronounced "Lewis")) in [[1631]]. The are...
44: ...s [[The Twelve-Mile Circle]]. The north-south boundary between Delaware and Maryland is known as the [... - Georgia (U.S. state) (26579 bytes)
16: LandArea = 150,132 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[January 2]], [[1788]] |
25: ...Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
50: ... the Spanish moving north from their base in Florida. In [[1724]], it was first suggested that what wa...
52: ...n as [[Georgia Day]], which is not a [[public holiday]], but is mainly observed in [[school]]s and by ... - Kansas (21369 bytes)
16: LandArea = 81,815 mi²; 211,900 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[January 29]], [[1861]] |
25: ...untain Standard Time Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]]<br><small>Counties are Cen...
52: ...er Johnson]], [[Maurice Greene]] and [[Lynette Woodard]].
73: ... private continue to have some of the highest standards in the nation. Kansas was first among the sta... - Maryland (22654 bytes)
16: LandArea = 25,338 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[April 28]], [[1788]] |
25: ...Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
45: ...the [[Mason-Dixon line]] which would form the boundary between their two colonies.
47: ... [[Virginia]] made the practice of Anglicanism mandatory, a large number of Puritans migrated from Vir... - Texas (39610 bytes)
16: LandArea = 678,907 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[December 29]], [[1845]] |
25: ...untain Standard Time Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]] <small>(part of west Texas...
30: HighestElev = [[Guadalupe Peak]], 2,667 |
41: * [[state flower]] — the [[bluebonnet]] (''Lupinus texensis'') - South Dakota (14035 bytes)
2: Name = South Dakota |
3: Fullname = State of South Dakota |
4: Flag = South Dakota state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of South Dakota]] |
6: Seal = SouthDakotastateseal.jpg | - Oregon (26551 bytes)
16: LandArea = 248,849 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[February 14]], [[1859]] |
25: ...untain Standard Time Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]] <small>(all but majority o...
36: ...regions in the world. Oregon is known for its abundant rainfall, but only the western 2/5 of the state...
41: ... living, [[conservation]], and [[urban growth boundary|limited growth]].'' - North Dakota (14827 bytes)
2: Name = North Dakota |
3: Fullname = State of North Dakota |
4: Flag = North Dakota state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of North Dakota]] |
6: Seal = NorthDakotastateseal.jpg |
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