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  1. South Africa (40100 bytes)
    30: ...ourth Anglo-Dutch War]]. The Dutch declared bankruptcy, and the British annexed the Cape Colony in [[1...
    32: ...]] in the [[British Parliament]]. The Boers' attempt to ally themselves with German [[South West Afric...
    34: ...was that blacks would not be allowed to vote, except in the Cape Colony.
    62: ... being the national body, while each province except the Western Cape and Northern Cape have a House o...
    70: ...]], and finally voted to disband on [[9 April]] [[2005]].
  2. Brazil (12581 bytes)
    1: ... Guiana]] — every South American nation except for [[Ecuador]] and [[Chile]]. Named after [[braz...
    8: ...azil|Dom Pedro I]] declared independence on [[7 September]] [[1822]], establishing the independent [[E...
    115: ...4413308_1_1_1_1,00.html Economic Survey of Brazil 2005]
    144: ... no equal on the whole World Wide Web as of March 2005 (site in English)
  3. Slovakia (19892 bytes)
    63: ...closed oppidum|oppida]] in [[Bratislava]] and [[Liptov]]. Silver coins with the names of Celtic kings ...
    110: ...ions]] (since 1993), Slovakia was, on October 10, 2005, for the first time elected to a two-year term on...
    144: .... Thе estimated GDP growth was around 5.7 % in [[2005]]. It was the highest rate from the [[Visegrád g...
    148: ...s, [[Consumer price index|CPI]] fell below 3 % in 2005.
    150: Slovakia plans to adopt the [[Euro]] currency on [[1 January]] [[2009]] a...
  4. Republic of the Congo (9324 bytes)
    28: GDP_PPP_year = 2005 |
    52: ...tablished with the kingdoms--trading for slaves captured in the interior. The coastal area was a major...
    92: ...as badly hurt by slumping oil prices and the resumption of armed conflict in December [[1998]], which ...
    123: *[http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/congob.html Stanford University - Af...
  5. Barbados (21887 bytes)
    13: ...pendence in [[1966]], Barbados was under uninterrupted British control. Nevertheless, Barbados always ...
    21: ...[[self-governing colony]]. Following several attempts to form another federation composed of Barbados ...
    52: ...rism, consumer spending and the impact of the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], but the economy rebounde...
    63: ...reserves, jewelry stores, [[scuba]] diving, helicopter rides, [[golf]], [[festival]]s, sight seeing, c...
    118: ...s), it is normal for a driver's assistant to attempt to escort you to his vehicle. This can sometimes ...
  6. Belgium (31774 bytes)
    63: ...llonia]] and the nobility wanted to impose its adopted language, French, on [[Flanders]]. The Flemings...
    73: ...(and one German-speaking party). The regular attempts to re-establish national, Belgian parties end up...
    87: ...m belong to one of these two communities. The exceptions are a German-speaking party and some smaller ...
    115: ...ofdstedelijk Gewest'', German: ''Die Region Br?Hauptstadt'').
    140: ...ies. Belgium was one of the first countries to adopt the [[euro]], the single European currency, in Ja...
  7. Romania (19812 bytes)
    13: ...ional_anthem = [[Desteapta-te, Romane!|Deşteaptă-te, Rom⮥!]] |
    74: ...party, the Truth and Justice Alliance (Alianta Dreptate si Adevar), by appointing Prime Minister Calin...
    86: ... elected by popular vote, every five years (until 2005, four years).
    168: ...growth in the coming years, as well as lower corruption and bring to light the [[grey economy]].
    170: ...8.76. The average net salary per month in April [[2005]] was 743.48 new lei (205.46 euro), an increase o...
  8. Hungary (18459 bytes)
    26: population_estimate_year = January 2005 |
    147: ...e isolation of the Carpathian Basin makes it susceptible to [[drought]]s and the effects of [[Global W...
  9. Argentina (30219 bytes)
    61: ... necessary, the governments of the [[1930s]] attempted to contain the currents of economic and politic...
    67: ...by the [[United Kingdom]] in an unsuccessful attempt to seize the [[Falkland Islands|Falklands/Malvina...
    71: ...most of the 1990s. Unfortunately, widespread corruption in the administrations of President Menem and ...
    128: ...sed by the effects of the monetary policy which kept the US dollar exchange rate artificially low, the...
    158: ...h both domestic and foreign investors remained skeptical of the government's ability to pay debts and ...
  10. Tanzania (17411 bytes)
    72: ...l National Assembly seats will be held in October 2005.
    78: ...he union. A commercial court was established in September 1999 as a division of the High Court.
    89: ...rm economic progress also depends on curbing corruption and cutting on unnecessary public spending [ht...
    165: *[http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/tanzan.html Stanford University - Af...
    173: ...HT - "Now, some good news from Africa"] April 15, 2005 editorial
  11. Qatar (10610 bytes)
    37: | <br>[[September 3]], [[1971]]
    57: ...itish]], Qatar became an independent state on [[September 3]] [[1971]]. Unlike most neighbouring emira...
    59: ...and [[Saudi Arabia]] respectively, these clans swept through the Arabian peninsula and camped on the c...
    65: [[As of 2005]], Qatar is ruled by Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Th...
    71: ... capita in the developing world. ($39,607 as of [[2005]])
  12. Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
    1: ... ''Poblacht na hɩreann'') is the official "description" of an independent state which covers approxim...
    27: population_estimate_year = July 2005 |
    33: GDP_PPP_year = 2005 |
    58: ...]]. Today while ''Republic of Ireland'' is an accepted term for the state, ''Ireland'' is used for off...
    67: ...mentary Party]] moved to prominence with its attempts to achieve [[Home Rule]], which would have given...
  13. Tajikistan (10867 bytes)
    37: | From [[Soviet Union]]<br/>&nbsp;[[September 9]], [[1991]]
    58: ...war against [[Bolshevik]] armies in a futile attempt to maintain independence. The Bolsheviks would pr...
    62: ...rd the border with [[Afghanistan]]. Since the [[September 11th Attacks]], [[United States|American]] t...
    69: ... and Parliament. The latest elections occurred in 2005, and as all previous elections, international obs...
    110: ... rule, the cultural fabric of the region was disrupted by the Soviet leadership imposing artificial bo...
  14. Vietnam (18265 bytes)
    6: ...an]] occupied Vietnam. After the war, France attempted to re-establish control but ultimately failed. ...
    47: ...d the unemployment situation. The country is attempting to become a member of the WTO.
    51: ...eir dreams despite their low monthly income. Corruption, bribery and embezzlement committed by many go...
    57: ... culture. By contrast, the ethnic minorities, except for the [[Khmer Krom]] and the [[Hoa]] (Vietnames...
    63: ...ng the ethnic Khmer population inside Vietnam. In 2005, the retired king of Cambodia [[Norodom Sihanouk]...
  15. Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
    56: ...] economic sanctions against Rhodesia. In an attempt to distance the country from its colonial master,...
    62: ...ster House Agreement|Lancaster House]] in an attempt to negotiate a settlement in the civil war.
    78: ...elections in [[2005]], the Government initiated [[2005 Zimbabwe Home Clearances|Operation Restore Order]...
    85: The [[Zimbabwe parliamentary elections, 2005|2005 Zimbabwe parliamentary elections]] were held on [...
    167: *[http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/zim.html Stanford University - Afric...
  16. Finland (29511 bytes)
    88: ... Act which gives the Council of State certain exceptional powers in cases of national emergency. As th...
    106: Local government is further organised in 432 (1.1.2005) [[municipalities of Finland]]. Since [[1977]], n...
    123: ... one-third of [[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]. Except for [[timber]] and several minerals, Finland depe...
    132: ...lows [[Robert Keohane]] and [[Joseph Nye]]'s concept of [[Realism]] and [[Complex Interdependence]] ve...
    186: ...Sunday business throughout the year, with the exception of official holidays and certain Sundays, such...
  17. Pakistan (74854 bytes)
    1: ...See [[2005 Kashmir earthquake]] for the 8 October 2005 [[earthquake]] in [[Pakistan-administered Kashmir...
    62: ...l around [[10 BCE]]. To the south, this kingdom captured [[Sindh]] and extended to the coast of the [[...
    76: ...nah]] a British-educated Indian Muslim leader, adopted the cause, and later earned the title of Quaid-...
    90: ...he [[Persian language|Persian]] language the concepts of "Pak" meaning "Pure" and "stan" for "land" or...
    130: ...73]] Pakistan itself had. The US also did not accept Bangladesh in favor of Pakistan until after the [...
  18. Israel (51605 bytes)
    1: ...s of [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]], [[Jordan]], and [[Egypt]] (listed clockwise from north to south). Israel ...
    25: population_estimate_year = July 2005 |
    31: GDP_PPP_year = 2005 |
    73: ...of [[Nazism]] in [[1933]] and the subsequent attempted extermination of the Jewish people in the [[Sho...
    78: ...en-Gurion showed a willingness to essentially accept about 1/3 of the land that would ultimately be wo...
  19. Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
    72: ... seized power in 1996. The Taliban were able to capture 90% of the country, aside from [[Northern Alli...
    74: ...on in support of the opposition following the [[September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks]] forced the grou...
    88: ...d in December 2003 when a new constitution was adopted creating a presidential form of government with...
    166: ...ding to the CIA World FactBook (updated on 17 May 2005), the ethnic group distribution is as follows:
    235: *[http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/afghanis.pdf 2002 UN ma...
  20. Uganda (11554 bytes)
    67: ...lity has been brought to the country with the exception of the North, which continues to struggle with...
    88: ...in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], corruption within the government, and slippage in the gov...
    95: ...resent, about two-thirds of the population has adopted Christianity. The remaining one-third is split...
    109: ...ed to international criticism, culminating in May 2005 in a decision by the British government to withho...
    147: *[http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/uganda.html Stanford University - Af...

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