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  1. Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
    2: ...he known Islamic world, extending also to present-day [[India]], the [[Maldives]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[So...
    4: ...natively be rendered '''ibn Batuta''', '''ibn Batuda''' or '''ibn Battutah'''. He is also sometimes kn...
    6: ...Juzayy]], whom he had met while in [[Granada|Granada]]. This account, recorded by Ibn Juzayy and inter...
    8: ... about Ibn Battuta's life comes from one source – Ibn Battuta himself (via Ibn Juzayy). In place...
    11: ...tely) twenty Ibn Battuta went on a ''[[hajj]]'' – a pilgrimage to [[Mecca]]. Once done, however,...
  2. United Nations (29685 bytes)
    3: ...eneral Assembly determines admission upon recommendation of the Security Council. The organization's h...
    24: ..., [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States]] — and by a majority of the other 46 signatories.
    33: ...of atomic weapons and of all other major weapons adaptable to mass destruction".
    35: ...d the UN Disarmament Commission. Items on the agenda include consideration of the possible merits of a...
    55: ...ept and both the UN Service Medal, and the NATO Medal, are considered [[international decoration]]s in...
  3. Africa (35389 bytes)
    8: ...its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding to modern-day [[Tunisia]].
    12: *the Afri, a tribe—possibly [[Berber]]—who dwelt in [[North Africa]] in the Carthage a...
    16: ... change of sound from ''ph'' to ''f'' in Greek is datable to about the [[first century]], so this cann...
    18: ...nal|isthmus of Suez]] and the [[Red Sea]] the boundary between [[Asia]] and Africa. As [[Europe]]ans c...
    26: ...; W, the westernmost point, to [[Ras Hafun]] in [[Somalia]], 51°27′52″ E, the most easterly...
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa (3920 bytes)
    1: ...ern term ''Sub-Saharan'' corresponds with the standard representation of North as above and South as b...
    7: ...r island nations in the southwest Indian Ocean (Madagascar, The Comoros, Mauritius, and Seychelles) an...
    23: * [[Rwanda]]
    24: * [[Somalia]]
    26: * [[Uganda]]
  5. United States (58223 bytes)
    1: The '''United States of America'''—also referred to as the '''United States''', ''...
    2: ... as several territorial water boundaries with Canada, [[Russia]] and [[The Bahamas]]. It is otherwise ...
    9: ...Many, One")<br>''[[In God We Trust]]'' ([[1956]]&ndash;present) |
    36: established_dates = From [[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]], [[177...
    52: ...riginal 13 states adopted the Constitution as the date on that state "entered the Union" (became part ...
  6. List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
    1: ...y]], [[list of countries by date of nationhood|by date of nationhood]] and by [[time zone]].
    10: *[[Angola]] - [[Luanda]]
    37: *[[Madagascar]] - [[Antananarivo]]
    49: *[[Rwanda]] - [[Kigali]]
    52: *[[Senegal]] - [[Dakar]]
  7. List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
    16: <tr><td>[[Amman]] <td>[[Jordan]]
    17: <tr><td>[[Amsterdam]] <td>[[Netherlands]] (official)
    20: <tr><td>[[Antananarivo]] <td>[[Madagascar]]
    28: <tr><td>[[Baghdad]] <td>[[Iraq]]
    31: ...r><td>[[Bandar Seri Begawan]] <td>[[Brunei|Brunei Darussalam]]
  8. Djibouti (8746 bytes)
    2: ... north, [[Ethiopia]] in the west and south, and [[Somalia]] in the southeast. The remainder of the border i...
    70: Ismail Omar Guelleh was on Saturday sworn in for a second and final six-year term as...
    111: ... divided into two main groups, the [[Issa]], or [[Somalia|Somali]] people, who make up about 60%, and the [...
  9. Zebra (3444 bytes)
    5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordata]]}}
    7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Perissodactyla]]}}
    8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Equidae]]}}
    9: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = ''[[Equidae|Equus]]''*}}
    15: *See ''[[Equidae|Equus]]'' for other species.
  10. Giraffe (8140 bytes)
    5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordata]]}}
    7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Artiodactyla]]}}
    8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Giraffidae]]}}
    10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''camelopardalis'''''}}
    12: ...lis | author=[[Linnaeus (taxonomy) | Linnaeus]] | date=[[1758]]}}
  11. Camel (3819 bytes)
    3: |]] | caption = [[Dromedary]]}}
    6: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordata]]}}
    8: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Artiodactyla]]}}
    9: {{Taxobox_subordo_entry | taxon = ''Tylopoda''}}
    10: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Camelidae]]}}
  12. 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...
  13. Minnesota (26682 bytes)
    16: LandArea = 206,375 |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[May 11]], [[1858]] |
    25: ...Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] |
    37: Its name is from the [[Lakota#The_Dakota|Dakota people's]] name for the [[Minnesota River]], ...
    49: ...] (Chippewa, Anishinaabe) and [[Lakota#The_Dakota|Dakota]], although the [[Ho-Chunk|Winnebago]] also h...
  14. Time zone (34024 bytes)
    2: ...ite irregular because they usually follow the boundaries of states, countries or other administrative ...
    4: [[image:Timezones.png|thumb|400px|Standard Time Zones of the World by the CIA]]
    6: ...ve. UTC is, nevertheless, the official term for today's atomically measured time as distinct from time...
    8: ... the remainder of the year local time is UTC + 1&mdash;known in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] as [[British...
    12: *[[Toronto, Ontario|Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]: UTC &minus; 5 (e.g. if it is 11:00 UTC, then i...
  15. History of the United States (1988-present2) (20668 bytes)
    16: ...S. became involved in humanitarian conflicts in [[Somalia]], [[Bosnia]], [[Kosovo]] and [[Haiti]], often wi...
    21: ... early [[1990s]] the politics of oil still proved dangerous for all concerned as it did in the early [...
    23: ...for a final negotiation session, which failed. Saddam then sent his troops into Kuwait.
    25: ...sion. U.S. president George H.W. Bush compared Saddam to Hitler and declared that if the United States...
    27: ...ng the [[Iran-Iraq War]]. Perhaps in response, Saddam was pushing oil-exporting countries to raise oil...
  16. List of politics by country articles (10131 bytes)
    10: ...[Politics of Antigua and Barbuda|Antigua and Barbuda]] - [[Politics of Argentina|Argentina]] - [[Polit...
    13: ...ics of Benin|Benin]] - [[Politics of Bermuda|Bermuda]] - [[Politics of Bhutan|Bhutan]] - [[Politics of...
    16: ...of Cameroon|Cameroon]] - [[Politics of Canada|Canada]] - [[Politics of Cape Verde|Cape Verde]] - [[Pol...
    28: ...s of Greece|Greece]] - [[Politics of Grenada|Grenada]] - [[Politics of Guadeloupe|Guadeloupe]] - [[Pol...
    37: ...ics of Johnston Atoll]] - [[Politics of Jordan|Jordan]]
  17. January 2 (10888 bytes)
    1: ...ear in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. There are 363 days remaining (364 in [[leap year]]s).
    3: {{JanuaryCalendar}}
    8: *[[1492]] - [[Reconquista]]: [[Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spa...
    20: ...kefeller]] unites his oil holdings into the [[Standard Oil]] [[trust]].
    22: ... C. Ball]] of the General Railroad Timepiece Standards in North America: [[Railroad chronometers]].
  18. Baboon (5672 bytes)
    5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordata]]}}
    8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Cercopithecidae]]}}
    9: ...[[Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben|Erxleben]] | date = [[1777]]}}
    16: ... and are active at irregular times throughout the day and night. They can raid human dwellings and in ...
    20: Their principal predators are man and the [[leopard]], although they ar...
  19. Tsunami (29462 bytes)
    6: ...namis have been historically referred to as ''[[tidal wave]]s'' because as they approach land they tak...
    12: ...nts of the earth's crust can occur at [[plate boundaries]]. [[Subduction]] earthquakes are particularl...
    18: ...hich produced a water wave estimated at 50&nbsp;&ndash; 150&nbsp;m and reached 524&nbsp;m up local mou...
    22: ...n its path, often reducing buildings to their foundations and scouring exposed ground to the bedrock. ...
    24: ...h little overall energy loss. A tsunami can cause damage thousands of kilometres from its origin, so t...
  20. Ostrich (8135 bytes)
    5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
    8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = '''Struthionidae'''}}
    12: ...amelus | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
    24: ...the bigger one resembling a [[hoof]]. This is an adaption unique to ostriches which appears to aid in ...
    30: ...their [[family (biology)|family]], '''''Struthionidae'''''.

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