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- Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
1: [[image:Phillis_Wheatley.jpg|thumb|right|Phillis Wheatley]]
3: ...a very accomplished poet, with her first poem published when she was only 13.
5: ... [[Boston]] had refused to publish the text. Phillis with her master's son, Nathanial Wheatley went to...
7: ...h her to thank her for a poem she had written in his honor. Wheatley's acclaim was not, however, univ...
9: ...estic work as a servant. Neither hard work nor artistic ability were to bring her prosperity, and she ... - Africa (35389 bytes)
3: ... [[square mile|mi²]]) including its adjacent islands, it covers 20.3 percent of the total land ar...
8: ...al [[Carthage]], corresponding to modern-day [[Tunisia]].
16: ...k is datable to about the [[first century]], so this cannot really be the origin of the name.
18: ...] as [[Prime Meridian]] and made the [[Suez Canal|isthmus of Suez]] and the [[Red Sea]] the boundary b...
24: ...40 [[square mile|mi<sup>2</sup>]]), including the islands. - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ...the most famous explorers of the period were [[Christopher Columbus]], [[Vasco da Gama]], [[Pedro ?var...
3: ...w technologies and ideas growing out of the [[Renaissance]], these included advances in [[cartography]...
6: ...b|right|This map, made by Arab geographer [[al-Idrisi]], was one of the most accurate world maps prior...
9: ...throughout the Orient from [[1271]] to [[1295]]. His journey was written up as ''[[Travels]]'' and the...
11: ...uropeans. The rise of the aggressive and expansionist [[Ottoman Empire]] further limited the possibili... - Sub-Saharan Africa (3920 bytes)
1: ...]] of the region. However, if strictly applied, this term would exclude [[South Africa]], which lies o...
3: ...ases like [[Malaria]]. While the coasts received visits by traders, much of the interior of the contin...
5: ...ritius]] and [[South Africa]], sub-Saharan Africa is one of the poorest regions in the world, and it c...
7: ...pe) are considered part of Africa. According to this classification scheme, the countries of sub-Sahar...
53: * [[Guinea-Bissau]] - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ...by population density|by population density]], [[list of countries by date of nationhood|by date of na...
3: The below list contains both states and dependent territories, ...
5: '''Countries listed by [[continent]] and their [[capital]]s:'''
8: Africa is a continent in the systems with 5 or more contine...
24: *[[Egypt]] (Misr) - [[Cairo]] - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of national [[Capital (politics)|capital]]s''' o...
4: *[[List of capitals and larger cities by country]]
5: *[[list of capitals of subnational entities]]
6: *[[list of historical national capitals]]
10: <tr><td>[[Abidjan]] <td>[[C?d'Ivoire]] (administrative) - Mali (7755 bytes)
3: ...]] rivers. Formerly [[French Sudan]], the country is named after the [[Empire of Mali]].
27: | '''[[List of Presidents of Mali|President]]'''
30: | '''[[Prime Minister]]'''
31: | [[Ousmane Issoufi Maïga]]
34: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 23rd]] <br> 1,240,00... - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
1: ...ependent from the [[British Empire]]. [[Banjul]] is its capital.
19: | [[English language|English]], [[Mandinka language|Mandinka]], [[Wolof langu...
27: | '''[[List of Presidents of The Gambia|President]]'''
31: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 158th]]<br>10,380 [[...
34: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 145th]]<br> 1,... - Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
1: ..., upon independence, the name of its capital, [[Bissau]], was added to the country's official name in...
3: |+<big><big>'''República da Guiné-Bissau'''</big></big>
7: | align="center" width="140px" | [[image:Guinea bissau flag large.png|125px|]]
8: ...align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Coaguinea-bissau.jpg|100px|]]
10: ...align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Guinea-Bissau|In Detail]]) - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...the boundaries of states, countries or other administrative areas.
6: ...ial term for today's atomically measured time as distinct from time determined by astronomical observa...
8: ...mdash;known in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] as [[British Summer Time]] (BST).
10: The time for a location is given relative to UTC. Some examples:
11: ...: UTC − 8 (e.g. if it is 12:00 UTC, then it is 04:00 in Los Angeles) - Flag (13245 bytes)
3: ... attached, though many flags are recognisable if displayed in other forms.
5: The study of flags is known as [[vexillology]], from the Latin ''vexill...
7: ==History==
9: ...igin of flags in the modern sense is a matter of dispute. Some believe flags originated in [[China]], ...
13: From the time of [[Christopher Columbus]] onwards, it has been customary (... - List of politics by country articles (10131 bytes)
1: {{Lists by country}}
3: This is a '''list of [[politics]] articles''' available for every ...
5: ''See also:'' [[List of countries]]
10: [[Politics of Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] - [[Politics of Albania|Albania]] - [[Politi...
13: ...tics of the British Virgin Islands|British Virgin Islands]] - [[Politics of Brunei|Brunei]] - [[Politi... - Carthage (20744 bytes)
1: ... [[Tunis]]). The map also shows [[Italy]] and the islands of [[Sicily]], [[Sardinia]], and [[Corsica]]...
3: ...unis]] in [[Tunisia]]. It remains a popular [[tourist]] attraction.
8: ...early [[6th century BC]], [[Hanno the Navigator]] is supposed to have sailed down the African coast, p...
10: ... half of [[Sicily]]. Colonies had also been established in [[Iberian peninsula|Iberia]].
17: ... of Africa and brought back gold from as far as [[Senegal]]. - Baboon (5672 bytes)
2: ...200px]] | caption = [[Olive Baboon]] (''Papio anubis'')}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
9: ...'}}<br>{{Taxobox_authority | author = [[Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben|Erxleben]] | date = [[1777]...
13: ... [[primate]] order. The English word ''Baboon'' is thought to derive from that of the Egyptian baboo...
16: ... woodland and hills across [[Africa]]. Their diet is omnivorous, but usually vegetarian - they are for... - Henry the Navigator (6878 bytes)
1: ...enrique''', duke of Viseu, generally known in English as '''Henry the Navigator''', ([[March 4]], [[13...
3: ... of Gaunt]]. In [[1414]] he reportedly convinced his father to mount a campaign of conquest against th...
5: ...ore devoted to Christianity. For the purposes of his interest in exploration, however, the appointment...
7: ...ority, and in return received a confirmation of this tax. Henry also arranged for the colonization of...
9: ...became the patron of the Portuguese [[voyages of discovery]], which commenced soon after the capture o... - French language (40201 bytes)
1:
3: ...re]], [[Cameroon]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Mali]], [[Senegal]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Togo]], [[Central A...
17:
18: |iso1=fr|iso2=fre (B)/fra (T)|sil=FRN}}
19: ...cond language speakers. It is an official or administrative language in various communities and organi... - Islam (36809 bytes)
1: {{Islam}}
2: ...Islam''' the submission to [[God]]" is a [[monotheistic]] faith, one of the [[Abrahamic religion]]s, a...
6: ...The word ''Muslim'' is also related to the word ''Islām'' and means one who "surrenders" or "subm...
10: ...iew the [[Qur'an]] as corrective of Jewish and Christian scriptures.
12: ...hese are known as [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] , [[Shi'a Islam|Shi'ite]] and [[Kharijite]]. - List of national anthems (17969 bytes)
1: {{Lists by country}}
3: ...them]]s'''. The names of nations that no longer exist, or are not independent states but nevertheless ...
4: [[Dependent area]]s are listed only if they have an anthem separate from or i...
15: |''[[Acadia]]''||''[[Ave Maris Stella]] (Star of the Sea, We Hail Thee)''
17: |[[Afghanistan]]||[[Sououd-e-Melli]] - State of Palestine (7675 bytes)
2: ...d the [[Arab League]], envision the gradual establishment of a State of Palestine to include all or pa...
31: ...ic ties with the [[Palestinian Authority]], established under the [[Oslo Accords]].
33: ...ation of the Establishment of the State of Israel|Israel's declaration of independence]], it partly ba...
37: A total of 93 countries fully recognise the Palestinian Authority, and eleven more grant...
39: The following are listed in alphabetical order by region. - Lion (11511 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
16: ...may kill any cubs left in the pride that are not his.
20: ...h Africa]]. Before the rise of man, the species existed on more territory than any other land mammal.
22: ... (subspecies ''Panthera leo persica''), which in historical times ranged from [[Greece]] to [[India]] ...
25: ...]] (subspecies ''Pathera leo spelaea'') which coexisted with humans throughout the last [[Ice Age]].
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