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  1. China (38909 bytes)
    1: ...eginning in the [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north from raiders on horseback.]]
    3: ...e existed and are viewed as having succeeded one another in [[continent]]al [[East Asia]] for the last...
    5: ...decades were marred by warlordism, the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]], and the [[Chinese Civil War]].
    7: ...some islands in the South China Sea. The PRC does not recognize the ROC, as it claims to be the sole s...
    9: ==Terminology==
  2. Burundi (13403 bytes)
    1: ...f [[Africa]]. It is bordered by [[Rwanda]] on the north, [[Tanzania]] on the south and east, and the [...
    3: ... the supremacist claims of the ruling [[Tutsi]] minority with the growing demands for political partic...
    43: time_zone_DST = not observed |
    47: footnotes = <sup>1</sup> Estimate is base...
    58: ...ost extreme Hutu group, Palipehutu-FNL (commonly known as "FNL"), continued to refuse negotiations. In...
  3. Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
    8: ...drafted because a physical found that he had an "inoperable [[pilonidal cyst]]" and "a [[American foot...
    10: ...aim to use a "golden microphone". (This claim is now a reality as Limbaugh does use a golden micropho...
    16: ..., this is merely an on-air signature, as there is no organization with that name.
    18: ...w is usually split between call-in segments and monologues by Limbaugh; on very rare occasions, Limbau...
    22: ...an National Convention]] to give a preview of his nomination acceptance speech.
  4. Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
    7: place_of_birth=[[Sandringham]], [[Norfolk]], [[England]] |
    13: Though she was noted for her pioneering [[charity]] work, the Princ...
    15: ...er her death, there were even calls for her to be nominated for [[sainthood]] &mdash; while her detrac...
    22: ... of Dartmouth]], the only daughter of the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartland]], after being named as ...
    24: ...th Hall]] [http://www.riddlesworthhall.com/] in [[Norfolk]] and at West Heath School in [[Kent]], wher...
  5. Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
    4: ...[September 5]] [[1997]]) was an internationally renowned and controversial [[Catholic]] [[nun]] and fo...
    6: ...[[Bharat Ratna]] in [[1980]]. She was made an [[Honorary Citizen of the United States]] in [[1996]] (o...
    9: ...[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] province of [[Kosovo]] (now [[Skopje]] in the [[Republic of Macedonia]]), wh...
    11: Little is known of Teresa's early life except from her own remi...
    13: ... there, choosing the name Sister Mary Teresa in honour of [[Teresa of Avila]] and [[Th鲨se de Lisieux...
  6. Billie Jean King (2811 bytes)
    1: ...t) is a professional [[tennis]] player. Born on [[November 22]], [[1943]] in [[Long Beach, California]...
    3: ...ied Lawrence King and since then has been better known under her husband's family name.
    9: ...ms, as well as serving on the boards of several [[AIDS]] charities. King currently resides in New York a...
  7. Gastrointestinal tract (16596 bytes)
    12: In a normal [[human]] adult male, the GI tract is approxi...
    21: ***'''[[ileum]]''', (not to be confused with the [[ilium]], or hipbone). ...
    39: ...ly mechanical, as relatively large parts of food (now called "bolus") are minimized into smaller porti...
    51: ... parts so that the body can use them to build and nourish cells and to provide energy.
    69: ...is process include undigested parts of the food, known as fiber, and older cells that have been shed f...
  8. Immune system (14564 bytes)
    3: ...anisms that are continuously in force to ward off noxious influences, and the latter responding to new...
    6: ...l immune system provides useful insights into immunology, higher organisms (such as [[mammal]]s) have ...
    10: ==Self and non-self==
    11: ...problem, and a variety of mammal disorders ([[immunodeficiency]] and [[autoimmune disorder|autoimmunit...
    13: ...omplement system]], for instance, recognizes [[mannose]] sugars that appear only in the [[polysacchari...
  9. Dye (6033 bytes)
    1: ... fibre. In contrast, a [[pigment]] generally has no affinity for the substrate, and is insoluble.
    3: ...urce of dyes has been from the [[plant kingdom]], notably [[root]]s, [[berry|berries]], [[bark]], [[le...
    9: ...y replaced the traditional natural dyes. Dyes are now classified according to how they are used in the...
    11: ...d [[cationic]] groups in the fibre. Acid dyes are not substantive to [[cellulosic]] fibres.
    15: '''Direct''' or '''[[substantive dye]]ing''' is normally carried out in a neutral or slightly [[alka...
  10. United Nations (29685 bytes)
    1: ...lomatic recognition from selected states, but are not UN members. For more information, see [[United N...
    5: ... as the '''United Nations Organization''', or '''UNO'''. But by the 1950s, English speakers were refer...
    11: *[[UN Economic and Social Council]]
    20: ...rnational peace and security and international economic and social cooperation. These proposals were d...
    24: ...onths later on [[June 26]]. [[Poland]], which was not represented at the conference, but for which a p...
  11. Africa (35389 bytes)
    8: ...fri" (plural, or "Afer" singular) &mdash; for the northern part of the continent, as the [[Africa (pro...
    12: ...be&mdash;possibly [[Berber]]&mdash;who dwelt in [[North Africa]] in the Carthage area;
    16: ...atable to about the [[first century]], so this cannot really be the origin of the name.
    18: ...nent, the idea of ''Africa'' expanded with their knowledge.
    26: ...us of Suez, 130 km (80 miles) wide. From the most northerly point, Ras ben Sakka in [[Morocco]], a lit...
  12. People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
    1: ... considerably [[privatization|privatized]] its economy in the past three decades. Politically, it rem...
    6: ... term "[[mainland China]]" is sometimes used to denote the area under the PRC's rule, usually excludin...
    17: ... or caused millions of deaths, incurred severe economic costs, and damaged China's cultural heritage. ...
    19: ...]], [[Deng Xiaoping]] and others who initiated economic reforms.
    21: ...tioning China's planned economy into a [[mixed economy]].
  13. South Africa (40100 bytes)
    3: ...strife between the black majority and the white minority have played a large part in the country's [[H...
    5: ...l]] [[democracy|democracies]] in Africa. The [[economy of South Africa]] is the largest and most well-...
    9: ...guage|Southern Sotho]], [[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]], [[Tsonga language|Tsonga]], [[Tswa...
    11: ...re prevalent. Nevertheless, their populations are not as such that they require nationwide recognition...
    13: ...] people contain regional [[dialect]]s stretching northward into Namibia and Botswana, and elsewhere. ...
  14. Botswana (22276 bytes)
    1: ...abwe]] to the northeast. The [[Economic system|economy]], closely tied to South Africa's, is dominated...
    44: | ''[[Fatshe leno la rona]]'' (Blessed Be This Noble Land)
    56: The [[Batswana]], a term also used to denote all citizens of Botswana, refers to the country...
    58: ...art of the [[Cape Colony]] and is now part of the northwest province of South Africa; the majority of ...
    60: ...r and received British assurances that they would not be included in the proposed [[Union of South Afr...
  15. Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
    1: ...outh, [[Botswana]] to the west, [[Zambia]] to the north and [[Mozambique]] to the east.
    28: ...an Civil War]]<br>''(as Rhodesia)'' [[November 11|Nov. 11]], [[1965]]<br>''(as Zimbabwe)'' [[April 18|...
    32: ...ime|UTC]] +2 ([[Daylight Savings Time|DST, yes or not]])
    54: ...ritish government had adoped a policy of NIBMAR - No Independence Before Majority African Rule.
    56: ...Rhodesia a [[republic]] in [[1970]], but this did not result in international recognition.
  16. Cuba (25106 bytes)
    2: ...lf of Mexico]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. To the north are found the [[United States]] and the [[Baha...
    6: ...nd its originally [[Amerindian]] population ([[Taino]], [[Siboney]] and [[Guanajatabey]]) came under [...
    8: Cuba's economy prospered for the next fifty years. To the poin...
    10: ...munist Party of Cuba]], began carrying out the economic reforms that Castro had promised. Among other ...
    12: ...the USA and flown by Cuban patriots. The bombing raids over Havana destroyed the majority of the communi...
  17. Uganda (11554 bytes)
    1: ...rica]], bordered in the east by [[Kenya]], in the north by [[Sudan]], by the [[Democratic Republic of ...
    18: government_type= Non-party [[republic]] |
    44: time_zone_DST= not observed |
    48: footnotes =
    57: ...Arabs and Europeans in the mid 1800s. Humans are known to have lived in the area since at least the fi...
  18. Kuwait (15932 bytes)
    2: ...[[Saudi Arabia]] in the south and [[Iraq]] in the north. Kuwait is located in the [[Middle East]].
    65: ... central [[Arabia]]. They settled in what is now known as Qatar for more than sixty years before migra...
    68: ...n Peninsula in tumultuous times. The area that is now Kuwait was occupied by tribes and used for spice...
    70: ...y was deposed after annexation, and an Iraqi governor installed.
    72: ...nce from both military (proximity to Iraq) and economic (oil reserves) perspectives.
  19. Portugal (61755 bytes)
    1: ... Europe. Portugal is bordered by [[Spain]] to the north and east and by the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the ...
    5: ...century|16th centuries]], Portugal was a major economic, political, and cultural power. The [[Portugue...
    7: ...[[1986]]. Portugal made significant social and economic progress in the subsequent decades, with a cle...
    15: ...th of the Douro river among some other tribes. {{Inote | ''Hist󲩡 de Portugal - A Forma磯 do Territ...
    17: ...tugal - A Forma磯 do Territ󲩯'', page 135, "Cronologia"}}
  20. Zambia (24496 bytes)
    1: ...(disambiguation)|Northern Zambezia]], and then, [[Northern Rhodesia]], the country is named after the ...
    41: time_zone_DST = not observed |
    45: footnotes =
    49: ... of southern [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] and northern [[Angola]] but were joined in the 19th cent...
    53: ...elf-government in 1923, and the administration of Northern Rhodesia was transferred to the British [[C...

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