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- Asia (16910 bytes)
6: ...oundary between Asia and Europe runs via the [[Dardanelles]], the [[Sea of Marmara]], the [[Bosphorus]...
80: ...ast]], which includes [[Syria]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Lebanon]], [[Iraq]] and the Asian [[Biconti...
130: ...or, (although [[as of 2005]] there is no reliable data for Iraq or North Korea). Japan is the world's ...
158: ...n the developing Asia to take avantage of its abundant supply of cheap labor.
176: ..., India, and the Middle East were soon forced to adapt to the local societies. - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
59: ...e [[6th century]], Axum controlled most of modern-day [[Yemen]] across the Red Sea.
79: ...an ever before in their history, although some fundamental freedoms, including [[freedom of the press]...
83: ...l economic aid from Western countries and [[World Bank]]. In [[2004]], the government began a drive to m...
104: ...'astedader akabibi''): [[Addis Ababa]] and [[Dire Dawa]].
110: ...meters with both tropical and arid conditions and daytime temperatures ranging from 27?C to 50?C. The ... - Jordan (20715 bytes)
1: ...of the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] and the [[Dead Sea]]. Jordan's main religion is [[Islam]] and its main langua...
8: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Jordan flag large.png|125px|]]
9: ...[Image:Hashemitearms.jpg|100px|Coat of Arms of Jordan]]
11: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Jordan|In Detail]])
12: ...gn="center" width="140px" | ([[Coat of Arms of Jordan|In Detail]]) - Turkey (41694 bytes)
5: ([[Turkish language|Turkish]]: Yurtta Sulh, Cihanda Sulh) |
16: sovereignty_type = [[National_Day|National Day]] |
18: established_dates = <br>[[April 23]], [[1920]] <br>[[October 29]...
58: ... rich history of people and the land laid the foundations of the current republic. Even though officia...
60: ...t of Turkish society -- that would become the foundation of the Turkish nation. This [[Turkish Nationa... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...ar. Most famous among those are the [[lemur]]s. Madagascar and [[Mauritania]] are the only countries n...
6: ... = Republique de Madagascar <br> Repoblikan'i Madagasikara |
7: common_name = Madagascar |
8: image_flag = Madagascar flag large.png |
9: image_coat = Madagascar_COA.png | - Kazakhstan (26806 bytes)
41: | [[Daniyal Akhmetov]]
72: ...o the Great, Middle and Little (or Small) Hordes—confederations based on extended family network...
76: ...ers began [[colonising]] the territory of present-day Kazakhstan, in particular the province of [[Semi...
78: ...n|Soviet]] rule. In [[1920]], the area of present-day Kazakhstan became an [[Republics of Russia|auton...
82: ...lopment of the agricultural sector, which to this day remains the source of livelihood for a large per... - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ... tip of the [[Balkan peninsula]]. It has land boundaries with [[Bulgaria]], the [[Former Yugoslav Repu...
50: ...e''', ({{lang-el|Ελλάδα}}, {{lang|el|''Elláda''}} ([[IPA]]: [{{IPA|e̞ˈlaða}}]), or {{lang|el...
52: ...], [[Northern Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]. Today, Greece is a [[developed nation]], member of the...
59: ...Chinese language|Chinese]] {{lang|zh|希臘}} (Mandarin: Xīlà, Cantonese: Hei-laap).
65: ...ion|Minoan]] and the [[Mycenae]]n. After this, a Dark Age followed until around [[800 BC]], when a ne... - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
25: | [[Serrekunda]]
36: | '''[[Independence]]'''<br> - Date
40: | [[Dalasi]] (D)
61: ...h retained a tiny enclave at Albreda on the north bank of the river, which was ceded to the United Kingd...
67: ...Heads_of_State_of_the_Gambia|President]] [[Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara]], who was re-elected five times. ... - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
51: | [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] +2 ([[Daylight Saving Time|DST +3]])
57: | [[Lebanon Cedar]]
71: Lebanon is one of the fifteen present-day countries that comprise what is considered to be...
73: ...andated]] the five provinces that make up present-day Lebanon to [[France]].
99: ... its withdrawal from the south of Lebanon in accordance with [[UN Security Council Resolution 425]] fr... - Serbia and Montenegro (13848 bytes)
31: ...rea]]'''<br/> – Total<br/> – % water
34: ...sp;– Total ([[2005]])<br/> – [[Population density|Density]]
40: | '''[[Time zone]]'''<br/> – in [[Daylight saving time|summer]]
114: ... Reconstruction and Development]] (EBRD). A World Bank-[[European Commission]] sponsored Donors' Confere...
116: ...vic era. Now both republics have separate central banks, different currencies - Montenegro uses the [[eu... - 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 ...
63: ...her major factor was the continued trade by Swiss banks with Nazi Germany.
80: ...f both houses serve for 4 years. Through [[referenda]] citizens may challenge any law voted by federal... - Kyrgyzstan (23226 bytes)
37: established_dates = From the [[Soviet Union]]<br> [[31 Au...
52: ... and [[China|Chinese]] historians, Kyrgyz history dates back to [[201 BC]]. The earliest ancestors of ...
58: ...so was notable. [[Literacy]] increased, and a standard literary language was introduced. The [[Kyrgyz ...
64: ..., was changed back to its pre-revolutionary name—[[Bishkek]].
72: ...nitiated a [[referendum]] asking for a renewed mandate to complete his term of office. He received 96.... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
9: ...Tswana language|Tswana]], and [[Venda language|Venda]]. In this regard it is [[List of national langu...
13: ... great extent, and many of their languages are in danger of becoming [[Extinct language|extinct]].
17: ... Afrikaans has been downgraded in order to accommodate other official languages. The South African pas...
24: ...t south they reached was the [[Fish River]], in today's [[Eastern Cape Province]]. These [[Iron Age]] ...
26: ...Indonesia]], [[Madagascar]], and [[India]]. Descendants of these slaves, who often married with Dutch ... - Brazil (12581 bytes)
1: ... [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]] and [[French Guiana]] — every South American nation except for [[Ecuad...
8: ...e isolated from most European ports by Napoleon — and the "elevation" of Brazil to the status of...
10: ...ccession of generals appointed by the military. Today Brazil is a [[democracy]].
22: ...entury, still present on a lesser scale in modern days)
41: ...ges, amongst which the highest peak is the [[Pico da Neblina]] at 3,014 m. Major rivers include the [[... - Republic of the Congo (9324 bytes)
34: established_events = - Date |
35: established_dates = From [[France]] <br> [[15 August]], [...
52: ... Bantu groups that also occupied parts of present-day Angola, Gabon, and Democratic Republic of the Co...
69: ...ly for Democracy and the Republic or RDR [Raymond Damasge Ngollo]
81: ...ntral African Republic]] to the north, and [[Cabinda]] ([[Angola]]) to the southwest. It has a short [... - Barbados (21887 bytes)
5: Barbados has one of the highest standards of living and literacy rates in the world and ...
9: ...dash;like the Arawak and the Salodoid-Barrancoid—lived in isolation on the island.
13: ...rrival of the first British settlers in [[1627]]–[[1628]] until independence in [[1966]], Barbad...
17: ... of the leaders of this movement, Sir [[Grantley Adams]], founded the [[Barbados Labour Party]] in [[1...
21: ...e [[West Indies Federation]], and Sir [[Grantley Adams]] served as its first and only prime minister. ... - Romania (19812 bytes)
1: ...erbia]] and [[Bulgaria]] to the south along the [[Danube]] River. Romania has a stretch of sea coast o...
39: established_dates = [[Romanian War of Independence]]<br/>[[10 Ma...
62: ...ed in three distinct principalities: Walachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania.
64: ...t]] system, and brief periods of independence. Moldavia lost its eastern side [[Bessarabia]] to the [[...
68: ...formed by the merging of the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia in [[1859]] under the [[domnitor... - Argentina (30219 bytes)
35: established_dates = from [[Spain]]<br/> [[May 25]], [[1810]]<br/...
52: ...a del Plata]] – a mountain rich in silver – reached Spain around [[1524]]. Since then, the...
59: ...'s resources—especially the western pampas—came from throughout Europe.
61: ... political change that eventually led to the ascendance of [[Juan Domingo Per (b. [[1895]]). New s...
69: ...ch left office 6 months early after Peronist candidate [[Carlos Saul Menem]] won the [[1989]] presiden... - Tanzania (17411 bytes)
1: ...d by [[Kenya]] and [[Uganda]] on the north, [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]] and the [[Democratic Republic of t...
15: capital = [[Dodoma]] ([[Dar es Salaam]]) |
20: largest_city = [[Dar-es-Salaam]] |
39: established_dates = From the [[United Kingdom]] <br> [[D...
47: ... = 255 ''('''007''' from Kenya and Uganda)'' | - East Timor (13677 bytes)
17: ... independent]] on [[November 28]], [[1975]]. Nine days later, it was invaded and occupied by [[Indones...
21: The day before the invasion and subsequent annexation, U...
25: ... a visit of Xanana Gusm㯠to Lisbon to choose the date, they decided [[May 20]], [[2002]] and East Tim...
59: ...nd the largest and easternmost of the [[Lesser Sunda Islands]]. To the north of the mountainous island...
66: ...Human Rights and who was tragically killed in Baghdad in August 2003.
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