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- Egypt (18830 bytes)
71: ...once and for all. Muslim rulers nominated by the Islamic Caliphate remained in control of Egypt for th...
75: ...eading to the [[1956]] [[Suez Crisis]]. Between [[1958]] and [[1961]] Egypt and Syria formed a union kno...
130: ...ght| Most Egyptians are [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] [[Muslim]]s]][[Image:monastry3.jpg|thumb|right|Over six ...
131: ... culture for millennia, and its intellectual and Islamic institutions are at the center of the region'...
151: ...Approximately 90% of the population adheres to [[Islam]] and the remainder to [[Christianity]] (primar... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
14: ...f State]] [[Madeleine Albright]], born in [[Czechoslovakia]]; and [[Michigan]] [[List of Governors of ...
16: ...should he have succeeded to the Presidency previously and served less than two years completing his pr...
19: ...ally elected officials in the United States. (Legislators are elected on a state-by-state basis; other...
35: ...l. In addition, the president has important [[legislative]] and [[judicial]] powers.
293: ...er, it was not until after [[Harry S. Truman]] ([[1958]]) that Presidents received a pension after they ... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
32: Religion = [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], [[Hinduism]] and [[Judaism]] |
72: During the [[19th century]], The Netherlands was slow to industrialize compared to neighboring countr...
102: ...risian language]]) - north, better known as ''Friesland''; capital: [[Leeuwarden]]
130: ...ng the famous [[polders]]. In [[1932]], the ''[[Afsluitdijk]]'' (English "Barrier Dike") was completed...
132: ... from the sea once and for all, was launched in [[1958]] and largely completed in [[2002]]. The official... - Andorra (11532 bytes)
63: ...Navarre|Navarrese]] word ''andurrial'', which translates as ''shrub-covered land''.
77: ... Boris I, sovereign prince of Andorra, simultaneously declaring war on the bishop of Urgel. He was arr...
79: In 1958 Andorra declared peace with [[Germany]], having b...
87: ... into [[Executive (government)|executive]], [[legislative]], and [[judicial]] branches. Ratified and a...
92: Andorra's main legislative body is the [[unicameral]] [[General Council... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...car is the [[List of islands by size|4th largest island in the world]]. It is the home of five percent...
53: ...tuguese]] sea captain [[Diego Dias]] sighted the island after his ship became separated from a fleet g...
55: ...mportant in Madagascar's economy. In return, the island received British military and financial assist...
59: ...e [[Japan]]ese. The [[Free French]] received the island from the [[United Kingdom]] in [[1943]].
61: ...sy Republic]] was proclaimed on [[October 14]], [[1958]], as an autonomous state within the French Commu... - Iraq (19222 bytes)
44: ...[Freedom of religion|religious freedom]])'' || [[Islam]]
49: ...q held new [[Iraqi legislative election, 2005|legislative elections]], changing the political face of ...
59: *Serve as Iraq's national legislature. It has named a Presidency Council, consisti...
108: ...1]] was largely the result of the global economic slowdown and lower oil prices. Following the [[2003 ...
114: ...flation (now down to 20%) has contributed to this slow economic recovery in the midst of an insurgency - Barbados (21887 bytes)
1: ...s), and is primarily low, with some hills in the island's interior. It is located 13? north of the [[E...
3: ...s and [[mangrove]] [[swamp]]s. Some parts of the island's interior are also dotted with large sugarcan...
5: ...]], the #1 developing country in the world. The island is a major tourist destination.
9: ...odoid-Barrancoid—lived in isolation on the island.
11: ...abor]] on [[plantation]]s. Other Caribs fled the island, moving elsewhere. - Belgium (31774 bytes)
129: ...l plateau, lies further inland. This is a smooth, slowly rising area which has many [[Fertility|fertil...
164: ...ther religions widely practised in Belgium are [[Islam]], [[Protestantism]], [[Anglicanism]] and [[Jud...
168: ... [[1879]] and [[1884]] and between [[1954]] and [[1958]] respectively.
177: ...nly those institutions imposed by the Belgian legislature (such as trade unions).
189: ...t the very rare pure lambics, fermented spontaneously by wild yeasts, as being the finest and most com... - Romania (19812 bytes)
70: ...onomic control of the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] until 1958.
83: ... a [[democracy|democratic]] [[republic]]. The legislative branch of the Romanian government consists o...
137: *[[Vaslui (county)|Vaslui]]
210: ... the shore of the Black Sea, there is a small [[Muslim]] minority (of [[Turkish]] and [[Crimean Tatars... - Cuba (25106 bytes)
2: ...e west [[Mexico]], to the southwest the [[Cayman Islands]] and [[Jamaica]], and to the southeast [[Hai...
6: ... of [[1898]]. The [[United States]] occupied the island until its independence was granted in [[1902]]...
22: ...ba_shootdown/27/]. This extraterritorial U.S. legislation is considered highly controversial, and the ...
24: ...storical or political interests in the Caribbean island , some U.S. citizens visit Cuba by traveling t...
41: ...4 provinces, and one special municipality (the [[Isla de la Juventud]]). - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
3: ...>اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان<br />Islāmī Jamhūriya-i-Pākistān |
11: capital = [[Islamabad]] |
51: ...egional Cooperation]], the [[Organization of the Islamic Conference]], and the [[World Trade Organizat...
68: ===Arrival of Islam===
69: ...uch of South Asia. Following the rule of various Islamic empires, including the [[Ghaznavid Empire]], ... - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ... large non-Jewish minority, mostly comprising [[Muslim]], [[Christian]], and [[Druze]] [[Israeli Arab|...
60: ...ual significance in Judaism, Christianity, and [[Islam]]. Starting around 1200 BCE, a series of [[Hist...
68: The [[Muslim]] [[Caliphate]] conquered the land from the [[E...
96: ...N Conference on the Law of the Sea]] on April 27, 1958.
98: ...e on the Law of the Sea, (Geneva: UN Publications 1958, pp. 132-134.), Israel considered the blockade of... - Jamaica (16893 bytes)
67: ...the massive use of imported [[Africa]]n [[slavery|slave]] labor.
69: ...reat of revolt. Following a series of rebellions, slavery was formally abolished in [[1838]].
71: ...ndependence from the [[United Kingdom]], and in [[1958]] Jamaica became a province in the [[Federation o...
82: ... a bipartisan joint committee of the Jamaican legislature in 1961-62, approved in the [[United Kingdom...
94: ...rses depending upon which arm of service they are slated for. Enlisted soldiers are given basic traini... - Democratic Republic of the Congo (21095 bytes)
61: ...go]], but in practical terms, things changed only slightly.
67: ...African Peoples Conference (founded in [[Accra]], 1958) and president of the Congolese National Movement...
148: ...avannas in the south and southwest, and dense grasslands extending beyond the Congo River in the north... - Malawi (22306 bytes)
51: ... Malawi. One of their objectives was to end the [[slave trade]] to the [[Persian Gulf]] that continued...
55: ...Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland]]. In [[July 1958]], Dr. [[Hastings Kamuzu Banda]] returned to the ...
57: ...n overwhelming victory in elections for a new Legislative Council. It also gained an important role in...
63: ...stitution (1995) eliminated special powers previously reserved for the Malawi Congress Party. Accelera...
65: ...t, despite an MCP-AFORD alliance that ran a joint slate against the UDF. - Aswan Dam (6375 bytes)
13: ...fluence in Africa the [[Soviet Union]] stepped in 1958 and possibly a third of the cost of the dam was p... - Alaska (24727 bytes)
75: ... Act]] into [[United States law]] on [[7 July]] [[1958]] which paved the way for Alaska's admission into...
77: ...rd Time), and the remaining Aleutian Islands were slotted into the UTC −10 hours zone, which was...
81: ...ree of the outer Aleutian Islands — [[Attu Island|Attu]], [[Agattu]] and [[Kiska]] — were ...
93: ...are found in the Aleutians. For example, Unimak Island is home to [[Mount Shishaldin]], a moderately ...
99: ...e]] in the [[United States|Union]]. The Aleutian Islands actually cross longitude 180?, though the [[I... - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
63: ...ew Castle, Kent, and Sussex gained a separate legislature, and in 1710 a separate executive council, t...
77: ... an [[executive (government)|executive]], a [[legislature]], and a [[judiciary]], the powers and dutie...
82: ===Legislative branch===
83: Pennsylvania has had a [[bicameral legislature]] since 1790. The [[Pennsylvania General As...
90: ...appeals from the Courts of Common Pleas not expressly designated to the Commonwealth Court or Supreme ... - Santa Fe, New Mexico (9224 bytes)
7: ... regional architectural style. By a law passed in 1958, new and rebuilt buildings, especially those in d...
60: ..., 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 15.29% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other ra... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
45: * [[sledges]] - [[Scandinavia]]
119: * [[1620]]: [[Slide rule]]: [[William Oughtred]]
281: * [[1877]]: [[Induction motor]]: [[Nikola Tesla]]
303: ...]) [[electric motor|induction motor]]: [[Nikola Tesla]]
318: ...olyphase AC [[Electric power]] system: [[Nikola Tesla]] (30 related patents.)
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