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- Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
20: ...anguage|French]] (official), [[Sangho]], and various tribal languages
42: | From [[France]]<br />[[August 13]], [[1960]]
62: ...acko]]. In [[1966]] Dacko was overthrown by his cousin [[Jean-B餥l Bokassa]] who established a highly...
85: *[[Music of the Central African Republic]]
90: == Miscellaneous topics == - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
57: ... the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] took over this trade using maritime routes. At that time, The Gambia was ...
59: ...guese throne]], Antonio, Prior of Crato, sold exclusive trade rights on the [[Gambia River]] to Englis...
61: ...ut the 18th, England and France struggled continuously for political and commercial supremacy in the r...
84: ...or The Gambia, which approved by referendum in August 1996. The constitution provides for a strong pre...
110: ...o exchange controls, and a significant tourism industry. - Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
1: ...e country's official name in order to prevent confusion between itself and the [[Guinea|Republic of Gu...
65: ...army uprising in [[1998]] led to the president's ousting and the [[Guinea-Bissau Civil War]]. Election...
67: ... the death of the head of the armed forces, and caused widespread unrest.
99: ...International Monetary Fund|IMF]] [[structural adjustment program]].
101: ...y]] [[2005]] the government announced that a [[locust]] [[swarm]] was threatening this vital crop, and... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
11: ...fficial languages may be used in certain official uses in limited areas where it has been determined t...
13: Many of the "unofficial languages" of the [[Bushmen|San]] and [[Khoikhoi]] people contain regiona...
19: ...that their languages, despite having official status, are being sidelined in favour of English. The re...
24: ...ern man, ''[[Homo sapiens]]''. [[Bantu]] [[iron]]-using agriculturists and herdsmen moved south of the...
32: ...Africa]] provided the British with yet another excuse to take control of the Boer Republics. - Slovakia (19892 bytes)
52: ...urope]]. It borders the [[Czech Republic]] and [[Austria]] in the west, [[Poland]] in the north, [[Ukr...
58: ..., is therefore awkward, arising in analogy to the use of the term Czech Republic, but that is (partly)...
63: ...Danube]]. From 20 to 50 AD, the Kingdom of [[Vannius]], a barbarian kingdom founded by the Germanic tr...
65: ...ame with the arrival of [[Saints Cyril and Methodius]] during the reign of Prince [[Rastislav]] and th...
67: ...e. For almost two centuries, it was ruled autonomously as the Principality of Nitra and the Nitrian Fr... - Republic of the Congo (9324 bytes)
24: population_census = n/a |
25: population_census_year = n/a |
35: ...ished_dates = From [[France]] <br> [[15 August]], [[1960]] |
47: ...razzaville''', and '''Congo''' (but not to be confused with the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], ...
92: ...ure of village agriculture and handicrafts, an industrial sector based largely on [[petroleum]], suppo... - Barbados (21887 bytes)
11: ...onquistadors]] seized many Caribs on Barbados and used them as [[Slavery|slave labor]] on [[plantation...
13: ... enjoyed a large measure of local autonomy. Its House of Assembly began meeting in [[1639]]. Among the...
15: As the [[sugar]] industry developed into the main commercial enterprise,...
21: ...s terminated, Barbados reverted to its former status as a [[self-governing colony]]. Following several...
25: ...th II]] is recognized as Queen of Barbados, and thus [[head of state]], and is represented by a [[Gove... - Belgium (31774 bytes)
3: ...also in the center (in and around the capital [[Brussels]]), and a small number of [[German language|G...
19: |'''[[Capital]]''' || [[Brussels]]
21: |'''Largest City''' || [[Brussels]]
55: ... [[Netherlands|Dutch]], [[Spain|Spanish]], and [[Austria]]n influences. During most of its history, B...
57: ...invasion from Spain ([[732]] - Poitiers), the famous king [[Charlemagne]] brought a huge part of Europ... - Sierra Leone (10596 bytes)
14: ...state mottos|National motto]]: Unity - Freedom - Justice''</small>
54: ...named the country "Lion Mountains". [[Europe]]ans used the land as a source for [[slave|slaves]], but ...
58: ...as reinstated in March 1998, after the junta was ousted by the Nigerian-led [[ECOMOG]] forces.
64: ... conflict based on extensive field research—using a methodology known as Conflict Mapping—...
91: ... infrastructure]] is not well developed, and serious social disorders continue to hamper economic deve... - Botswana (22276 bytes)
24: ...''[[President of Botswana|President]]''' || [[Festus Mogae]]
56: The [[Batswana]], a term also used to denote all citizens of Botswana, refers to t...
62: ...dency passed to the sitting vice president, [[Festus Mogae]], who was elected in his own right in [[19...
69: ...lected members; it is expanded following each census (every 10 years; the most recent was conducted in...
71: ...y opinion. Chiefs and other leaders preside over customary traditional courts, though all persons have... - Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
34: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || ''[[Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe]]'' ("Blessed be the land o...
46: ...Linked to the establishment of trade ties with [[Muslim]] [[merchant]]s on the [[Indian Ocean]] coast ...
52: ...tion of the region and its land, labor, and precious metal and mineral resources. Both the Ndebele and...
62: ...o come to [[Lancaster House Agreement|Lancaster House]] in an attempt to negotiate a settlement in the...
68: ... a genocide of the Ndebele people by ZANU's infamous [[Zimbabwean Fifth Brigade|Fifth Brigade]], heade... - Cuba (25106 bytes)
6: ...mendment]] (revoked in [[1934]]), after which the US continued to have a major influence in Cuban affa...
8: ...fties the cuban peso was valued very close to the us dollar. Illiteracy ran about 12%, one of the low...
10: ...teriorated. At first, Castro was reluctant to discuss his plans for the future, but eventually he decl...
12: ...nd-off, between the United States of America and Russia.
14: ...w of vessels heading south and Cuba ended the exodus. - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ...land frontiers with [[Sweden]], [[Norway]] and [[Russia]] and a maritime border with [[Estonia]]. The ...
33: | style="vertical-align: top;" | From [[Russia]]<br/>[[6 December]] [[1917]]<br/>[[22 Decembe...
51: ...y founds of [[flint]] from South Scandinavia and Russia, [[chisel]]s from [[Lake Onega]], and spearhea...
53: ...D, if we discount the obcscure and possibly fictious stories of Finnish kings in Scandinavian sagas.
55: ...y]], considered useful mainly for printing religious literature. - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
15: leader_names = [[Pervez Musharraf]]<br />[[Shaukat Aziz]] |
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25: population_census_year = |
51: ...ost populous country]] with the second largest [[Muslim]] population. It is a member of the [[United N...
57: ...80 km southwest of [[Sukkur]], was center of [[Indus Valley Civilization]], 2600 BCE – 1800 BCE]] - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ...article]] has increasingly been dropped in common usage) is the largest country in [[Africa]], situate...
29: population_census = ''unavailable'' |
30: population_census_year = ? |
58: Three [[Kush]]ite kingdoms called northern Sudan home in anci...
62: Religious leader [[Muhammad ibn Abdalla]], the self-proclai... - Malawi (22306 bytes)
24: population_census = 9,933,868 |
25: population_census_year = 1998 |
49: ...00 BC, the remains possess features resembling [[Bushman]] people.
57: ...nment agreed to give Nyasaland self-governing status the following year.
63: ...nstitution (1995) eliminated special powers previously reserved for the Malawi Congress Party. Acceler... - Peru (12264 bytes)
48: ...ring the early years of the [[1900s]]; until [[Augusto Legu�] and his dictatorship arrived.
57: ...ent]]s (''departamentos''), and many people still use this term when referring to today's regions, alt...
67: * [[Cusco Region|Cusco]]
113: ...he mining, electricity, and telecommunications industries. Thanks to strong foreign investment and the...
116: ..., mining, petroleum and natural gas, and power industries. - Portugal (61755 bytes)
5: ...ry, stemming as it does from the Roman name ''Portus Cale'', a possibly mixed [[Greek language|Greek]]...
12: ===Lusitania===
13: ...sitanian|Pre-Roman]]''' and '''[[Lusitania|Roman Lusitania]]'''''
15: ...ortugal - A Forma磯 do Territ'', page 9, "A Lusit⮩a" paragraph 1}} The [[Conii]] were establish...
17: ...t Rome|Romanization]] was carried out, leading [[Lusitania]] to gain [[Latin Right]] in [[73|73 AD]].{... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
26: population_census = 58,789,194 |
27: population_census_year = 2001 |
46: ...as legitimate [[autochthonous language|autochthonous]] [[regional language|(regional) languages]] unde...
48: ...c]]: ''An R쯧hachd Aonaichte na Breatainn Mhgus Eirinn a Tuath''
49: ...Gaelic]]: ''R�ht Aontaithe na Breataine M agus Tuaisceart na hɩreann'' - Spain (36498 bytes)
12: national_motto = ''[[Plus Ultra]]''<br>([[Latin]]: "Further Beyond") |
28: population_census = 40,847,371 |
29: population_census_year = 2001 |
48: footnotes = <sup>1</sup> In some autonomous communities, [[Catalan language|Catalan]], [[Basq...
66: ...rtheast, [[Hispania Baetica]] in the south and [[Lusitania]] in the southwest.
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