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- Economy of Afghanistan (14517 bytes)
1: ...mitted to improving access to these basic necessities by prioritizing infrastructure development, educ...
4: ...bout Afghanistan's economy. The [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] invasion and ensuing civil war destroyed much ...
11: ... rural areas, and deteriorated infrastructure. Soviet efforts to disrupt production in resistance-domi...
13: ...l production and livestock numbers are only sufficient to feed about half of Afghanistan's population....
15: ...] had began to enact major counter-narcotics policies and programs. - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ...south, and [[Germany]] to the east. In many countries, the Netherlands is often referred to by the nam...
12: national_motto = ''Je Maintiendrai''<br>([[French language|French]]: "I will ma...
55: ... monarch, and the location for most foreign embassies. The Netherlands ranked fifth on the [[2004]] [[...
64: ...ra, referred to as the [[Dutch Golden Age]], colonies and [[trading post]]s were established all over ...
66: ...ck at a discount ("Japan Goes Dutch," ''London Review of Books'' [April 5, 2001]: 3-7). - Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
1: ...in [[western Africa]], and one the smallest countries in continental [[Africa]]. It is bordered by [[S...
31: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 133rd]] <br> 36,120 [[square kilo...
36: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 147th]]
69: ...President of the country. Former President Nino Vieira, deposed in the 1998 coup, also has returned a...
74: ...the [[Social Renovation Party]] or PRS; other parties in the assembly include the Guinea-Bissau Resist... - Bear (6673 bytes)
22: ...are used for defense and tools and depend on the diet of the bear. Their claws are used for ripping, d...
26: ...lar bears. They eat lichens, roots, nuts, and berries. They can also go to a river or other body of wa...
28: Some of the large species, such as the [[polar bear]] and the [[grizzly be...
32: The bear's courtship period is very brief. Bears reproduce seasonally, usually after hiber...
76: ... own family, the [[Ailuridae]]. The many similarities between the two pandas are thought to represent ... - California (63989 bytes)
45: ...isgate?WAISdocID=06487414661+1+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve
91: ...ornia|Los Angeles]], [[San Diego, California|San Diego]], [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], and [[San...
93: ...ta California]]. In these early times, the boundaries of the [[Sea of Cortez]] and the Pacific coast w...
98: ...ribelets, and on the resource-rich coasts large chiefdoms, such as the Chumash, Pomo and Salinan. Trad...
101: ...and abandoned. For a quarter century after the achievement of Mexican independence in 1821, California... - Hawaii (34434 bytes)
39: ...ly and agriculturally, it is the [[endangered species]] capital of the world and is the only industria...
41: ... Michener]] and its [[Hawaii (1966 movie)|1966 movie adaptation]].
58: ...e present-day [[Honolulu Harbor]]. Other large cities and towns include [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]], [[Kahul...
62: ''Main article: [[Ancient Hawaii|Ancient Hawaii]], [[Hawaiian mythology]], [[Polynesian ...
64: ...fare was endemic. The general trend was towards chiefdoms of increasing size, even encompassing whole ... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
39: ... and southeastern [[Pennsylvania]]. These territories were taken by the Dutch in 1654 and incorporated...
41: ... (the land that would become New Jersey) to two friends who had been loyal through the [[English Civil...
43: ... the King. It was from the Royal Square in St. Helier that [[Charles II of England]] was first proclai...
45: ...ces were united under a royal, rather than a proprietary, governor.
49: ...Jersey was one of the [[13 colonies|thirteen colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[Am... - Food (24212 bytes)
5: The study of food is called [[food science]]. In [[English language|English]], the term '...
8: ...n world|Western]] food law recognises four categories of object as food:
12: *articles and substances used as an [[ingredient]] or [[component]] in the preparation of food.
23: ...vergence from [[Homo erectus]], possibly even earlier.
25: ...increased [[population]], the development of [[cities]], and the wider spread of [[infectious disease]... - American Black Bear (15019 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''U. americanus'''''}}
20: ...he coat can vary in color depending on the subspecies: from white through [[chocolate]] brown, [[cinn...
27: ...ate during winter and may build dens in tree cavities, under logs, rocks, in banks, caves, or culverts...
36: Black bears eat a wide variey of foods, relying most heavily on [[grass]]es, [...
45: ...Black bears eat a great variety of vegetation and nuts as shown in the list below. It is notable that th... - African Grey Parrot (5256 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''erithacus'''''}}
14: ...sh;two front and two back. They feed primarily on nuts and fruits, supplemented by leafy matter. Both wi...
18: ...r [[cognition|cognitive]] abilities, which are believed to have [[evolution|evolved]] as a consequence...
26: ==Subspecies==
27: There are two subspecies: - Halloween (18290 bytes)
4: ..., until it was appropriated by Christian missionaries (along with [[Christmas]] and [[Easter]], two ot...
6: ...nd, presumably named after the [[pookah]], a mischievous spirit.
20: ...]es, [[bat]]s, [[black cat]]s, [[goblin]]s, [[zombie]]s and [[demon]]s, as well as certain fictional f...
24: ... it is much larger and easier to carve. Many families that celebrate Halloween will carve a pumpkin in...
29: ... in a scary costume) will then hand out small candies, miniature [[chocolate bar]]s or other treats. H... - Allergy (18658 bytes)
4: ...riad of disorders previously classified as "allergies". A new four-class (now five) classification sch...
16: ... to [[house_dust_mite|dust mites]]. Apart from ambient allergens, allergic reactions can be due to [[m...
20: ...methods for the diagnosis and assessment of allergies.
23: ...to full-blown [[hives]] in extremely sensitive patients.
32: ...pinpoint a patient's specific allergies if the patient has an allergy but does not react to the skin t... - Macaw (5144 bytes)
18: ...wingspan, though the flightless [[Kakapo]] is heavier.
25: ...f macaws are now endangered in the wild. Five species of macaw are already extinct, and [[Spix's Macaw...
28: Macaws eat nuts and fruit and are gnaw and chew on various object...
34: ...caws are unsuitable as pets for children. All species of macaws have very powerful, large beaks and ar...
42: ==Species list== - List of national anthems (17969 bytes)
101: |[[Cameroon]]||[[Chant de Ralliement]] (Rallying Song)
113: |[[Chad]]||[[La Tchadienne]]
161: |[[Dominican Republic]]||[[Quisqueyanos valientes]] (Valiant Sons of Quisqueya)
186: |[[European Union]]||[[Ode to Joy|Ode "An die Freude"]] (Ode "to Joy")
202: |''[[Frisia]]''||''[[De ⬤e Friezen]] (The Old Frisians)'' - Ankara (15129 bytes)
1: [[Image:Ankara03.jpg|thumb|350px|right|View of Ankara|Image provided by [http://classroomcli...
4: ...kish Government, and houses all the foreign embassies. It is an important crossroads of trade, strateg...
8: ...owever, many fine remains of [[Architecture of Ancient Greece|Greek]], [[Roman Empire|Roman]] and [[By...
15: In [[278 BC]], Ankara was occupied by the [[Gaul]]ish race [[Galatia]]ns who were t...
17: ...ugh Ankara fell into the hands of several Arab armies numerous times after the 6th century, it remaine... - Regions of Slovakia (4168 bytes)
7: *''the 4 "regions" ([[NUTS]] 2, Slovak:oblasti/zoskupenia krajov), i.e. grou...
14: ...omitatus (Kingdom of Hungary)|comitatus]]es (counties, Slovak ''[[župa|župy]]''/"stolice") . This wa...
53: ...2, Slovakia is additionally divided into 8 "vyššie územné celky" abbr. VÚC (Higher Territorial Un...
56: ...page_en.cfm EU-maps ( the kraje correspond to the NUTS 3 level with EUROSTAT)] - Death Valley National Park (38245 bytes)
1: ... below [[sea level]]. It is also home to many species of [[plant]]s and [[animal]]s that have adapted ...
3: ...[radio]] programs, [[television]] series and [[movie]]s. '''Death Valley National Monument''' was crea...
5: ...rphosed]] and at least 1700 million years old. Ancient warm-shallow seas deposited marine sediments un...
38: ...urable rainfall). Annual average precipitation varies from 1.90 inches (48 mm) overall below sea level...
41: ...3 m). This is the greatest dryland topographic relief in the contiguous United States and is the termi... - Early history of Ireland (30651 bytes)
7: ...this economy was forced upon them, for many centuries were to pass before the treeless [[permafrost]] ...
9: ...ting their diet with gathered nuts, fruit and berries. They lived in seasonal shelters, which they con...
14: ...e and overseas contacts with agricultural communities in Britain and on the continent.
16: ...s, the C驤e Fields were farmed for several centuries between [[34th century BC|3500]] and [[30th cent...
25: ...megaliths, Knowth, contains the world’s earliest map of the moon carved into stone. - Christmas tree (16574 bytes)
5: ... the god carries a tapering coniferous tree. [[Medieval]] legends, nevertheless, tended to concentrate...
9: ...[[pagan]] kings sacrificed nine males of each species at the sacred groves every ninth year. According...
11: ...au-Weilburg]] introduced the Christmas tree to [[Vienna]] in [[1816]], and the custom spread across Au...
15: ...se]] was illustrated in English magazines, and copied in the [[United States]] at Christmas [[1850]] (...
17: ...s however resulted in trees being put up much earlier; in [[shop]]s often as early as late [[October]]... - Magnesium (9193 bytes)
7: ...n agricultural, chemical, and construction industries. This element's principal use is as an alloying...
21: ... [[powder]] with [[lubricant|lubricative]] properties. In [[pharmacology|pharmaceutical]] technology i...
37: ...deficiency is rare. It is never due to an insufficiency of food contribution. It is the fact of variou...
42: ...annot be met from a single food. Eating a wide variety of foods, including five servings of fruits and...
44: ...table of food sources of magnesium suggests many dietary sources of magnesium. - Selenium (9236 bytes)
20: | [[periodic table series|Series]]
32: ...ign="center" bgcolor="#a0ffa0" | '''Atomic properties'''
58: ...n="center" bgcolor="#a0ffa0" | '''Physical properties'''
70: | 16.42 [[scientific notation|×]]10<sup>-6</sup> [[cubic m...
187: ...ll]]s. Selenium is also extensively used in rectifiers. - Zinc (12445 bytes)
20: | [[Chemical series]]
32: ...ign="center" bgcolor="#ffc0c0" | '''Atomic properties'''
58: ...n="center" bgcolor="#ffc0c0" | '''Physical properties'''
70: | 9.16 [[scientific notation|×]]10<sup>-6</sup> [[cubic m...
168: * Zinc is used in [[casting|die castings]], especially by the [[automobile indust... - Hamster (25289 bytes)
21: ...e subfamily contains about 18 [[species]], classified in six or seven [[genera]]. Most have expandabl...
23: ==Species of hamsters==
24: ...ussian Hamsters]] (P. sungorus). Two further species (the Chinese Hamster ''Cricetulus curtatus'' and...
28: ...ter]] (''Cricetulus griseus'') and the two subspecies of ''[[Phodopus sungorus]]'', the winter white r...
34: ...arf hamsters, which are more sensitive to a disquieting environment and which would otherwise need ve... - Squirrel (6648 bytes)
15: ...round squirrels such as the [[chipmunk]]s, [[prairie dog]]s, and [[woodchuck]]s. The unrelated family ...
19: ...cent research shows that they have excellent memories for the locations of these caches. Squirrels als...
21: ...e in sheltered areas including attics. Many companies sell bird feeders which are supposedly "squirrel...
25: ...quirrels living in parks and [[campus]]es in [[cities]] have learned long ago that humans are typicall...
29: ==Diet== - Dog (69384 bytes)
12: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = ''[[wolf|C. lupus]]''}}
13: {{Taxobox_subspecies_entry | taxon = '''''C. l. familiaris'''''}}
19: ... they have earned the [[sobriquet]] "man's best friend".
22: ... effort to protect livestock. Bodies are usually tied to fences as warning to other dogs]]
23: ...uch extreme stress, high protein diets (which implies a lot of meat consumption) help prevent damage t... - Culture of Ireland (27885 bytes)
8: ...the society depicted in [[Edmund Spenser]]'s ''A View of the Present State of Ireland'' had changed re...
10: ===Townslands, villages, parishes and counties===
12: ... often has its clearest expression on the sports field.
16: ... farmer. In general, this means that farming families will do almost anything to retain land ownership...
19: ===Towns and cities=== - Chipmunks (5642 bytes)
11: ...n_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Species}}
40: ... Chipmunk]] ''Tamias striatus'', with several species in different parts of the western US.
44: ...goods in their burrows, for [[winter]]. Other species make multiple small caches of food. These two ki...
50: ... rare cases they can carry a disease such as [[rabies]] which would require a painful sequence of vacc...
62: ... son [[Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.|Ross Jr.]]. A new series, ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'', debuted in [[1... - Gambian Pouched Rats (3812 bytes)
11: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''gambianus'''''}}
17: In their native Africa, these rats live in colonies of up to twenty strong, usually in forests and t...
19: ...n to stuff their pouches so full of [[date palm]] nuts so as to be hardly able to squeeze through the en...
23: ... another, otherwise these rodents are extremely friendly and have become popular as [[exotic pet]]s. T...
26: ...sts say it would compete for food with native species, carry [[disease]]s, and damage the [[Aves|bird]... - Squirrels (6235 bytes)
15: ...round squirrels such as the [[chipmunk]]s, [[prairie dog]]s, and [[woodchuck]]s. The unrelated family ...
19: ...cent research shows that they have excellent memories for the locations of these caches. Squirrels als...
21: ...e in sheltered areas including attics. Many companies sell bird feeders which are supposedly "squirrel...
25: ...quirrels living in parks and [[campus]]es in [[cities]] have learned long ago that humans are typicall...
29: ==Diet== - Shrew (3367 bytes)
39: ...ing rivalled only by the [[muroid|Muroidea]] families [[Muridae]] and [[Cricetidae]].
41: ...ll, most no more than mouse size. The largest species is the [[House Shrew]] (''Suncus murinus'') of t...
43: ... notable exception of the [[platypus]]), some species of shrew are [[venomous]]. - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
10: ...ther individuals celebrate Christmas-like festivities even though they do not consider themselves Chri...
12: ...day on December 25. Both are former [[colony|colonies]] of Western powers with (nominal) [[Christian]]...
20: ...and cartoon specials popular in the Western countries. In addition, increasing numbers of stores and b...
27: ...at are run by the Christian [[missionary|missionaries]], the children actively participate in the prog...
34: ...[Hanukkah]] instead. In the [[Palestinian territories]] and in some areas under Israeli control a [[Ch... - Vegetarianism (28920 bytes)
2: ...x|A selection of produce typical of a vegetarian diet.]]
4: ...], [[cochineal]]), from one's [[diet (nutrition)|diet]]. The most common definition of vegetarianism h...
6: ...singly popular in [[Western world|Western]] countries as a result of [[ethics|ethical]], health, [[env...
8: ==Varieties of vegetarianism (terminology)==
20: * ''[[Macrobiotics]]'' involves a diet consisting mostly of [[whole grain]]s and [[bean... - Gelato (1825 bytes)
2: ...]], and a [[stabilizing agent]]. The gelato ingredients are first [[pasteurized]] then super-cooled wh...
4: ...]. Gelato made with water and without dairy ingredients is also known as [[sorbet]].
6: ...eas high end gelato combines higher quality ingredients with milk, water or soy milk; note that in the...
11: *1/2 kilogram of fresh fruit or other ingredients - Pistachio (3237 bytes)
1: [[Image:Pistachios-nuts-in-shells-photo.jpg|thumb|center|700px|]]
12: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = ''P. vera''}}
21: ...tand under a pistachio tree at night and hear the nuts popping open will have good luck.
24: ...wing-on-tree-photo.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Pistachio nuts growing on a tree]]
25: Pistachio nuts have been a part of the human diet at least since the late [[paleolithic]]. The ker... - Fruit (8416 bytes)
1: ...-in-a-bucket.jpg|thumb|right|550px|Fresh strawberries in a bucket]]
2: ...r, a great many common [[vegetable]]s, as well as nuts and [[cereal|grain]]s, are the fruit of the plant...
4: The term '''false fruit''' is sometimes applied to fruit, like the [[fig]] (a ''multiple-accesso...
6: ...to poor crops or poor quality crops. In a few species, the fruit may develop in the absence of pollina...
14: ... are ripened ovules; fruits are the ripened ovularies or carpels that contain the seeds''. To these t...
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