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3514 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government%20of%20Barbados | Government of Barbados | The Government of Barbados (GoB), is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic, where the President of Barbados represents as the head of state and the Prime Minister of Barbados represents as the head of government.
The country has a bicameral legislature and a political party system, based on universal adult s... |
3533 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government%20of%20Belarus | Government of Belarus | The Government of the Republic of Belarus (), which consists of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus (), is the executive branch of state power in Belarus, and it is appointed by the President of Belarus. The head of the Government is the President of Belarus, who manages the main agenda of the governmen... |
3535 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications%20in%20Belarus | Telecommunications in Belarus | Telecommunications in Belarus involves the availability and use of electronic devices and services, such as the telephone, television, radio or computer, for the purpose of communication.
Telephone system
Telephone lines in use: 3,9741 million (2011).
Mobile/cellular: 11,559,473 subscribers (Q1 2019).
The phone ca... |
3536 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20Belarus | Transport in Belarus | This article is about transport in Belarus.
Railways
Rail transport in Belarus is operated by Belarusskaya Chyhunka
total:
country comparison to the world: 32
broad gauge:
of gauge ( electrified) (2006)
City with underground railway system: Minsk, see Minsk Metro
For tramway systems: see List of town tramway sys... |
3537 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed%20Forces%20of%20Belarus | Armed Forces of Belarus | The Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus (, ) consist of the Ground Forces and the Air and Air Defence Forces, all under the command of the Republic of Belarus Ministry of Defence. Being a landlocked country, Belarus has no navy.
In 2017 the IISS estimated that personnel in the armed forces numbered 48,000. Most so... |
3538 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign%20relations%20of%20Belarus | Foreign relations of Belarus | The Byelorussian SSR was one of only two Soviet republics to be separate members of the United Nations (the other being the Ukrainian SSR). Both republics and the Soviet Union joined the UN when the organization was founded in 1945.
Prior to 2001
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, at which time Belarus gained ... |
3545 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications%20in%20Belgium | Telecommunications in Belgium | Communications in Belgium are extensive and advanced. Belgium possesses the infrastructure for both mobile and land-based telecom, as well as having significant television, radio and internet infrastructure. The country code for Belgium is BE.
Services
Mail
Mail regulation is a national competency. Postal service in... |
3546 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20Belgium | Transport in Belgium | Transport in Belgium is facilitated with well-developed road, air, rail and water networks. The rail network has of electrified tracks. There are of roads, among which there are of motorways, of main roads and of other paved roads. There is also a well-developed urban rail network in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and C... |
3565 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy%20of%20Benin | Economy of Benin | The economy of Benin remains underdeveloped and dependent on subsistence agriculture and cotton. Cotton accounts for 40% of Benin's GDP and roughly 80% of official export receipts. There is also production of textiles, palm products, and cocoa beans. Maize (corn), beans, rice, peanuts, cashews, pineapples, cassava, yam... |
3583 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy%20of%20Bhutan | Economy of Bhutan | The economy of Bhutan, one of the world's smallest and least developed countries, is based on agriculture and forestry, which provide the main livelihood for more than 60% of the population. Agriculture consists largely of subsistence farming and animal husbandry. Rugged mountains dominate the terrain and make the buil... |
3589 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhop%20people | Lhop people | The Lhop or Doya people are a little-known tribe of southwest Bhutan. The Bhutanese believe them to be the aboriginal inhabitants of the country. The Lhop are found in the low valleys of Dorokha Gewog and near Phuntsholing in the Duars.
The dress of the Lhop resembles the Lepcha, but they bear little similarity with t... |
3604 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%20of%20Bosnia%20and%20Herzegovina | Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in Southeastern Europe, in the western Balkans. It has a border with Croatia to the north and southwest, a border with Serbia to the east, and a border with Montenegro to the southeast. It borders the Adriatic Sea along its coastline.
The most striking features of the local terrai... |
3605 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics%20of%20Bosnia%20and%20Herzegovina | Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina | This article is about the demographic features of the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Demographic characteristics
Population
Vital statistics
Source: A... |
3606 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics%20of%20Bosnia%20and%20Herzegovina | Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina | The Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, whereby executive power is exercised by the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Legislative power is vested in both the Council of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina... |
3607 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy%20of%20Bosnia%20and%20Herzegovina | Economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina | The economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a transitional, upper middle income economy with limited market reforms. Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from socialist Yugoslavia on 1 March 1992. The main trading partners are Germany, Italy, Austria and other neighboring Balkan countries.
Overview
Bosnia and Her... |
3609 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20Bosnia%20and%20Herzegovina | Transport in Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina has facilities for road, rail, and air transport. There are five international road routes and 20 state highways, with bus connections to many countries. Railways total just over 1,000 km with links to Croatia and Serbia. There are 25 airports, seven of them with paved runways. The Sava River is ... |
3610 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed%20Forces%20of%20Bosnia%20and%20Herzegovina | Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina | The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina () is the official military force of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The BiH armed forces were officially unified in 2005 and are composed of two founding armies: the Bosniak-Croat Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (VFBiH) and the Bosnian Serbs' Army of Republika Srpska... |
3611 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign%20relations%20of%20Bosnia%20and%20Herzegovina | Foreign relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina | The implementation of the Dayton Accords of 1995 has focused the efforts of policymakers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the international community, on regional stabilization in the countries-successors of the former Yugoslavia. Relations with its neighbors of Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia have been fairly stab... |
3612 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Botswana | History of Botswana | The Batswana, a term also used to denote all citizens of Botswana, refers to the country's major ethnic group (called the Tswana in Southern Africa). Prior to European contact, the Batswana lived as herders and farmers under tribal rule.
Before European contact
Khoesan-speaking peoples have lived in Botswana for many... |
3613 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%20of%20Botswana | Geography of Botswana | Botswana is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa, north of South Africa. Botswana occupies an area of , of which are land. Botswana has land boundaries of combined length , of which the constituent boundaries are shared with Namibia, for ; South Africa ; Zimbabwe, and Zambia, . Much of the population of... |
3614 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics%20of%20Botswana | Demographics of Botswana | This article is about the demographic features of the population of Botswana, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Botswana, like many nations in southern Africa, suffers from a high HIV infection ... |
3615 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics%20of%20Botswana | Politics of Botswana | Politics of Botswana takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Botswana is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the ... |
3616 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy%20of%20Botswana | Economy of Botswana | The economy of Botswana is currently one of the world's fastest growing economies, averaging about 5% per annum over the past decade. Growth in private sector employment averaged about 10% per annum during the first 30 years of the country's independence. After a period of stagnation at the turn of the 21st century, Bo... |
3617 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications%20in%20Botswana | Telecommunications in Botswana | Telecommunications in Botswana include newspapers, radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
In addition to the government-owned newspaper and national radio network, there is an active, independent press (six weekly newspapers). Foreign publications are sold without restriction in Botswana. Tw... |
3618 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20Botswana | Transport in Botswana | Transportation in Botswana is provided by internal and extensive network of railways, highways, ferry services and air routes that criss-cross the country.
Rail transport
Railways
BR Express
All passenger services were discontinued in 2009, with the only remaining service being an international link to Zimbabwe fro... |
3620 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign%20relations%20of%20Botswana | Foreign relations of Botswana | Botswana has put a premium on economic and political integration in southern Africa. It has sought to make the Southern African Development Community (SADC) a working vehicle for economic development, and it has promoted efforts to make the region self-policing in terms of preventive diplomacy, conflict resolution, and... |
3631 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%20of%20Brazil | Geography of Brazil | The country of Brazil occupies roughly half of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil covers a total area of which includes of land and of water. The highest point in Brazil is Pico da Neblina at . Brazil is bordered by the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uru... |
3633 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics%20of%20Brazil | Politics of Brazil | The politics of Brazil take place in a framework of a federal presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. The political and administrative organization of Brazil comprises the federal government, the 26 states and a fe... |
3634 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy%20of%20Brazil | Economy of Brazil | The economy of Brazil is historically the largest in Latin America and Southern Hemisphere. The Brazililian economy is the second largest in the Americas, after only the United States, the largest economy in the world. The economy is a developing mixed economy that is the twelfth largest in the world by nominal gross d... |
3635 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications%20in%20Brazil | Telecommunications in Brazil | Brazil has both modern technologies in the center-south portion, counting with LTE, 3G HSPA, DSL ISDB based Digital TV. Other areas of the country, particularly the North and Northeast regions, lack even basic analog PSTN telephone lines. This is a problem that the government is trying to solve by linking the liberatio... |
3636 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20Brazil | Transport in Brazil | Transport infrastructure in Brazil is characterized by strong regional differences and lack of development of the national rail network. Brazil's fast-growing economy, and especially the growth in exports, will place increasing demands on the transport networks. However, sizeable new investments that are expected to ad... |
3637 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian%20Armed%20Forces | Brazilian Armed Forces | The Brazilian Armed Forces (, ) are the unified military forces of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Consisting of three service branches, it comprises the Brazilian Army (including the Brazilian Army Aviation), the Brazilian Navy (including the Brazilian Marine Corps and Brazilian Naval Aviation) and the Brazilian Ai... |
3638 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign%20relations%20of%20Brazil | Foreign relations of Brazil | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for managing the foreign relations of Brazil. Brazil is a significant political and economic power in Latin America and a key player on the world stage. Brazil's foreign policy reflects its role as a regional power and a potential world power and is designed to help protec... |
3649 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%20of%20the%20British%20Virgin%20Islands | Geography of the British Virgin Islands | The British Virgin Islands (BVI) are one of three political divisions of the Virgin Islands archipelago located in the Lesser Antilles, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. The BVI are the easternmost part of the island chain. The land area totals () (about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC) and... |
3650 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics%20of%20the%20British%20Virgin%20Islands | Demographics of the British Virgin Islands | This article is about the demographic features of the population of the British Virgin Islands, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and various other aspects.
Population
A July 2009 estimate placed the population of the British Virgi... |
3652 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy%20of%20the%20British%20Virgin%20Islands | Economy of the British Virgin Islands | The economy of the British Virgin Islands is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean. Although tiny in absolute terms, because of the very small population of the British Virgin Islands, in 2010 the Territory had the 19th highest GDP per capita in the world according to the CIA World factbook. In global terms the s... |
3653 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications%20in%20the%20British%20Virgin%20Islands | Telecommunications in the British Virgin Islands | Country Code: +1284
International Call Prefix: 011 (outside NANP)
Calls from the British Virgin Islands to the US, Canada, and other NANP Caribbean nations, are dialled as 1 + NANP area code + 7-digit number. Calls from the British Virgin Islands to non-NANP countries are dialled as 011 + country code + phone number w... |
3654 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20the%20British%20Virgin%20Islands | Transport in the British Virgin Islands | The systems of transport in the British Virgin Islands include 113 kilometres of highway and a harbour at Road Town.
Roads
total: 200 km
paved: 200 km
unpaved: 0 km (2007)
Despite using left-hand traffic, most vehicles are left-hand-drive, being imported from the United States.
Ports and terminals
Road Town
Ai... |
3658 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%20of%20Brunei | Geography of Brunei | Brunei is a country in Southeast Asia, bordering the South China Sea and East Malaysia. Its geographical coordinates are . The country is small with a total size of . It is larger in size than Trinidad and Tobago. It is close to vital sea lanes through the South China Sea linking the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The coun... |
3661 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy%20of%20Brunei | Economy of Brunei | The economy of Brunei, a small and wealthy country, is a mixture of foreign and domestic entrepreneurship, government regulation and welfare measures, and village traditions. It is almost entirely supported by exports of crude oil and natural gas, with revenues from the petroleum sector accounting for over half of GDP.... |
3662 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications%20in%20Brunei | Telecommunications in Brunei |
Telecommunications
Telephone
Telephone service throughout the country is excellent; international service is good to Southeast Asia, Middle East, Western Europe, and the US
Main lines in use: 82,588 (2020)
Mobile phones: 565,949 (2020)
Landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-3, SJC, AAG, Lubuan-Brunei Submarine Cable v... |
3665 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign%20relations%20of%20Brunei | Foreign relations of Brunei | Brunei joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, one week after resuming full independence, and gives its ASEAN membership the highest priority in its foreign relations. Brunei joined the United Nations in September 1984. It is also a member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ... |
3668 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%20of%20Bulgaria | Geography of Bulgaria | Bulgaria is a country situated in Southeast Europe and occupies the eastern quarter of the Balkan peninsula, being the largest country within its geographic boundaries. It is bordering Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. The northe... |
3670 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics%20of%20Bulgaria | Politics of Bulgaria | The politics of Bulgaria take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly. The J... |
3671 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy%20of%20Bulgaria | Economy of Bulgaria | The economy of Bulgaria functions on the principles of the free market, having a large private sector and a smaller public one. Bulgaria is an industrialised upper-middle-income country according to the World Bank, and is a member of the European Union (EU), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Organization for Secu... |
3672 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications%20in%20Bulgaria | Telecommunications in Bulgaria | Telecommunications in Bulgaria include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
Radio and television
Radio broadcast stations: AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 (2001).
Radio broadcast hours: 525,511 (2003).
Television broadcast stations: 39 (2001).
Television broadcast hours: 498,091 (2003).
Te... |
3673 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20Bulgaria | Transport in Bulgaria | Transport in Bulgaria is dominated by road transport, despite nearly half of all paved roads belonging to the lowest category of roads. As of December 2015, the country had 829 kilometers of highways.
Buses play a significant role in long-distance public transport, coaches are operated by private companies. Sofia has ... |
3674 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian%20Armed%20Forces | Bulgarian Armed Forces | The Bulgarian Army () is the military of Bulgaria. The commander-in-chief is the president of Bulgaria, who since January 2017 is Rumen Radev. The Ministry of Defense is in charge of political leadership while overall military command remains in the hands of the Defence Staff, headed by the Chief of the Defense (former... |
3677 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%20of%20Burkina%20Faso | Geography of Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) is a landlocked Sahel country that shares borders with six nations. It lies between the Sahara desert and the Gulf of Guinea, south of the loop of the Niger River, mostly between latitudes 9° and 15°N (a small area is north of 15°), and longitudes 6°W and 3°E. The land is green in th... |
3678 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics%20of%20Burkina%20Faso | Demographics of Burkina Faso | This article is about the demographic features of the population of Burkina Faso, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Burkina Faso's million people belong to two major West African cultural group... |
3679 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics%20of%20Burkina%20Faso | Politics of Burkina Faso | The Politics of Burkina Faso takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. The President of Burkina Faso is the head of state. Executive power is exercised by both the President and the Government. Legislati... |
3680 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy%20of%20Burkina%20Faso | Economy of Burkina Faso | The economy of Burkina Faso is based primarily on subsistence farming and livestock raising. Burkina Faso has an average income purchasing-power-parity per capita of $1,900 and nominal per capita of $790 in 2014. More than 80% of the population relies on subsistence agriculture, with only a small fraction directly invo... |
3681 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications%20in%20Burkina%20Faso | Telecommunications in Burkina Faso | Telecommunications in Burkina Faso include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
The telephony market in Burkina Faso is still relatively underdeveloped.
Although mobile penetration is just over 100%, it is still below the African average. Fixed-line telephony and internet connections are v... |
3682 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20Burkina%20Faso | Transport in Burkina Faso | Transport in Burkina Faso consists primarily of road, air and rail transportation. The World Bank classified country's transportation as underdeveloped but noted that Burkina Faso is a natural geographic transportation hub for West Africa.
Highways
In 2002, there were a total of of highway in Burkina Faso, of which... |
3683 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina%20Faso%20Armed%20Forces | Burkina Faso Armed Forces | The Burkina Faso Armed Forces () is the term used for the national military of Burkina Faso. The service branches of the armed forces include its Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie and People's Militia. Being a landlocked country, Burkina Faso has no navy.
History
In 1966 a military coup deposed the first president... |
3684 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign%20relations%20of%20Burkina%20Faso | Foreign relations of Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso has good relations with the European Union, African and certain Asian countries. France, the former colonial power, in particular, continues to provide significant aid and supports Compaoré's developing role as a regional powerbroker.
According to the U.S. State Department, "U.S. relations with Burkina Fa... |
3695 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%20of%20Burundi | Geography of Burundi | Burundi is located in central Africa, to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the coordinates .
Physical geography
Burundi occupies an area equal to in size, of which is land. The country has of land border: of which is shared with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with Rwanda and with Tanz... |
3696 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics%20of%20Burundi | Demographics of Burundi | This article is about the demographic features of the population of Burundi, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
At 206.1 persons per km², Burundi has the second-largest population density in Sub-... |
3697 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics%20of%20Burundi | Politics of Burundi | The Politics of Burundi takes place in a framework of a transitional presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Burundi is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the govern... |
3698 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy%20of%20Burundi | Economy of Burundi | The economy of Burundi is heavily dependent on agriculture, which accounts for 32.9% of GDP in 2008. Burundi itself is a landlocked, resource-poor country with an underdeveloped manufacturing sector. Agriculture supports more than 70% of the labour force, the majority of whom are subsistence farmers.
Although Burun... |
3699 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications%20in%20Burundi | Communications in Burundi | Communications in Burundi include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, the Internet, and the postal service in Burundi.
Radio and television
Radio is the main source of information for many Burundians.
Radio stations:
La Radiodiffusion et Television Nationale de Burundi (RTNB), the state-controlled broa... |
3700 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20Burundi | Transport in Burundi | There are a number of systems of transport in Burundi, including road and water-based infrastructure, the latter of which makes use of Lake Tanganyika. Furthermore, there are also some airports in Burundi.
Burundi has limited ferry services on Lake Tanganyika, few road connections to neighboring countries, no rail co... |
3701 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Defence%20Force%20%28Burundi%29 | National Defence Force (Burundi) | The Burundi National Defence Force ( du Burundi, or FDNB) is the state military organisation responsible for the defence of Burundi.
A general staff (État-Major Général) commands the armed forces, consisting of a joint staff (État-Major inter-armes); a training staff (État-Major de la Formation), and a logistics staff... |
3702 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign%20relations%20of%20Burundi | Foreign relations of Burundi | Burundi's relations with its neighbours have often been affected by security concerns. Hundreds of thousands of Burundian refugees have at various times crossed to neighboring Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hundreds of thousands of Burundians are in neighboring countries as a result of the ... |
3705 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosporus | Bosporus | The Bosporus () or Bosphorus (; ), also known as the Strait of Istanbul (, colloquially Boğaz), is a narrow, natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in northwestern Turkey. It forms part of the continental boundary between Asia and Europe, and divides Turkey by separating Anatolia from Thra... |
3708 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels | Brussels | Brussels ( or ; ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (; ), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and t... |
3710 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BE | BE | BE or be may refer to:
Linguistics
To be, the English copular verb
Be (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet
be (interjection), in several languages
Be language or Ong Be, a language of northern Hainan province, China
Black English, or African-American Vernacular English, an English dialect
Music
Albums
... |
3711 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell%20%28disambiguation%29 | Bell (disambiguation) | A bell is a percussion instrument, usually cup-shaped.
Bell may also refer to:
Sound and music
Bell (wind instrument), a part of a wind instrument
Bell cymbal, a type of cymbal, tending to be thick and uniformly so, and small
Bell effect, a musical technique
Cymbal bell, the most central part of a cymbal
Signal... |
3712 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell%20Labs | Bell Labs | Nokia Bell Labs, originally named Bell Telephone Laboratories (1925–1984),
then AT&T Bell Laboratories (1984–1996)
and Bell Labs Innovations (1996–2007),
is an American industrial research and scientific development company owned by Finnish company Nokia. With headquarters located in Murray Hill, New Jersey, the compan... |
3713 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjarne%20Stroustrup | Bjarne Stroustrup | Bjarne Stroustrup (; ; born 30 December 1950) is a Danish computer scientist, most notable for the creation and development of the C++ programming language. He is a visiting professor at Columbia University, and works at Morgan Stanley as a managing director in New York.
Early life and education
Stroustrup was born i... |
3717 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain | Brain | A brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals. It is located in the head, usually close to the sensory organs for senses such as vision. It is the most complex organ in a vertebrate's body. In a human, the cerebral cortex contains approximately 14–16... |
3719 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantium | Byzantium | Byzantium () or Byzantion () was an ancient Greek city in classical antiquity that became known as Constantinople in late antiquity and Istanbul today. The Greek name Byzantion and its Latinization Byzantium continued to be used as a name of Constantinople sporadically and to varying degrees during the thousand year ex... |
3721 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotic | Biotic | Biotics describe living or once living components of a community; for example organisms, such as animals and plants.
Biotic may refer to:
Life, the condition of living organisms
Biology, the study of life
Biotic material, which is derived from living organisms
Biotic components in ecology
Biotic potential, an organism... |
3722 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin%20Wall | Berlin Wall | The Berlin Wall (, ) was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Construction of the wall was commenced by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) on 13 August 1961. The Wall cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany, including East Berlin. The b... |
3727 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass%20%28sound%29 | Bass (sound) | Bass ( ) (also called bottom end) describes tones of low (also called "deep") frequency, pitch and range from 16 to 256 Hz (C0 to middle C4) and bass instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range C2-C4. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles. Since produci... |
3728 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK%20bass | UK bass | UK bass, also called bass music, is club music that emerged in the United Kingdom during the mid-2000s under the influence of diverse genres such as house, grime, dubstep, UK garage, R&B, and UK funky. The term "UK bass" came into use as artists began ambiguously blending the sounds of these defined genres while mainta... |
3729 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning%20glass | Burning glass | A burning glass or burning lens is a large convex lens that can concentrate the sun's rays onto a small area, heating up the area and thus resulting in ignition of the exposed surface. Burning mirrors achieve a similar effect by using reflecting surfaces to focus the light. They were used in 18th-century chemical studi... |
3730 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Adrianople%20%28disambiguation%29 | Battle of Adrianople (disambiguation) | The Battle of Adrianople (378 CE), in which Gothic rebels defeated the Eastern Roman Empire, was the main battle of the Gothic War (376–382).
Battle of Adrianople may also refer to:
Battle of Adrianople (324), a battle in which Constantine the Great defeated Licinius in a Roman civil war
Siege of Adrianople (378), an ... |
3731 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon | Beacon | A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location. A common example is the lighthouse, which draws attention to a fixed point that can be used to navigate around obstacles or into port. More modern examples include a variety of radio beacons that can be read on radio d... |
3733 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhangra%20%28music%29 | Bhangra (music) | Bhaṅgṛā (ਭੰਗੜਾ (Gurmukhi); ) is a type of upbeat popular music associated with the Punjabi diaspora in Britain. The style has its origins in the folk music of Punjab as well as western pop music of the 70s and 80s. Prior to this musical fusion, Bhangra existed only as a dance form in the native Punjab. This British ... |
3735 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beastie%20Boys | Beastie Boys | Beastie Boys were an American hip hop group from New York City, formed in 1981. The group was composed of Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums), Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass), and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitar, programming).
Beastie Boys were formed out of members of experimental hardcore punk band The ... |
3736 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20Isles | British Isles | The British Isles is a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles and over six thousand smaller islands. They have a total area of and a combined p... |
3738 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque%20language | Basque language | Basque (; , ) is a language spoken by Basques and others of the Basque Country, a region that straddles the westernmost Pyrenees in adjacent parts of northern Spain and south-western France. Linguistically, Basque is a language isolate (unrelated to any other existing languages). The Basques are indigenous to, and prim... |
3740 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn%20Ulvaeus | Björn Ulvaeus | Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (; born 25 April 1945) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, producer, a member of the musical group ABBA, and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia! He co-produced the films Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again with fellow ABBA member and close friend Benny A... |
3741 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny%20Andersson | Benny Andersson | Göran Bror Benny Andersson (; born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish singer, musician, composer, producer, member of the Swedish music group ABBA and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia! For the 2008 film version of Mamma Mia! and its 2018 sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, he worked... |
3742 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances using UHF radio waves in the ISM bands, from 2.402 to 2.48GHz, and building personal area networks (PANs). It is mainly used as an alternative to wire connections, to exchange ... |
3743 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth%20Special%20Interest%20Group | Bluetooth Special Interest Group | The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (Bluetooth SIG) is the standards organization that oversees the development of Bluetooth standards and the licensing of the Bluetooth technologies and trademarks to manufacturers. The SIG is a not-for-profit, non-stock corporation founded in September 1998. The SIG is headquartered... |
3744 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boney%20M. | Boney M. | Boney M. was a Euro-Caribbean vocal group created by German record producer Frank Farian, who was the group's primary songwriter. Originally based in West Germany, the four original members of the group's official line-up were Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett from Jamaica, Maizie Williams from Montserrat and Bobby Farre... |
3745 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britain | Britain | Britain most often refers to:
United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands
Great Britain, the largest island in the United Kingdom
Roman Britain, a Roman province corresponding roughly to modern-day Engla... |
3746 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade%20Runner | Blade Runner | Blade Runner is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, and adapted by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, it is an adaptation of Philip K. Dick's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The film is set in a dystopian future ... |
3747 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Gates | Bill Gates | William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, author, and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Microsoft, along with his late childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO... |
3748 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon | Bourbon | Bourbon may refer to:
Food and drink
Bourbon whiskey, an American whiskey made using a corn-based mash
Bourbon barrel aged beer, a type of beer aged in bourbon barrels
Bourbon biscuit, a chocolate sandwich biscuit
A beer produced by Brasseries de Bourbon
Bourbon chicken, a dish made with bourbon whiskey
Bourbon... |
3751 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian%20Blue | Belgian Blue | The Belgian Blue (, ) is a breed of beef cattle from Belgium. It may also be known as the . Alternative names for this breed include Belgian Blue-White; Belgian White and Blue Pied; Belgian White Blue; Blue; and Blue Belgian. The Belgian Blue's extremely lean, hyper-sculpted, ultra-muscular physique is termed "double-... |
3755 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boron | Boron | Boron is a chemical element with the symbol B and atomic number 5. In its crystalline form it is a brittle, dark, lustrous metalloid; in its amorphous form it is a brown powder. As the lightest element of the boron group it has three valence electrons for forming covalent bonds, resulting in many compounds such as bori... |
3756 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromine | Bromine | Bromine is a chemical element with the symbol Br and atomic number 35. It is the third-lightest halogen and is a volatile red-brown liquid at room temperature that evaporates readily to form a similarly coloured vapour. Its properties are intermediate between those of chlorine and iodine. Isolated independently by two ... |
3757 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barium | Barium | Barium is a chemical element with the symbol Ba and atomic number 56. It is the fifth element in group 2 and is a soft, silvery alkaline earth metal. Because of its high chemical reactivity, barium is never found in nature as a free element.
The most common minerals of barium are baryte (barium sulfate, BaSO4) and wit... |
3758 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkelium | Berkelium | Berkelium is a transuranic radioactive chemical element with the symbol Bk and atomic number 97. It is a member of the actinide and transuranium element series. It is named after the city of Berkeley, California, the location of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (then the University of California Radiation Labo... |
3760 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauxite | Bauxite | Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (Al(OH)3), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and diaspore (α-AlO(OH)), mixed with the two iron oxides goethite (FeO(OH)) and haematite (Fe2O3), th... |
3764 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavaria | Bavaria | Bavaria (; , ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (, ; ), is a federal state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany. With over 13 million inhabitants, it is second in population only to North Rhine... |
3765 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg | Brandenburg | Brandenburg (, also , ; ; ) is a state in the northeast of Germany. With an area of and a population of 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth-largest German state by area and the tenth-most populous. Potsdam is the state capital and largest city, while other major towns include Cottbus, Brandenburg an der Havel and ... |
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