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10518 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elie%20Wiesel | Elie Wiesel | Elie Wiesel (, born Eliezer Wiesel ʾÉlīʿezer Vīzel; September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including Night, a work based on his experiences as a Jewish pri... |
10520 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed%20Wood | Ed Wood | Edward Davis Wood Jr. (October 10, 1924 – December 10, 1978) was an American filmmaker,
actor, and author.
In the 1950s, Wood directed several low-budget science fiction, crime and horror films that later became cult classics, notably Glen or Glenda (1953), Jail Bait (1954), Bride of the Monster (1955), Plan 9 from ... |
10522 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDIF | EDIF | EDIF (Electronic Design Interchange Format) is a vendor-neutral format based on S-Expressions in which to store Electronic netlists and schematics. It was one of the first attempts to establish a neutral data exchange format for the electronic design automation (EDA) industry. The goal was to establish a common format ... |
10528 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential%20tremor | Essential tremor | Essential tremor (ET), also called benign tremor, familial tremor, and idiopathic tremor, is a medical condition characterized by involuntary rhythmic contractions and relaxations (oscillations or twitching movements) of certain muscle groups in one or more body parts of unknown cause. It typically is symmetrical, and ... |
10529 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book%20of%20Enos | Book of Enos | The Book of Enos () is the fourth book of the Book of Mormon. According to the text it was written by Enos, a Nephite prophet.
This short book consists of a single chapter and relates Enos' conversion after praying all day and all night, and his subsequent dialogue with the Lord. It also discusses the redemption of t... |
10530 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental%20skepticism | Environmental skepticism | Environmental skepticism is the belief that statements by environmentalists, and the environmental scientists who support them, are false or exaggerated. The term is also applied to those who are critical of environmentalism in general. It can additionally be defined as doubt about the authenticity or severity of envir... |
10531 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El%20Ni%C3%B1o | El Niño | (; ) is the warm phase of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and is associated with a band of warm ocean water that develops in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific (approximately between the International Date Line and 120°W), including the area off the Pacific coast of South America. The ENSO is the c... |
10553 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flute | Flute | The flute is a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening. According to the instrument classification of Hornbostel–Sachs, flutes are categorized as edge-b... |
10554 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flageolet%20%28disambiguation%29 | Flageolet (disambiguation) | A flageolet is a wind instrument similar to a recorder.
Flageolet may also refer to:
Flageolet (organ stop), a pipe organ component
The flageolet bean, a type of common bean
A method of playing a string harmonic
See also
Whistle register, the highest register of the human voice lying above the modal register and ... |
10568 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association%20football | Association football | Association football, more commonly known as simply football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of 11 players. It is played by approximately 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular fi... |
10573 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox%20Film | Fox Film | The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent company that produced motion pictures, formed by William Fox in 1915. It was the corporate successor and spin-off to his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film Company.
The company's first film studio... |
10574 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First%20National%20Pictures | First National Pictures | First National Pictures was an American motion picture production and distribution company. It was founded in 1917 as First National Exhibitors' Circuit, Inc., an association of independent theatre owners in the United States, and became the country's largest theater chain. Expanding from exhibiting movies to distribut... |
10576 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis%20Ford%20Coppola | Francis Ford Coppola | Francis Ford Coppola (; ; born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was a central figure in the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s. His accolades include five Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Palmes d'Or, and a British Academy Film Award.
After d... |
10577 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland | Finland | Finland ( ; ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country and a member state of the European Union in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the west, Russia to the east, Norway to the north, and is defined by the Gulf of Bothnia to the west, and the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea... |
10585 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagellate | Flagellate | A flagellate is a cell or organism with one or more whip-like appendages called flagella. The word flagellate also describes a particular construction (or level of organization) characteristic of many prokaryotes and eukaryotes and their means of motion. The term presently does not imply any specific relationship or cl... |
10589 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function | Function | Function or functionality may refer to:
Computing
Function key, a type of key on computer keyboards
Function model, a structured representation of processes in a system
Function object or functor or functionoid, a concept of object-oriented programming
Function (computer science), or subroutine, a sequence of ins... |
10591 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavor | Flavor | A food flavoring or food flavouring,
in short flavoring or flavouring, or alternatively aroma is a food additive used to improve the taste or smell of food. It changes the perceptual impression of food as determined primarily by the chemical senses of the gustatory and olfactory system. The trigeminal nerves, which de... |
10596 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisian%20languages | Frisian languages | The Frisian (, ) languages are a closely related group of West Germanic languages, spoken by about 500,000 Frisian people, who live on the southern fringes of the North Sea in the Netherlands and Germany. The Frisian languages are the closest living language group to the Anglic languages; the two groups make up the Ang... |
10597 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French%20language | French language | French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages histor... |
10600 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula%20fiction | Formula fiction | In popular culture, formula fiction is literature in which the storylines and plots have been reused to the extent that the narratives are predictable. It is similar to genre fiction, which identifies a number of specific settings that are frequently reused. The label of formula fiction is used in literary criticism ... |
10603 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field%20%28mathematics%29 | Field (mathematics) | In mathematics, a field is a set on which addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are defined and behave as the corresponding operations on rational and real numbers do. A field is thus a fundamental algebraic structure which is widely used in algebra, number theory, and many other areas of mathematics.
Th... |
10606 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorial | Factorial | In mathematics, the factorial of a non-negative denoted is the product of all positive integers less than or equal The factorial also equals the product of with the next smaller factorial:
For example,
The value of 0! is 1, according to the convention for an empty product.
Factorials have been discovered in sev... |
10612 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Germany | Cinema of Germany | The film industry in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema made major technical and artistic contributions to early film, broadcasting and television technology. Babelsberg became a household synonym for the early 20th century film industry in Europe, similar to Hollywood later.
Germany wi... |
10616 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frivolous%20litigation | Frivolous litigation | Frivolous litigation is the use of legal processes with apparent disregard for the merit of one's own arguments. It includes presenting an argument with reason to know that it would certainly fail, or acting without a basic level of diligence in researching the relevant law and facts. The fact that a claim is lost does... |
10618 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddle | Fiddle | A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, the style of the music played may determine specific construction differences betwe... |
10620 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20female%20tennis%20players | List of female tennis players | This is a list of female tennis players who meet one or more of the following criteria:
Singles:
Officially ranked among the top 25 by the Women's Tennis Association (since 1975)
Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. A. Wallis Myers) before 1975
Reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament
Reached the fi... |
10622 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flugelhorn | Flugelhorn | The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B (some are in C). It is a type of valved bugle, developed in Germany in the early 19th cent... |
10623 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk%20music | Folk music | Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown comp... |
10624 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank | Frank | Frank may refer to:
People
As a name
Frank (given name)
Frank (surname)
Groups of people
A member of the medieval Germanic people, the Franks
Crusaders in medieval Middle Eastern history
Levantines (Latin Christians) known as Franco-Levantines, Latin Christian residents in the Middle East
Fictional character... |
10628 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullerene | Fullerene | A fullerene is an allotrope of carbon whose molecule consists of carbon atoms connected by single and double bonds so as to form a closed or partially closed mesh, with fused rings of five to seven atoms. The molecule may be a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, tube, or many other shapes and sizes. Graphene (isolated atomic l... |
10629 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis%20II | Francis II | Francis II may refer to:
Francis II, Duke of Brittany (1433–1488)
Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (1466–1519), ruler of the Italian city of Mantua
Francis II of France (1544–1560), king of France
Francis II, Duke of Lorraine (1572–1632), son of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, and Claude of Valois
Francesc... |
10632 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacies%20of%20definition | Fallacies of definition | Fallacies of definition are the various ways in which definitions can fail to explain terms. The phrase is used to suggest an analogy with an informal fallacy. Definitions may fail to have merit, because they: are overly broad, use obscure or ambiguous language, or contain circular reasoning; those are called fallacies... |
10633 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredericton | Fredericton | Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the dominant natural feature of the area. One of the main urban centres in New Brunsw... |
10635 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free%20software | Free software | Free software (or libre software) is computer software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study, change, and distribute it and any adapted versions. Free software is a matter of liberty, not price; all users are legally free to do what they want with their copies ... |
10636 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free | Free | Free may refer to:
Concept
Freedom, having the ability to do something, without having to obey anyone/anything.
Freethought, a position that beliefs should be formed only on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism
Emancipate, to procure political rights, as for a disenfranchised group
Free will, control exerci... |
10638 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free%20software%20movement | Free software movement | The free software movement is a social movement with the goal of obtaining and guaranteeing certain freedoms for software users, namely the freedoms to run the software, to study the software, to modify the software, and to share copies of the software (whether modified or not). Software which meets these requirements ... |
10646 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food | Food | Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for an organism. Food is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells to provide e... |
10651 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating%20Point | Floating Point | Floating Point is an album by John McLaughlin, released in 2008 through the record label Abstract Logix. The album reached number fourteen on Billboard'''s Top Jazz Albums chart.
Regarding the recording, McLaughlin commented: "while this CD features predominantly Indian musicians, we are in quite another form compared... |
10653 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy%20sport | Fantasy sport | A fantasy sport (also known less commonly as rotisserie or roto) is a type of game, often played using the Internet, where participants assemble imaginary or virtual teams composed of proxies of real players of a professional sport. These teams compete based on the statistical performance of those players in actual ga... |
10654 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward%20pass | Forward pass | In several forms of football, a forward pass is the throwing of the ball in the direction to which the offensive team is trying to move, towards the defensive team's goal line. The forward pass is one of the main distinguishers between gridiron football (American football and Canadian football) in which the play is leg... |
10660 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications%20in%20Fiji | Telecommunications in Fiji | Telecommunications in Fiji include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
Radio and television
Radio stations:
state-owned commercial company, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, operates 6 radio stations - 2 public broadcasters and 4 commercial broadcasters with multiple repeaters; 5 radio s... |
10661 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20Fiji | Transport in Fiji | Modes of transport in Fiji include rail, road, water, and air. The rail network is mainly used for movement of sugar cane. Suva and Lautoka are the largest seaports. There are 122km of navigable inland waterways. There are two international airports, one other paved airport, and over 20 with unpaved runways. With 333 t... |
10662 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic%20of%20Fiji%20Military%20Forces | Republic of Fiji Military Forces | The Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) is the military force of the Pacific island nation of Fiji. With a total manpower of 3,500 active soldiers and 6,000 reservists, it is one of the smallest militaries in the world, though most of its surrounding island nations have no militaries at all. The Ground Force is org... |
10663 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign%20relations%20of%20Fiji | Foreign relations of Fiji | Fiji has experienced many coups recently, in 1987, 2000, and 2006. Fiji has been suspended various times from the Commonwealth of Nations, a grouping of mostly former British colonies. It was readmitted to the Commonwealth in December 2001, following the parliamentary election held to restore democracy in September tha... |
10664 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal%20line%20%28gridiron%20football%29 | Goal line (gridiron football) | The goal line is the chalked or painted line dividing the end zone from the field of play in gridiron football. In American football the goal lines run parallel to the end lines, while in Canadian football they run parallel to the dead lines. In both football codes the distance is measured from the inside edge of the... |
10667 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tackle%20%28football%20move%29 | Tackle (football move) | Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle. The primary purposes of tackling are to dispossess an opponent of the ball, to stop the player from gaining ground towards goal or to stop them from carrying out what they intend.
The word is used in some contact variations of football to describe the act of physic... |
10668 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play%20from%20scrimmage | Play from scrimmage | A play from scrimmage is the sequence in the game of gridiron football during which one team tries to advance the ball, get a first down, or score, and the other team tries to stop them or take the ball away. Once a play is over, and before the next play starts, the football is considered dead. A game of American foo... |
10669 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football%20player | Football player | A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby league and rugby union.
It has been estimated that there are 250 million assoc... |
10671 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich%20Nietzsche | Friedrich Nietzsche | Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (; or ; 15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic and philologist whose work has exerted a profound influence on modern intellectual history. He began his career as a classical philologist before turning to philosophy. He became the youngest person ever to ... |
10672 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Zappa | Frank Zappa | Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, singer, composer, songwriter and bandleader. His work is characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity and satire of American culture. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa comp... |
10673 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fagales | Fagales | The Fagales are an order of flowering plants, including some of the best-known trees. The order name is derived from genus Fagus, beeches. They belong among the rosid group of dicotyledons. The families and genera currently included are as follows:
Betulaceae - birch family (Alnus, Betula, Carpinus, Corylus, Ostrya,... |
10674 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabales | Fabales | The Fabales are an order of flowering plants included in the rosid group of the eudicots in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II classification system. In the APG II circumscription, this order includes the families Fabaceae or legumes (including the subfamilies Caesalpinioideae, Mimosoideae, and Faboideae), Quillajaceae,... |
10676 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French | French | French () may refer to:
Something of, from, or related to France
French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects
French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France
French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices
Arts and media
The French (band), a British rock band
"French" (... |
10678 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20French%20people | List of French people | French people of note include:
Actors
A–C
Isabelle Adjani
Renée Adorée
Anouk Aimée
Flo Ankah
Arletty
Antonin Artaud
Fanny Ardant
Jeanne Aubert
Jean-Louis Aubert
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Claude Autant-Lara
Daniel Auteuil
Charles Aznavour
Brigitte Bardot
Emmanuelle Béart
Loleh Bellon
Jean-Paul Belmondo
François Berléand
Cha... |
10679 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-card%20draw | Five-card draw | Five-card draw (also known as a Cantrell draw) is a poker variant that is considered the simplest variant of poker, and is the basis for video poker. As a result, it is often the first variant learned by new players. It is commonly played in home games but rarely played in casino and tournament play. The variant is a... |
10680 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaming%20%28Internet%29 | Flaming (Internet) | Flaming or roasting is the act of posting insults, often including profanity or other offensive language, on the internet. This term should not be confused with the term trolling, which is the act of someone going online, or in person, and causing discord. Flaming emerged from the anonymity that Internet forums provide... |
10683 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Lloyd%20Wright | Frank Lloyd Wright | Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a key role in the architectural movements of the twentieth century, influencing architects worldwide through his works and... |
10685 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filk%20music | Filk music | Filk music is a musical culture, genre, and community tied to science fiction, fantasy, and horror fandom and a type of fan labor. The genre has been active since the early 1950s and played primarily since the mid-1970s.
Etymology and definitions
The term "filk" (originally a typographical error) predates 1955. (See a... |
10687 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisbee | Frisbee | A flying disc (also called a Frisbee or simply a disc) is a gliding toy or sporting item that is generally made of injection-molded plastic and roughly in diameter with a pronounced lip. It is used recreationally and competitively for throwing and catching, as in flying disc games. The shape of the disc is an airfoil... |
10689 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20the%20Falkland%20Islands | History of the Falkland Islands | The history of the Falkland Islands () goes back at least five hundred years, with active exploration and colonisation only taking place in the 18th century. Nonetheless, the Falkland Islands have been a matter of controversy, as they have been claimed by the French, British, Spaniards and Argentines at various points.... |
10690 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%20of%20the%20Falkland%20Islands | Geography of the Falkland Islands | The Falkland Islands are located in the South Atlantic Ocean between 51°S and 53°S on a projection of the Patagonian Shelf, part of the South American continental shelf. In ancient geological time this shelf was part of Gondwana, and around 400 million years ago split from what is now Africa and drifted westwards from ... |
10692 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics%20of%20the%20Falkland%20Islands | Politics of the Falkland Islands | The politics of the Falkland Islands takes place in a framework of a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary representative democratic dependency as set out by the constitution, whereby the Governor exercises the duties of head of state in the absence of the monarch and the Chief Executive acts as the head of governm... |
10693 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy%20of%20the%20Falkland%20Islands | Economy of the Falkland Islands | The economy of the Falkland Islands, which first involved sealing, whaling and provisioning ships, became heavily dependent on sheep farming from the 1870s to 1980. It then diversified and now has income from tourism, commercial fishing, and servicing the fishing industry as well as agriculture. The Falkland Islands us... |
10694 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications%20in%20the%20Falkland%20Islands | Telecommunications in the Falkland Islands | Telecommunications in the Falkland Islands includes radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
Radio and television
Radio: Radio services provided by the public broadcaster, Falkland Islands Radio Service, broadcasting on both AM and FM frequencies, and by the British Forces Broadcasting Serv... |
10695 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20the%20Falkland%20Islands | Transport in the Falkland Islands | The Falkland Islands currently has three primary means of transport - road, sea and air. However, in 1946, when Sir Miles Clifford arrived as governor, there were no air services, no roads outside Stanley and an indifferent sea service. Sir Miles was instrumental in starting the Falkland Islands Government Air Service ... |
10696 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%20of%20the%20Falkland%20Islands | Military of the Falkland Islands | The Falkland Islands are a British overseas territory and, as such, rely on the United Kingdom for the guarantee of their security. The other UK territories in the South Atlantic, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, fall under the protection of British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI), formerly known as ... |
10698 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20the%20Faroe%20Islands | History of the Faroe Islands | The early details of the history of the Faroe Islands are unclear. It is possible that Brendan, an Irish monk, sailed past the islands during his North Atlantic voyage in the 6th century. He saw an 'Island of Sheep' and a 'Paradise of Birds,' which some say could be the Faroes with its dense bird population and sheep. ... |
10699 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%20of%20the%20Faroe%20Islands | Geography of the Faroe Islands | The Faroe Islands are an island group consisting of eighteen islands between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic, about half-way between Iceland and Norway. Its coordinates are . It is 1,393 square kilometres in area, and includes small lakes and rivers, but no major ones. There are 1,117 kilometres of coastline, ... |
10700 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics%20of%20the%20Faroe%20Islands | Demographics of the Faroe Islands | This article is about the demographic features of the population of the Faroe Islands, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
The vast majority of the population are ethnic Faroese, of North Germani... |
10701 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics%20of%20the%20Faroe%20Islands | Politics of the Faroe Islands | The politics of the Faroe Islands an autonomous country () of the Kingdom of Denmark, function within the framework of a parliamentary, representative democratic dependency, whereby the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. The Faroe Islands are politically associat... |
10702 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy%20of%20the%20Faroe%20Islands | Economy of the Faroe Islands | The economy of the Faroe Islands was the 166th largest in the world in 2014, having a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of $2.613 billion per annum. GDP increased from DKK 8 billion in 1999, to 21 billion in 2019. The vast majority of Faroese exports, around 90%, consists of fishery products.
History
After the seve... |
10703 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications%20in%20the%20Faroe%20Islands | Telecommunications in the Faroe Islands | Telephones - main lines in use:
22,000 (1995)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
35,000 (2004) est.
Telephone system:
good international communications; good domestic facilities
domestic:
digitalization was to have been completed in 1998
international:
satellite earth stations - 1 Orion; 2 fiber-optic submarine cable link... |
10704 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20the%20Faroe%20Islands | Transport in the Faroe Islands | The Faroe Islands is served by an internal transport system based on roads, ferries, and helicopters. As of the 1970s, the majority of the population centres of the Faroe Islands have been joined to a single road network, connected by bridges and tunnels.
International transport, both for passengers and freight, remai... |
10707 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji | Fiji | Fiji ( , ,; , ; , Fijī), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about 110 are permanently inhabited—and more than 500 islets, amounting to ... |
10709 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%20of%20Finland | Geography of Finland | The geography of Finland is characterized by its northern position, its ubiquitous landscapes of intermingled boreal forests and lakes, and its low population density. Finland can be divided into three areas: archipelagoes and coastal lowlands, a slightly higher central lake plateau and uplands to north and northeast. ... |
10710 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics%20of%20Finland | Demographics of Finland | Finland has a population of over 5.53 million people and an average population density of . This makes it the third most sparsely populated country in Europe, after Iceland and Norway. Population distribution is very uneven: the population is concentrated on the small southwestern coastal plain. About 85% live in towns... |
10711 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics%20of%20Finland | Politics of Finland | The politics of Finland take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy. Finland is a republic whose head of state is President Sauli Niinistö, who leads the nation's foreign policy and is the supreme commander of the Finnish Defence Forces. Finland's head of government is Prime Minister San... |
10712 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy%20of%20Finland | Economy of Finland | The economy of Finland is a highly industrialised, mixed economy with a per capita output similar to that of western European economies such as France, Germany and the United Kingdom. The largest sector of Finland's economy is services at 72.7 percent, followed by manufacturing and refining at 31.4 percent. Primary pro... |
10713 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications%20in%20Finland | Telecommunications in Finland | Finland has excellent communications, and is considered one of the most advanced information societies in the world.
Telephones
Telephones – main lines in use: 2.368 million (2004)
Telephones – mobile cellular: 4.988 million (2004)
Telephone system: General Assessment: Modern system with excellent service.
Domesti... |
10714 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20Finland | Transport in Finland | The transport system of Finland is well-developed. Factors affecting traffic include the sparse population and long distance between towns and cities, and the cold climate with waterways freezing and land covered in snow for winter.
The extensive road system is utilized by most internal cargo and passenger traffic. , ... |
10715 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish%20Defence%20Forces | Finnish Defence Forces | The Finnish Defence Forces (, ) are the military of Finland. The Finnish Defence Forces consist of the Finnish Army, the Finnish Navy and the Finnish Air Force. In wartime the Finnish Border Guard (which is its own military unit in peacetime) becomes part of the Finnish Defence Forces.
Universal male conscription is i... |
10716 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign%20relations%20of%20Finland | Foreign relations of Finland | The foreign relations of Finland are the responsibility of the president of Finland, who leads foreign policy in cooperation with the government. Implicitly the government is responsible for internal policy and decision making in the European Union. Within the government, preparative discussions are conducted in the go... |
10722 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications%20in%20France | Telecommunications in France | Telecommunications in France are highly developed. France is served by an extensive system of automatic telephone exchanges connected by modern networks of fiber-optic cable, coaxial cable, microwave radio relay, and a domestic satellite system; cellular telephone service is widely available, expanding rapidly, and inc... |
10723 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20France | Transport in France | Transportation in France relies on one of the densest networks in the world with 146 km of road and 6.2 km of rail lines per 100 km2. It is built as a web with Paris at its center. Rail, road, air and water are all widely developed forms of transportation in France.
History
The first important human improvements were... |
10724 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French%20Armed%20Forces | French Armed Forces | The French Armed Forces () encompass the Army, the Navy, the Air and Space Force and the Gendarmerie of the French Republic. The President of France heads the armed forces as Chief of the Armed Forces.
France has the sixth largest defence budget in the world and the first in the European Union (EU). It has the largest... |
10725 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign%20relations%20of%20France | Foreign relations of France | In the 19th century France built a new French colonial empire second only to the British Empire. It was humiliated in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, which marked the rise of Germany to dominance in Europe. France allied with Great Britain and Russia and was on the winning side of the First World War. If it was ini... |
10727 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French%20Guinea | French Guinea | French Guinea () was a French colonial possession in West Africa. Its borders, while changed over time, were in 1958 those of the current independent nation of Guinea.
French Guinea was established by France in 1891, within the same borders as its previous colony known as Rivières du Sud (1882–1891). Prior to 1882, th... |
10737 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French%20Polynesia | French Polynesia | French Polynesia (; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole overseas country. It comprises 118 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than in the South Pacific Ocean. The total land area of French Polynesia is .
French Polynesia is divided into five groups of islands:
the S... |
10739 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%20of%20French%20Polynesia | Geography of French Polynesia | French Polynesia is located in Oceania. It is a group of six archipelagos in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between South America and Australia. Its area is about 4,167 km2 (around 130 islands), of which 3,827 km2 is land and 340 km2 is (inland) water. It has a coastline of 2,525 km but no land borders with oth... |
10740 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics%20of%20French%20Polynesia | Demographics of French Polynesia | This article is about the demographic features of the population of French Polynesia, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Births and deaths
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The followin... |
10741 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics%20of%20French%20Polynesia | Politics of French Polynesia | Politics of French Polynesia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic French overseas collectivity, whereby the President of French Polynesia 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 go... |
10742 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy%20of%20French%20Polynesia | Economy of French Polynesia | The economy of French Polynesia is one of a developed country with a service sector accounting for 75%. French Polynesia's GDP per capita is around $22,000, one of the highest in the Pacific region.
History
Past economy
Before French colonisation, the Polynesian islands that constitute nowadays French Polynesia, re... |
10743 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications%20in%20French%20Polynesia | Telecommunications in French Polynesia | This article is about communications systems in French Polynesia.
The Honotua fiber optic cable connected Tahiti to Hawaii in 2010, increasing Internet speeds to 20 gigabits per second from 500 megabits per second. The cable will also connect to Moorea and the Leeward Islands of Huahine, Raiatea and Bora Bora.
Telep... |
10744 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20French%20Polynesia | Transport in French Polynesia | Railways:
0 km
Highways:
total:
2590 km
paved:
1735 km
unpaved:
855 km (1999)
Ports and harbours:
Mataura, Papeete, Rikitea, Uturoa
Merchant marine:
total:
10 ships ( or over) totaling /
ships by type:
cargo ship 3, passenger ship 2, passenger/cargo 3, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off ship 1 (2003 est.)
Airp... |
10747 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French%20Southern%20and%20Antarctic%20Lands | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (, TAAF) is an Overseas Territory ( or ) of France. It consists of:
Adélie Land (), the French claim on the continent of Antarctica.
Crozet Islands (), a group in the southern Indian Ocean, south of Madagascar.
Kerguelen Islands (), a group of volcanic islands in the southern... |
10761 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20French%20Guiana | History of French Guiana | The history of French Guiana dates back to the period prior to European colonization. Prior to the arrival of the first Europeans, there was no written history in the territory. It was originally inhabited by a number of Native American peoples, among them the Kalina (Caribs), Arawak, Galibi, Palikur, Teko, Wayampi (al... |
10762 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%20of%20French%20Guiana | Geography of French Guiana | French Guiana is an overseas region of France, located on the northern coast of South America between Suriname and Brazil. The country is part of Caribbean South America and borders the North Atlantic Ocean. It has low-lying plains with small mountains to the south. Its climate is split between tropical rainforest and ... |
10763 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics%20of%20French%20Guiana | Demographics of French Guiana |
Population
According to INSEE the population of French Guiana was 268,700 as of January 1, 2017. The population is very young: 44% are below the age of 20, while only 1.7% are 75 years or older. The age distribution is a reflection of the high fertility rates of French Guiana.
Nationality
On January 1, 2010, 64.5% o... |
10764 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics%20of%20French%20Guiana | Politics of French Guiana | French Guiana is not a separate territory but is both an overseas région and overseas department of France, with the same government institutions as areas on the French mainland. The administrative center is Cayenne.
The President of France appoints a prefect (resident at the prefecture building in Cayenne) as his rep... |
10765 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy%20of%20French%20Guiana | Economy of French Guiana | The economy of French Guiana is tied closely to that of mainland France through subsidies and imports. Besides the French space center at Kourou, fishing and forestry are the most important economic activities in French Guiana. The large reserves of tropical hardwoods, not fully exploited, support an expanding sawmill ... |
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