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30,058 | # Trojan War
## Historical basis {#historical_basis}
thumb\|upright=1.8\|Map showing the Hittite Empire, Ahhiyawa (possibly the Achaeans (Homer)) and Wilusa (Troy)
The historicity of the Trojan War, including whether it occurred at all and where Troy was located if it ever existed, is still subject to debate. Most c... | 848 | Trojan War | 12 |
30,066 | # The Big Test
***The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy*** is a 1999 history book by Nicholas Lemann `{{ISBN|0-374-52751-2}}`{=mediawiki} | 23 | The Big Test | 0 |
30,067 | # Tradition
thumb\|upright=1.1\|*Traditions*, an 1895 bronze tympanum by Olin Levi Warner over the main entrance of the Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.\|alt=\|220x220px A **tradition** is a system of beliefs or behaviors (**folk custom**) passed down within a group of people or... | 461 | Tradition | 0 |
30,067 | # Tradition
## Definition
right\|thumb\|upright=1.1\|Textual traditions of bound manuscripts of the Sefer Torah (Torah scroll) are passed down providing additional vowel points, pronunciation marks, and stress accents in the authentic Masoretic Text of the Jewish Bible, often the basis for translations of Christianit... | 595 | Tradition | 1 |
30,067 | # Tradition
## Invention of tradition {#invention_of_tradition}
The term \"invention of tradition\", introduced by E. J. Hobsbawm, refers to situations when a new practice or object is introduced in a manner that implies a connection with the past that is not necessarily present. A tradition may be deliberately creat... | 305 | Tradition | 2 |
30,067 | # Tradition
## In scholarly discourse {#in_scholarly_discourse}
In science, tradition is often used in the literature in order to define the relationship of an author\'s thoughts to that of his or her field. In 1948, philosopher of science Karl Popper suggested that there should be a \"rational theory of tradition\" ... | 1,098 | Tradition | 3 |
30,067 | # Tradition
## In political and religious discourse {#in_political_and_religious_discourse}
The concepts of tradition and traditional values are frequently used in political and religious discourse to establish the legitimacy of a particular set of values. In the United States in the twentieth and twenty-first centur... | 391 | Tradition | 4 |
30,067 | # Tradition
## In artistic discourse {#in_artistic_discourse}
thumb\|upright=1.1\|Holiday celebrations may be passed down as traditions, as is the case with this distinctly Polish Christmas meal, decor with Christmas tree, a tradition since the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In artistic contexts, in the performa... | 359 | Tradition | 5 |
30,067 | # Tradition
## Preservation
thumb\|upright=1.1\|A woman welcoming the Shabbat, a tradition dating back over 3,300 years The legal protection of tradition includes a number of international agreements and national laws. In addition to the fundamental protection of cultural property, there is also cooperation between t... | 397 | Tradition | 6 |
30,071 | # T
**T**, or **t**, is the twentieth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is *tee* (pronounced `{{IPAc-en|'|t|iː|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-T.wav}}`{=mediawiki}), plural *tees*.
It is d... | 417 | T | 0 |
30,071 | # T
## Related characters {#related_characters}
### Descendants and related characters in the Latin alphabet {#descendants_and_related_characters_in_the_latin_alphabet}
thumb\|upright=0.7\|A curly T pictured in the coat of arms of the former Teisko municipality, which was consolidated to Tampere.
- T with diacrit... | 394 | T | 1 |
30,072 | # Thales of Miletus
Milesian \| main_interests = `{{hlist |[[Metaphysics]] |[[mathematics]] |[[astronomy]]}}`{=mediawiki} \| notable_ideas = `{{ublist|class=nowrap |[[Philosophy|Philosophical inquiry]]|Water is the ''[[arche]]'' |[[Eclipse of Thales]]|[[Thales's theorem]] |[[Intercept theorem]] |[[Know thyself]]|[[Sta... | 694 | Thales of Miletus | 0 |
30,072 | # Thales of Miletus
## Life
### Travels
The culture of Archaic Greece was heavily influenced by those of the Levant and Mesopotamia. It is said Thales was engaged in trade and visited either Egypt or Babylonia. However, there is no strong evidence that Thales ever visited countries in the Near East, and the issue is ... | 376 | Thales of Miletus | 1 |
30,072 | # Thales of Miletus
## Life
### Sagacity
thumb\|upright=0.8\|Thales, Nuremberg Chronicle.
Thales is recognized as one of the Seven Sages of Greece, semi-legendary wise statesmen and founding figures of Ancient Greece. While which seven one chooses may change, the seven has a canonical four which includes Thales, Sol... | 379 | Thales of Miletus | 2 |
30,072 | # Thales of Miletus
## Theories and studies {#theories_and_studies}
Early Greeks, and other civilizations before them, often invoked idiosyncratic explanations of natural phenomena with reference to the will of anthropomorphic gods and heroes. Instead, Thales aimed to explain natural phenomena via rational hypotheses... | 424 | Thales of Miletus | 3 |
30,072 | # Thales of Miletus
## Theories and studies {#theories_and_studies}
### Mathematics
Thales was known for introducing the theoretical and practical use of geometry to Greece, and has been described as the first person in the Western world to apply deductive reasoning to geometry, making him the West\'s \"first mathema... | 753 | Thales of Miletus | 4 |
30,072 | # Thales of Miletus
## Theories and studies {#theories_and_studies}
### Astronomy
Thales was also a noted astronomer, acknowledged in antiquity for describing the position of Ursa Minor, and he thought the constellation might be useful as a guide for navigation at sea. He calculated the duration of the year and the t... | 885 | Thales of Miletus | 5 |
30,072 | # Thales of Miletus
## Theories and studies {#theories_and_studies}
### Engineering
In addition to astronomy, Thales involved himself in other practical applications of mathematics, including engineering. Another story by Herodotus is that Croesus sent his army to the Persian territory. He was stopped by the river Ha... | 374 | Thales of Miletus | 6 |
30,072 | # Thales of Miletus
## Death and legacy {#death_and_legacy}
Diogenes Laërtius quotes Apollodorus as saying that Thales died at the age of 78 during the 58th Olympiad (548--545 BC) and attributes his death to heat stroke and thirst while watching the games.
### Influence
thumb\|upright=0.8\|Detail of Thales from *Th... | 382 | Thales of Miletus | 7 |
30,077 | # Talk radio
**Talk radio** is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. They may feature monologues, dialogues between the hosts, interviews with guests, and/or listener participation which may be liv... | 494 | Talk radio | 0 |
30,077 | # Talk radio
## Canada
In contrast to talk radio stations in the United States, where syndicated programs tend to make up a significant part of most schedules, privately owned Canadian talk radio stations tend to be predominantly local in programming and focus. There is no Canadian content requirement for talk radio,... | 706 | Talk radio | 1 |
30,077 | # Talk radio
## France
Talk radio is a popular form of radio entertainment in France, exemplified by Europe 1, RTL, and RMC, plus state-owned France Inter. A premier English language talk radio in France is the Gascony Show. Launched in early 2011, this show is broadcast weekly to the Gascony region of the southwest ... | 483 | Talk radio | 2 |
30,077 | # Talk radio
## Spain
Talk radio in Spain is very popular, where the most important radio stations are exclusively dedicated to talk shows, such as Cadena Ser, Cadena Cope, Onda Cero, Radio Nacional, or Punto Radio. There is a very wide variety of topics, such as politics, sport, comedy, and culture.
Sport talk show... | 388 | Talk radio | 3 |
30,077 | # Talk radio
## United Kingdom {#united_kingdom}
Talk radio in the United Kingdom is popular, though not as much as music radio. Nationwide talk stations include BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 4 Extra, Talkradio, Talksport and Times Radio. Regional stations include BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio Wales. Ma... | 268 | Talk radio | 4 |
30,077 | # Talk radio
## United States {#united_states}
Talk radio is most popular on the AM band. \"Non-commercial\", usually referred to as \"public radio\", which is mainly located in a reserved spectrum of the FM band, also broadcasts talk programs. Commercial all-talk stations can also be found on the FM band in many cit... | 1,224 | Talk radio | 5 |
30,077 | # Talk radio
## United States {#united_states}
### Shock`{{anchor|Hot_talk}}`{=mediawiki}
**Hot talk**, also called **FM talk** or **shock talk**, is a talk radio format geared predominantly to a male demographic between the ages of 18 and 49. It generally consists of pop culture subjects on FM radio rather than the ... | 543 | Talk radio | 6 |
30,077 | # Talk radio
## United States {#united_states}
### Political
The United States saw dramatic growth in the popularity of talk radio during the 1990s due to the repeal of the Federal Communications Commission\'s post-war Fairness Doctrine of 1949, in 1987. The mandate of the Fairness Doctrine was to require that audien... | 1,168 | Talk radio | 7 |
30,077 | # Talk radio
## United States {#united_states}
### Political
Conservative critics have long complained that the long-format news programming on National Public Radio (NPR) shows a liberal bias, although this was disputed once in 2004 by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), a *progressive* media criticism organi... | 571 | Talk radio | 8 |
30,077 | # Talk radio
## United States {#united_states}
### Sports
Sports talk radio can be found locally and nationally in the US; as of 2013, five national full-time sports talk networks exist. The oldest existing network, dating to 1991, is SportsMap (although it has only been branded as such since 2020 and has rebranded f... | 400 | Talk radio | 9 |
30,097 | # Anton Schumacher
**Anton** \"**Toni**\" **Schumacher** (born 1 December 1938 in Bonn) is a German former professional football goalkeeper.
## Career
Schumacher played for 1. FC Köln since 1950, from 1963 to 1968 the team played in the Bundesliga. In 1964, he won the German Championship.
## Personal life {#persona... | 84 | Anton Schumacher | 0 |
30,109 | # History of Tajikistan
thumb\|upright=1.2\|Painted clay and alabaster head of a Zoroastrian priest wearing a distinctive Bactrian-style headdress, Takhti-Sangin, Tajikistan, Greco-Bactrian kingdom, 3rd-2nd century BC. `{{History of Tajikistan}}`{=mediawiki} The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860s. The B... | 839 | History of Tajikistan | 0 |
30,109 | # History of Tajikistan
## Medieval history (710--1506) {#medieval_history_7101506}
### Arab Caliphate (710--867) {#arab_caliphate_710867}
The Transoxiana principalities never formed a viable confederacy. Beginning in 651, the Arabs organized periodic marauding raids deep into the territory of Transoxania, but it wa... | 583 | History of Tajikistan | 1 |
30,109 | # History of Tajikistan
## Early modern history (1506--1868) {#early_modern_history_15061868}
### Turkic rule (1506--1598) {#turkic_rule_15061598}
The Shaybanid state was divided into appanages between all male members (sultans) of the dynasty, who would designate the supreme ruler (Khan), the oldest member of clan.... | 304 | History of Tajikistan | 2 |
30,109 | # History of Tajikistan
## Russian and Soviet rule (1868--1991) {#russian_and_soviet_rule_18681991}
### Russian vassalage (1868--1920) {#russian_vassalage_18681920}
Russian Imperialism led to the Russian Empire\'s conquest of Central Asia during the late 19th century\'s Imperial Era. Between 1864 and 1885 Russia gra... | 713 | History of Tajikistan | 3 |
30,109 | # History of Tajikistan
## Russian and Soviet rule (1868--1991) {#russian_and_soviet_rule_18681991}
### Soviet Rule (1920--1991) {#soviet_rule_19201991}
In 1924, the Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was created as a part of Uzbekistan, but when national borders were drawn in 1928 (during the administrative ... | 408 | History of Tajikistan | 4 |
30,109 | # History of Tajikistan
## Russian and Soviet rule (1868--1991) {#russian_and_soviet_rule_18681991}
### Perestroika and glasnost {#perestroika_and_glasnost}
Living standards were undermined during the tenure of Kahar Mahkamov as first secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan from 1985. Mahkamov\'s attempted mar... | 127 | History of Tajikistan | 5 |
30,109 | # History of Tajikistan
## Republic of Tajikistan (1991--present) {#republic_of_tajikistan_1991present}
### Independent country and the Commonwealth {#independent_country_and_the_commonwealth}
Post-Soviet countries have signed a series of treaties and agreements to settle the legacy of the former Soviet Union multil... | 327 | History of Tajikistan | 6 |
30,114 | # Telecommunications in Tajikistan
The spread of telecommunications services in Tajikistan`{{snd}}`{=mediawiki}telephony, radio, television and internet`{{snd}}`{=mediawiki}has not been as extensive as in many other countries.
## Telephone
The conventional telephone system is in poor condition because it has receive... | 403 | Telecommunications in Tajikistan | 0 |
30,115 | # Transport in Tajikistan
Most of rugged Tajikistan\'s transportation system was built during the Soviet era, and since that time the system has deteriorated badly because of insufficient investment and maintenance. In 2013, Tajikistan, like many of the other Central Asian countries, was experiencing major development... | 325 | Transport in Tajikistan | 0 |
30,115 | # Transport in Tajikistan
## Highways
`{{section update|date=November 2024}}`{=mediawiki} The total length of roads in the country is 27,800 kilometers, nearly all of which were built before 1991. Automobiles account for more than 90% of the total volume of passenger transportation and more than 80% of domestic freig... | 320 | Transport in Tajikistan | 1 |
30,116 | # Armed Forces of Tajikistan
The **Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan** (*Вооружённые силы Таджикистана*; *Quvvahoi Musallahi Jumhurii Tojikiston*), also known as the **Tajik National Army** (*ВС Таджикистана*; *Артиши миллии Тоҷикистон*) is the national military of the Republic of Tajikistan. It consists of G... | 617 | Armed Forces of Tajikistan | 0 |
30,116 | # Armed Forces of Tajikistan
## Overview
### Command
The Security Council advises the President of Tajikistan on matters of national security. As Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the President of Tajikistan is entitled to use the Center for the Management of the Armed Forces (opened on National Army Day in 2018), which w... | 644 | Armed Forces of Tajikistan | 1 |
30,116 | # Armed Forces of Tajikistan
## Branches
### Army
During the Tajik civil war (1992--1993), the Russian government had around 22,000 to 25,000 troops stationed in Tajikistan to help the regime as part of a defense agreement, which is why the Tajik government was able to survive the war. The war was often thought to h... | 672 | Armed Forces of Tajikistan | 2 |
30,116 | # Armed Forces of Tajikistan
## Security Forces {#security_forces}
### National Guard {#national_guard}
The Tajik National Guard is a special task force under direct command of the President of Tajikistan. Formed on 4 December 1992, it was originally a special forces unit known as the Brigade of Special Mission duri... | 398 | Armed Forces of Tajikistan | 3 |
30,116 | # Armed Forces of Tajikistan
## Equipment
### Infantry weapons {#infantry_weapons}
Small arms
------------
Name
Makarov PM
PSM
AKM
AK-74
AKS-74U
Type 56
SVD
LR2
PK
DShK
NSV
W85
RPG-7
### Vehicles and artillery {#vehicles_and_artillery}
Vehicles
---------------------
Name
T-7... | 453 | Armed Forces of Tajikistan | 4 |
30,119 | # History of Tanzania
The modern-day African Great Lakes state of Tanzania dates formally from 1964, when it was formed out of the union of the much larger mainland territory of Tanganyika and the coastal archipelago of Zanzibar. The former was a colony and part of German East Africa from the 1880s to 1919 when, under... | 714 | History of Tanzania | 0 |
30,119 | # History of Tanzania
## Early coastal history {#early_coastal_history}
Travellers and merchants from the Persian Gulf and Western India have visited the East African coast since early in the first millennium CE. Greek texts such as the *Periplus of the Erythraean Sea* and Ptolemy\'s Geography list a string of market... | 471 | History of Tanzania | 1 |
30,119 | # History of Tanzania
## Tanganyika (1850--1890) {#tanganyika_18501890}
Tanganyika as a geographical and political entity did not take shape before the period of High Imperialism; its name only came into use after German East Africa was transferred to the United Kingdom as a mandate by the League of Nations in 1920. ... | 510 | History of Tanzania | 2 |
30,119 | # History of Tanzania
## German East Africa {#german_east_africa}
\"A History of Tanzania\" references that the Germans established a direct rule where German administrators controlled all aspects of the colony's government. At the top of the administration was a governor who enforced laws, created local decrees, and... | 464 | History of Tanzania | 3 |
30,119 | # History of Tanzania
## German East Africa {#german_east_africa}
### World War I {#world_war_i}
Before the outbreak of the war, German East Africa had been prepared to resist any attack that could be made without extensive preparation. For the first year of hostilities, the Germans were strong enough to conduct offe... | 740 | History of Tanzania | 4 |
30,119 | # History of Tanzania
## British administration after World War I {#british_administration_after_world_war_i}
In 1919, the population was estimated at 3,500,000.
The first British civilian administrator after the end of World War I was Sir Horace Archer Byatt CMG, appointed by Royal Commission on 31 January 1919. Th... | 935 | History of Tanzania | 5 |
30,119 | # History of Tanzania
## British administration after World War I {#british_administration_after_world_war_i}
### Transition to independence {#transition_to_independence}
In 1947, Tanganyika became a United Nations trust territory under British control. \"Its geography, topography, climate, geopolitics, patterns of s... | 676 | History of Tanzania | 6 |
30,119 | # History of Tanzania
## Zanzibar
Zanzibar today refers to the island of that name, also known as Unguja, and the neighboring island of Pemba. Both islands fell under Portuguese domination in the 16th and early 17th centuries but were retaken by Omani Arabs in the early 18th century. The height of Arab rule came duri... | 573 | History of Tanzania | 7 |
30,119 | # History of Tanzania
## Recent history {#recent_history}
To form a sole ruling party in both parts of the union, Julius Nyerere merged TANU with the Zanzibar ruling party, the Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) of Zanzibar to form the CCM (Chama cha Mapinduzi-CCM Revolutionary Party), on February 5, 1977. The merger was reinf... | 779 | History of Tanzania | 8 |
30,119 | # History of Tanzania
## Recent archaeological discoveries {#recent_archaeological_discoveries}
In February 2021, Polish archaeologists from Jagiellonian University announced the discovery of ancient rock art with anthropomorphic figures in a good condition at the Amak'hee 4 rockshelter site in Swaga Swaga Game Reser... | 105 | History of Tanzania | 9 |
30,120 | # Geography of Tanzania
Tanzania comprises many lakes, national parks, and Africa\'s highest point, Mount Kilimanjaro (5895 m). Northeast Tanzania is mountainous, while the central area is part of a large plateau covered in grasslands. The country also contains the southern portion of Lake Victoria on its northern bor... | 463 | Geography of Tanzania | 0 |
30,120 | # Geography of Tanzania
## Physical Geography {#physical_geography}
Northeast Tanzania exhibits a mountainous terrain and includes Mount Meru, an active volcano, Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano, and the Usambara and Pare mountain ranges. Kilimanjaro attracts thousands of tourists each year. West of those mountai... | 816 | Geography of Tanzania | 1 |
30,120 | # Geography of Tanzania
## Specific geographic regions {#specific_geographic_regions}
- Menai Bay Conservation Area
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Mount Meru
- Olduvai Gorge
- Umba Valley
## Extreme points {#extreme_points}
This is a list of the extreme points of Tanzania, the points that are farther north, south,... | 54 | Geography of Tanzania | 2 |
30,121 | # Demographics of Tanzania
Demographic features of the population of Tanzania include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population.
The population distribution in Tanzania is extremely uneven. Most people live on t... | 363 | Demographics of Tanzania | 0 |
30,121 | # Demographics of Tanzania
## Population
According to the 2012 census, the total population was 44,928,923 compared to 12,313,469 in 1967, resulting in an annual growth rate of 2.9 percent. The under 15 age group represented 44.1 percent of the population, with 35.5 percent being in the 15--35 age group, 52.2 percent... | 670 | Demographics of Tanzania | 1 |
30,121 | # Demographics of Tanzania
## Vital statistics {#vital_statistics}
The Tanzanian Demographic and Health Survey 2010 estimated that the infant mortality rate for 2005--10 was 51. Registration of other vital events in Tanzania is not complete. The [Population Department of the United Nations](https://www.un.org/en/deve... | 1,525 | Demographics of Tanzania | 2 |
30,121 | # Demographics of Tanzania
## Vital statistics {#vital_statistics}
### Life expectancy {#life_expectancy}
+------------+---------------------+
| Period | Life expectancy in\ |
| | Years |
+============+=====================+
| 1950--1955 | 41.25 |
+------------+-------------... | 115 | Demographics of Tanzania | 3 |
30,121 | # Demographics of Tanzania
## Vital statistics {#vital_statistics}
### Census Data and Demographic and Health Surveys {#census_data_and_demographic_and_health_surveys}
Source:
Region 1967 (Population / Crude Birth Rate / Total Fertility Rate) 1978 (Population / Crude Birth Rate / Total Fe... | 486 | Demographics of Tanzania | 4 |
30,121 | # Demographics of Tanzania
## Ethnic groups {#ethnic_groups}
mainland - African 99% (of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes), other 1% (consisting of Asian, European, and Arab); Zanzibar - Arab, African, mixed Arab and African. Around 100,000 people living in Tanzania are from Europe or Asia.
## L... | 249 | Demographics of Tanzania | 5 |
30,124 | # Telecommunications in Tanzania
**Telecommunications in Tanzania** include radio, television, fixed and Mobile phones which remain the most widely used communication devices in Tanzania, supported by an expanding mobile network infrastructure and affordable prepaid services. Internet service are available in mainland... | 823 | Telecommunications in Tanzania | 0 |
30,124 | # Telecommunications in Tanzania
## Internet
- Top-level domain: .tz
- Internet users: 7.2 million users; 13.1% of the population, 182nd in the world (2016);
- Fixed broadband: 3,753 subscriptions, 164th in the world; less than 0.05% of the population, 187th in the world (2012).
- Wireless broadband: 698,531 ... | 602 | Telecommunications in Tanzania | 1 |
30,125 | # Transport in Tanzania
**Tanzania's transport system** comprises road, rail, air, and maritime infrastructure, serving both domestic mobility and international trade through key ports like Dar es Salaam . The road network is 86,472 km long, of which 12,786 km is classified as trunk road and 21,105 km as regional road... | 1,177 | Transport in Tanzania | 0 |
30,125 | # Transport in Tanzania
## Roads
### International highways {#international_highways}
The Cairo-Cape Town Highway, Highway 4 in the Trans-African Highway network, runs between the northern town of Namanga on the Kenyan border and the Zambian border town of Tunduma in the southwest, via Arusha, Dodoma, Iringa, and Mbe... | 120 | Transport in Tanzania | 1 |
30,125 | # Transport in Tanzania
## Rail transport {#rail_transport}
*Main article: Rail transport in Tanzania, History of rail transport in Zanzibar*
In 2008 Tanzania had 3689 km of rail, ranking it 46th in the world by length It includes 2720 km of `{{RailGauge|1000mm|lk=on}}`{=mediawiki} Metre gauge and 969 km of `{{RailG... | 381 | Transport in Tanzania | 2 |
30,125 | # Transport in Tanzania
## Air transport {#air_transport}
### Airports
Air travel is regulated by the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. The Tanzania Airports Authority operates 25 airports out of the 58 aerodromes on the Tanzania mainland. Kilimanjaro International is managed by the state-owned Kilimanjaro Airport ... | 298 | Transport in Tanzania | 3 |
30,125 | # Transport in Tanzania
## Maritime transport {#maritime_transport}
### Ports and harbours {#ports_and_harbours}
There is an abundance of coastal and lake waterways. In the central areas there are no navigable lakes or rivers. There is a strong maritime tradition going back centuries. Zanzibar was once the chief por... | 434 | Transport in Tanzania | 4 |
30,135 | # Transport in Thailand
**Transport in Thailand** is varied, with no one dominant means of transport. For long-distance travel, bus transport dominates. Low-speed rail travel has long been a rural long-distance transport mechanism, though plans are underway to expand services with high-speed rail lines extending to se... | 842 | Transport in Thailand | 0 |
30,135 | # Transport in Thailand
## Rail transport {#rail_transport}
### Automated people mover {#automated_people_mover}
The Suvarnabhumi Airport Automated People Mover is an automated people mover in Suvarnabhumi Airport, first opened for service on 28 September 2023, running between the main terminal building and Satellite... | 60 | Transport in Thailand | 1 |
30,135 | # Transport in Thailand
## Road transport {#road_transport}
Thailand has 390,000 km (242,335 miles) of highways. According to the BBC, Thailand has 462,133 roads and many multi-lane highways. `{{As of|2017}}`{=mediawiki} Thailand had 37 million registered vehicles, 20 million of them two or three-wheeled motorbikes, ... | 789 | Transport in Thailand | 2 |
30,135 | # Transport in Thailand
## Road transport {#road_transport}
### Public bus service {#public_bus_service}
Buses are a major method of transportation for people, freight, and small parcels, and are the most popular means of long-distance travel. Tour and VIP class long-distance buses tend to be luxurious, while city- a... | 413 | Transport in Thailand | 3 |
30,135 | # Transport in Thailand
## Road transport {#road_transport}
### Highway network {#highway_network}
`{{main article|Thai highway network}}`{=mediawiki} The Thai highway network links every part of Thailand. Most highways are in good state of repair, greatly enhancing safety and speed. The four-lane highways often have... | 585 | Transport in Thailand | 4 |
30,135 | # Transport in Thailand
## Air transport {#air_transport}
### Airports
As of 2012, Thailand had 103 airports with 63 paved runways, in addition to 6 heliports. The busiest airport in the county is Bangkok\'s Suvarnabhumi Airport.
**Major international airports**
- Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) (New Bangkok Internat... | 553 | Transport in Thailand | 5 |
30,140 | # Geography of Togo
Togo is a small Sub-Saharan state, comprising a long strip of land in West Africa. Togo\'s geographic coordinates are a latitude of 8° north and a longitude of 1°10′ east. It is bordered by three countries: Benin to the east, with 644 km of border; Burkina Faso to the north, with 126 km of border; ... | 300 | Geography of Togo | 0 |
30,140 | # Geography of Togo
## Physical geography {#physical_geography}
The country consists primarily of two savanna plains regions separated by a southwest--northeast range of hills (the *Chaîne du Togo*). In the north lies the Ouatchi Plateau. This plateau is about 30 km wide and located at an altitude of 60 to above sea ... | 924 | Geography of Togo | 1 |
30,140 | # Geography of Togo
## Environment
Current issues:
- deforestation attributable to slash-and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel
- health hazards and impact on the fishing industry from water pollution
- air pollution increasing in urban areas
Togo is party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate ... | 164 | Geography of Togo | 2 |
30,143 | # Economy of Togo
The **economy of Togo** has struggled greatly. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) ranks it as the tenth poorest country in the world, with development undercut by political instability, lowered commodity prices, and external debts. While industry and services play a role, the economy is dependent ... | 555 | Economy of Togo | 0 |
30,143 | # Economy of Togo
## IMF relationship {#imf_relationship}
Togo turned to the IMF for assistance in 1979, while simultaneously implementing a stringent adjustment effort with the help of a series of IMF standby programs, World Bank loans, and Paris Club debt rescheduling. Under these programs, the Togolese Government ... | 412 | Economy of Togo | 1 |
30,143 | # Economy of Togo
## Open Market {#open_market}
Trade is extremely important to Togo\'s economy; the combined value of exports and imports equals 105 percent of GDP. The average applied tariff rate is 11.4 percent. Non-tariff barriers impede some trade. Government openness to foreign investment is above average. Capi... | 844 | Economy of Togo | 2 |
30,144 | # Telecommunications in Togo
**Telecommunications in Togo** include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
## Radio and television {#radio_and_television}
**Radio stations:** state-owned radio network with multiple stations; several dozen private radio stations and a few community radio st... | 475 | Telecommunications in Togo | 0 |
30,146 | # Togolese Armed Forces
The **Togolese Armed Forces** (*Forces Armées Togolaises*, **FAT**) is the national military of the Republic of Togo which consists of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the National Gendarmerie. The total military expenditure during the fiscal year of 2005 was 1.6% of the country\'s GDP. Military ... | 673 | Togolese Armed Forces | 0 |
30,147 | # Foreign relations of Togo
Although **Togo\'s foreign policy** is nonaligned, it has strong historical and cultural ties with western Europe, especially France and Germany. Togo is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, exchanging high commissioners with other Commonwealth countries. It recognizes the People\'s Rep... | 263 | Foreign relations of Togo | 0 |
30,147 | # Foreign relations of Togo
## Bilateral relations {#bilateral_relations}
+---------+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------... | 1,934 | Foreign relations of Togo | 1 |
30,160 | # Geography of Tonga
Located in Oceania, Tonga is a small archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, directly south of Samoa and about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand. It has 169 islands, 36 of them inhabited, which are in three main groups -- Vavaʻu, Haʻapai, and Tongatapu -- and cover an 800 km-long no... | 763 | Geography of Tonga | 0 |
30,161 | # Demographics of Tonga
Tongans, a Polynesian group, represent more than 98% of the inhabitants of Tonga. The rest are European (the majority are British), mixed European, and other Pacific Islanders. There also are several hundred Chinese. Almost two-thirds of the population live on its main island, Tongatapu. Althou... | 276 | Demographics of Tonga | 0 |
30,161 | # Demographics of Tonga
## Population
In the 1930s, Tonga had a population of about 32,000. Starting in the 1970s large scale migration began to Australia and New Zealand. By the 1970s the emigration rate from Tonga to Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada, France and the United States was over 2% annually. ... | 387 | Demographics of Tonga | 1 |
30,161 | # Demographics of Tonga
## Migration
### Emigration
There are over 150,000 people of Tongan descent living outside of Tonga, mostly in New Zealand, the United States, and Australia.
#### Oceania
82,389 New Zealanders identified themselves as being of Tongan ethnicity with 22,413 stating that they were born in Tong... | 292 | Demographics of Tonga | 2 |
30,164 | # Telecommunications in Tonga
**Telecommunications in Tonga** include radio, television, telephones, and the Internet.
## Telephone
**Main lines in use:** 11,000 (2021)
**Telephones - mobile cellular:** 64,000 (2021)
**Telephone system:**
Fixed PSTN, GSM 900
Main Island has 4G mobile.
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*domestic:* NA\
*interna... | 200 | Telecommunications in Tonga | 0 |
30,165 | # Transport in Tonga
**Transport in Tonga** includes road, air and water-based infrastructure. There are 680 km of highways in Tonga, of which 184 km are paved, and there are a number of air and seaports.
There are three harbours in Tonga: Neiafu, Nuku`{{Okina}}`{=mediawiki}alofa and Pangai, and in terms of merchant ... | 162 | Transport in Tonga | 0 |
30,170 | # Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
**Trinidad and Tobago** is an archipelagic republic in the southern Caribbean between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela. They are southeasterly islands of the Lesser Antilles, Monos, Huevos, Gaspar Grande (or Gasparee), Little Tobago, and St. Gile... | 765 | Geography of Trinidad and Tobago | 0 |
30,170 | # Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
## Climate
The country lies in the tropics, enjoying a generally pleasant maritime tropical climate influenced by the northeast trade winds. In Trinidad the annual mean temperature is 26 °C, and the average maximum temperature is 34 °C. The highest temperature ever was 37.8 degrees ... | 344 | Geography of Trinidad and Tobago | 1 |
30,174 | # Telecommunications in Trinidad and Tobago
**Telecommunications in Trinidad and Tobago** include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
## Radio and television {#radio_and_television}
- ITU call sign prefix:
- National: 9Y and 9Z
- Amateur radio: 9Y4 and 9Z4
- Broadcas... | 591 | Telecommunications in Trinidad and Tobago | 0 |
30,175 | # Transport in Trinidad and Tobago
**Trinidad and Tobago**, a country that relies heavily on industrialisation and tourism, has various **transport** systems. The nation drives on the left, and has a network of roads and highways. There is also some ports and smaller harbors, as well as highways.
## Air service {#air... | 819 | Transport in Trinidad and Tobago | 0 |
30,175 | # Transport in Trinidad and Tobago
## Railways
There was a minimal agricultural railway system near San Fernando, but the Trinidad Government Railway that was built while Trinidad and Tobago was a colony of the United Kingdom was gradually scaled back until it was discontinued in 1968. (The narrow-gauge agricultural ... | 380 | Transport in Trinidad and Tobago | 1 |
30,208 | # History of Turkmenistan
The **history of Turkmenistan** traditionally began with the arrival of Indo-European Iranian tribes around 2000 BC. Early tribes were nomadic or semi-nomadic due to the arid conditions of the region, preventing widespread adoption of agriculture. The steppe culture in Central Asia was an ext... | 575 | History of Turkmenistan | 0 |
30,208 | # History of Turkmenistan
## Ancient history {#ancient_history}
Scant remains point to early human settlements east of the Caspian Sea, possibly including Neanderthals, although the archaeology of the region as a whole is under researched. Bronze Age and Iron Age finds support the probability of advanced civilization... | 415 | History of Turkmenistan | 1 |
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