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Irreducible complexity
Irreducible complexity (IC) involves the idea that certain biological systems cannot have evolved by successive small modifications to pre-existing functional systems through natural selection, because no less complex system would function. Irreducible complexity has become central to the creati... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=15387 |
Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia
Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia included indigenous animistic-polytheistic beliefs, as well as Christianity, Judaism, Mandaeism, and Iranian religions of Zoroastrianism, Mithraism, and Manichaeism. Arabian polytheism, the dominant form of religion in pre-Islamic Arabia, was based on vener... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=15388 |
International Refugee Organization
The International Refugee Organization (IRO) was an intergovernmental organization founded on 20 April 1946 to deal with the massive refugee problem created by World War II. A Preparatory Commission began operations fourteen months previously. In 1948, the treaty establishing the IRO... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=15395 |
Isabella d'Este
Isabella d'Este (19 May 1474 – 13 February 1539) was Marchioness of Mantua and one of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance as a major cultural and political figure. She was a patron of the arts as well as a leader of fashion, whose innovative style of dressing was copied by women throughout Ita... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=15401 |
International standard
International standards may be used either by direct application or by a process of modifying an international standard to suit local conditions. The adoption of international standards results in the creation of equivalent, national standards that are substantially the same as international sta... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=15402 |
ISO 4217
ISO 4217 is a standard first published by International Organization for Standardization in 1978, which delineates currency designators, country codes (alpha and numeric), and references to minor units in three tables:
The tables, history and ongoing discussion are maintained by SIX Interbank Clearing on beh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=15403 |
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa. Spanning a land mass of , Ghana is bordered by the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east, and the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean in the south. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12067 |
Geography of Ghana
Ghana is a West African country in Africa, along the Gulf of Guinea, just a few degrees north of the equator.
Ghana encompasses plains, low hills, rivers, Lake Volta, the world's largest artificial lake, Dodi Island and Bobowasi Island on the south Atlantic Ocean coast of Ghana. Ghana can be divide... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12069 |
Demographics of Ghana
The Demography of Ghana describes the condition and overview of Ghana's population. This article is about the demographic features of the population of Ghana, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, religious affiliations and other aspects of the populati... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12070 |
Economy of Ghana
The economy of Ghana has a diverse and rich resource base, including the manufacturing and exportation of digital technology goods, automotive and ship construction and exportation, and the exportation of diverse and rich resources such as hydrocarbons and industrial minerals. These have given Ghana o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12072 |
Telecommunications in Ghana
Telecommunications in Ghana include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
Telecommunications is the main economic sector of Ghana according to the statistics of the World Bank due to the Ghana liberal policy around Information and communications technology (ICT)... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12073 |
Transport in Ghana
Transport in Ghana is accomplished by road, rail, air and water. Ghana's transportation and communications networks are centered in the southern regions, especially the areas in which gold, cocoa, and timber are produced. The northern and central areas are connected through a major road system.
Inc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12074 |
Ghana Armed Forces
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is the unified armed force of Ghana, consisting of the Army (GA), Navy (GN), and Ghana Air Force.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces is the President of Ghana, who is also the supreme military commander of the Border Guard Unit (BGU). The Armed Forces are... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12075 |
Foreign relations of Ghana
The foreign relations of Ghana are controlled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana. Ghana is active in the United Nations and many of its specialised agencies, the World Trade Organization, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the African Union (AU) and t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12076 |
Demographics of Gibraltar
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Gibraltar, including ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
One of the main features of Gibraltar’s population is the diversity of the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12080 |
Politics of Gibraltar
The politics of Gibraltar takes place within a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic British Overseas Territory, whereby the Monarch of the United Kingdom is the constitutional head of state represented by the Governor of Gibraltar. The Chief Minister of Gibraltar is the head of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12081 |
Economy of Gibraltar
The economy of Gibraltar consists largely of the services sector. While being part of the European Union, the British overseas territory of Gibraltar has a separate legal jurisdiction from the United Kingdom and enjoys a different tax system.
The role of the UK Ministry of Defence, which at one ti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12082 |
Communications in Gibraltar
Communications in Gibraltar comprise a wide range of telephony systems (both fixed-line and mobile), Internet access, broadcasting (radio and television) and satellite control. There is also printed and online media. Regulation of telecommunications and broadcasting are the responsibility o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12083 |
Transport in Gibraltar
Gibraltar has a limited public transport system, due to the compact size of the territory.
Gibraltar has of highways, all of which are paved. It has one of the highest levels of per capita car ownership in the world, with as many motor vehicles as people. Unlike the United Kingdom, along with t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12084 |
Gulf of Finland
The Gulf of Finland (; ; ; ) is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It extends between Finland (to the north) and Estonia (to the south) all the way to Saint Petersburg in Russia, where the river Neva drains into it. Other major cities around the gulf include Helsinki and Tallinn. The eastern parts ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12098 |
Gdańsk
Gdańsk (, also , ; ; ; ) is a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland. With a population of 470,907, Gdańsk is the capital and largest city of the Pomeranian Voivodeship and one of the most prominent cities within the cultural and geographical region of Kashubia. It is Poland's principal seaport and the cen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12099 |
Graviton
In theories of quantum gravity, the graviton is the hypothetical quantum of gravity, an elementary particle that mediates the force of gravity. There is no complete quantum field theory of gravitons due to an outstanding mathematical problem with renormalization in general relativity. In string theory, believ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12100 |
Göta Canal
The Göta Canal () is a Swedish canal constructed in the early 19th century.
The canal is long, of which were dug or blasted, with a width varying between and a maximum depth of about .
The Göta Canal is a part of a waterway long, linking a number of lakes and rivers to provide a route from Gothenburg (Göt... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12101 |
General Motors
General Motors Company, commonly referred to as General Motors (GM), is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Detroit that designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts, and sells financial services, with global headquarters in Detroit's Renaissance Center. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12102 |
Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the U.S. city of San Francisco, California—the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula—to Marin County, carrying both U.S. Route 101 and Cali... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12103 |
Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi (; 25 April 187420 July 1937) was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer, known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission, development of Marconi's law, and a radio telegraph system. He is credited as the inventor of radi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12104 |
Göta älv
The Göta älv (; "River of (the) Geats") is a river that drains lake Vänern into the Kattegat, at the city of Gothenburg, on the western coast of Sweden. It was formed at the end of the last glaciation, as an outflow channel from the Baltic Ice Lake to the Atlantic Ocean and nowadays it has the largest drainag... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12106 |
Greece
Greece (, , ), officially the Hellenic Republic, known also as Hellas, is a country located in Southeast Europe. Its population is approximately 10.7 million as of 2018; Athens, the nation's capital, is its largest city, followed by Thessaloniki.
Situated on the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula, Greece is ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12108 |
Demographics of Greece
The Demographics of Greece refer to the demography of the population that inhabits the Greek peninsula. The population of Greece was estimated by the United Nations to be in (including displaced refugees).
Greece was inhabited as early as the Paleolithic period. Prior to the 2nd millennium BC, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12111 |
Politics of Greece
Greece is a parliamentary representative democratic republic, where the President of Greece is the head of state and the Prime Minister of Greece is the head of government within a multi-party system. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Hellenic Parliament. Between the restora... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12112 |
Economy of Greece
The economy of Greece is the 51st largest in the world with a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of $218.032 billion per annum. In terms of purchasing power parity, Greece is the world's 55th largest economy, at $317.455 billion per annum. As of 2019, Greece is the sixteenth-largest economy in the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12113 |
Telecommunications in Greece
The telecommunications and postal services market in Greece is regulated by the Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT).
COSMOTE, the former state monopoly, is the main player in fixed-line telephony. Since the liberalization of the telecommunications market, COSMOTE (OTE) ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12114 |
Transport in Greece
Transport in Greece have undergone significant changes in the past two decades, vastly modernizing the country's infrastructure and transportation. Although ferry transport between islands remains the prominent method of transport between the nation's islands, improvements to the road infrastructur... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12115 |
Hellenic Armed Forces
The Hellenic Armed Forces (, ) are the combined ground, naval and air forces of Greece. They consist of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, the Hellenic Army, the Hellenic Navy, and the Hellenic Air Force.
The civilian authority overseeing the Hellenic Armed Forces is the Ministry of Na... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12116 |
Geography of Greenland
Greenland is located between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada and northwest of Iceland. The territory comprises the island of Greenland—the largest island in the world—and more than a hundred other smaller islands (see ). As an island, Greenland has no land boun... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12120 |
Demographics of Greenland
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Greenland, including population density, ethnicity, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
On 1 July 2014, Greenland had 56,295 inhabitants. This represents an increase of 13 over 1 Janu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12121 |
Politics of Greenland
The politics of Greenland, a constituent country (, ) of the Kingdom of Denmark, function in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the prime minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12122 |
Economy of Greenland
The economy of Greenland can be characterized as small, mixed and vulnerable. Greenland's economy consists of a large public sector and comprehensive foreign trade. This has resulted in an economy with periods of strong growth, considerable inflation, unemployment problems and extreme dependence o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12123 |
Telecommunications in Greenland
Telecommunications in Greenland include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
Greenland has, by law, only one service provider for telecommunications and the Internet, TELE Greenland, which is fully owned by the Greenlandic Home Rule government. TELE Greenla... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12124 |
Transport in Greenland
The transportation system in Greenland is very unusual in that Greenland has no railways, no inland waterways, and virtually no roads between towns. Historically the major means of transportation has been by boat around the coast in summer and by dog sled in winter, particularly in the north and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12125 |
Military of Greenland
The defence of Greenland is the responsibility of the Kingdom of Denmark. The government of Greenland does not have control of Greenland's military or foreign affairs. The most important part of Greenland's defensive territory remains the 12 maritime zones. In recent years there has been a signif... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12126 |
History of Grenada
The recorded history of the Caribbean island of Grenada begins in the early 17th century. First settled by indigenous peoples, by the time of European contact it was inhabited by the Caribs. British colonists drove most of the Caribs off the island and established plantations on the island, eventual... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12129 |
Demographics of Grenada
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Grenada, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
According to the 2011 census Grenada has 105,539 inhabitan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12131 |
Politics of Grenada
The politics of Grenada takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government. Grenada is an independent Commonwealth realm. It is governed under a multi-party parliamentary system whose political and legal traditions closely fo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12132 |
Economy of Grenada
The economy of Grenada is a largely tourism-based, small and open economy. Over the past two decades, the main thrust of Grenada's economy has shifted from agriculture to services, with tourism serving as the leading foreign currency earning sector. The country's principal export crops are the spice... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12133 |
Transport in Grenada
Transport in Grenada consists of a network of highways connecting major population centres, airports and ports and harbours along the coast. Grenada has no merchant marine.
There is one industrial railway, used by a rum distillery.
Highways:
"total:"
1,127 km
"paved:"
687 km
Drivers in Grenada d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12135 |
History of Guam
The history of Guam involves phases including the early arrival of Austronesian people known today as the Chamorros around 2000 BC, the development of "pre-contact" society, Spanish colonization in the 17th century and the present American rule of the island since the 1898 Spanish–American War. Guam's ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12148 |
Demographics of Guam
The demographics of Guam include the demographic features of the population of Guam, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Guam had a populat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12150 |
Communications in Guam
Though Guam is a United States territory, some U.S. long-distance plans and courier services list Guam as an international location. As a result of Guam's being added to the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) in 1997, calls made to the U.S., Canada, or other participating countries from Guam (... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12153 |
History of Guatemala
The history of Guatemala begins with the Maya civilization (2,000 BC – 250 AD), which was among those that flourished in their country. The country's modern history began with the Spanish conquest of Guatemala in 1524.
Most of the great Classic-era (250 – 900 AD) Maya cities of the Petén Basin re... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12157 |
History of Latvia
The history of Latvia began around 9000 BC with the end of the last glacial period in northern Europe. Ancient Baltic peoples arrived in the area during the second millennium BC, and four distinct tribal realms in Latvia's territory were identifiable towards the end of the first millennium AD. Latvia... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17762 |
Geography of Latvia
Latvia lies on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea on the level northwestern part of the rising East European platform, between Estonia and Lithuania. About 98% of the country lies under elevation. With the exception of the coastal plains, the ice age divided Latvia into three main regions: the mo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17763 |
Demographics of Latvia
This article is about the demographic features of the population of the historical territory of Latvia, including population density, ethnic background, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Latvia was settled by th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17764 |
Politics of Latvia
The politics of Latvia takes 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. The President holds a primarily ceremonial role as Head of State. Executive power is exercised by the government... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17765 |
Economy of Latvia
The economy of Latvia is an open economy in Northern Europe and is part of the European Union's (EU) single market. Latvia is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) since 1999, a member of the European Union since 2004, a member of the Eurozone since 2014 and a member of the OECD since 2016. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17766 |
Telecommunications in Latvia
Telecommunications in Latvia include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
Radio stations:
Radios: 1.76 million (1997).
The state public radio broadcaster is Latvijas Radio.
Television stations:
Televisions: 1.22 million (1997).
The state public televisio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17767 |
Transport in Latvia
This article provides an overview of the transport infrastructure of Latvia.
It is mandatory to keep headlights on while driving, even in daylight; most cars commercially sold in Latvia are equipped to make this automatic.
Latvian Railways is the main state-owned railway company in Latvia. Its da... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17768 |
Latvian National Armed Forces
The Latvian National Armed Forces () are the armed forces of the Republic of Latvia. Latvia's defense concept is based on a mobile professional rapid response force and reserve segment that can be called upon relatively fast for mobilization should the need arise. The National Armed Force... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17769 |
Foreign relations of Latvia
The foreign relations of Latvia are the primary responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Today's Republic of Latvia regards itself as a continuation of the 1918–1940 republic. After the declaration on the restoration of its full independence on August 21, 1991, Latvia became a mem... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17770 |
Lebanon
Lebanon (; , ), officially known as the Lebanese Republic (, ; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus is west across the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland ha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17771 |
History of Lebanon
The history of Lebanon covers the history of the modern Republic of Lebanon and the earlier emergence of Greater Lebanon under the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, as well as the previous history of the region, covered by the modern state.
Ksar Akil, 10 km northwest of Beirut, is a large r... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17772 |
Geography of Lebanon
Lebanon is a small country in the Middle East, located at approximately 33˚N, 35˚E. It stretches along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and its length is almost three times its width. From north to south, the width of its terrain becomes narrower. Lebanon's mountainous terrain, and the e... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17773 |
Demographics of Lebanon
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Lebanon, including population density, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
About 99% of the population of Lebanon includes numerous Muslim sects... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17774 |
Politics of Lebanon
Lebanon is a parliamentary democratic republic within the overall framework of confessionalism, a form of consociationalism in which the highest offices are proportionately reserved for representatives from certain religious communities. The constitution grants the people the right to change their ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17775 |
Economy of Lebanon
The economy of Lebanon is classified as a developing, upper-middle income economy. The nominal GDP was estimated $54.1 billions in 2018 , with a per capita GDP amounting to $12,000. Government spending amounted to $15.9 billion in 2018, or 23% of GDP.
The Lebanese economy significantly expanded aft... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17776 |
Telecommunications in Lebanon
This article concerns the systems of communication in Lebanon. Lebanon possesses a number of systems of telecommunication. The country code and top-level domain for Lebanon is ".lb".
There are 1,816,262 landlines giving a relatively high fixed line penetration rate, along with 4,890,534 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17777 |
Transport in Lebanon
Transportation in Lebanon varies greatly in quality from the ultramodern Beirut International Airport to poor road conditions in many parts of the country. The Lebanese civil war between 1975 and 1990 and the 2006 Lebanon War with Israel severely damaged the country's infrastructure.
Lebanon has ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17778 |
Lebanese Armed Forces
The Lebanese Armed Forces ([LAF] Arabic: القوات المسلحة اللبنانية | "Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa al-Lubnāniyya") or Forces Armées Libanaises (FAL) in French, also known as the Lebanese Army (Arabic: الجيش اللبناني or ""Armée libanaise"" in French), is the military of the Lebanese Republic. It consists... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17779 |
Lesotho
Lesotho (, ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho (), is an enclaved country within the border of South Africa. Along with the Vatican City and San Marino, it is one of only three independent states completely surrounded by the territory of another country, and the only one outside the Italian peninsula or that ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17781 |
History of Lesotho
The history of people living in the area now known as Lesotho () goes back as many as 40,000 years. The present Lesotho (then called Basutoland) emerged as a single polity under paramount chief Moshoeshoe I in 1822. Under Moshoeshoe I, Basutoland joined other tribes in their struggle against the Lif... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17782 |
Demographics of Lesotho
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Lesotho, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
The Demographics of Lesotho describe the condition and ove... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17784 |
Politics of Lesotho
Politics of Lesotho takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Lesotho 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 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17785 |
Economy of Lesotho
The economy of Lesotho is based on agriculture, livestock, manufacturing, mining, and depends heavily on inflows of workers’ remittances and receipts from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Lesotho is geographically surrounded by South Africa and is economically integrated with it as well. T... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17786 |
Telecommunications in Lesotho
Telecommunications in Lesotho include radio, television, print and online newspapers, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
Vodacom Lesotho started operating in 1996 with the Government of Lesotho as a shareholder through its stake in Lesotho Telecommunications Corporation. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17787 |
Transport in Lesotho
This article concerns systems of transport in Lesotho. As a landlocked country, Lesotho has no seaports or harbours, but does have road, air transport, and limited rail infrastructure.
Prior to Lesotho's independence in 1966, the only paved road in the country was the Kingsway in the capital, Mas... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17788 |
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south-southwest. It has a population of around 5 million and covers an area of . English is the of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17791 |
History of Liberia
Liberia is a country in West Africa which was founded by free people of color from the United States. The emigration of free people of color, and later former slaves, was funded and organized by the American Colonization Society (ACS). The mortality rate of these settlers was the highest in accurate... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17792 |
Geography of Liberia
Liberia is a Sub-Saharan nation in West Africa located at 6 °N, 9 °W. It borders the north Atlantic Ocean to the southwest ( of coastline) and three other African nations on the other three sides, Sierra Leone to the northwest, Guinea to the northeast and Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) to the east.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17793 |
Demographics of Liberia
As of 2006, Liberia has the highest population growth rate in the world (4.50% per annum). 43.5% of Liberians were below the age of 15 in 2010. With recent civil wars being fought along ethnic lines, Liberia is a multiethnic and multicultural country. Diversity has always been celebrated in Lib... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17794 |
Politics of Liberia
The Politics of Liberia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic modeled on the government of the United States, whereby the President is the head of state and head of government; unlike the United States, however, Liberia is a unitary state as opposed to a fe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17795 |
Economy of Liberia
The economy of Liberia is extremely underdeveloped, largely due to the First Liberian Civil War from 1989–96. Liberia itself is one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world.
Until 1979, Liberia's economy was among the more developed and fastest-growing in Sub-Saharan Africa, but af... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17796 |
Mass media in Liberia
Mass media in Liberia include the press, radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
Much of Liberia's communications infrastructure was destroyed or plundered during the two civil wars (1989-1996 and 1999-2003). With low rates of adult literacy and high poverty rates, tele... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17797 |
Transport in Liberia
Transport in Liberia consist of railways, highways, seaports and airports.
Historically, three railways were built in Liberia to export ore from mines; they were damaged during civil war. In 2010, only the Bong mine railway was operational but the Lamco Railway was at least partially rebuilt by A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17798 |
Armed Forces of Liberia
The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) are the armed forces of the Republic of Liberia. Tracing its origins to a militia that was formed by the first black colonists in what is now Liberia, it was founded as the Liberian Frontier Force in 1908, and retitled in 1956. For almost all of its history, th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17799 |
Foreign relations of Liberia
Liberian foreign relations were traditionally stable and cordial throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries. During the 1990s, Charles Taylor's presidency and the First and Second Liberian Civil Wars underscored Liberian relations with the Western world, the People's Republic of China,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17800 |
Geography of Libya
Libya is fourth in size among the countries of Africa and seventeenth among the countries of the world. It is on the Mediterranean between Egypt and Tunisia, with Niger and Chad to the south and Sudan to the southeast. Although the oil discoveries of the 1960s have brought immense wealth, at the tim... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17802 |
Demographics of Libya
Libyans (ليبيون) and their population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the Libyan population. No complete population or vital statistics registration exists in Libya. Of the over 6,000,000 Libyans that lived ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17803 |
Politics of Libya
The Politics of Libya is in an uncertain state due to the collapse of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in 2011 and an ongoing civil war between the House of Representatives in Tobruk and its supporters, the New General National Congress in Tripoli and its supporters, and various jihadists and tribal elemen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17804 |
Economy of Libya
The economy of Libya depends primarily on revenues from the petroleum sector, which represents over 95% of export earnings and 60% of GDP. These oil revenues and a small population have given Libya one of the highest nominal per capita GDP in Africa.
After 2000, Libya recorded favourable growth rates... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17805 |
Mass media in Libya
Mass media in Libya describes the overall environment for the radio, television, telephone, Internet, and newspaper markets in Libya.
The control of the media by Colonel Gaddafi's regime came to an end after the fall of Tripoli in August 2011, resulting in a mushrooming of new media outlets. Journ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17806 |
Transport in Libya
Libya has had no railway in operation since 1965, all previous narrow gauge lines having been dismantled. Plans for a new network have been under development for some time (earthworks were begun between Sirte and Ras Ajdir, Tunisia border, in 2001-5), and in 2008 and 2009 various contracts were plac... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17807 |
Armed Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
The Armed Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya consisted of the Libyan Army, Libyan Air Force and the Libyan Navy and other services including the People's Militia. In November 2010, before the Libyan Civil War in 2011, the total number of Libyan personnel was estimated at 76... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17808 |
Foreign relations of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi
The foreign relations of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1969–2011) underwent much fluctuation and change. They were marked by severe tension with the West (especially the United States, although relations were normalised in the early 21st century prior to the Libyan Civil ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17809 |
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein ( ; ), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (), is a German-speaking microstate situated in the Alps and in the southwest of Central Europe. The principality is a semi-constitutional monarchy headed by the Prince of Liechtenstein; the Prince's extensive powers are equivalent to thos... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17810 |
Demographics of Liechtenstein
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Liechtenstein, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Liechtenstein is the fourth smallest country o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17813 |
Politics of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein is a principality governed under a constitutional monarchy. It has a form of mixed constitution in which political power is shared by the monarch and a democratically elected parliament. There is a two-party system (though there are two minor parties as well) and a form of repre... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17814 |
Economy of Liechtenstein
The economy of Liechtenstein is based roughly equally on services (especially financial services) and industry, with a small but significant agricultural sector. The country participates in a customs union with Switzerland and uses the Swiss franc as its national currency. It imports more than... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17815 |
Telecommunications in Liechtenstein
This article concerns the systems of communications in Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein possesses a number of modern communications systems, some of which are shared with the neighbouring country of Switzerland. The country code and top-level domain for Liechtenstein is .li.
Liechtenst... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17816 |
Foreign relations of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein's foreign economic policy has been dominated by its customs union with Switzerland (and with Austria-Hungary until World War I). This union also led to its independent membership in the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in 1991. Unlike Switzerland however (where ci... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17819 |
History of Lithuania
The history of Lithuania dates back to settlements founded many thousands of years ago, but the first written record of the name for the country dates back to 1009 AD. Lithuanians, one of the Baltic peoples, later conquered neighboring lands and established the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 13th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17820 |
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