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the technical regulator of communications in chile is the ministry of transportation and telecommunications, through the undersecretariat of telecommunications (subtel). telephone history telephone and telegraph services started in chile in 1879, three years after alexander graham bell, presented his patent for a telep... |
transport in chile is mostly by road. the far south of the country is not directly connected to central chile by road, and water transport also plays a part there. the railways were historically important in chile, but now play a relatively small part in the country's transport system. because of the country's geograph... |
the chilean armed forces () is the unified military organization comprising the chilean army, air force, and navy. the president of chile is the commander-in-chief of the military, and formulates policy through the minister of defence. in recent years and after several major reequipment programs, the chilean armed forc... |
since its return to democracy in 1990, chile has been an active participant in the regional and international arena. chile assumed a two-year non-permanent position on the un security council in january 2003 and was re-elected to the council in october 2013. it is also an active member of the un family of agencies, ser... |
the "national anthem of chile" (, ), also known as "" (; ) or by its incipit "" ('how pure, chile, is your blue sky'), was adopted in 1828. it has a history of two lyrics and two melodies that made up three different versions. the current version was composed by ramón carnicer, with words by eusebio lillo, and has six ... |
the territory of christmas island is an australian external territory comprising the island of the same name. it is located in the indian ocean around south of java and sumatra and about northwest of the closest point on the australian mainland. it has an area of . christmas island had a population of 1,692 residents ,... |
clipperton island ( ; ), also known as clipperton atoll and previously referred to as clipperton's rock, is an uninhabited french coral atoll in the eastern pacific ocean. the only french territory in the north pacific, clipperton is from paris, france; from papeete, tahiti; and from acapulco, mexico. clipperton was do... |
the cocos (keeling) islands (), officially the territory of cocos (keeling) islands (; ), are an australian external territory in the indian ocean, comprising a small archipelago approximately midway between australia and sri lanka and relatively close to the indonesian island of sumatra. the territory's dual name (off... |
demographic features of the population of the cocos (keeling) islands include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. cia world factbook demographic statistics the following demographic statistics are from the c... |
a conspiracy theory is an explanation for an event or situation that asserts the existence of a conspiracy by powerful and sinister groups, often political in motivation, when other explanations are more probable. the term generally has a negative connotation, implying that the appeal of a conspiracy theory is based in... |
the coral sea islands territory is an external territory of australia which comprises a group of small and mostly uninhabited tropical islands and reefs in the coral sea, north-east of queensland, australia. the only inhabited island is willis island. the territory covers , most of which is ocean, extending east and so... |
costa rica (, ; ; literally "rich coast"), officially the republic of costa rica (), is a country in the central american region of north america. costa rica is bordered by nicaragua to the north, the caribbean sea to the northeast, panama to the southeast, and the pacific ocean to the southwest, as well as maritime bo... |
the first indigenous peoples of costa rica were hunters and gatherers, and when the spanish conquerors arrived, costa rica was divided in two distinct cultural areas due to its geographical location in the intermediate area, between mesoamerican and the andean cultures, with influences of both cultures. christopher col... |
costa rica is located on the central american isthmus, surrounding the point 10° north of the equator and 84° west of the prime meridian. it has 212 km of caribbean sea coastline and 1,016 on the north pacific ocean. the area is 51,100 km2 of which 40 km2 is water. it is slightly smaller than bosnia and herzegovina. ge... |
this is a demographic article about costa rica's population, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. according to the united nations, costa rica had an estimated population of people as of 2021. white... |
the politics of costa rica take place in a framework of a presidential, representative democratic republic, with a multi-party system. executive power is exercised by the president and their cabinet, and the president of costa rica is both the head of state and head of government. legislative power is vested in the leg... |
the economy of costa rica has been very stable for some years now, with continuing growth in the gdp (gross domestic product) and moderate inflation, though with a high unemployment rate: 11.49% in 2019. costa rica's economy emerged from recession in 1997 and has shown strong aggregate growth since then. the estimated ... |
there are many modes of transport in costa rica but the country's infrastructure has suffered from a lack of maintenance and new investment. there is an extensive road system of more than 30,000 kilometers, although much of it is in disrepair; this also applies to ports, railways and water delivery systems. according t... |
the public force of costa rica () is the costa rican national law enforcement force, which performs policing and border patrol functions. history on 1 december 1948, president josé figueres ferrer of costa rica abolished the military of costa rica after achieving victory in the costa rican civil war that year. in a cer... |
costa rica is an active member of the international community and, in 1983, claimed it was for neutrality. due to certain powerful constituencies favoring its methods, it has a weight in world affairs far beyond its size. the country lobbied aggressively for the establishment of the office of the united nations high co... |
computational linguistics is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the computational modelling of natural language, as well as the study of appropriate computational approaches to linguistic questions. in general, computational linguistics draws upon linguistics, computer science, artificial intelligence, mathemati... |
ivory coast (côte d'ivoire) is a sub-saharan nation in southern west africa located at 8 00°n, 5 00°w. the country is approximately square in shape. its southern border is a coastline on the gulf of guinea on the north atlantic ocean. on the other three sides it borders five other african nations for a total of : liber... |
demographic features of the population of ivory coast include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. population according to the total population was in , compared to only 2 630 000 in 1950. the proportion of c... |
the politics of ivory coast takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the president of ivory coast is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. executive power is exercised by the president and the government. legislative power is vested in bo... |
ivory coast invested remarkably in its transport system. transport infrastructures are much more developed than they are other west african countries despite a crisis that restrained their maintenance and development. since its independence in 1960, ivory coast put an emphasis on increasing and modernizing the transpor... |
the armed forces of côte d'ivoire (; "faci") are the armed forces of ivory coast. history the ivorian military has its roots in the colonial armed forces of french west africa, which were headquartered in dakar, senegal but possessed bases in several distinct military regions. most ivorian recruits who joined the colon... |
croatia (, ; , ), officially the republic of croatia ( ), is a country located at the crossroads of central and southern europe. its coast lies entirely on the adriatic sea. it borders slovenia to the northwest, hungary to the northeast, serbia to the east, bosnia and herzegovina and montenegro to the southeast, and sh... |
at the time of the roman empire, the area of modern croatia comprised two roman provinces, pannonia and dalmatia. after the collapse of the western roman empire in the 5th century, the area was subjugated by the ostrogoths for 50 years, before being incorporated into the byzantine empire. croatia, as a polity, first ap... |
the geography of croatia is defined by its location—it is described as a part of central europe and southeast europe, a part of the balkans and southern europe. croatia's territory covers , making it the 127th largest country in the world. bordered by slovenia in the northwest, hungary in the northeast, bosnia and herz... |
the demographic characteristics of the population of croatia are known through censuses, normally conducted in ten-year intervals and analysed by various statistical bureaus since the 1850s. the croatian bureau of statistics has performed this task since the 1990s. the latest census in croatia was performed in autumn o... |
the politics of croatia are defined by a parliamentary, representative democratic republic framework, where the prime minister of croatia is the head of government in a multi-party system. executive power is exercised by the government and the president of croatia. legislative power is vested in the croatian parliament... |
the economy of croatia is a high-income, service-based social market economy with the tertiary sector accounting for 70% of total gross domestic product (gdp). croatia has a fully integrated and globalized economy. croatia's road to globalization started as soon as the country gained independence, with tourism as one o... |
transport in croatia relies on several main modes, including transport by car, train, ship and plane. road transport incorporates a comprehensive network of state, county and local routes augmented by a network of highways for long-distance travelling. water transport can be divided into sea, based on the ports of rije... |
the armed forces of the republic of croatia () are the military forces of croatia. the president is the armed forces commander-in-chief, and exercises administrative powers in times of war by giving orders to the chief of staff, while administration and defence policy execution in peacetime is carried out by the govern... |
the republic of croatia is a sovereign country at the crossroads of central europe, southeast europe, and the mediterranean that declared its independence from yugoslavia on 25 june 1991. croatia is a member of the european union (eu), united nations (un), the council of europe, nato, the world trade organization (wto)... |
christopher columbus mistakenly thought that cuba was cipango, the fabled country of wealth, pearls, precious stones, and spices that marco polo said was located approximately 1500 miles off the coast of india. as a result, he altered his course to the southwest, and on october 28, 1492, he landed in cuba. the island o... |
the economy of cuba is a mixed planned economy dominated by state-run enterprises. most of the labor force is employed by the state. in the 1990s, the ruling communist party of cuba encouraged the formation of worker co-operatives and self-employment. in the late 2010s, private property and free-market rights along wit... |
transportation in cuba is the system of railways, roads, airports, waterways, ports and harbours in cuba: railways total: 8,285 km standard gauge: 8,125 km gauge (105 km electrified) narrow gauge: 160 km of gauge. cuba built the first railway system in the spanish empire, before the 1848 start in the iberian peninsula.... |
cuba's foreign policy has been fluid throughout history depending on world events and other variables, including relations with the united states. without massive soviet subsidies and its primary trading partner, cuba became increasingly isolated in the late 1980s and early 1990s after the fall of the ussr and the end ... |
cyprus (), officially the republic of cyprus, is an island country located in the eastern mediterranean sea, south of the anatolian peninsula and east of the levant. it is geographically in western asia, but its cultural ties and geopolitics are overwhelmingly southeastern european. cyprus is the third-largest and thir... |
cyprus is an island country in the eastern basin of the mediterranean sea. it is the third-largest island in the mediterranean, after the italian islands of sicily and sardinia, and the 80th-largest island in the world by area. it is located south of the anatolian peninsula, yet it belongs to the cyprus arc. geographic... |
the people of cyprus are broadly divided into two main ethnic communities, greek cypriots and turkish cypriots, who share many cultural traits but maintain distinct identities based on ethnicity, religion, language, and close ties with greece and turkey respectively. before the dispute started in 1964 the peoples of cy... |
the republic of cyprus is a unitary presidential representative republic, whereby the president of cyprus is both head of state and head of government. executive power is exercised by the government. legislative power is vested in both the government and the parliament. the judiciary is independent of the executive and... |
the economy of cyprus is a high-income economy as classified by the world bank, and was included by the international monetary fund in its list of advanced economies in 2001. cyprus adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 january 2008, replacing the cypriot pound at an irrevocable fixed exchange rate of cyp 0.58... |
because cyprus no longer has a working railway system, various other methods of transport are needed to ensure the proper delivery of any cargo, be it human or freight. since the last railway was dismantled in 1952, the only remaining modes of transport are by road, by sea, and by air. roads from the of roads in the ar... |
cyprus is a member of the united nations along with most of its agencies as well as the commonwealth of nations, world bank, international monetary fund and council of europe. in addition, the country has signed the general agreement on tariffs and trade (gatt) and the multilateral investment guarantee agency agreement... |
the cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (mya). it is the third and final period of the mesozoic era, as well as the longest. at around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of the entire phanerozoic. the name is derived from the latin creta, "chalk", ... |
creutzfeldt–jakob disease (cjd), also known as subacute spongiform encephalopathy or neurocognitive disorder due to prion disease, is a fatal degenerative brain disorder. early symptoms include memory problems, behavioral changes, poor coordination, and visual disturbances. later symptoms include dementia, involuntary ... |
cyril northcote parkinson (30 july 1909 – 9 march 1993) was a british naval historian and author of some 60 books, the most famous of which was his best-seller parkinson's law (1957), in which parkinson advanced the eponymous law stating that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion", an insigh... |
canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). they carry free, calm surface flow under atmospheric pressure, and can be thought of as artificial rivers. in most cases, ... |
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