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- The Bill of Rights 1689 is an English Act of Parliament with the full ... The Bill of Rights 1689 is largely a statement of certain positive ...9 KB (1,377 words) - 18:35, 13 February 2024
- This is a list of the countries of the world by continent, according ... displayed with their respective national flags and capitals. This ...20 KB (2,886 words) - 04:26, 29 October 2022
- List, Friedrich [[image:Friedrich List 1838.jpg|right|200px]] Georg Friedrich List ...19 KB (2,994 words) - 11:05, 11 April 2024
- Political asylum is the granting of refuge to an alien in a foreign ... This is not an automatic right of an individual, nor is any state ...14 KB (2,186 words) - 00:16, 12 April 2023
- from another nation or state the surrender of a suspected or convicted criminal ... However, the basic effort on the part of the majority of countries in ...16 KB (2,401 words) - 23:59, 24 March 2024
- Vatican City, officially State of the Vatican City (Latin: Status ... It was created in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty as a vestige of the much ...21 KB (3,351 words) - 22:10, 21 December 2023
- which roughly corresponds to the first half of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (from ... During the Spring and Autumn Period, a complex system of interstate ...17 KB (2,639 words) - 16:15, 8 February 2023
- The Sultanate of Sulu was a Muslim state that ruled over many of the ... network, and Spanish troops overran the city of Jolo and built a walled garrison ...12 KB (1,852 words) - 21:54, 26 February 2023
- to Find Out. is an annual publication of the Central Intelligence Agency ... The World Factbook is prepared by the CIA for the use of U.S. government ...33 KB (4,760 words) - 17:51, 30 April 2023
- pianist, best known as a virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano music ... that he would become the 'king of pianists'), the first ...9 KB (1,339 words) - 07:55, 9 March 2023
- The World Bank Group is a group of five international organizations ... in some areas. By convention, the United States nominates the head of the ...25 KB (3,686 words) - 00:01, 18 May 2023
- American Samoa is an unorganized, incorporated territory of the United ... It is a destination spot of many vacationers due to its seasonally ...18 KB (2,598 words) - 06:47, 25 July 2023
- used in criminal law in the United States legal system. The distinction ... a crime is still an act in violation of a public law for which a punishment ...15 KB (2,199 words) - 16:11, 5 April 2017
- The United States Bill of Rights consists of the first 10 amendments ... The Bill of Rights also restricts Congress' power by prohibiting ...36 KB (5,472 words) - 11:52, 3 May 2023
- The Principality of Monaco, more commonly known as Monaco, is a sovereign ... behind Vatican City. It has a population of 32,410 in a total land area ...28 KB (4,097 words) - 23:17, 28 March 2024
- Pontiff") was the high priest of the Ancient Roman College of ... The title of "Pontifex Maximus," dating back to the times ...31 KB (4,749 words) - 00:22, 12 April 2023
- 神市) literally means "the city of god(s)/spirit(s)" where ... Shinshi (or Sinsi) holds a special place in the minds of Koreans North ...10 KB (1,470 words) - 22:56, 23 April 2023
- Abuja is both a Federal Capital Territory within the nation of Nigeria ... Territory, while smaller than other states within Nigeria, is two and ...14 KB (2,053 words) - 07:06, 14 June 2023
- Jodhpur (जोधपुर), is the second largest city in the state ... to as the Blue City, due to the indigo tinge of the whitewashed houses around ...14 KB (2,036 words) - 06:32, 5 April 2024
- served as the twenty-sixth and final king of the five-century long Korean ... an heir. The Dowager Queen Sinjeong, mother of King Heonjong, the king before ...17 KB (2,290 words) - 20:45, 31 December 2021
- |caption= A statue of Seabiscuit sits outside Santa Anita Park, shown ... |awards= U.S. Champion Handicap Male (1937 & 1938)U.S. Horse of ...19 KB (3,089 words) - 17:34, 25 January 2023
- Yucatán is one of the 31 states of Mexico, located in the north of ... the entire peninsula. Following a series of insurrections, its territory ...27 KB (4,045 words) - 21:35, 4 June 2023
- specifically established by the government of a country to serve as the preeminent ... had their origins in the royal collections of the sovereign or some other ...17 KB (2,398 words) - 04:12, 11 March 2023
- philosopher, and encyclopedist, and one of the first outspoken atheists ... place for all the intellectual figures of his time, radical and conservative ...19 KB (2,831 words) - 08:10, 20 September 2023
- The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States ... possibly for San Marino's Statutes of 1600, whose status as a true ...45 KB (6,615 words) - 11:55, 3 May 2023
- The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (commonly referred ... The Articles set the rules for operations of the "United States ...43 KB (6,401 words) - 17:38, 16 August 2023
- The Culture of China (Chinese: 中國文化) is home to one of the ... was already rich and essential in the period of antiquity called the pre-Chin ...24 KB (3,727 words) - 06:47, 11 January 2024
- ) is the capital city of Italy and of the Lazio region, and is Italy ... Rome's history spans more than 2,500 years. It is renowned as ...25 KB (3,724 words) - 04:59, 16 December 2022
- William III of England (The Hague, November 14, 1650 – Kensington ... Born a member of the House of Orange-Nassau, William III won the English ...49 KB (7,679 words) - 11:02, 9 May 2023
- are a British Overseas Territory consisting of two groups of tropical islands ... from the sea. Located 575 miles southeast of Miami, the Turks and Caicos ...21 KB (3,237 words) - 00:25, 3 May 2023
- The Principality of Liechtenstein is a tiny, alpine country in Western ... Liechtenstein is situated in the Upper Rhine valley of the European ...28 KB (4,022 words) - 08:35, 8 March 2023
- scientific, and governmental center of the Republic of Croatia. It ... but obeyed the kings and emperors of various neighboring powers ...25 KB (3,575 words) - 05:19, 13 June 2023
- administered and funded by the government of the United States and by endowments ... the most historic artifacts from the age of flight, including the iconic ...22 KB (3,235 words) - 21:18, 30 January 2023
- Bagpipes are a class of musical instrument that uses a reed, in addition ... Perhaps because of the ancient nature of their sound, the bagpipes ...25 KB (3,916 words) - 05:41, 26 August 2023
- Gwangjong (광종 光宗) (949 – 975) was the fourth Emperor of ... Gwangjong eliminated many of his powerful rivals by sending them to ...12 KB (1,752 words) - 02:33, 28 July 2023
- from 538 to 710, was a period in the history of Japan during which the capital ... during the Asuka period, borrowing systems of political and social organization ...34 KB (5,124 words) - 18:29, 19 August 2023
- June 4, 1738 – January 29, 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland ... It was during George III's reign that Great Britain lost many ...42 KB (6,393 words) - 10:46, 13 December 2023
- Civil rights are the protections and privileges of personal power ... from custom or implied. In the United States and most continental European ...29 KB (4,520 words) - 22:29, 10 December 2023
- politician who served as Governor General of Canada. Buchan was an officer ... Buchan was the eldest child in the family of four sons and one surviving ...18 KB (2,741 words) - 04:22, 3 August 2022
- English name for the former Federal Republic of Germany, from its founding ... With an area of 95,976 square miles (248,577 square kilometers), or ...36 KB (5,407 words) - 17:16, 4 May 2023
- Byblos (Βύβλος)is the Greek name of the Phoenician city Gebal ... , referring to the nationality of the builders of Solomon's Temple ...14 KB (1,996 words) - 19:08, 24 November 2023
- William IV (William Henry; August 21, 1765 – June 20, 1837) was ... King." His reign saw the implementation of several reforms: The poor law ...36 KB (5,444 words) - 21:27, 8 February 2024
- Freedom of the press (or press freedom) is the guarantee by a government ... to the public based on classification of information as sensitive, classified ...23 KB (3,543 words) - 10:49, 11 April 2024
- The Glorious First of June (also known as the Third Battle of Ushant ... was the first and largest fleet action of the naval conflict between ...60 KB (9,430 words) - 18:53, 31 December 2023
- Puerto Rico, officially Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estado ... During the period of Spanish colonial rule in the nineteenth century ...32 KB (4,834 words) - 18:10, 14 April 2023
- 23, 1443 – April 6, 1490) was king of Hungary and Croatia, ruling ... as Matthias Corvinus House, the second son of John Hunyadi--a successful ...23 KB (3,564 words) - 16:56, 7 November 2022
- Miami is the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county ... city is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the ...30 KB (4,379 words) - 10:37, 10 March 2023
- Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is one of the smallest ... affinity with Spain's northern region of Catalonia is longstanding; ...26 KB (3,798 words) - 20:00, 26 July 2023
- Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. It is the seventh largest ... Located in the southeast of Scotland, Edinburgh lies on the east coast ...33 KB (4,767 words) - 18:11, 12 February 2024
- ) (May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598) was King of Spain from 1556 ... his empire across continents, creating one of the vastest empires ever known ...35 KB (5,314 words) - 03:19, 24 November 2022
