Search results for "List of countries" - New World Encyclopedia
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- but eventually they evolved into centers of learning and Buddhist architecture ... In the early decades of Buddhism the wandering monks of the Sangha ...11 KB (1,664 words) - 22:03, 17 April 2023
- Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a huge, landlocked nation ... borders on the north stretch into the center of the Sahara Desert, while the ...15 KB (2,110 words) - 06:37, 5 November 2022
- Franchising, in the economic sense of the word (distinct from the ... The greatest disadvantage is loss of control over the business, ...15 KB (2,149 words) - 04:48, 9 April 2024
- to value") is a tax based on the value of a transaction or of property ... when property is purchased, in the form of a sales tax or value added ...15 KB (2,444 words) - 05:44, 15 June 2023
- discipline that involves application of the principles of physics for ... The beginnings of mechanical engineering go back to the craftsmen ...21 KB (2,997 words) - 03:49, 9 November 2022
- boundaries, usually by the government of the importing country. The ... protect domestic industries and as a source of revenue. Methods for accomplishing ...32 KB (5,003 words) - 04:32, 27 February 2023
- Continental philosophy, as the phrase is used today, refers to a set ... who found it useful for referring to a range of thinkers and traditions that ...19 KB (2,642 words) - 02:47, 8 January 2024
- November 14, 1946) was a Spanish composer of classical music. teacher in music was his mother; at the age of nine he was introduced to his ...10 KB (1,487 words) - 02:58, 6 November 2022
- , as a practice, is the academic study of books as physical, cultural ... A bibliography, the product of the practice of bibliography, is a ...16 KB (2,316 words) - 03:44, 1 October 2023
- In rail transport, a train consists of rail vehicles that move along ... the steam engine was the dominant form of locomotive power through the ...16 KB (2,477 words) - 00:38, 2 May 2023
- 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
- is commonly regarded as the fundamental unit of counting and measurement. For ... known as the "identity element" of multiplication (or multiplicative ...16 KB (2,188 words) - 06:29, 13 June 2023
- Bamako, a city of nearly 1.7 million people, is the capital and largest ... List/Bamako%20Convention.pdf List of Countries which have Signed, ...22 KB (3,196 words) - 17:23, 10 February 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
- Churches in full communion with the Bishop of Rome (the Pope). While differing ... Africa and India, but are now, because of migration, found also in Western ...27 KB (4,042 words) - 02:32, 1 October 2020
- As of January 1, 2007, International Standard Book Numbers have been ... An ISBN is assigned to each edition and variation (except reprintings ...20 KB (2,903 words) - 13:24, 7 February 2023
- The United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), operated by ... located on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda ...13 KB (1,876 words) - 11:58, 3 May 2023
- accepted to refer to the northernmost region of the African continent, stretching ... * The inclusion of Western Sahara in the U.N. list is highly controversial ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 06:36, 16 November 2022
- - Sùtè) was the ancient civilization of an Iranian people and a ... Asia. They were the main caravan merchants of Central Asia and dominated ...15 KB (2,182 words) - 15:07, 27 April 2023
- [[Image:Fuggerkontor.jpg|thumb|200px| A painting of an early business ... to carry out activities for the purpose of generating revenue. It involves ...23 KB (3,377 words) - 18:50, 22 November 2023
