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  • 51Austria — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Austria <p></p> Background: <p></p> Once the center of power for the large Austro Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World… …

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  • 52Bulgaria — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Bulgaria <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first… …

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  • 53Cote d'Ivoire — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Cote d Ivoire <p></p> Background: <p></p> Close ties to France following independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment… …

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  • 54Ecuador — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Ecuador <p></p> Background: <p></p> What is now Ecuador formed part of the northern Inca Empire until the Spanish conquest in 1533. Quito became a seat of Spanish… …

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  • 55France — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::France <p></p> Background: <p></p> France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. It plays an influential global …

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  • 56Germany — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Germany <p></p> Background: <p></p> As Europe s largest economy and second most populous nation (after Russia), Germany is a key member of the continent s economic,… …

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  • 57Ghana — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Ghana <p></p> Background: <p></p> Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub… …

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  • 58Jamaica — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Jamaica <p></p> Background: <p></p> The island discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1494 was settled by the Spanish early in the 16th century. The native Taino, who… …

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  • 59Liberia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Liberia <p></p> Background: <p></p> Settlement of freed slaves from the US in what is today Liberia began in 1822; by 1847, the Americo Liberians were able to… …

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  • 60Mozambique — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Mozambique <p></p> Background: <p></p> Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large scale emigration, economic… …

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