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11Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory — The coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory was granted in 1990 on the 25th anniversary of the territory’s establishment. The centrepiece of the arms, the shield, bears a palm tree and St. Edward s Crown on a base of three white wavy… …
12Oaks Estate, Australian Capital Territory — Oaks Estate Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Population …
13Islāmic world — Introduction prehistory and history of the Islamic community. Adherence to Islām is a global phenomenon: Muslims predominate in some 30 to 40 countries, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and along a belt that stretches across northern… …
14History of the British Virgin Islands — The History of the British Virgin Islands is usually, for convenience, broken up into five separate periods: * Pre Columbian Amerindian settlement, up to an uncertain date * Nascent European settlement, from approximately 1612 until 1672 *… …
15western Africa, history of — Introduction history of the region from the 11th century to the present. A reasonable body of sources for the writing of western African history begins to be available about AD 1000. Three centuries earlier, the Arabs (Arab) had… …
16Confederate States of America — This article is about the historical state. For the 2004 mockumentary, see C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America. Confederate States of America Unrecognized state[1][2] …
17Union of Transylvania with Romania — was declared on OldStyleDate|December 1|1918|November 18. The national holiday of Romania, the Union Day (also called Unification Day [CIA World Factbook, [http://www.cia.gov/publications/factbook/geos/ro.html#Govt Romania Government] ] )… …
18History of Slovakia — This article discusses the history of the territory of Slovakia. Prehistory Palaeolithic Radiocarbon dating puts the oldest surviving archaeological artifacts from Slovakia found near Nové Mesto nad Váhom at 270,000 BCE, in the Early Paleolithic… …
19Ilemi Triangle — The Ilemi triangle region is at the north western corner of Lake Turkana. The Ilemi Triangle is an area of disputed land in East Africa. Arbitrarily defined, it measures between 10,320 and 14,000 square kilometers (3,985 and… …
20History of Hong Kong under Imperial China — The History of Hong Kong in Imperial China began in 214 BC under the Qin Dynasty. The territory remain largely unoccupied until the end of the Qing Dynasty when Imperial China lost the region to the British Colony in the 1800s.Qin… …
