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81Tonga — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Tonga <p></p> Background: <p></p> Tonga unique among Pacific nations never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of The Friendly Islands were… …
82Cuba — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Cuba <p></p> Background: <p></p> The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492… …
83Vietnam — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Vietnam <p></p> Background: <p></p> The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Vietnam… …
84Maldives — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Maldives <p></p> Background: <p></p> A sultanate since the 12th century, the Maldives became a British protectorate in 1887. It became a republic in 1968, three years… …
85Oman — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Oman <p></p> Background: <p></p> The inhabitants of the area of Oman have long prospered on Indian Ocean trade. In the late 18th century, a newly established sultanate …
86Samoa — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Samoa <p></p> Background: <p></p> New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the… …
87Communications in Iran — Zohreh redirects here. For the city in Khuzestan, see Zahreh. Iran is among the first five countries which have had a growth rate of over 20% and the highest level of development in telecommunication.[1][2] Iran has been awarded the UNE …
88Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport — Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport Wold Chamberlain Airport IATA: MSP – ICAO: KMSP – FAA LID: MSP Summary Airport type …
89Japanese Empire — Japan was the only non Western nation to construct an empire in the Age of Imperialism. Modeled in large part upon European empires, the Japanese Empire by 1914 included Taiwan, the adjacent Pescadore Islands, Korea, southern Sakhalin Island,… …
90Proposals for a Palestinian state — ( ar. دولة فلسطين) refer to the proposed establishment of an independent state for the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, which is currently controlled by Hamas, and parts of the West Bank, which is now administered by the Palestinian National …