(Encyclopedia) SlavsSlavsslävz, slăvz [key], the largest ethnic and linguistic group of peoples in Europe belonging to the Indo-European linguistic family. It is estimated that the Slavs number over…
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Marriage equality varies greatly throughout the globe. According to the Human Rights Campaign, same-sex marriage is legal in 20 countries, legal in some jurisdictions in 2 countries…
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86 countries are participating in the Torino Winter Olympics Related Links 2006 Winter OlympicsTorino Preview2006 Medal Standings by Country Winter Olympics Through The Years…
(Encyclopedia) IllyriaIllyriaĭlĭrˈēə [key] and IllyricumIllyricumĭlĭrˈĭkəm [key], ancient region of the Balkan Peninsula. In prehistoric times a group of tribes speaking dialects of an Indo-European…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Foreign Relations FOREIGN RELATIONSTuvalu maintains an independent but generally pro-Western foreign policy. It maintains close relations with…
(Encyclopedia) RákóczyRákóczyräˈkôtsĭ [key], noble Hungarian family that played an important role in the history of Transylvania and Hungary in the 17th and 18th cent. Sigismund Rákóczy, 1544–1608,…
