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| In the years following the achievement of complete independence [Country] became increasingly militarized, and was referred to as 'the Prussia of the Balkans'. | |
| Throughout history, [Country's] location has given it great strategic importance, and a sequence of powers including the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Fatimids, Sicilians ... | |
| The terrain consists of mountains and gently rolling hills, with plains and swamps in the east. Abundant wildlife, including rare mountain gorillas, have led to a fast-growing ... | |
| A November 1993 survey by the Cultural Affairs Agency found that more [Country residents] had sung karaoke that year than had participated in traditional cultural pursuits ... | |
| Inhabited by Taínos since the 7th century, the territory of [Country] was reached by Christopher Columbus in 1492 and became the site of the first permanent European ... | |
| The area was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and colonized by Portugal in 1505. [Country] became independent in 1975, and became the People's Republic of [Country] shortly after. | |
| [Country] dress strictly follows the principles of hijab. The predominantly loose and flowing, but covering, garments are suited to [Country's] desert climate. | |
| In the meantime, during the first decade of French colonial rule (c. 1900–1910), the rulers of African states in the Ubangi-Shari region increased their slave raiding activities. | |
| Treatment of slaves by their owners was notoriously bad, and many slaves escaped the plantations. With the help of the native South Americans living in adjoining rain forest ... | |
| Although having rejected European Union membership in two referendums, [Country] maintains close ties with the union and its member countries, as well as with the United States. | |
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| The settlers regarded Africa as a 'Promised Land', but they did not integrate into African society. Once in Africa, they referred to themselves as Americans. | |
| The Milonga dance was a predecessor, slowly evolving into modern tango. By the 1930s, tango had changed from a dance-focused music to one of lyric and poetry, with singers ... | |
| Strong attachment to the British Empire and Commonwealth led to major participation in British military efforts in the 2nd Boer War, the 1st World War, and the 2nd World War. | |
| Slavery, established to run sugar plantations around 1684, was abolished in 1834. The British ruled from 1632 to 1981, with a brief French interlude in 1666. | |
| In 1956, the Atomic Energy Commission regarded the [Country] as 'by far the most contaminated place in the world'. Nuclear claims between the U.S. and [Country] are ongoing ... | |
| [Country] traces its history to the Kingdom of Lan Xang or Land of a Million Elephants, which existed from the 14th to the 18th century. After a period as a French protectorate ... | |
| [Country] has more languages than any other country, with over 820 indigenous languages, representing twelve percent of the world's total. | |
| Its coast was settled by Phoenicians starting as early as the 10th century BC. The city of Carthage was founded in the 9th century BC by settlers from Tyre ... | |
| [Country] was the first successful attempt to establish a democratic and secular republic in the Muslim world. | |
| The country had a particularly large Jewish population prior to World War II, when the Nazi Holocaust caused [Country's] Jewish population, estimated at 3 million before ... | |
| Sorry, maybe for the sequel. | |
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