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61Antigua and Barbuda — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Antigua and Barbuda &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; The Siboney were the first people to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak Indians… …

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62Argentina — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Argentina &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata declared their independence from Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay went… …

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63Armenia — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Armenia &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Armenia prides itself on being the first nation to formally adopt Christianity (early 4th century). Despite periods of autonomy,… …

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64Azerbaijan — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Azerbaijan &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Azerbaijan a nation with a majority Turkic and majority Shia Muslim population was briefly independent (from 1918 to 1920)… …

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65Bangladesh — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Bangladesh &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Muslim conversions and settlement in the region now referred to as Bangladesh began in the 10th century, primarily from Arab and …

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66Belarus — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Belarus &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer… …

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67Belize — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Belize &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Belize was the site of several Mayan city states until their decline at the end of the first millennium A.D. The British and Spanish …

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68Benin — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Benin &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a West African kingdom that rose to prominence in about 1600 and over the next two and… …

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69Bhutan — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Bhutan &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; In 1865, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding …

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70Bolivia — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Bolivia &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has… …

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