World Flag Database: Welcome World Flag Database: Welcome World Telephone Numbering Guide BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Country profiles | Country profile: Kenya 10 September 2013Last updated at 07:03 ET Situated on the equator on Africa's east coast, Kenya has been described as "the cradle of humanity". In the Great Rift Valley palaeontologists have discovered some of the earliest evidence of man's ancestors. In the present day, Kenya's ethnic diversity has produced a vibrant culture but is also a source of conflict. After independence from Britain in 1963, politics was dominated by the charismatic Jomo Kenyatta. Kenya is ethnically and culturally diverse Violent unrest - and international pressure - led to the restoration of multi-party politics in the early 1990s. Continue reading the main story Politics: Presidential elections in 2007 led to widespread unrest, which resulted in the formation of a power-sharing government. Country profiles compiled by BBC Monitoring Special Report: Kenya Direct Despite President Kibaki's pledge to tackle corruption, some donors estimated that up to $1bn had been lost to graft between 2002 and 2005.
Periodis Web - Maps to be Used for the History of Europe Euratlas Periodis Web shows the history of Europe through a sequence of 21 historical maps, every map depicting the political situation at the end of each century. Here, on the left, are 21 mini-maps giving access to 21 full maps and to 84 quarters of maps with more detailed views of the states, provinces and main cities.Moreover, each map offers a historical gazetteer. Thus you can highlight in red each sovereign state and in green each dependent entity. See the Map Legend for more details. Navigation through the atlas is easy: on the left side of the pages, you simply need to choose a century for temporal navigation. Periodis is a historical atlas of a new kind. History by Periods History is a continuous string of events among which prominent facts sometimes emerge: wars, conquests, revolutions etc. Names Names of entities mentioned in the Periodis Historical Atlas are those officially used at the considered time.
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Central America Tourism Operator Geografia Mundial del Mundo Grandes Lagos Estrechos y Bahias En el Universo, la Tierra es una partícula de polvo que transita la inmensidad espacial. Incansablemente gira y gira alrededor del Sol junto con el resto de los planetas que integran nuestro sistema planetario. ¿Por qué, si es tan pequeña en el Universo, es tan inmensa e importante para nosotros? ¿Porque en ella se desarrolla nuestra existencia como seres humanos. Durante milenios el hombre, ha explorado la tierra, el aire y el agua, ha explotado sus recursos y ha dado origen a las civilizaciones. Introducción: La geografía tiene como principales finalidades localizar, describir, explicar y comparar los distintos paisajes que se observan en la superficie terrestre y las actividades de los hombres integrantes de esos paisajes. El paisaje geográfico está constituido por una porción de la superficie terrestre que, después de ser examinada desde distintos puntos de vista, se advierte que posee caracteres propios. El paisaje geográfico abarca tanto el paisaje natural como el paisaje cultural.
World | Asia-Pacific | Burma cyclone: Mapping the aftermath The cyclone that hit Burma on 3 May caused widespread devastation to the Irrawaddy Delta in the south of the country. Click on the map to find out about some of the worst-hit areas. The following are the most up-to-date statistics provided by the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: Dead: 77,738; Missing: 55,917 Displaced: 150,000 people, in about 120 temporary settlements Affected persons: 2.4 million people, of whom 1.4 million are in severely affected areas requiring priority assistance. In Rangoon the cyclone knocked out power and water supplies, felled trees and damaged hundreds of buildings. Nonetheless, many people who live on the outskirts of Rangoon have lost their houses and remain in temporary shelters. Meanwhile, the US, French and British navies are in international waters off the Burmese coast, waiting for permission to land aid in the country. Labutta, a small town in the southwest of the delta region, was devastated by the storm.