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  1. Muhammad Ali
  2. Michael Jordan
  3. Bruce Lee
  4. Pelé  Done 2012-05-17 (5.7k views a day 4,081st most viewed)
  5. Jackie Robinson
  6. Babe Ruth
  7. Jesse Owens
  8. Giotto di Bondone
  9. Vincent van Gogh  Done 2010-02-03
  10. Michelangelo
  11. Claude Monet
  12. Pablo Picasso
  13. Raphael  Done (3k views a day - 5,598th most viewed)
  14. Rembrandt
  15. Auguste Rodin
  16. Leonardo da Vinci
  17. Andy Warhol
  18. Frank Lloyd Wright
  19. Johann Sebastian Bach
  20. The Beatles
  21. Ludwig van Beethoven
  22. Cher
  23. Madonna
  24. Michael Jackson
  25. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  Done 2012-05-17 (10.5k views/day - 744th most viewed)
  26. Elvis Presley
  27. Charlie Chaplin
  28. Walt Disney
  29. Alfred Hitchcock
  30. Akira Kurosawa
  31. Mikhail Baryshnikov
  32. Aeschylus
  33. Homer
  34. Virgil
  35. Jane Austen
  36. Lord Byron  Done 2012-05-16 (2.8k views/day - 8,654th most visited) Light bulb iconB
  37. Charles Dickens
  38. T. S. Eliot
  39. Ernest Hemingway
  40. James Joyce
  41. John Milton
  42. Edgar Allan Poe
  43. Ezra Pound
  44. William Shakespeare
  45. Walter Scott  Done - 2012-05-23 - (1,000 vpd)
  46. Mark Twain
  47. Walt Whitman
  48. William Butler Yeats  Done - 2012-05-18 no page view rank - 1,400 vpd
  49. Dante Alighieri
  50. Jorge Luis Borges
  51. Miguel de Cervantes
  52. Fyodor Dostoevsky
  53. Johann Wolfgang Goethe
  54. Brothers Grimm
  55. Victor Hugo
  56. Henrik Ibsen
  57. Franz Kafka
  58. Marcel Proust
  59. Jose Rizal
  60. Leo Tolstoy
  61. Voltaire
  62. Simón Bolívar
  63. Hernán Cortés
  64. Benjamin Franklin
  65. Thomas Jefferson
  66. Abraham Lincoln
  67. Franklin D. Roosevelt
  68. George Washington
  69. Cleopatra VII
  70. Hannibal Barca
  71. Nelson Mandela
  72. Shaka
  73. Cyrus the Great
  74. Hammurabi
  75. Qin Shi Huang
  76. Emperor Taizong of Tang
  77. Akbar
  78. Genghis Khan
  79. Saladin
  80. Suleiman the Magnificent
  81. Timur
  82. Indira Gandhi
  83. Hirohito
  84. Ho Chi Minh
  85. Mao Zedong
  86. Imelda Marcos
  87. Alexander the Great
  88. Attila the Hun
  89. Augustus
  90. Constantine the Great
  91. Julius Caesar
  92. Charlemagne
  93. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  94. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
  95. Heraclius
  96. Ivan IV of Russia
  97. Philip II of Spain
  98. Winston Churchill
  99. Edmund Burke
  100. Queen Elizabeth I
  101. Henry II of England
  102. Henry VIII of England
  103. William I of England
  104. Joan of Arc
  105. Louis XIV of France
  106. Napoleon I of France
  107. Otto von Bismarck
  108. Frederick the Great
  109. Adolf Hitler
  110. Catherine the Great
  111. Mikhail Gorbachev
  112. Vladimir Lenin
  113. Peter I of Russia
  114. Joseph Stalin
  115. Benito Mussolini
  116. Augustine of Hippo
  117. Gautama Buddha
  118. John Calvin
  119. Columba
  120. Francis of Assisi
  121. Jesus
  122. Martin Luther
  123. Muhammad
  124. Paul of Tarsus
  125. Zoroaster
  126. Frederick Douglass
  127. Mahatma Gandhi
  128. Che Guevara
  129. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  130. Margaret Sanger
  131. Mother Teresa
  132. Mary Wollstonecraft
  133. Neil Armstrong
  134. Christopher Columbus
  135. Ferdinand Magellan
  136. Marco Polo
  137. Zheng He
  138. Hippocrates
  139. Charles Darwin
  140. Carolus Linnaeus
  141. Joseph Lister
  142. Gregor Mendel
  143. Louis Pasteur
  144. Charles Babbage
  145. Alexander Graham Bell
  146. Louis Daguerre
  147. Thomas Edison
  148. Johannes Gutenberg
  149. Henry Ford
  150. Guglielmo Marconi
  151. Cai Lun
  152. Wright brothers
  153. Nicolaus Copernicus
  154. Albert Einstein
  155. Michael Faraday
  156. Galileo Galilei
  157. Stephen Hawking
  158. Johannes Kepler
  159. Antoine Lavoisier
  160. James Clerk Maxwell
  161. Isaac Newton
  162. Alfred Nobel  Done
  163. Robert Oppenheimer
  164. Linus Pauling
  165. Max Planck
  166. Ptolemy
  167. Ernest Rutherford
  168. Nikola Tesla
  169. James Watt
  170. Archimedes
  171. Euclid
  172. Leonhard Euler
  173. Pierre de Fermat
  174. Carl Friedrich Gauss
  175. Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
  176. Gottfried Leibniz
  177. Blaise Pascal
  178. Pythagoras
  179. Confucius
  180. Laozi
  181. Sun Tzu
  182. Aristotle
  183. Plato
  184. Socrates
  185. Thomas Aquinas
  186. Francis Bacon
  187. René Descartes
  188. Thomas Hobbes
  189. David Hume
  190. Immanuel Kant
  191. Søren Kierkegaard
  192. John Locke
  193. Niccolò Machiavelli
  194. Friedrich Nietzsche
  195. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  196. Henry David Thoreau
  197. Sigmund Freud
  198. Edward Gibbon
  199. Herodotus
  200. John Maynard Keynes
  201. Karl Marx
  202. Thomas Malthus
  203. Adam Smith
  204. Thucydides
  205. Max Weber
  206. Culture
  207. Clothing
  208. Furniture
  209. Society
  210. Family
  211. Child
  212. Infant
  213. Man
  214. Marriage
  215. Woman
  216. Law
  217. Constitution
  218. Crime
  219. Police
  220. Military
  221. Agriculture
  222. Advertising
  223. Business
  224. Economics
  225. Finance
  226. Market
  227. Management
  228. Manufacturing
  229. Marketing
  230. Supply and demand
  231. Trade
  232. Trade union
  233. Currency
  234. Euro
  235. Japanese yen
  236. Pound sterling
  237. Renminbi
  238. Indian Rupee
  239. United States dollar
  240. Alphabet
  241. Grammar
  242. Language
  243. Writing
  244. Arabic language
  245. Chinese language
  246. English language
  247. Esperanto
  248. French language
  249. German language
  250. Hindi
  251. Japanese language
  252. Latin
  253. Portuguese language
  254. Russian language
  255. Sanskrit
  256. Sign language
  257. Spanish language
  258. Mass media
  259. Book
  260. Comics
  261. Film
  262. Magazine
  263. Newspaper
  264. Radio
  265. Television
  266. Cuisine
  267. Cooking
  268. Spice
  269. Drink
  270. Alcohol
  271. Beer
  272. Coffee
  273. Milk
  274. Soft drink
  275. Tea
  276. Water
  277. Wine
  278. Food
  279. Bread
  280. Cheese
  281. Chocolate
  282. Seafood
  283. Fruit
  284. Cereal
  285. Legume
  286. Maize
  287. Meat
  288. Oat
  289. Black pepper
  290. Poultry
  291. Rice
  292. Soybean
  293. Vegetable
  294. Wheat
  295. Arab League
  296. European Union
  297. International Monetary Fund
  298. International Red Cross
    and Red Crescent Movement
  299. NATO
  300. Nobel Prize  Done
  301. OPEC
  302. United Nations
  303. World Bank Group
  304. World Health Organization
  305. World Trade Organization
  306. Leisure
  307. Gambling
  308. Hobby
  309. Recreation
  310. Toy
  311. Game
  312. Backgammon
  313. Chess
  314. Board game
  315. Card game
  316. Dice
  317. Draughts
  318. Go (board game)
  319. Mancala
  320. Sport
  321. American football
  322. Athletics (track and field)
  323. Baseball
  324. Cricket
  325. Football (soccer)
  326. Olympic Games
  327. Rugby football
  328. Tennis
  329. Politics
  330. Anarchism
  331. Capitalism
  332. Communism
  333. Democracy
  334. Dictatorship
  335. Diplomacy
  336. Fascism
  337. Globalization
  338. Government
  339. Imperialism
  340. Liberalism
  341. Monarchy
  342. Nationalism
  343. Socialism
  344. State
  345. Theocracy
  346. Social sciences
  347. Anthropology
  348. Archaeology
  349. Education
  350. Personal life
  351. Political science
  352. Sociology
  353. Psychology
  354. Anger
  355. Consciousness
  356. Dream
  357. Emotion
  358. Fear
  359. Happiness
  360. Love
  361. Mind
  362. Sleep
  363. Thought
  364. Abortion
  365. Addiction
  366. Birth control
  367. Capital punishment
  368. Civil liberties
  369. Civil rights
  370. Freedom (philosophy)
  371. Human rights
  372. Peace
  373. Pornography
  374. Privacy
  375. Racism
  376. Sexism
  377. Slavery
  378. War
  379. Geography
  380. City
  381. Continent
  382. Country  Done - 2012-05-21 (1,500 vpd)
  383. List of countries
  384. Desert
  385. Map
  386. Ocean
  387. River
  388. Africa
  389. Antarctica
  390. Arctic
  391. Asia
  392. Europe
  393. Latin America
  394. Middle East
  395. North America
  396. Oceania
  397. South America
  398. Andes
  399. Himalayas
  400. Rocky Mountains
  401. Sahara
  402. Alps
  403. Arctic Ocean
  404. Amazon River
  405. Atlantic Ocean
  406. Baltic Sea
  407. Black Sea
  408. Great Barrier Reef
  409. Great Lakes
  410. Indian Ocean
  411. Lake Baikal
  412. Lake Tanganyika
  413. Lake Titicaca
  414. Lake Victoria
  415. Mediterranean Sea
  416. Mississippi River
  417. Niagara Falls
  418. Nile
  419. North Sea
  420. Pacific Ocean
  421. Southern Ocean
  422. Athens
  423. Beijing
  424. Belfast
  425. Berlin
  426. Chicago
  427. Hong Kong
  428. Jerusalem
  429. London
  430. Los Angeles
  431. Mecca
  432. Melbourne
  433. Moscow
  434. Mumbai
  435. New Delhi
  436. New York City
  437. Paris
  438. Rome
  439. Saint Petersburg
  440. Shanghai
  441. Sydney
  442. Tokyo
  443. Toronto
  444. Washington, D.C.
  445. Abkhazia Abkhazia – Republic of Abkhazia  Done - 2012-05-21 (1,240 vpd)
  446. Afghanistan Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
  447. United Kingdom Akrotiri and Dhekelia – Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK overseas territory)
  448. Åland Åland – Åland Islands (Autonomous province of Finland)
  449. Albania Albania – Republic of Albania
  450. Algeria Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
  451. American Samoa American Samoa – Territory of American Samoa (US overseas territory)
  452. Andorra Andorra – Principality of Andorra
  453. Angola Angola – Republic of Angola
  454. Anguilla Anguilla (UK overseas territory)
  455. Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
  456. Argentina Argentina – Argentine Republic[1]
  457. Armenia Armenia – Republic of Armenia
  458. Aruba Aruba (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  459. Saint Helena Ascension Island (Dependency of the UK overseas territory of Saint Helena)
  460. Australia Australia – Commonwealth of Australia
  461. Austria Austria – Republic of Austria
  462. Azerbaijan Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan[2]
  463. The Bahamas Bahamas, The – Commonwealth of The Bahamas
  464. Bahrain Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain
  465. Bangladesh Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh
  466. Barbados Barbados
  467. Belarus Belarus – Republic of Belarus
  468. Belgium Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
  469. Belize Belize
  470. Benin Benin – Republic of Benin
  471. Bermuda Bermuda (UK overseas territory)
  472. Bhutan Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
  473. Bolivia Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia
  474. Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
  475. Botswana Botswana – Republic of Botswana
  476. Brazil Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil
  477. Brunei Brunei – Negara Brunei Darussalam
  478. Bulgaria Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria
  479. Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
    1. See Myanmar for Burma
  480. Burundi Burundi – Republic of Burundi
  481. Cambodia Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia
  482. Cameroon Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon
  483. Canada Canada[3]
  484. Cape Verde Cape Verde – Republic of Cape Verde
  485. Cayman Islands Cayman Islands (UK overseas territory)
  486. Central African Republic Central African Republic[4]
  487. Chad Chad – Republic of Chad
  488. Chile Chile – Republic of Chile
  489. China China (People's Republic of) – People's Republic of China[5]
  490. Taiwan China (Republic of) – Republic of China[6]
  491. Christmas Island Christmas Island – Territory of Christmas Island (Australian overseas territory)
  492. Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands – Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australian overseas territory)
  493. Colombia Colombia – Republic of Colombia
  494. Comoros Comoros – Union of the Comoros
  495. Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo (Democratic Republic of) – Democratic Republic of the Congo[7]
  496. Republic of the Congo Congo (Republic of) – Republic of the Congo[8]
  497. Cook Islands Cook Islands (Associated state of New Zealand)
  498. Costa Rica Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica
  499. Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
  500. Croatia Croatia – Republic of Croatia
  501. Cuba Cuba – Republic of Cuba
  502. Cyprus Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus[9]
  503. Czech Republic Czech Republic[10]
  504. Denmark Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
    1. See Akrotiri and Dhekelia for Dhekelia
  505. Djibouti Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti
  506. Dominica Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica
  507. Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
  508. Ecuador Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
  509. Egypt Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt
  510. El Salvador El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador
  511. Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea
  512. Eritrea Eritrea – State of Eritrea
  513. Estonia Estonia – Republic of Estonia
  514. Ethiopia Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
  515. Falkland Islands Falkland Islands (UK overseas territory)[11]
  516. Faroe Islands Faroe Islands (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)
  517. Fiji Fiji – Republic of the Fiji Islands
  518. Finland Finland – Republic of Finland
  519. France France – French Republic
  520. French Polynesia French Polynesia (French overseas community)
  521. Gabon Gabon – Gabonese Republic
  522. The Gambia Gambia, The – Republic of The Gambia
  523. Georgia (country) Georgia[12]
  524. Germany Germany – Federal Republic of Germany
  525. Ghana Ghana – Republic of Ghana
  526. Gibraltar Gibraltar (UK overseas territory)
  527. Greece Greece – Hellenic Republic
  528. Greenland Greenland (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)
  529. Grenada Grenada
  530. Guam Guam – Territory of Guam (US overseas territory)
  531. Guatemala Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
  532. Guernsey Guernsey – Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown dependency)[13]
  533. Guinea Guinea – Republic of Guinea
  534. Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau
  535. Guyana Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana
  536. Haiti Haiti – Republic of Haiti
  537. Honduras Honduras – Republic of Honduras
  538. Hong Kong Hong Kong – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)[14]
  539. Hungary Hungary – Republic of Hungary
  540. Iceland Iceland – Republic of Iceland
  541. India India – Republic of India
  542. Indonesia Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia
  543. Iran Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran
  544. Iraq Iraq – Republic of Iraq
  545. Republic of Ireland Ireland[15]
  546. Isle of Man Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)
  547. Israel Israel – State of Israel
  548. Italy Italy – Italian Republic
    1. See Côte d'Ivoire for Ivory Coast
  549. Jamaica Jamaica
  550. Japan Japan
  551. Jersey Jersey – Bailiwick of Jersey (British Crown dependency)
  552. Jordan Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  553. Kazakhstan Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan
  554. Kenya Kenya – Republic of Kenya
  555. Kiribati Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati
  556. North Korea Korea (Democratic People's Republic of) – Democratic People's Republic of Korea[16]
  557. South Korea Korea (Republic of) – Republic of Korea[17]
  558. Kosovo Kosovo – Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohia (Autonomous province of Serbia under UN protectorate)[18]
  559. Kuwait Kuwait – State of Kuwait
  560. Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic[19]
  561. Laos Laos – Lao People's Democratic Republic
  562. Latvia Latvia – Republic of Latvia
  563. Lebanon Lebanon – Republic of Lebanon
  564. Lesotho Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho
  565. Liberia Liberia – Republic of Liberia
  566. Libya Libya – Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  567. Liechtenstein Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
  568. Lithuania Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania
  569. Luxembourg Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  570. Macau Macao – Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)[20]
  571. North Macedonia Macedonia – Republic of Macedonia[21]
  572. Madagascar Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar
  573. Malawi Malawi – Republic of Malawi
  574. Malaysia Malaysia
  575. Maldives Maldives – Republic of Maldives
  576. Mali Mali – Republic of Mali
  577. Malta Malta – Republic of Malta
  578. Marshall Islands Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands
  579. Mauritania Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania
  580. Mauritius Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius
  581. Mayotte Mayotte (French overseas community)
  582. Mexico Mexico – United Mexican States
  583. Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia – Federated States of Micronesia
  584. Moldova Moldova – Republic of Moldova[22]
  585. Monaco Monaco – Principality of Monaco
  586. Mongolia Mongolia
  587. Montenegro Montenegro – Republic of Montenegro
  588. Montserrat Montserrat (UK overseas territory)
  589. Morocco Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco[23]
  590. Mozambique Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique
  591. Myanmar Myanmar – Union of Myanmar
  592. Republic of Artsakh Nagorno-Karabakh – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  593. Namibia Namibia – Republic of Namibia
  594. Nauru Nauru – Republic of Nauru
  595. Nepal Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal
  596. Netherlands Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands [24]
  597. Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  598. New Caledonia New Caledonia (French community sui generis)
  599. New Zealand New Zealand
  600. Nicaragua Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
  601. Niger Niger – Republic of Niger
  602. Nigeria Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria
  603. Niue Niue (Associated state of New Zealand)
    1. See Korea (Democratic People's Republic of) for North Korea
  604. Norfolk Island Norfolk Island – Territory of Norfolk Island (Australian overseas territory)
  605. Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  606. Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands – Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US overseas commonwealth)
  607. Norway Norway – Kingdom of Norway
  608. Oman Oman – Sultanate of Oman
  609. Pakistan Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  610. Palau Palau – Republic of Palau
  611. State of Palestine PalestineState of Palestine[25]
  612. Panama Panama – Republic of Panama
  613. Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea
  614. Paraguay Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
  615. Peru Peru – Republic of Peru
  616. Philippines Philippines – Republic of the Philippines
  617. Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands – Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands (UK overseas territory)
  618. Poland Poland – Republic of Poland
  619. Portugal Portugal - Portuguese Republic
  620. Transnistria Pridnestrovie – Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
  621. Puerto Rico Puerto Rico – Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (US overseas commonwealth)
  622. Qatar Qatar – State of Qatar
  623. Romania Romania
  624. Russia Russia – Russian Federation
  625. Rwanda Rwanda – Republic of Rwanda
  626. Saint Helena Saint Helena (UK overseas territory)
  627. Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis - Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
  628. Saint Lucia Saint Lucia
  629. Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon (French overseas community)
  630. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  631. Samoa Samoa – Independent State of Samoa
  632. San Marino San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
  633. São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
  634. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  635. Senegal Senegal – Republic of Senegal
  636. Serbia Serbia – Republic of Serbia[26]
  637. Seychelles Seychelles – Republic of Seychelles
  638. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone
  639. Singapore - Republic of Singapore
  640. Slovakia Slovakia – Slovak Republic
  641. Slovenia Slovenia – Republic of Slovenia
  642. Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
  643. Somalia Somalia[27]
  644. Somaliland Somaliland – Republic of Somaliland
  645. South Africa South Africa – Republic of South Africa
    1. See Korea (Republic of) for South Korea
  646. South Ossetia South Ossetia – Republic of South Ossetia
  647. Spain Spain – Kingdom of Spain
  648. Sri Lanka Sri Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
  649. Sudan Sudan – Republic of the Sudan
  650. Suriname Suriname – Republic of Suriname
  651. Svalbard Svalbard (Territory of Norway)[28]
  652. Eswatini Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland
  653. Sweden Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden
  654. Switzerland Switzerland – Swiss Confederation
  655. Syria Syria – Syrian Arab Republic
    1. See China (Republic of) for the country that is commonly referred to as Taiwan
  656. Tajikistan Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan
  657. Tanzania Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania
  658. Thailand Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand
  659. East Timor Timor-Leste – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
  660. Togo Togo – Togolese Republic
  661. Tokelau Tokelau (Overseas territory of New Zealand)
  662. Tonga Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga
    1. See Pridnestrovie for Transnistria
  663. Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
  664. Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha (Dependency of the UK overseas territory of Saint Helena)
  665. Tunisia Tunisia – Tunisian Republic
  666. Turkey Turkey – Republic of Turkey
  667. Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
  668. Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands (UK overseas territory)
  669. Tuvalu Tuvalu
  670. Uganda Uganda – Republic of Uganda
  671. Ukraine Ukraine
  672. United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
  673. United Kingdom United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  674. United States United States – United States of America
  675. Uruguay Uruguay – Oriental Republic of Uruguay
  676. Uzbekistan Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan
  677. Vanuatu Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu
  678. Vatican City Vatican City – State of the Vatican City[29]
  679. Venezuela Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
  680. Vietnam Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam
  681. British Virgin Islands Virgin Islands (British) – British Virgin Islands (UK overseas territory)
  682. United States Virgin Islands Virgin Islands (United States) – United States Virgin Islands (US overseas territory)
  683. Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna – Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (French overseas community)
  684. Western Sahara Western SaharaSahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[30]
  685. Yemen Yemen – Republic of Yemen
  686. Zambia Zambia – Republic of Zambia
  687. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe
  688. Humanities
  689. Art
  690. The arts
  691. Design
  692. Painting
  693. Photography
  694. Sculpture
  695. Dance
  696. Theatre
  697. Literature
  698. Novel
  699. Poetry
  700. The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
  701. Republic (Plato)
  702. Epic of Gilgamesh
  703. Iliad
  704. Mahabharata
  705. Odyssey
  706. Architecture
  707. Arch
  708. Bridge
  709. Church (building)
  710. Dome
  711. House
  712. Nail (engineering)
  713. Pyramid
  714. Tower
  715. Great Wall of China
  716. Taj Mahal
  717. Leaning Tower of Pisa
  718. History
  719. History of the world
  720. Ancient Egypt
  721. Ancient Greece
  722. Ancient Rome
  723. Archaeology
  724. Aztec
  725. Black Death
  726. Bronze Age
  727. Byzantine Empire
  728. Crusades
  729. East-West Schism
  730. Holy Roman Empire
  731. Indus Valley Civilization
  732. Iron Age
  733. Maya civilization
  734. Macedon
  735. Middle Ages
  736. Ottoman Empire
  737. Prehistory
  738. Spanish Inquisition
  739. Stone Age
  740. Sumer
  741. Viking
  742. Age of Enlightenment
  743. American Civil War
  744. American Revolutionary War
  745. British Empire
  746. Cold War
  747. English Civil War  Done
  748. European colonization of the Americas
  749. French Revolution
  750. Great Depression
  751. History of South Africa in the apartheid era
  752. The Holocaust
  753. Industrial Revolution
  754. Napoleonic Wars
  755. Protestant Reformation
  756. Renaissance
  757. Russian Civil War
  758. Russian Revolution of 1917
  759. Scramble for Africa
  760. Space exploration
  761. Spanish Civil War  Done
  762. Vietnam War
  763. World War I
  764. World War II
  765. Music
  766. Harmony
  767. Melody
  768. Music theory
  769. Musical notation
  770. Orchestra
  771. Rhythm
  772. Singing
  773. Baroque music
  774. Classical music
  775. Country music
  776. Folk music
  777. Hip hop music
  778. Jazz
  779. Opera
  780. Pop music
  781. Rhythm and blues
  782. Rock and roll
  783. Hip hop music
  784. Musical instrument
  785. Brass
  786. Cello
  787. Clarinet
  788. Drum or Percussion
  789. Flute
  790. French horn
  791. Guitar
  792. Harp
  793. Strings
  794. Organ (music)
  795. Piano
  796. Trombone
  797. Trumpet
  798. Tuba
  799. Viola
  800. Violin
  801. Woodwind
  802. Philosophy
  803. Aesthetics
  804. Ethics
  805. Existence
  806. Feminism
  807. Humanism
  808. Knowledge
  809. Logic
  810. Morality
  811. Reality
  812. Truth
  813. Religion
  814. Agnosticism
  815. Atheism
  816. Deity
  817. Fundamentalism
  818. God
  819. Jainism
  820. Mythology
  821. Soul
  822. Spirituality
  823. Ayyavazhi
  824. Animism
  825. Bahá'í Faith
  826. Buddhism
  827. Confucianism
  828. Shinto
  829. Sikhism
  830. Taoism
  831. Voodoo
  832. Zoroastrianism
  833. Christianity
  834. Bible
  835. Catholicism
  836. Church
  837. Pope
  838. Protestantism
  839. Trinity
  840. Hinduism
  841. Bhagavad Gita
  842. Krishna
  843. Upanishad
  844. Vedas
  845. Yoga
  846. Islam
  847. Mosque
  848. Qur'an
  849. Judaism
  850. Talmud
  851. Science
  852. Ecology
  853. Natural science
  854. Pollution
  855. Scientific method
  856. Astronomy
  857. Big Bang
  858. Galaxy
  859. Milky Way
  860. Planet
  861. Star
  862. Universe
  863. Solar System
  864. Sun
  865. Mercury
  866. Venus
  867. Earth
  868. Moon
  869. Mars
  870. Jupiter
  871. Saturn
  872. Uranus
  873. Neptune
  874. Biology
  875. Genetics or DNA
  876. Life
  877. Nature
  878. Photosynthesis
  879. Sex
  880. Taxonomy
  881. Anatomy
  882. Brain
  883. Circulatory system
  884. Gastrointestinal tract
  885. Heart
  886. Liver
  887. Lung
  888. Nervous system
  889. Skin
  890. Skeleton
  891. Medicine
  892. AIDS
  893. Blindness
  894. Cancer
  895. Cholera
  896. Dysentery
  897. Gerontology
  898. Hearing impairment
  899. Malaria
  900. Mental illness
  901. Nutrition
  902. Polio
  903. Pregnancy
  904. Smallpox
  905. Surgery
  906. Organism
  907. Archaea
  908. Bacteria
  909. Eukaryote
  910. Animal
  911. Fungus
  912. Plant
  913. Protist
  914. Virus
  915. Extraterrestrial life
  916. Cotton
  917. Flower
  918. Tobacco
  919. Tree
  920. Bird
  921. Dinosaur
  922. Fish
  923. Insect
  924. Reptile
  925. Shark
  926. Snake
  927. Mammal
  928. Bear
  929. Cattle
  930. Cat
  931. Dog
  932. Dolphin
  933. Horse
  934. Human
  935. Whale
  936. Chemistry
  937. Chemical element
  938. Molecule
  939. Periodic table
  940. Salt
  941. Geology
  942. Plate tectonics
  943. Mineral
  944. Diamond
  945. Oil
  946. Meteorology
  947. Avalanche
  948. Climate
  949. Cloud
  950. Earthquake
  951. El Niño-Southern Oscillation
  952. Flood
  953. Global warming
  954. Rain
  955. Tornado
  956. Tropical cyclone
  957. Volcano
  958. Weather
  959. Mathematics
  960. Algebra
  961. Calculus
  962. Calendar
  963. Game theory
  964. Geometry
  965. Number
  966. Set
  967. Trigonometry
  968. Physics
  969. Atom
  970. Atomic nucleus
  971. Elementary particle
  972. Force
  973. Gravitation
  974. Mass
  975. Matter
  976. Optics
  977. Phase (matter)
  978. Quantum mechanics
  979. Sound
  980. Speed
  981. Time
  982. Weight
  983. Energy
  984. Radiation
  985. Electromagnetic radiation
  986. Visible spectrum
  987. Special relativity
  988. General relativity
  989. Electromagnetism
  990. Standard Model
  991. Classical mechanics
  992. Technology
  993. Axe
  994. Fire
  995. Metallurgy
  996. Tool
  997. Electricity and Electronics
  998. Artificial intelligence
  999. Computer
  1000. Internet
  1001. Semiconductor
  1002. Robot
  1003. Transport
  1004. Automobile
  1005. Bicycle
  1006. Ship
  1007. Train
  1008. Weapon
  1009. Explosive material
  1010. Firearm
  1011. Gunpowder
  1012. Actinium
  1013. Aluminium
  1014. Americium
  1015. Antimony
  1016. Argon
  1017. Arsenic
  1018. Astatine
  1019. Barium
  1020. Berkelium
  1021. Beryllium
  1022. Bismuth
  1023. Bohrium
  1024. Boron
  1025. Bromine
  1026. Cadmium
  1027. Caesium
  1028. Calcium
  1029. Californium
  1030. Carbon
  1031. Cerium
  1032. Chlorine
  1033. Chromium
  1034. Cobalt
  1035. Copper
  1036. Curium
  1037. Darmstadtium
  1038. Dubnium
  1039. Dysprosium
  1040. Einsteinium
  1041. Erbium
  1042. Europium
  1043. Fermium
  1044. Fluorine
  1045. Francium
  1046. Gadolinium
  1047. Gallium
  1048. Germanium
  1049. Gold
  1050. Hafnium
  1051. Hassium
  1052. Helium
  1053. Holmium
  1054. Hydrogen
  1055. Indium
  1056. Iodine
  1057. Iridium
  1058. Iron
  1059. Krypton
  1060. Lanthanum
  1061. Lawrencium
  1062. Lead
  1063. Lithium
  1064. Lutetium
  1065. Magnesium
  1066. Manganese
  1067. Meitnerium
  1068. Mendelevium
  1069. Mercury (element)
  1070. Molybdenum
  1071. Neodymium
  1072. Neon
  1073. Neptunium
  1074. Nickel
  1075. Niobium
  1076. Nitrogen
  1077. Nobelium
  1078. Osmium
  1079. Oxygen
  1080. Palladium
  1081. Phosphorus
  1082. Platinum
  1083. Plutonium
  1084. Polonium
  1085. Potassium
  1086. Praseodymium
  1087. Promethium
  1088. Protactinium
  1089. Radium
  1090. Radon
  1091. Rhenium
  1092. Rhodium
  1093. Roentgenium
  1094. Rubidium
  1095. Ruthenium
  1096. Rutherfordium
  1097. Samarium
  1098. Scandium
  1099. Seaborgium
  1100. Selenium
  1101. Silicon
  1102. Silver
  1103. Sodium
  1104. Strontium
  1105. Sulfur
  1106. Tantalum
  1107. Technetium
  1108. Tellurium
  1109. Terbium
  1110. Thallium
  1111. Thorium
  1112. Thulium
  1113. Tin
  1114. Titanium
  1115. Tungsten
  1116. Ununbium
  1117. Ununhexium
  1118. Ununoctium
  1119. Ununpentium
  1120. Ununquadium
  1121. Ununseptium
  1122. Ununtrium
  1123. Uranium
  1124. Vanadium
  1125. Xenon
  1126. Ytterbium
  1127. Yttrium
  1128. Zinc
  1129. Zirconium

Notes edit

  1. ^ Argentina is also named Argentine Nation for purposes of legislation.
  2. ^ See also Nagorno-Karabakh.
  3. ^ Canada is officially also (but infrequently) referred to as Dominion of Canada.
  4. ^ The Central African Republic is also infrequently rendered as Central Africa.
  5. ^ The People's Republic of China is occasionally rendered as mainland China in the relationship with its special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau as well as its relations with the Republic of China on Taiwan.
  6. ^ The Republic of China (ROC) is commonly referred to as Taiwan by the international community. It is also diplomatically sometimes known as Chinese Taipei or other names and regarded by UN as Taiwan, Province of China (see One-China policy). The ROC is not a UN member since late 1971. It is currently recognized by the Holy See and 24 UN member states and with de facto international relations with most others. The political status of the ROC and the legal status of Taiwan (alongside the territories currently under the ROC jurisdiction) are in dispute. The ROC should not be confused with the so-called "Republic of Taiwan" proposed by supporters of Taiwan independence.
  7. ^ The Democratic Republic of the Congo is formerly and popularly known as Zaire. It is referred to as Congo-Kinshasa to distinguish it from the Republic of the Congo.
  8. ^ The Republic of the Congo is referred to as Congo-Brazzaville to distinguish it from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  9. ^ See also Northern Cyprus.
  10. ^ The Czech Republic is also infrequently rendered as Czechia. See Name of the Czech Republic.
  11. ^ Falkland Islands is also claimed by Argentina as Islas Malvinas.
  12. ^ See also Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
  13. ^ The Bailiwick of Guernsey includes its self-governing dependencies Alderney, Herm and Sark.
  14. ^ Hong Kong is a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It is diplomatically known as Hong Kong, China.
  15. ^ Ireland is commonly referred to as the Republic of Ireland as the official "description" of the state in order to distinguish it from the island of Ireland as a whole.
  16. ^ The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is popularly known as North Korea.
  17. ^ The Republic of Korea is popularly known as South Korea.
  18. ^ Kosovo is an autonomous province of Serbia currently administered by the Provisional Institution of Self-Government under the supervision of the UN Interim Administration Mission.
  19. ^ Kyrgyzstan is also sometimes rendered as Kirghizia.
  20. ^ Macao is a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It is diplomatically known as Macao, China.
  21. ^ Macedonia is referred to by UN and a number of countries and international organizations as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
  22. ^ See also Pridnestrovie.
  23. ^ See also Western Sahara.
  24. ^ Legally the Netherlands refers to the mainland European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with the latter consisting of the Netherlands and two overseas countries, namely Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles.
  25. ^ The State of Palestine in the Palestinian territories is currently recognized by the Holy See and 93 UN member states. It has never been admitted as a full UN member (only granted with a permanent observer status) but is a member of the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference. The State claims the whole Palestinian territories but only exercises de facto control over part of the territories administered through its shadow organ, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). It is further supported by other countries according the PNA a pivotal role in the process that may involve their eventually recognizing the State as sovereign.
  26. ^ See also Kosovo.
  27. ^ Somalia is presently fragmented with its Transitional National Government in exile. See also Somaliland.
  28. ^ Svalbard is an overseas territory of Norway recognized by international treaty.
  29. ^ Vatican City is administered by a Governor appointed by the Pope, with the latter being the head of the Holy See and that of the Vatican City concurrently.
  30. ^ The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara is currently recognized by 46 UN member states. It has never been admitted to the UN but is a member of the African Union. It claims the whole territory of Western Sahara but only exercises effective control over the territory east of Moroccan Wall, while a large portion of the territory is occupied by and integrated into Morocco.

9. Vincent Van Gogh edit

  1. Vincent van Gogh (8,420 words - 2010-02-03)
    1. Chronology (~2,500 2010-02-03)
    2. Health (~1,000 2010-02-03)
    3. Posthumous fame (1,500 2010-03-02)
    4. Cultural depictions (~1,000)

Works edit

    1. List of works (~5,000)
    2. Self-Portraits
    3. Portraits (~900 words 2010-02-03)
    4. Flowering Orchards (74 words 2010-02-03)
    5. The Décoration for the Yellow House
    6. The Wheat Fields (169 words 2010-02-03)
    7. Copies after Millet, and others
    8. Display at Les XX, 1890 (~1,000 words 2010-02-03)
    9. Auvers size 30 canvases
    10. Auvers Double-squares and Squares (~200 words 2010-02-03)
    11. The Potato Eaters (~200 words 2010-02-03)
    12. Sunflowers (~1,400 words 2010-02-03)
    13. The Night Café
    14. The Yellow House
    15. Cafe Terrace at Night
    16. Starry Night Over the Rhone
    17. The Bedroom
    18. L'Arlésienne (~300 words 2010-02-03)
    19. The Red Vineyard
    20. Les Arènes
    21. View of Arles, Flowering Orchards
    22. Ivy
    23. The Starry Night
    24. At Eternity's Gate
    25. Irises
    26. Portrait of Dr. Gachet
    27. The Church at Auvers
    28. Wheatfield with Crows
    29. Daubigny's Garden
    30. Thatched Cottages by a Hill
    31. White House at Night
    32. Drawings and water-colours

Friends, relatives, associates edit

    1. The Roulin Family (~500 words)
    2. Theo van Gogh (~550 words 2010-02-03)
    3. Wil van Gogh (~200 words 2010-02-03)
    4. Johanna van Gogh-Bonger (~80 words 2010-02-03)
    5. Theo van Gogh (film director) (~2,500)
    6. Anton Mauve (~450)
    7. Anthon van Rappard (~80)
    8. Paul Gachet (~400)
    9. Paul Gauguin
    10. Émile Bernard
    11. John Peter Russell
    12. Théophile Peyron (G's doctor) (~30 words 2010-02-03)
    13. Eugène Boch (~300 words 2010-02-03)
    14. Anna Boch (~200 words 2010-02-03)
    15. Johannes Stricker (~100 2010-02-03))

Other edit

    1. Van Gogh Museum (~250)
    2. Kröller-Müller Museum
    3. Musée d'Orsay
    4. Goupil & Cie (~700 words 2010-02-03)
    5. Lust for Life (novel) (~130)
    6. Lust for Life (film) (~250)