Republic in eastern South America. It borders on every South American country except Chile and Ecuador. Its capital is Brasilia, and its largest city is São Paulo.
The policy or practice of restructuring or reforming the economic and political system.
A fundamentalist Muslim movement whose militia took control of much of Afghanistan from early 1995, and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic state. The Taliban were overthrown by US-led forces and Afghan groups in 2001 following the events of September 11.
A country being divided into parts.
Goals first set forth by Deng Xiaoping to strengthen the fields of agriculture, industry, national defense, and science and technology in China.
A country of southern Asia on the Bay of Bengal.
Indonesian military and political leader who seized power in 1967 and was elected president in 1968. He resigned under pressure in 1998 following an economic crisis.
a country between Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea. An example of Israel is where Tel Aviv is located. Israel are the Hebrew people descended from Jacob of the Bible. An example of Israel is people of the Jewish faith.
Defined by the existence of a constitution—which may be a legal instrument or merely a set of fixed norms or principles generally accepted as the fundamental law of the polity—that effectively controls the exercise of political power.
A small country in SE Asia, comprising part of the island of Timor: colonized by Portugal in the 19th century; declared independence in 1975 but immediately invaded by Indonesia; under UN administration from 1999 and an independent state from 2002.
Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms.
A Mexican businessman and politician who served as the 55th President of Mexico from December 1, 2000 to November 30, 2006.
A region on the northern border of India and north-eastern Pakistan.
A Burmese politician, diplomat, and author, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1991).