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This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Caribbean. In a general sense, the Caribbean can be taken to mean all the nations in and around the Caribbean Sea that lie within an area that stretches from The Bahamas in the north to Guyana in the south, and Suriname in the east to Belize in the west in a general sense. This ...
Babylon was an ancient city located on the lower Euphrates river in southern Mesopotamia, within modern-day Hillah, Iraq, about 85 kilometres (55 miles) south of modern day Baghdad. Babylon functioned as the main cultural and political centre of the Akkadian-speaking region of Babylonia.
1990 (yellow side of green stars removed, but old design seldom use today) Greece: 1978: 1822 (naval ensign) [note 1] 1978 (land flag abolished) Saint Lucia: 1979: 1967: 2002 Marshall Islands: 1979: 1979: 1979 Kiribati: 1979: 1979: 1979 Equatorial Guinea: 1979: 1972: 1979 (re-adoption of coat of arms due to the collapse of Francisco Nguema regime)
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
Flags of the Marshal Foch victory-harmony banner June 8, 1919 This is a collection of lists of flags , including the flags of states or territories , groups or movements and individual people. There are also lists of historical flags and military flag galleries.
Babylonia (/ ˌ b æ b ɪ ˈ l oʊ n i ə /; Akkadian: 𒆳𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠, māt Akkadī) was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in the city of Babylon in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq and parts of Kuwait, Syria and Iran).
Country Before 1900 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Current Country Republic of Abkhazia: 1866: 1921 1931 1935 1937 1938 1951 1992 Republic of Abkhazia: Kosovo: 1999 2008 Kosovo: Northern Cyprus: 1984 Northern Cyprus: Puntland: 2009 Puntland: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic: 1976 Sahrawi Arab ...
It is also known as the English-speaking Caribbean, Anglophone Caribbean, Anglo-Caribbean, or English-speaking West Indies. Although these terms are used to refer to the Commonwealth Caribbean , they typically do not include Anglophone communities that are not a part of the Commonwealth, like the insular areas of the United States.