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  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Her reign of over five decades has seen ten different Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and numerous Prime Ministers in the other personal union nations of which she is or was Head of State.
The Queen, or her Governors-General in the realms outside the United Kingdom, also gives a speech at the annual State Opening of Parliament, outlining the government's legislative agenda for the year, but the speech is written by ministers.
In the United Kingdom, her official title is Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom   (6132 words)

  
 Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From 1541 the Kingdom of Ireland was established by the King of England, though this realm did not cover the whole island till the early 17th century.
By the early 2000's, it had become one of the richest countries (in terms of GDP per capita) in the European Union, moving from being a net recipient of the budget to becoming a net contributor during the next Budget round (2007-13), and from a country of net emigration to one of net immigration.
Although the Irish Free State was neutral during World War II, Northern Ireland, as part of the United Kingdom was not and Belfast suffered a bombing raid from the German Luftwaffe in 1941.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ireland   (6506 words)

  
 Belgium - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Belgium
The kingdom of Belgium was founded after the 1830 revolution, but the history of the area – the southern part of the Low Countries (also sometimes referred to in their entirety as the Netherlands) – dates back to pre-Roman times.
But in 1815 at the Congress of Vienna they were united with Holland, and William Frederick of Orange-Nassau (see Orange, House of) became king of the Netherlands (that is, the modern Netherlands and the modern Belgium) as William I in September 1815.
In local elections in October 2000, the far-right Vlaams Blok party recorded its best results ever in the Flemish part of Belgium, including the city of Antwerp.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Belgium   (4427 words)

  
 Latvians Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Motorists in much of the world have understood for many years that fuel costs a lot, and now those in North America also are complaining.
In the United States, the slogan "pain at the pump" has become a favorite among news media, while in the nation's capital it's become a key political issue, particularly given that oil companies continue to report record profits.
The average retail price of a gallon (3.8 liters) of gasoline in the United States two years ago was USD 1.85, according to a primer on gasoline prices from the federal government's Energy Information Administration.
latviansonline.com /?vo=17   (1730 words)

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