Historically, being landlocked was regarded as a disadvantageous position. It cuts the country off from sea resources such as fishing, but more importantly cuts off access to seaborne trade which even today makes up a large percentage of international trade. Around the world, coastal regions tend to be wealthier and more heavily populated than inland ones. Countries thus have made particular efforts to avoid being landlocked. The International Congo Society, which owned the modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo, was given a thin ...

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Landlocked, Landlocked - Significance of a country being landlocked, Landlocked - Landlocked countries, Landlocked - Landlocked sub-national and dependent territories and unrecognised countries, Landlocked - Doubly landlocked countries, Landlocked - Corridors, Landlocked - Railway missing links

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Prior to the redenomination, the following banknotes were in circulation: [1] 1, 5, 10, 250 manats (all first issued in 1992) 50, 100, 500, 1,000 manats (all first issued in 1993) 10,000 manats (first issued in 1994) 50,000 manats (first issued in 1996) Old banknotes with denominations from 1 to 250 manats featured Baku's Maiden Tower. Banknotes with a worth below 100 manats had effectively disappeared by 2005, as had the qəpik coins. The following pieces of currency were issued on 1 January 2006: [2] Coins: 1, 3, 5, 10, 20 and 50 qəpik ...

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Azerbaijani manat, Azerbaijani manat - History, Azerbaijani manat - Coins and Banknotes, Azerbaijani manat - External link

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List of sovereign states - A. Abkhazia1 — Republic of Abkhazia Flag Abkhazian: Aṗsny / Аҧсны Russian: Abchazija / Абхазия Georgian: Aṗẖazeṭi / აფხაზეთი  Afghanistan — Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Flag Persian (Dari-Persian): Afġānestān / افغانستان — Dowlat-e Eslami-ye Afghanestan / دولت اسلامی افغان� ...

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List of sovereign states, List of sovereign states - Introduction, List of sovereign states - The sovereign states, List of sovereign states - A, List of sovereign states - B, List of sovereign states - C, List of sovereign states - D, List of sovereign states - E, List of sovereign states - F, List of sovereign states - G, List of sovereign states - H, List of sovereign states - I, List of sovereign states - J, List of sovereign states - K, List of sovereign states - L, List of sovereign states - M, List of sovereign states - N, List of sovereign states - O, List of sovereign states - P, List of sovereign states - Q, List of sovereign states - R, List of sovereign states - S, List of sovereign states - T, List of sovereign states - U, List of sovereign states - V, List of sovereign states - W, List of sovereign states - X, List of sovereign states - Y, List of sovereign states - Z, List of sovereign states - Notes, List of sovereign states - Other listings

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The principal architect of the post-1944 foreign policy of neutrality was J.K. Paasikivi, who was President from 1946 to 1956. Urho Kekkonen, President from 1956 until 1981, further developed this policy, stressing that Finland should be an active rather than a passive neutral. This policy is now popularly known as the “Paasikivi-Kekkonen Line.” Foreign relations of Finland - Humiliation. Finland signed the Paris Peace Treaty with the Allies in February 1947, which: confirmed Finland’s c ...

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Foreign relations of Finland, Foreign relations of Finland - Relations With the Soviet Union and With Russia, Foreign relations of Finland - Humiliation, Foreign relations of Finland - Reassurance, Foreign relations of Finland - Multilateral Relations, Foreign relations of Finland - International organization participation

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List of unrecognized countries - Europe. Banat Republic (proclaimed in 1918). Now part of Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, and Hungary. Baranya-Baja Republic (proclaimed in 1921). Now part of Hungary and Croatia. Carpatho-Ukraine (1939). Now part of Ukraine. Chechnya (1996-1999). Now part of Russia. Crimea (1992-1995). Now part of Ukraine. Independent State of Croatia (1941-1945). Between 1945 and 1991, Croatia was a socia ...

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List of unrecognized countries, List of unrecognized countries - Unrecognized states with de facto control over their territory, List of unrecognized countries - Partially recognized states with de facto control over their territory, List of unrecognized countries - Partially recognized states largely under military occupation, List of unrecognized countries - Internationally administered territory, List of unrecognized countries - Historic unrecognized states with de facto control over their territory, List of unrecognized countries - Europe, List of unrecognized countries - Asia, List of unrecognized countries - Africa, List of unrecognized countries - America, List of unrecognized countries - Oceania, List of unrecognized countries - Historic unrecognized governments with de facto control over their territory

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Azerbaijan declared its independence from the former Soviet Union on August 30, 1991, with Ayaz Mutalibov, former First Secretary of the Azerbaijani Communist Party, becoming the country's first President. Following a massacre of Azerbaijanis at Khojali in Nagorno-Karabakh in March 1992, Mutalibov resigned and the country experienced a period of political instability. The old guard returned Mutalibov to power in May 1992, but less than a week later his efforts to suspend scheduled presidential elections and ban all political activity prompte ...

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Politics of Azerbaijan, Politics of Azerbaijan - Political history, Politics of Azerbaijan - Executive branch, Politics of Azerbaijan - Legislative branch, Politics of Azerbaijan - Political parties and elections, Politics of Azerbaijan - Judicial branch, Politics of Azerbaijan - Administrative divisions

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The city of Nakhichevan was first mentioned in Ptolemy's "Geography" as Naksuana and was said to be established in 4400 BCE. Naksuana is ancient Greek for "the land of sweet water". Since it frequently changed empires, sultanates, and khanates, the name of Nakhichevan was altered many times, changing to: Nakshijahan, Nuhchikhan (the place where Noah landed), Nesheva and etc. Throughout history Nakhichevan land brought up prominent persons such as Hindushah ibn Nakhchivani, Abdurrakhman en Neshevi, Ekmouladdin Nakhchivani, Ejemi Nakhchivani, Generals Ehsan, Kelbali, Ismail, Hussein, ...

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The heritage, culture and civilization of Azerbaijan has both ancient and modern roots starting from the Middle Paleolithic period through to the division of the region into Russian/Soviet and Iranian Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijanis are believed to be the inheritors of various ancient civilizations and peoples including the indigenous Caucasian Albanians, Arattans, Mannai, Medians, and Oguz Turks among others. Perhaps to clarify who the Turkic-speaking Azeris are by way of ancestry, recent evidence from Genealogical DNA tests show that the mode ...

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History of Azerbaijan, History of Azerbaijan - Overview, History of Azerbaijan - Ancient history, History of Azerbaijan - Albania and Media, History of Azerbaijan - The First Persian Empire to the conquests of Alexander the Great and the Greeks, History of Azerbaijan - Independent Albania Roman-Parthian rivalry and Sassinian conquest, History of Azerbaijan - Origins of the name Azerbaijan, History of Azerbaijan - Eurasian nomads in pre-Islamic Azerbaijan, History of Azerbaijan - Islamic Azerbaijan, History of Azerbaijan - Seljuqs and successor states, History of Azerbaijan - Mongols and Ilkhanid rule, History of Azerbaijan - The end of Mongol rule and the Black Sheep-White Sheep rivalry, History of Azerbaijan - The local Shirvanshahs, History of Azerbaijan - Safavids and the rise of Shi'ism in Azerbaijan, History of Azerbaijan - Independent Khanates in the 18th century, History of Azerbaijan - The Partition of Azerbaijan, History of Azerbaijan - Russian Empire, History of Azerbaijan - Independence and The Civil War, History of Azerbaijan - Soviet Azerbaijan 1920-1941, History of Azerbaijan - World War II, History of Azerbaijan - Soviet Union 1945-1991, History of Azerbaijan - Independent Azerbaijan 1991-2005

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List of countries - A. Abkhazia - Republic of Abkhazia (de facto independent state inside Georgia) Afghanistan - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Akrotiri - Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) See also:

List of countries, List of countries - Entities included in this article, List of countries - List of countries, List of countries - A, List of countries - B, List of countries - C, List of countries - D, List of countries - E, List of countries - F, List of countries - G, List of countries - H, List of countries - I, List of countries - J, List of countries - K, List of countries - L, List of countries - M, List of countries - N, List of countries - O, List of countries - P, List of countries - Q, List of countries - R, List of countries - S, List of countries - T, List of countries - U, List of countries - V, List of countries - W, List of countries - Y, List of countries - Z, List of countries - Other listings, List of countries - Countries, List of countries - Other entities, List of countries - Reference

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Relaxation of censorship resulted in the Communist Party losing its grip on the media. Before long, much to the embarrassment of the authorities, the media began to expose severe social and economic problems which the Soviet government had long denied and covered up. Long-denied problems such as poor housing, food shortages, alcoholism, widespread pollution, creeping mortality rates and the second-rate position of women, were now receiving increasing attention. Moreover, under glasnost, the people were able to learn significantly more about ...

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Glasnost, Glasnost - Objectives, Glasnost - Areas of concern, Glasnost - Effects

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List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Algeria. Kabyles Proposed state: Kabylia Political: Mouvement pour l'Autonomie de la Kabylie List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Angola. Cabinda Government-in-exile: Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda (FLEC) Political: Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda (FLEC) Violent: Forças Armadas de Cabinda (FAC) ...

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List of active autonomist and secessionist movements, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Africa, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Algeria, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Angola, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Benin, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Cameroon, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Chad, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Comoros, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Congo-Kinshasa, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Côte d'Ivoire, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Equatorial Guinea, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Ethiopia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - France Africa, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Maldives, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Mauritius, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Morocco, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Namibia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Niger, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Nigeria, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Rwanda, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Somalia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Senegal, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - South Africa, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Sudan, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Tanzania, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Western Sahara, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Zambia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Zimbabwe, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Asia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Armenia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Azerbaijan, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Bahrain, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Bangladesh, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - China, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Georgia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - India, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Indonesia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Iran, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Iraq, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Israel, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Japan, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Laos, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Lebanon, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Malaysia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Myanmar, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Pakistan, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Philippines, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Russia Asia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Sri Lanka, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Syria, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Tajikistan, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Thailand, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Turkey, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - United Arab Emirates, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Uzbekistan, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Vietnam, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Yemen, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Europe, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Albania, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Belgium, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Bosnia and Herzegovina, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Croatia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Cyprus, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Denmark, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Finland, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - France Europe, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Germany, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Italy, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Republic of Macedonia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Moldova, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Netherlands Europe, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Norway, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Poland, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Portugal, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Romania, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Russia Europe, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Serbia and Montenegro, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Spain, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Sweden, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Switzerland, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Ukraine, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - United Kingdom and associated territories Europe, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - North America, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Canada, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - United States, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Central/South America and Caribbean, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Antigua and Barbuda, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Bolivia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Brazil, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Chile, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Costa Rica, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Ecuador, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - France South America and Caribbean, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Haiti, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Netherlands Caribbean, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Nicaragua, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Peru, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - St. Vincent and the Grenadines, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - St. Kitts and Nevis, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Trinidad and Tobago, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - United Kingdom Caribbean, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Oceania, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Australia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Fiji, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - France Oceania, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Indonesia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Kiribati, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Micronesia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - New Zealand, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Papua New Guinea, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Solomon Islands, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - United States Oceania, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Vanuatu, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Further information

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Air and water pollution are widespread and pose great challenges to economic development. Major sources of pollution include oil refineries and chemical and metallurgical industries, which in the early 1990s continued to operate as inefficiently as they had in the Soviet era. Air quality is extremely poor in Baku, the center of oil refining. Some reports have described Baku's air as the most polluted in the former S ...

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Geography of Azerbaijan, Geography of Azerbaijan - Topography and drainage, Geography of Azerbaijan - Climate, Geography of Azerbaijan - Environmental problems, Geography of Azerbaijan - Area and boundaries, Geography of Azerbaijan - Resources and land use, Geography of Azerbaijan - Sources

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List of territorial disputes - In Africa and neighbouring seas. Bassas da India, Europa Island and Juan de Nova Islands: France and Madagascar Badme: Ethiopia and Eritrea Bakassi: Nigeria and Cameroon Canary Islands: Spain and Morocco Ceuta and Melilla: Spain and Morocco Chagos Archipelago: United Kingdom, Mauritius and Seychelles Glorioso Islands: France, Madagascar and the Seychelles Hala'ib Tri ...

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List of territorial disputes, List of territorial disputes - Disputes involving states that recognize each other, List of territorial disputes - In Africa and neighbouring seas, List of territorial disputes - In the Americas, List of territorial disputes - In Asia and the Pacific, List of territorial disputes - In Europe, List of territorial disputes - Disputes between a state and its subnational entities or between subnational entities, List of territorial disputes - Disputes involving parties that each have some territory under control but do not recognize each other, List of territorial disputes - Formally frozen dispute, List of territorial disputes - Disputes between a state and a secessionist group with no territorial control

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Aliyev obscured much of his early life, and details remain uncertain. He claimed to have been born into a working-class family in the Azerbaijani province of Nakhchivan, but other sources suggest he was actually born in Armenia. Doubt also exists over his date of birth. He also claimed to have studied at the Azerbaijan State University in Baku, graduating with a degree in history. It seems, however, that he act ...

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Heydar Aliyev, Heydar Aliyev - Aliyev's career in the Soviet era, Heydar Aliyev - Fall and re-invention, Heydar Aliyev - Aliyev as President

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Disputes - international: Nagorno-Karabakh Armenia supports ethnic Armenians in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan in the longstanding, separatist conflict against the Azerbaijani Government; Nagorno-Karabakh is a predominantly ethnic Armenian region within Azerbaijan. The current conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) began in 1988 when Armenian demonstrations against Azerbaijani rule broke out in both N-K and Armenia and the N-K Supreme Soviet voted to secede from Azerbaijan and join Armenia. Soon, vio ...

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Foreign relations of Azerbaijan, Foreign relations of Azerbaijan - International organization participation, Foreign relations of Azerbaijan - Disputes, Foreign relations of Azerbaijan - Illicit drugs, Foreign relations of Azerbaijan - Reference

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Scouting in Armenia was founded in 1912, then later developed abroad among the refugees who had survived the genocide of 1915-1916 and among those that had fled the new communist occupation of their lands, at which point Scouting ceased to exist in Armenia. Haï Ari (in French Association des Scouts Armeniens, in English Association of Armenian Scouts) was a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1928 to 1997. The organization was rec ...

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Hayastani Azgayin Scautakan Sharjum Kazmakerputiun, Hayastani Azgayin Scautakan Sharjum Kazmakerputiun - History, Hayastani Azgayin Scautakan Sharjum Kazmakerputiun - Scouting in Nagorno-Karabakh, Hayastani Azgayin Scautakan Sharjum Kazmakerputiun - Other Armenian Scouting organizations, Hayastani Azgayin Scautakan Sharjum Kazmakerputiun - International Scouting units in Armenia

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Post-Soviet states, Post-Soviet states - States and geographical groupings, Post-Soviet states - Economy, Post-Soviet states - Regional organizations, Post-Soviet states - Commonwealth of Independent States, Post-Soviet states - GUAM, Post-Soviet states - Eurasian Economic Community, Post-Soviet states - Central Asian Cooperation Organization, Post-Soviet states - Collective Security Treaty Organization, Post-Soviet states - Union of Russia and Belarus, Post-Soviet states - Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Post-Soviet states - Governments, Post-Soviet states - Wars and conflicts, Post-Soviet states - Separatist conflicts, Post-Soviet states - Other civil wars, Post-Soviet states - Color revolutions

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In the Treaty of Maastricht (Article 49), it is stated that any European country that respects the principles of the European Union may apply to join. The Copenhagen European Council set out the conditions for EU membership in June 1993 in the so-called Copenhagen criteria. Whether a country is european or not is a subject to political assessment by the EU institutions, but countries in the Council of Europe that fall onto the border (between Europe and Asia) all have a significant ...

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Enlargement of the European Union, Enlargement of the European Union - Past enlargements, Enlargement of the European Union - Criteria and methods, Enlargement of the European Union - Current enlargement processes, Enlargement of the European Union - Acceding countries, Enlargement of the European Union - Candidate countries, Enlargement of the European Union - Potential candidate countries, Enlargement of the European Union - Progress of future enlargements, Enlargement of the European Union - Future enlargement possibilities, Enlargement of the European Union - The European Free Trade Association, Enlargement of the European Union - Eastern Europe, Enlargement of the European Union - South Caucasus, Enlargement of the European Union - Microstates, Enlargement of the European Union - Dependencies of EU member states, Enlargement of the European Union - Non-European states

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Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Armenia. The ARF has always maintained its ideological commitment to "a Free, Independent, and United Armenia." The term United Armenia refers to the borders of Armenia that were recognized by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and outlined in the Treaty of Sèvres. When independence was achieved in 1991, the ARF soon became one of the major and most active political party, tracing behind the Pan-Armenian National Movement (PANM). Consequently, President Levon Ter-Petrossian ...

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Armenian Revolutionary Federation, Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Origins, Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Modern history, Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Armenia, Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Lebanon, Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Goals, Armenian Revolutionary Federation - External link

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Political separatism may involve attempts to obtain sovereignty and to split a territory or a group of people (usually a people with a distinctive national consciousness) from one another, or one nation from another. One type of example involves colonies gaining independence from a metropolis). Separatist groups themselves often reject the term separatism: they may consider it pejorative ...

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Separatism, Separatism - Political/Administrative separatism, Separatism - Motivations for separatism, Separatism - Degrees of separation, Separatism - Fickle separatisms, Separatism - Countries dismembered by separatist movements c. 2001, Separatism - Other Historical separatist movements, Separatism - Entities which have proclaimed independence without gaining international recognition as independent countries, Separatism - Countries with separatist movements, Separatism - Ethnic/racial separatism, Separatism - Religious separatism, Separatism - Social/cultural separatism

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Opposition to Turkey's entry into the EU varies among the public of the current EU member states, as does political support or opposition to the entry bid. The issues mentioned by some of those objecting to Turkey's EU candidacy can be divided among those inherent to Turkey's situation, those that involve internal issues about human rights, democracy, and related matters, and those concerning Turkey's open external disputes with its neighbours. Accession of Turkey to the European Union - Inherent issues. ...

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Accession of Turkey to the European Union, Accession of Turkey to the European Union - History, Accession of Turkey to the European Union - Likelihood of accession, Accession of Turkey to the European Union - Official point of view, Accession of Turkey to the European Union - Public opinion, Accession of Turkey to the European Union - Arguments used against Turkish membership, Accession of Turkey to the European Union - Inherent issues, Accession of Turkey to the European Union - Human rights democracy and other internal issues, Accession of Turkey to the European Union - Relations with neighbours, Accession of Turkey to the European Union - Effect on the future direction of the EU, Accession of Turkey to the European Union - Arguments used for Turkish membership, Accession of Turkey to the European Union - Individual opinions and quotes, Accession of Turkey to the European Union - Opinions, Accession of Turkey to the European Union - Quotes

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Puppet state - World War II. The Allies in World War II accused their enemies, the Axis powers, of setting up puppet states in their conquered territories. The fascist-leaning European governments under the domination of Nazi Germany during World War II are now and then called puppet régimes, particularly in Allied literature. These included: Belgium (1939-1945) - The violent Rexist movement had achieved some electoral success in the 1930s and many of its members assisted the N ...

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Puppet state, Puppet state - Accusations of puppet states since 1900, Puppet state - World War II, Puppet state - Cold War, Puppet state - The War on Terrorism, Puppet state - Zionism and Israel, Puppet state - Seperatist entities as puppet states, Puppet state - Former unrecognized puppet states of South Africa, Puppet state - Historic puppet states

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