Universe of 3,000 Games/Universe of 3000 Game Patches.dmg/mac/u_z/UpdateSHII1.05.1/UpdateSHII1.05.1.rsrc/STR#_11004.txt

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The U.N.’s main goals are
to prevent war, develop
friendly relations between
states, solve international
problems, and promote
respect for human rights.

Founded in 1863, the
organization’s symbol
in Muslim countries is
a red crescent.

Diamond cutting and
polishing is Israel’s
main export-oriented
industry.

The Nile, Egypt’s only river,
is the world’s longest:
6,648 km (4,132 mi) long.

Marsupials developed
here without predators
for 50 million years.

Alvaro de Mendaña named
these islands, believing
they were the source of
King Solomon’s gold for
the Temple of Jerusalem.

A Spanish colony for over
300 years, Mexico became
a republic in 1824.

The name is thought to
come from “Kanata,” the
Huron-Iroquois word for
“village” or “community.”

On November 25, 1783, as the
British fleet left New York
Harbor, an American sailor
named David Van Arsdale
climbed the flagpole the
British had greased, and let
fly the new nation’s flag.

The name comes from
the Portuguese word
for the reddish color
of brazil wood.

The smallest country in
South America, Uruguay
is wedged between Brazil
and Argentina.

Crossing from the Pacific
Ocean to the Caribbean
Sea, travellers actually
travel northwest through
the Panama Canal.

About 95% of the
world’s emeralds
come from Colombia.

Home of Aconcagua,
whose peak is the
highest point in the
Western hemisphere.

Home of Lake Titicaca,
the highest navigable
lake in the world.

Home of Cotopaxi,
South America’s most
dangerous volcano.

Home of Angel
Falls, the world’s
highest waterfall.

The central railroad
reaches 4,817 m (15,809
ft): the highest standard
gauge railroad in the
world.

A former union of 15
republics.  Officially
proclaimed in 1922
and dissolved in 1991.

The world’s largest
producer of olives.

The oldest continuous
democracy in Europe.
The federal legislature
finally granted women
the right to vote in 1971.

Timber and wood by-products
have traditionally been
among Sweden’s most
valuable exports.

The Polish name for Poland,
“Polska,” means “the land
of the plain.”

Lacking natural borders
and having stronger
neighbors during much of
its history, Germany has
often been a battleground.

Includes within its borders
the islands of Sicily and
Sardinia, as well as many
other smaller islands.

Consists of England,
Scotland, Wales,
and six counties of
Northern Ireland.

One of the oldest countries.
France’s frontiers have changed
relatively little since the
close of the Middle Ages.

Proclaimed its independence
in 1945, after more than
300 years of Dutch control.

Saudi Arabia’s southern
desert is the largest
continuous body of sand
in the world.

China’s written history
begins during the Shang
dynasty in the 16th
century B.C.

Named in 1543 for the
crown prince of Spain,
these islands achieved
independence in 1946.

The government of Chiang
Kai-Shek fled here in 1949
when communists took over
mainland China and proclaimed
the People’s Republic of China.

The world’s second most
populous nation, after
China.  India has 16
official languages.

Ruled by France from
1885 to 1954, when it
gained independence
but was divided into
north and south.

Developed in the 15th
century, the Korean
alphabet is thought to
be East Asia’s first
phonetic alphabet.

The name means “land
of the rising sun.”