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2 days ago · The name Belarus is closely related with the term Belaya Rus', i.e., White Rus'. [15] There are several claims to the origin of the name White Rus'. [16] An ethno-religious theory suggests that the name used to describe the part of old Ruthenian lands within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania that had been populated mostly by Slavs who had been Christianized early, as opposed to Black Ruthenia ...
2 days ago · Guinea (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ n i / ⓘ GHIN-ee), [a] officially the Republic of Guinea (French: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa.It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south.
1 day ago · Sky UK Limited, trading as Sky, is a British broadcaster and telecommunications company that provides television, internet, fixed line and mobile telephone services to consumers and businesses in the United Kingdom.
12 hours ago · Name Owner Description Language Availability Arte Belgique: Cooperation between RTBF and ARTE: Cultural network: French: Cable networks in Wallonia, Brussels and Flanders Satellite
12 hours ago · Georgia is a mountainous country situated almost entirely in the South Caucasus, while some slivers of the country are situated north of the Caucasus Watershed in the North Caucasus. [ 169 ] [ 170 ] The country lies between latitudes 41° and 44° N , and longitudes 40° and 47° E , with an area of 67,900 km 2 (26,216 sq mi).
2 days ago · The Hebrides have a diverse geology, ranging in age from Precambrian strata that are amongst the oldest rocks in Europe, to Paleogene igneous intrusions. [2] [3] [Note 1] Raised shore platforms in the Hebrides have been identified as strandflats, possibly formed during the Pliocene period and later modified by the Quaternary glaciations.
3 days ago · Hanoi has had various names throughout history. It was known first as Long Biên (龍編, lit. ' dragons interweaving '), then Tống Bình (宋平, lit. ' Song pacification ') and Long Đỗ (龍肚, lit.
