The Caroline Islands (or the Carolines) are a widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea.Politically, they are divided between the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in the central and eastern parts of the group, and Palau at the extreme western end. Historically, this area was also called Nuevas Filipinas or New …

Em abril de 2004, aproximadamente 700 bilhões estavam em circulação, [13] com uma estimativa de metade de dois terços dele fora dos EUA. [14] No dia 1 de Janeiro de 2019 o montante de dólares em circulação avizinha os 1,70 trilhões segundo a Reserva Federal. Os Estados Unidos são um dos vários países que usam a moeda dólar.

The Winter Palace (Russian: Зимний дворец, tr. Zimnij dvorets, IPA: [ˈzʲimnʲɪj dvɐˈrʲɛts]) is a palace in Saint Petersburg that served as the official residence of the Russian Emperor from 1732 to 1917. The palace and its precincts now house the Hermitage Museum.Situated between Palace Embankment and Palace Square, adjacent to the site of Peter the Great's original Winter ...

De rococo is een Europese stijlperiode in de beeldende en toegepaste kunsten, die haar hoogtepunt beleefde tussen 1730 en 1760.De naam is afgeleid van het Franse woord rocaille, een asymmetrisch schelpmotief dat in de 18e-eeuwse barok veel gebruikt werd in met name de toegepaste kunst. Het woord rocaille gaat terug op de Franse woorden roc (rots) en coquilles …

Samoan (Gagana faʻa Sāmoa or Gagana Sāmoa; IPA: [ŋaˈŋana ˈsaːmʊa]) is a Polynesian language spoken by Samoans of the Samoan Islands.Administratively, the islands are split between the sovereign country of Samoa and the United States territory of American Samoa.It is an official language, alongside English, in both jurisdictions.It is widely spoken across the …

Nazi plunder (German: Raubkunst) was the stealing of art and other items which occurred as a result of the organized looting of European countries during the time of the Nazi Party in Germany.The looting of Polish and Jewish property was a key part of the Holocaust.The plundering was carried out from 1933, beginning with the seizure of the property of German …

The Battle of Narva was a World War II military campaign, lasting from 2 February to 10 August 1944, in which the German Army Detachment "Narwa" and the Soviet Leningrad Front fought for possession of the strategically important Narva Isthmus.. The battle took place in the northern section of the Eastern Front and consisted of two major phases: the Battle for Narva …

The Great Seal of the State of Illinois is the official emblem of the state, and signifies the official nature of a document produced by the state of Illinois. The flag of the state of Illinois consists of the seal of Illinois on a white background, with the word "Illinois" underneath the seal. The present seal was adopted in 1869, the flag bearing the central elements of the seal was adopted ...

Regras do jogo. As regras do futebol que governam o jogo não são apenas de responsabilidade da FIFA. Existe um comité chamado International Football Association Board (IFAB) que discute e pondera as regras do futebol. No comitê, a FIFA é representada por quatro dirigentes (metade do comité). A outra metade do comitê é composta por representantes de Inglaterra, Escócia, …

The Brazilian new capital, Brasília, hosts modern palaces, most designed by the city's architect Oscar Niemeyer.The Alvorada Palace is the official residence of Brazil's president.The Planalto Palace is the official workplace. The Jaburu Palace is the official residence of Brazil's vice-president.Also Rio de Janeiro, the former capital of the Portuguese Empire and the Empire of …