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Yugoslav literature

(Encyclopedia) Yugoslav or South Slav literature, literature written in Serbo-Croatian, Slovenian, and, especially after World War II, Macedonian languages. The Serbian and Croatian literary…

Medal Standings by Country

Looking for great features on the TURIN GAMES? See: 2006 TURIN WINTER GAMES. Countries are ranked by the point value of the medals awarded, not by the quantity of medals. Gold medals…

Skiing, Alpine–Women

Downhill1948 Hedy Schlunegger, Switzerland 2:28.301952 Trude Jochum-Beiser, Austria 1:47.101956 Madeleine Berthod, Switzerland 1:40.701960 Heidi Biebl, Germany 1:37.601964 Christl Haas,…

Selected International Organizations

Learn about various international organizations that operate cooperatively throughout the world. Each organization is composed of several or many countries with a joint goal…

Danube

(Encyclopedia) DanubeDanubedănˈy&oomacr;b [key], Czech Dunaj, Ger. Donau, Hung. Duna, Rom. Dunarea, Serbo-Croatian and Bulg. Dunav, Ukr. Dunay, great river of central and SE Europe, c.1,770 mi (2…

World Youth Championship

Championship for the Under-20 national teams contested for the 10th time since its inception in 1977. Held Apr. 3-24, 1999 in Nigeria.First Round Round Robin; each team plays the other teams…

Kosovo Factsheet

Kosovo is now a country! Read all about the Republic of Kosovo. by Elissa Haney6 This article was posted on June 16, 1999. Related Links Kosovo Country ProfileTimeline: NATO in KosovoNATO In…

Principal Sources of Refugees, 2006

These countries have generated the greatest number of refugees and asylum seekers. It does not include persons granted permanent status in other…

1996 Olympics Team Sports Medalists

Men Champion Baseball Cuba   Japan   USA Basketball USA   Yugoslavia   Lithuania Field Hockey Netherlands   Spain   Australia Handball Croatia…