When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. List of ISO 3166 country codes - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_3166_country_codes

    The sortable table below contains the three sets of ISO 3166-1 country codes for each of its 249 countries, links to the ISO 3166-2 country subdivision codes, and the Internet country code top-level domains (ccTLD) which are based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard with the few exceptions noted. See the ISO 3166-3 standard for former country codes.

  3. History of Spain - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Spain

    Carlos invaded the Basque country in the north of Spain and attracted support from absolutist reactionaries and conservatives, known as the "Carlist" forces. The supporters of reform and of limitations on the absolutist rule of the Spanish throne rallied behind Isabella and the regent, Maria Cristina; these reformists were called "Christinos ...

  4. Spain - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain

    At 505,992 km 2 (195,365 sq mi), Spain is the world's fifty-first largest country and Europe's fourth largest country. It is some 47,000 km 2 (18,000 sq mi) smaller than France. At 3,715 m (12,188 ft), Mount Teide ( Tenerife ) is the highest mountain peak in Spain and is the third largest volcano in the world from its base.

  5. List of place names of Spanish origin in the United States

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_place_names_of...

    Arizona Either from árida zona, meaning "Arid Zone", or from a Spanish word of Basque origin meaning "The Good Oak" California (from the name of a fictional island country in Las sergas de Esplandián, a popular Spanish chivalric romance by Garci Rodríguez de Mon talvo) Colorado (meaning "red [colored]", "ruddy" or "colored" in masculine form.

  6. Spanish colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_colonization_of...

    Other European powers, including England, France, and the Dutch Republic, took possession of territories initially claimed by Spain. Although the overseas territories under the jurisdiction of the Spanish crown are now commonly called "colonies" the term was not used until the second half of 18th century.

  7. ISO 3166-1 - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1

    The alphabetic country codes were first included in ISO 3166 in 1974, and the numeric country codes were first included in 1981. The country codes have been published as ISO 3166-1 since 1997, when ISO 3166 was expanded into three parts, with ISO 3166-2 defining codes for subdivisions and ISO 3166-3 defining codes for former countries .

  8. List of country-name etymologies - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country-name...

    The exact origin of the word Bangla is unknown, though it is believed to come from "Vanga", an ancient kingdom mentioned in world's largest Epic Mahabharat even Ramayan and geopolitical division on the Ganges delta in the Indian subcontinent. It was located in southern Bengal, with the core region including present-day southern West Bengal ...

  9. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2

    Appendix D – Country Data Codes — comparison of FIPS 10, ISO 3166, and STANAG 1059 country codes; List of all countries with their 2 digit codes (ISO 3166-1) (CSV, JSON) Archived 2017-08-25 at the Wayback Machine. Comprehensive country codes: ISO 3166, ITU, ISO 4217 currency codes and many more (CSV, JSON) Archived 2017-08-26 at the Wayback ...