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The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war that finally ended in 1996. CIA’s World Factbook is a public resource providing basic information on 258 world entities, including country profiles and one-page fact

Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, descendants of the Angkor Empire that extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. After Japanese occupation in World War II, Cambodia gained full independence from France in 1953. CIA’s World Factbook is a public resource providing basic intelligence on 265 world entities, including country profiles and one-page factsheets. Learn more. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cambodia/

Many empires have controlled Tunisia, including the Phoenicians (as early as the 12th century B.C.), Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, various Arab and Berber kingdoms, and Ottomans. In 1818, France established a protectorate over Tunisia, which the French later recognized as an independent state in 1956. CIA’s World Factbook is a public resource providing basic information on 258 world entities, including country profiles and one-page factsheets. Learn more. https://www.cia.gov/the-wo

The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century and were ceded to the US in 1898 after the Spanish-American War. In 1935, the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. After Japanese occupation during World War II, the Republic of the Philippines attained its independence on 4 July 1946. CIA’s World Factbook is a public resource providing basic information on 258 world entities, including country profiles and one-page factsheets. Learn more. https://www.cia.gov/the

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Slovakia traces its roots to the 9th century state of Great Moravia, followed soon after by the Hungarian Kingdom and, in 1859, the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After World War I, the Empire dissolved, and the Slovaks joined the Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. In 1993, Czechoslovakia underwent a nonviolent "velvet divorce" into its two national components, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. CIA’s World Factbook is a public resource providing basic information on 258 world entities, including country pr

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