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See the ISO 3166-3 standard for former country codes. British Virgin Islands – See Virgin Islands (British) . Burma – See Myanmar . Cape Verde – See Cabo Verde . Caribbean Netherlands – See Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba . China, The Republic of – See Taiwan (Province of China) . Democratic People's Republic of Korea – See Korea ...
The Turabay dynasty was a family of Bedouin emirs who governed the district of Lajjun in northern Palestine during Ottoman rule in the 16th–17th centuries. The family's forebears had served as chiefs of Jezreel Valley during Mamluk rule in the late 15th century. During the Ottoman conquest of the region in 1516–1517, the family aided ...
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard [ 1] published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. They are the most widely used of the country codes published by ISO (the ...
ISO 3166-1 ( Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes) is a standard defining codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. It is the first part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization .
Codes used specifically for a Summer Games only or a Winter Games only, within the same year, are indicated by "S" and "W" respectively. Code National Olympic Committee
The following notable deaths occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.
Ukrainian gymnast Illia Kovtun finished second in the men's parallel bars. Women's high jump medallists at the 2024 games. From left to right: Iryna Herashchenko (Ukraine, bronze), Eleanor Patterson (Australia, bronze), Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine, gold), and Nicola Olyslagers (Australia, silver). Medallists of the women's 50 metre rifle three ...
Video game characters introduced in 2024. This category should be reserved specifically for characters originating in video games, as opposed to licensed appearances in games. Additionally, it should not be used on redirects to avoid category bloat.