Spanish
based on Code of 1857 derived from Spanish law and subsequent codes influenced by French and Austrian law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ ...
www.exxun.com/Chile/d_gv.html
Spanish
Spanish
www.exxun.com/Colombia/c_pp.html
Spanish
based on Spanish law; a new criminal code modeled after US procedures was enacted into law in 2004 and reached full implemention in January 2008; judicial review of executive and legislative acts ...
www.exxun.com/Colombia/d_gv.html
Spanish
Although explored by the Spanish early in the 16th century, initial attempts at colonizing Costa Rica proved unsuccessful due to a combination of factors, including: disease from mosquito-infested swamps, brutal heat ...
www.exxun.com/CostaRica/a_fg.html
Spanish
Spanish (official), English
www.exxun.com/CostaRica/c_pp.html
Spanish
based on Spanish civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; has accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
www.exxun.com/CostaRica/d_gv.html
Spanish
... became the launching point for the annual treasure fleets bound for Spain from Mexico and Peru. Spanish rule, marked initially by neglect, became increasingly repressive, provoking an independence movement and occasional rebellions ...
www.exxun.com/Cuba/a_fg.html
Spanish
Spanish
www.exxun.com/Cuba/c_pp.html
Spanish
based on Spanish civil law and influenced by American legal concepts, with large elements of Communist legal theory; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
www.exxun.com/Cuba/d_gv.html
Spanish
... Christopher COLUMBUS on his first voyage in 1492, the island of Hispaniola became a springboard for Spanish conquest of the Caribbean and the American mainland. In 1697, Spain recognized French dominion over ...
www.exxun.com/DominicanRepublic/a_fg.html
Spanish
Spanish
www.exxun.com/DominicanRepublic/c_pp.html
Spanish
What is now Ecuador formed part of the northern Inca Empire until the Spanish conquest in 1533. Quito became a seat of Spanish colonial government in 1563 and part of the Viceroyalty ...
www.exxun.com/Ecuador/a_fg.html
Spanish
mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3%
www.exxun.com/Ecuador/c_pp.html
Spanish
Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
www.exxun.com/ElSalvador/c_pp.html
Spanish
Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule. This tiny country, composed of a mainland portion plus five inhabited islands, is one of the smallest on the African ...
www.exxun.com/EquatorialGuinea/a_fg.html
Spanish
Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)
www.exxun.com/EquatorialGuinea/c_pp.html
Spanish
... long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea local long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial/Republique de Guinee equatoriale local short form: Guinea Ecuatorial/Guinee equatoriale former: Spanish Guinea
www.exxun.com/EquatorialGuinea/d_gv.html
Spanish
... Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish note: only official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and ...
www.exxun.com/EuropeanUnion/c_pp.html
Spanish
... claimed by the French in 1840. Ile Amsterdam: Discovered but not named in 1522 by the Spanish, the island subsequently received the appellation of Nieuw Amsterdam from a Dutchman; it was claimed ...
www.exxun.com/FrenchSouthernandAntarcticLands/a_fg.html
Spanish
German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish)
www.exxun.com/Germany/c_pp.html
Spanish
... before the border closed. Spain will be allowed to open a cultural institute from which the Spanish flag will fly. A new noncolonial constitution came into effect in 2007, but the UK ...
www.exxun.com/Gibraltar/a_fg.html
Spanish
English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
www.exxun.com/Gibraltar/c_pp.html
Spanish
... 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 ...
www.exxun.com/Guatemala/a_fg.html
Spanish
Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) and European 59.4%, K'iche 9.1%, Kaqchikel 8.4%, Mam 7.9%, Q'eqchi 6.3%, other Mayan 8.6%, indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%, other 0.1% (2001 ...
www.exxun.com/Guatemala/c_pp.html
Spanish
... the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by COLUMBUS in 1492 - were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French established a presence on ...
www.exxun.com/Haiti/a_fg.html
