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Nationalist Party (Malta)
The Nationalist Party (Partit Nazzjonalista, PN) is Malta's centre-right, Christian-democratic party, founded 1880 as Partito Nazionale, established 1926, led Malta to 1964 independence and 2004 EU entry, sits with the EPP, and is in opposition under leader Alex Borg.
Nationalist People's Coalition
Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), Philippine conservative political party founded in 1992 by Eduardo Danding Cojuangco Jr.; held 35 House and 5 Senate seats in 2022 and remains one of the country's six major competitive parties.
Nationalist poetry
Nationalist poetry, known in Arabic as al-shiʿr al-waṭanī (الشعر الوطني), is poetry expressing love of homeland; in Arabic literature it spans patriotic and pan-Arab verse.
Nationalist Republican Alliance
Nationalist Republican Alliance (Alianza Republicana Nacionalista, ARENA), conservative Salvadoran party founded September 1981 by Roberto d'Aubuisson; governed 1989-2009, dominated politics with the FMLN, then collapsed after 2019 against Bukele's Nuevas Ideas.
Nationalist zone (Spanish Civil War)
Nationalist zone (zona nacional): territory of Spain held by the rebel Nationalist side in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, under Franco, Mola, and the Burgos junta, backed by Germany and Italy, until victory in April 1939.
Nationalist-13
Nationalist-13 is a Canadian neo-Nazi Active Club founded in 2022 in Hamilton, Ontario and the Niagara region, with chapters in Western Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and Newfoundland, claiming to be Canada's only openly National Socialist organization.
Nationalities and regions of Spain
Nationalities and regions of Spain: constitutional terms from Article 2 of the 1978 Constitution for the territories organized as 17 Autonomous Communities plus Ceuta and Melilla, governed by Statutes of Autonomy with asymmetric devolution.
Nationality
Nationality, also called citizenship, is the legal bond between a person and a State, acquired by jus soli, jus sanguinis, or naturalization, with rules on dual nationality, renunciation, deprivation, and statelessness set by each sovereign state.
Nationality and regional scenes in esports
Nationality and regional scenes in esports shape how competitive gaming is organized and followed, with China leading prize earnings and South Korea strong in League of Legends and StarCraft.
Nationality and representation in the international judiciary
Nationality and representation in the international judiciary concerns how international courts balance judges' nationalities and regions, a practice dating to the Permanent Court of International Justice in 1920.
Nationality and state succession
Nationality and state succession is the body of rules governing how people acquire or lose nationality when states split or transfer territory, anchored in the human right to a nationality.
Nationalization
Nationalization: transfer of industry or firm ownership from private hands to the state, covering the UK and French post-1945 programs, the 1970s expropriation peak, compensation law, and mixed evidence on firm performance.
Nationalization of Bolivian hydrocarbons
The nationalization of Bolivian hydrocarbons comprises three episodes, in 1937, 1969, and 2006, in which the Bolivian state asserted ownership of its oil and gas industry.
Nationalization of nitrates in Peru
The nationalization of nitrates in Peru was the state takeover of the Tarapacá nitrate industry, by a 1873 monopoly and expropriation of 1875 under President Manuel Pardo.
Nationalization of schools in Tanzania
The nationalization of schools in Tanzania was the transfer of private and mission schools into state ownership from the late 1960s under Nyerere's socialist Arusha Declaration of 1967.
Nationalization of the Iranian oil industry
The nationalization of the Iranian oil industry was the 1951 transfer of Iran's oil from the British-owned Anglo-Iranian Oil Company to the Iranian state, led by Mohammad Mosaddeq.
Nationalization of the Mexican electric industry
The nationalization of the Mexican electric industry was the 1960 transfer of Mexico's main foreign-owned electric utilities to state ownership, announced by President Adolfo López Mateos on 27 September 1960.
Nationalization of the Suez Canal
The nationalization of the Suez Canal was Egypt's 1956 takeover of the Suez Canal Company, announced by Nasser in July 1956 and followed by an Anglo-French-Israeli invasion in October.
Nationally Determined Contributions
Nationally determined contributions, or NDCs, are the climate plans each Paris Agreement country must submit every five years, committing to cut emissions and adapt to climate change.
Nationals Park
Nationals Park, the Washington Nationals' MLB ballpark in Southeast Washington, D.C., opened March 30, 2008; cost over $611 million; first LEED Silver-certified MLB stadium; 41,565 seats.
Nations at the 1980 Winter Paralympics
The Nations at the 1980 Winter Paralympics were 18 nations at the second Winter Games, held in Geilo, Norway, in February 1980, with 299 athletes.
Nations at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
The 1984 Summer Paralympics drew 54 countries and about 2,100 athletes to two host sites, Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain, and New York, with the United States leading the medals.
Nations at the 1984 Winter Paralympics
Twenty-one countries sent 419 athletes to the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria, where the Netherlands and Spain débuted and athletes with cerebral palsy first competed.
Nations at the 1988 Winter Paralympics
Nations at the 1988 Winter Paralympics: 22 countries sent 377 athletes to Innsbruck, Austria, where Norway led the medals and the Soviet Union made its Winter debut.
Nations at the 1992 Winter Paralympics
Twenty-four nations sent 365 athletes to the 1992 Winter Paralympics in Tignes and Albertville, France, where a reunified Germany competed together for the first time.
Nations at the 1994 Winter Paralympics
Nations at the 1994 Winter Paralympics covers the record field of 31 countries and 469 athletes at Lillehammer, Norway, including eight debutant nations and first-time Para ice hockey.
Nations at the 1998 Winter Paralympics
The 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan, brought together 562 athletes from 31 nations across five sports; Norway topped the medal table with 18 gold medals.
Nations at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
Nations at the 2006 Winter Paralympics (Torino 2006): 38-39 NPCs sent 474 athletes (375 men, 99 women) in five sports; USA had the largest delegation (55), Russia topped the medals with 13 golds, and Mexico and Mongolia debuted.
Nations at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
Nations at the 2010 Winter Paralympics covers the 44 participating countries and 502 athletes at the Vancouver and Whistler Games, with delegation sizes and medal standings.
Nations at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
The 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi drew 45 National Paralympic Committees and 541 athletes, one more nation than Vancouver 2010, with Brazil, Turkey, and Uzbekistan debuting.