User:CaptainElena/sandbox

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
German national election, 2010
← 2005 9 October 2010 (2010-10-09) Next →
All 500 in the Volkskammer
251 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sahra Wagenknecht Renate Künast Angela Merkel
Party Left Greens CDU/CSU
Leader's seat North Rhine-Westphalia
(List) 		Berlin
(List) 		Stralsund – Nordvorpommern – Rügen
Last election 284 seats 130 seats 50 seats
Seats before 284 130 50
Seats won 300 148 45
Seat change Increase16 Increase18 Decrease5
Popular vote 40,186,360 18,585,315 7,574,392
Percentage 57.3% 26.5% 10.8%
Swing Increase1.4 Increase5.6 Decrease3.1
  Fourth party
 
Leader Guido Westerwelle
Party FDP
Leader's seat North Rhine-Westphalia
(List)
Last election 36 seats
Seats before 36
Seats won 7
Seat change Decrease29
Popular vote 3,787,196
Percentage 5.4%
Swing Increase3.9


CaptainElena/sandbox
Die Linke
LeaderSahra Wagenknecht
Founded15 March 1991
Merger ofSED and SPD
HeadquartersKarl-Liebknecht-Haus
Kl. Alexanderstraße 28
D-10178 Berlin
Membership (2011)2,000,000[1]
IdeologyInternational socialism[2]
Political positionleft-wing
European affiliationParty of the European Left
European Parliament groupEuropean United Left–Nordic Green Left
ColoursRed
Seats in the Bundestag
300 / 500
Seats in the Regional Parliaments
1,100 / 1,700
Seats in the European Parliament
15 / 100
Website
http://www.die-linke.de/


Republican Party
ChairpersonReince Priebus (WI)
Presidential nomineeDonald Trump (NY)
Vice presidential nomineeMike Pence (IN)
House leaderSpeaker Paul Ryan (WI)
Senate leaderMajority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY)
Chair of Governors AssociationSusana Martinez (NM)
FoundedMarch 20, 1854; 170 years ago (1854-03-20)
Preceded byWhig Party
Free Soil Party
Headquarters310 First Street SE
Washington, D.C. 20003
Student wingCollege Republicans
Youth wingYoung Republicans
Teen Age Republicans
Women's wingNational Federation of Republican Women
Overseas wingRepublicans Overseas
Membership (2016)30,447,217 [3]
IdeologyMajority:
Conservatism[4]
Economic liberalism[5]
Fiscal conservatism[6]
Social conservatism[7]
Federalism[8]
Minority:
Right-wing populism[9][10]
Centrism[11][12]
European affiliationAlliance of European Conservatives and Reformists[13] (regional partner)
International affiliationInternational Democrat Union
Regional affiliationAsia Pacific Democrat Union[14]
Colors  Red
Seats in the Senate
54 / 100
Seats in the House
247 / 435
Governorships
31 / 50
State Upper Chamber Seats
1,126 / 1,972
State Lower Chamber Seats
3,038 / 5,411
Territorial Governorships
2 / 6
Territorial Upper Chamber Seats
0 / 3
Territorial Lower Chamber Seats
0 / 6
Website
www.gop.com
United States of America
Motto: 
Other traditional mottos  
Anthem: "The Star-Spangled Banner"

March: "The Stars and Stripes Forever"[17]

Projection of North America with the United States in green
The contiguous United States plus Alaska and Hawaii
The United States and its territories
The United States and its territories
CapitalWashington, D.C.
38°53′N 77°01′W / 38.883°N 77.017°W / 38.883; -77.017
Largest cityNew York City
40°43′N 74°00′W / 40.717°N 74.000°W / 40.717; -74.000
Official languagesNone at federal level[a]
National languageEnglish[b]
Ethnic groups
72.4% White
12.6% Black
2.9% Other/Multiracial
4.8% Asian
0.9% Native[18][c]
Demonym(s)American
GovernmentFederal presidential constitutional republic
• President
Barack Obama
Joe Biden
Paul Ryan
John Roberts
LegislatureCongress
• Upper house
Senate
• Lower house
House of Representatives
July 4, 1776
March 1, 1781
September 3, 1783
June 21, 1788
March 24, 1976
Area
• Total area
9,833,517 km2 (3,796,742 sq mi)[19][d] (3rd/4th)
• Water (%)
6.97
• Total land area
9,147,593 km2
3,531,905 sq mi
Population
• 2016 estimate
324,099,593[20] (3rd)
• 2010 census
309,349,689[21] (3rd)
• Density
35/km2 (90.6/sq mi) (180th)
GDP (PPP)2016 estimate
• Total
$18.558 trillion[22] (2nd)
• Per capita
$57,220[22] (10th)
GDP (nominal)2016 estimate
• Total
$18.558 trillion[22] (1st)
• Per capita
$57,220[22] (6th)
Gini (2013)40.8[23][24][25]
medium
HDI (2014)Increase 0.915[26]
very high (8th)
Currency[[]] ($) (USD)
Time zoneUTC−4 to −12, +10, +11
• Summer (DST)
UTC−4 to −10[e]
Date formatMM/DD/YYYY
Driving sideright[f]
Calling code+1[27]
ISO 3166 codeUS
Internet TLD.us   .gov   .mil   .edu
  1. ^ English is the official language of 32 states; English and Hawaiian are both official languages in Hawaii, and English and 20 Native American languages are official in Alaska. Algonquian, Cherokee, and Sioux are among many other official languages in Native-controlled lands throughout the country. French is a de facto, but unofficial, language in Maine and Louisiana, while New Mexico law grants Spanish a special status.[28][29][30][31]
  2. ^ In five territories, English as well as one or more indigenous languages are official: Spanish in Puerto Rico, Samoan in American Samoa, Chamorro in both Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Carolinian is also an official language in the Northern Mariana Islands.
  3. ^ Not including Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, see Race and ethnicity in the United States for more information.
  4. ^ Whether the United States or China is larger has been disputed. The figure given is from the U.S. Census and United Nations.[32]
  5. ^ See Time in the United States for details about laws governing time zones in the United States.
  6. ^ Except American Samoa and the Virgin Islands.

Timeline[edit]

Yoshihiko NodaNaoto KanYukio HatoyamaTaro AsoYasuo FukudaShinzo AbeJunichiro KoizumiYoshiro MoriKeizo ObuchiRyutaro HashimotoTomiichi MurayamaTsutomu HataMorihiro HosokawaKiichi MiyazawaToshiki KaifuSosuke UnoNoboru TakeshitaYasuhiro NakasoneZenko SuzukiMasayoshi ItoMasayoshi OhiraTakeo FukudaTakeo MikiKakuei TanakaEisaku SatoHayato IkedaNobusuke KishiTanzan IshibashiIchiro HatoyamaHitoshi AshidaTetsu KatayamaShigeru YoshidaKijūrō ShideharaPrince Naruhiko HigashikuniKantarō SuzukiKuniaki KoisoHideki TojoMitsumasa YonaiNobuyuki AbeHiranuma KiichirōFumimaro KonoeSenjūrō HayashiKōki HirotaKeisuke OkadaSaitō MakotoInukai TsuyoshiOsachi HamaguchiTanaka GiichiWakatsuki ReijirōKatō TakaakiKiyoura KeigoKatō TomosaburōTakahashi KorekiyoHara TakashiTerauchi MasatakeYamamoto GonnohyōeSaionji KinmochiKatsura TarōŌkuma ShigenobuMatsukata MasayoshiYamagata AritomoKuroda KiyotakaIto Hirobumi

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article13506407/Gruene-wachsen-explosiv-Die-Linke-schrumpft.html
  2. ^ "Parties and Elections in Europe: Germany". Parties-and-Elections.de. 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  3. ^ http://truthinmedia.com/libertarian-party-registrations-rising/
  4. ^ Paul Gottfried, Conservatism in America: Making Sense of the American Right, p. 9, "Postwar conservatives set about creating their own synthesis of free-market capitalism, Christian morality, and the global struggle against Communism." (2009); Gottfried, Theologies and moral concern (1995) p. 12
  5. ^ Laissez-faire capitalism and economic liberalism. Jstor.com. Retrieved on 2014-08-12.
  6. ^ Quinn, Justin. "Fiscal Conservatism". about news.
  7. ^ No Country for Old Social Conservatives?. Nair. Thecrimson.com. Retrieved on 2014-08-17.
  8. ^ https://www.gop.com/platform/we-the-people/
  9. ^ Cassidy, John (February 29, 2016). "Donald Trump is Transforming the G.O.P. Into a Populist, Nativist Party". The New Yorker.
  10. ^ Gould, J.J. (July 2, 2016). "Why Is Populism Winning on the American Right?". The Atlantic.
  11. ^ Gray, Steven (December 11, 2010). "Illinois' Mark Kirk: Can a Moderate Republican Thrive in Today's Senate?". Time. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  12. ^ O'Connor, Patrick (April 16, 2014). "GOP Feud on Full Display in New Idaho Ad". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  13. ^ "Members". AECR.
  14. ^ "International Democrat Union » APDU". International Democrat Union. [dead link]
  15. ^ 36 U.S.C. § 302 National motto
  16. ^ Dept. of Treasury, 2011
  17. ^ "U.S. Code: Title 36, 304". United States Code. United States: Cornell Law School. August 12, 1998. Retrieved February 15, 2015. The composition by John Philip Sousa entitled 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' is the national march.
  18. ^ "USA". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference WF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ "U.S. and World Population Clock". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  21. ^ PDF.U.S. census department data.
  22. ^ a b c d "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". IMF. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  23. ^ "OECD Income Distribution Database: Gini, poverty, income, Methods and Concepts". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
  24. ^ "Global inequality: How the U.S. compares". Pew Research.
  25. ^ "Income Distribution and Poverty : by country – INEQUALITY". OECD. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
  26. ^ "2015 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  27. ^ Qposter. "United States Dialing Codes, Country Codes and Area Codes". www.qposter.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  28. ^ New Mexico Code 1–16–7 (1981).
  29. ^ New Mexico Code 14–11–13 (2011).
  30. ^ Cobarrubias, Juan; Fishman, Joshua A. (1983). Progress in Language Planning: International Perspectives. Walter de Gruyter. p. 195. ISBN 90-279-3358-8. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  31. ^ García, Ofelia (2011). Bilingual Education in the 21st Century: A Global Perspective. John Wiley & Sons. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-4443-5978-7. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  32. ^ Cite error: The named reference State and other areas was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  33. ^ "Ecological Footprint Atlas 2010" (PDF). Global Footprint Network. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:CaptainElena/sandbox&oldid=1092630390"