Conversely the use of true brass seems to have declined in Western Europe during this period in favour of gunmetals and other mixed alloys but by the end of the first Millennium AD brass artefacts are found in Scandinavian graves in Scotland, brass was being used in the manufacture of coins in Northumbria and there is archaeological and historical evidence for the production of brass in Germany and The Low Countries areas rich in calamine ore which would remain important centres of brass making throughout the medieval period, especially Dinant – brass objects are still collectively known as dinanterie in French.

Countries participating in the SAP have been offered the possibility to become, once they fulfill the necessary conditions, member states of the EU.

Countries that have ratified the Charter, and languages for which the ratification was made:

However, this power can be lost under certain circumstances: some Countries have been forced to disarm by other Countries, upon losing a war, or by having arms embargos or sanctions placed on them.

Countries below have officially listed Hezbollah in at least some part as a terrorist organization.

Some micro-nationalists call their countries Nomadic Countries, especially ones that have no land and are based on the Internet.

Countries that have signed, but not yet ratified: Poland

Countries usually have different styles of stamps for entries and exits, to make it easier to identify the movements of people.

Countries that have adopted rugby union as their de facto national sport include Fiji, Georgia, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga and Wales.

Countries such as Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa have produced numerous professional world champions such as Dick Tiger, Hogan Bassey, Samuel Peter, Azumah Nelson and Jake Matlala.

Today there are movements supporting the independence of the Catalan Countries in both Spain and France, but they only have significant support in Catalonia.

Over the last few decades, the term ' Third World ' has been used interchangeably with the Global South and Developing Countries to describe poorer countries that have struggled to attain steady economic development.

Countries that have signed, but not yet ratified-( 6 ) Canada, European Union, Greece, Portugal, Ukraine, United States

Countries opposed to whaling have passed non-binding resolutions in the IWC urging Japan to stop the program.

Countries can have more than one threshold.

Countries with conservative attitudes towards sex education ( including the UK and the U. S .) have a higher incidence of STIs and teenage pregnancy.

Countries party to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic have uniform rules about overtaking and lane designation.

Countries outside of Europe were by default allocated to the Trans-Atlantic zone but could choose to have their messages stored in the European zone.

Countries that do not have national systems include Ireland and Panama.

Countries, for example India, which " were far behind in the population-food game that there is no hope that our food aid will see them through to self-sufficiency " would have their food aid eliminated.

Countries that have acceded to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness will grant nationality to otherwise stateless persons who were born on their territory, or on a ship or plane flagged by that country.

Countries that sign the convention are required to adopt national laws, and remove old ones, so that persons with disabilities will, for example, have equal rights to education, employment, and cultural life ; to the right to own and inherit property ; to not be discriminated against in marriage, etc.

Countries like Argentina that have abundant beef resources see a structural underpricing in the Big Mac.

The shield had six sections, each representing " the Countries from which these States have been peopled " ( England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, and Holland ), surrounded by the initials of all thirteen states.

Countries which have ratified the Children's Charter must submit initial reports within two years of ratification or the entry into force of the Charter and every three years thereafter.

Countries that signed the Convention become Parties by ratifying, accepting or approving it.

Gabon is a member of the UN and some of its specialized and related agencies, including the World Bank ; Organization of African Unity ( OAU ); Central African Customs Union ( UDEAC / CEMAC ); EC association under Lome Convention ; Communaute Financiere Africaine ( CFA ); Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ); Non-Aligned Movement ; withdrew from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ).

** United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and / or Desertification, Particularly in Africa

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and / or Desertification, Particularly in Africa is a Convention to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought through national action programs that incorporate long-term strategies supported by international cooperation and partnership arrangements.

The Least Developed Countries Fund for Climate Change ( LDCF ) and the Special Climate Change Fund ( SCCF ) were established by the Global Environment Facility ( GEF ) in response to guidance from the Conference of the Parties ( COP ) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( UNFCCC ).

Countries that have signed the UN Convention Against Torture have committed themselves not to use torture on anyone for any reason.

Countries ratifying this Convention must take immediate and effective measures to secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour ( WFCL ) as a matter of urgency.

* Address: The Open Door in Latin Countries, Cleveland, First General Missionary Convention, 1903.

Countries which have adopted the New York Convention have agreed to recognize and enforce international arbitration awards.

Both are members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the African Union and other multilateral organizations.

Older editions of the CIA World Factbook, going back to 1989, country rankings constructed from CIA data, and additional country information from other sources are available at the Countries of the World website, which was begun in 1996.

Countries marked in dark colors are authoritarian, and most often dictatorships.

Countries that are more red are authoritarian, and most often dictatorships.

Countries choose this kind of economic integration if their economical structures are complementary.

In 2004 the Right to Food Guidelines are adopted, offering guidance to states on how to implement their obligations on the right to food .< ref > Olivier de Schutter ( 2010 ) " Countries tackling hunger with a right to food approach.

Excavations are currently underway, and if the so far presented estimates hold true, the site would be the only pre-glacial ( Neanderthal ) site so far discovered in the Nordic Countries, and it is approximately 125, 000 years old.

Countries within the EU are required to adopt the directive in national legislation by early 2013.

The IMU's members are Member Countries and each Member country is represented through an Adhering Organization, which may be its principal academy, a mathematical society, its research council or some other institution or association of institutions, or an appropriate agency of its government.

The Commission for Developing Countries supports research travel of mathematicians based in developing countries as well as mathematics research conferences in the developing world through its Grants Program which is open to mathematicians throughout the developing world, including countries that are not ( yet ) members of the IMU.

Countries are required to update their AIP manuals every 28 days and so provide definitive regulations, procedures and information for each country about airspace and aerodromes.

Countries are increasingly recognizing how severely IC / PBS can affect patients ' lives, by officially recognizing that it can completely impair functioning.

Countries pictured ( clockwise from upper left ) are Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt ( across the Gulf of Aqabah ), Israel, and the disputed West Bank, with Jordan in the center.

In common use are such terms as Lusophone, meaning Portuguese-speaking, and Lusitanic, referring to the Community of Portuguese Language Countries — once Portugal's colonies and presently independent countries still sharing some common heritage.

Countries are forced to follow suit, on this view, because should they not foreign investment will dry up, move places with lower " burdens " and leave more people jobless and poor.

* They are both members of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries.

Countries seen as not being sufficiently compliant with such recommendations are subjected to financial sanctions.

Countries with a minority Muslim population are more likely than Muslim-majority countries of the Greater Middle East to use mosques as a way to promote civic participation.

Both are members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the African Union and other multilateral organizations.

Countries with a coastline on the Persian Gulf are ( clockwise, from the north ): Iran, Oman ( exclave of Musandam ), United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar on a peninsula off the Saudi coast, Bahrain on an island, Kuwait and Iraq in the northwest.

Countries such as Belgium and Switzerland that often use charitable fund-raising design stamps that are desirable for collectors.