"small island just off the coast of Borneo. The sovereign state of Brunei, located on the north coast, comprises about 1% of Borneo's land area. A little more than half of the island is in the Northern Hemisphere including Brunei and the Malaysian portion, while the Indonesian portion spans both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Borneo is home to one of the oldest rainforests in the world. The island is known by many names. Internationally it is known as ""Borneo"", after Brunei, derived from European contact with the kingdom in the 16th century during the Age of Exploration. The name"
"Blenio District The Blenio District is a district of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ). The capital of the district is Acquarossa. The district has an area, , of . Of this area, or 3.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 36.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 1.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.6% is either rivers or lakes and or 39.7% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.6%. Out of the forested"
"previously Italian, side valley of Saiento and the hamlet of Cavajone joined Brusio and became Swiss. Brusio has an area, , of . Of this area, 16.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 54.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (27%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located in the Brusio sub-district of the Bernina district. It is located in the Val Poschiavo on the road from the Bernina Pass into Italy. It consists of the hamlets of Campocologno, Zalende, Campascio, Brusio, Piazzo and parts of"
"rest of the land, 1.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 48.4% is unproductive land. In 2006 the municipality was created with the fusion of Aquila, Campo (Blenio), Ghirone, Olivone and Torre. The municipality occupies much of the Blenio valley. It consists of the villages of Aquila, Campo (Blenio), Ghirone, Olivone and Torre. In addition to the villages, the hamlets of Dangio, Grumarone, Pinaderio, Ponto Aquilesco, Comprovasco, Scona, Sommascona and Lavorceno. Blenio has a population () of . , 6.6% of the population are foreign nationals. Most of the population () speaks Italian (90.5%), with German being second most common"
"Brestovec, Komárno District Brestovec () is a village and municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. The village lies at an altitude of 110 metres and covers an area of 7.491 km². It has a population of about 490 people. In the 9th century, the territory of Brestovec became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1327. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Brestovec once more became part"
"in Albania (63%), Kosovo (81%) and Macedonia (53%). In 2012, as part of the celebrations for the 100th Anniversary of the Independence of Albania, Prime Minister Sali Berisha spoke of ""Albanian lands"" stretching from Preveza in Greece to Preševo in Serbia, and from the Macedonian capital of Skopje to the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica, angering Albania's neighbours. The comments were also inscribed on a parchment that will be displayed at a museum in the city of Vlore, where the country's independence from the Ottoman Empire was declared in 1912. Based on the territorial definition of a historic Bulgarian state, a"
"of an autonomous State of Ilirida is not officially accepted by the ethnic Albanian politicians in the Republic of Macedonia. The irredentist claims in Serbia proper (excluding Kosovo) are in the southern Preševo Valley, including municipalities of Preševo (), Bujanovac () and partially Medveđa (), where there is an Albanian community. In 2001, the Albanians were estimated to have numbered 70,000 in the area. According to the 2002 census, the Albanian proportion in those municipalities were following: Preševo–31,098 (89%), Bujanovac–23,681 (55%), Medveđa–2,816 (26%). Following the Kosovo War (1998–99), the Albanian separatist Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac (, UÇPMB),"
"the Dayton Agreement of 1995 that ended the four-year war, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was defined as one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina and comprised 51% of country's area. The Republika Srpska comprised the other 49%. Cantons and federal structure were built rather slowly after the war. Croatian institutions of Herzeg-Bosnia existed and functioned parallel to Federation ones up until 1996-97, when they were phased out. On 8 March 2000, the Brčko District was formed as an autonomous district within Bosnia and Herzegovina and it was created from part of the territory of both Bosnian"
"Italian ethnicity was between 98 and 100% of the total. In 2001, Brtonigla hosted 52,82% Croatian-speakers, 41,29% Italian-speakers, 2,47% Slovenian-speakers and 1,52% Albanian-speakers In 2011, Brtonigla hosted 54% Croatian-speakers, 39,79% Italian-speakers, 2,28% Slovenian-speakers and 0,43% Albanian-speakers The municipality includes several settlements: Brtonigla is twinned with: Brtonigla Brtonigla (; Venetian: ""Vertenejo"") is a town and municipality in the north-western part of Istria County, Croatia. Brtonigla/Verteneglio is a bilingual town; in 2011, 40% of the population declared themselves as ethnic Italians. Brtonigla was formerly part of the municipality of Buje, which is immediately north, and is bordered to the south by the"
"Breno Breno (Camunian: ; obsolete ) is an Italian comune of 4,986 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is bounded by other communes of Niardo, Bagolino, Bienno, Braone, Ceto, Cividate Camuno, Condino (TN), Daone (TN), Losine, Malegno, Niardo, Prestine. The town of Breno stands in a north-south gorge, between the castle hill and the Corno Cerreto, on the left bank of the river Oglio. According to professor Fedele the gorge was once the bed of the Oglio. On top of the castle hill a house dating back to the Neolithic was discovered. In the locality Spinera,"
"According to the Dayton Peace Accords however, the process could only arbitrate the disputed portion of the Inter-Entity Boundary Line (IEBL). The Brčko District was formed of the entire territory of the former Brčko municipality, of which 48% (including Brčko city) was in the new formed Republika Srpska, while 52% was in the old Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since the end of the Bosnian War, the European Union (EU) has maintained a diplomatic peace-keeping presence in the area. Brčko was the only element in the Dayton Peace Agreement which was not finalized. The arbitration agreement was finalized in March"
"Brčko Brčko () is a town, municipality and the administrative seat of Brčko District in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies on the banks of Sava river across from Croatia. As of 2013, it has a population of 83,516 inhabitants. It is the only existent entirely self-governing free city in Europe. Its name is very likely linked to the ""Breuci"", an Illyrian tribe inhabiting the area in antiquity. The city is located on the country's northern border, across the Sava River from Gunja in Croatia. Brčko is the seat of the ""Brčko District"", an independent unit of local self-government created"
"share in the entity population is just 2% (29,645), while in Brčko it stands at 20.7% (17,252). On the other hand, in the Federation Croats form 22.4% of the entity population. Four out of ten Federation's cantons have Croat majority. All Croat-majority municipalities are located in this entity as well. However, Croats are further variously spread in the Federation itself. Most of the municipalities with a clear Croat majority form two compact regions. One is in the southwest of the country, along the border with Croatia, from Kupres and Livno in the northwest along West Herzegovina to Ravno in the"
"of 2.2 persons per household. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. Blenio Blenio is a municipality of the district of Blenio, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Blenio was created on 22 October 2006 when it incorporated the formerly autonomous municipalities of Aquila, Campo Blenio, Ghirone, Olivone and Torre of the upper Blenio valley. A legal challenge to the merger was raised by Aquila, but was rejected by the Federal Court on 18 April 2006. Aquila is first mentioned in 1196 as"
"Semione Semione is a former municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Since 15 March 2011, it is part of the municipality Serravalle. Semione has an area, , of . Of this area, or 10.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 78.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and or 2.4% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.0%. Out of the forested land, 75.0%"
"Braggio Braggio was a municipality in the district of Moesa in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Arvigo, Braggio, Cauco and Selma merged to form the new municipality of Calanca. Braggio is first mentioned in 1419 as ""Bragio"". It was part of the old municipality of Calanca until 1851 when it became an independent municipality. Before the merger, Braggio had a total area of . Of this area, 9.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 67.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder"
"(48% of its area) was created from territory of Republika Srpska (). RS controlled this territory until March 8, 2000 (see the History and Mandate of the OHR North/Brcko). The Brčko District was created as a shared territory, a condominium, of both entities (RS and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina), but it was not placed under control of either, and is hence under direct jurisdiction of Bosnia and Herzegovina. RS's authorities never officially accepted the Brčko Arbitration result, but nevertheless had to comply. Municipalities of Republika Srpska Under the ""Law on Territorial Organization and Local Self-Government"" adopted in 1994,"
"Bratislava bridgehead Bratislava bridgehead is an area with 93,7 km² at the Western part of today Slovakia at the Little Hungarian Plain, on the left bank of river Danube. Administratively it belongs to Bratislava V in Bratislava. It consists of the modern Čunovo, Jarovce, Rusovce and Petržalka. It has 111.135 inhabitants. As a result of the Treaty of Trianon the peace treaty of Hungary signed at the end of First World War there was made a bridgehead for Czechoslovakia at the right bank of Danube at Bratislava. It had mainly defensive features. At this time Petržalka was transferred to the"
"Museo Camuna, and contains artifacts and artworks documenting the history of the region. Among the painting collection, are works by: Breno Breno (Camunian: ; obsolete ) is an Italian comune of 4,986 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is bounded by other communes of Niardo, Bagolino, Bienno, Braone, Ceto, Cividate Camuno, Condino (TN), Daone (TN), Losine, Malegno, Niardo, Prestine. The town of Breno stands in a north-south gorge, between the castle hill and the Corno Cerreto, on the left bank of the river Oglio. According to professor Fedele the gorge was once the bed of the"
"the municipality. Semione Semione is a former municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Since 15 March 2011, it is part of the municipality Serravalle. Semione has an area, , of . Of this area, or 10.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 78.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and or 2.4% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.0%. Out of the forested"
"by the Dayton peace agreement in 1995 because of the tremendous changes in Bosnia and Herzegovina's ethnic structure. Since 1996, the power of the entities relative to the State government has decreased significantly. Nonetheless, entities still have numerous powers to themselves. The Brčko District in the north of the country was created in 2000, out of land from both entities. It officially belongs to both, but is governed by neither, and functions under a decentralized system of local government. For election purposes, Brčko District voters can choose to participate in either the Federation or Republika Srpska elections. The Brčko District"
"Brtonigla Brtonigla (; Venetian: ""Vertenejo"") is a town and municipality in the north-western part of Istria County, Croatia. Brtonigla/Verteneglio is a bilingual town; in 2011, 40% of the population declared themselves as ethnic Italians. Brtonigla was formerly part of the municipality of Buje, which is immediately north, and is bordered to the south by the River Quieto. The town of Brtonigla originally was placed on top of a hill but over time it extended to its sides occupying the entire hill. The area is suitable for agriculture. Wine, grain, corn, oil and vegetables are produced there. It is about 3km"
"55.1% greater than the average rate in the entire country. Brione sopra Minusio Brione sopra Minusio is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Brione sopra Minusio is first mentioned in 1313 as ""Briono"". Before 1479 Brione and Minusio formed a ""Vicinanza"", which also included Mergoscia until 1313. Between 1479 and 1577 it began taking steps to become an independent municipality. However, until 1952, some common property was shared between Brione sopra Minusio and other communities, which led to some conflicts. The church of S. Maria Lauretana was built in 1558-59, and in"
"Trnovo, Republika Srpska Trnovo () is a municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 2,050 inhabitants. It consists of roughly one third of the pre-war municipality of Trnovo. Roughly two thirds of the pre-war Trnovo municipality is now part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity. Trnovo is situated south of Sarajevo on the M-18 road Sarajevo-Trnovo-Foča-Trebinje. It is surrounded by the Jahorina, Bjelašnica and Treskavica mountains which were the locations of Olympic competitions during the 1984 Winter Olympics. Those mountains"
"Brest Region Brest Region or Brest Oblast or Brest Voblast (; ""Bresckaja vobłasć""; ; ""Brestskaya Oblast"") is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Brest. Important cities within the region include: Baranovichi, Brest, and Pinsk. It is located in the southwestern part of Belarus, bordering the Podlasie and Lublin voivodships of Poland on the west, the Volyn Oblast and Rivne Oblast of Ukraine on the south, the Grodno Region and Minsk Region on the north, and Gomel Region on the east. The region covers at total area of 32,800 km², about 15,7% of the national total. Kametnets"
"Mudroňovo Mudroňovo () is a small village and municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. The village lies at an altitude of 150 metres and covers an area of 4.007 km². It has a population of about 108 people. In the 9th century, the territory of Mudroňovo became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. The village was founded in 1921. Between 1938 and 1945 territory of Mudroňovo once more became part of Miklós Horthy's"
"1 January 2007, 48,864 inhabitants live in the Moravian part of the district. The Bohemian part counted 67 municipalities with 50,885 inhabitants. Five municipalities (Brněnec, Březová nad Svitavou, Kamenná Horka, Karle and Radiměř altogether having 4,837 inhabitants) lie in Bohemia as well as Moravia. With a total area of 1,379 km² it is the largest district of Pardubice Region. From the total area of the district, agricultural land occupies 835.1 km² (arable land 628,8 km², permanent pastures 171.3 km² and water bodies 10.8 km²). Forests cover 31.3% of the district's area. The district is divided into drainage basins of the"
"Gremë Grebno (in Serbian; Гребно) or Gremë (in Albanian) is a small village in the Ferizaj municipality of southern Kosovo. All of the inhabitants are Albanians. The village has a population of 5,000-10,000 people. The large city of Ferizaj is located to the north of the village. The Šar Mountains are located to the south-west of the village. The village has often, in the past, been divided into 2 sections. These sections are Karameta (in Albanian) and Spahia (in Albanian). It is the largest village in Ferizaj. Serbian's had often abused, beaten and killed wives, children and anyone who identified"
"Pržno (Frýdek-Místek District) Pržno is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has 916 inhabitants and lies on the slopes of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids, in the historical region of Těšín Silesia. The village was first mentioned in 1580 as ""Perzno"". It was then a part of the Friedeck state country that was split from the Duchy of Teschen in 1573 when the village must have already existed. The state country was also a part of the Kingdom of Bohemia, since 1526 a part of the Habsburg Monarchy. After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary it"
"19.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (46.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Until 2017, the municipality was located in the Poschiavo sub-district of the Bernina district, after 2017 it was part of the new Bernina Region. It is located in the Val Poschiavo, one of the four valleys of the Italian Graubünden, where the official language is Italian. The other valleys are Val Bregaglia, Mesolcina and Calanca. It consists of the village of Poschiavo and numerous hamlets. Poschiavo has its"
"Drenovë Drenovë (Bulgarian and ) is a village in the former Drenovë Municipality of the Korçë County in southeastern Albania. After the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Korçë. According to the French cartographer Alexandre Synvet, the village had 660 Greek Orthodox inhabitants in 1878. Later in 1903, Heinrich Gelzer, following a visit to both ""Drenkowa"" and neighbouring Boboshticë, described the local population as a Bulgarian island in Albanian sea, remained from the new nomad ‭‬migration of Slavic population after Albanian mass emmigration from 14th and 15th century. Georgi Traychev wrote in 1911 that the village"
"of trees. Of the agricultural land, 1.0% is used for growing crops. Of the water in the municipality, 0.3% is in lakes and 1.1% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 15.4% is unproductive vegetation and 30.3% is too rocky for vegetation. The municipality was located in the Blenio district, on the left bank of the Brenno river. The municipalities of Ludiano, Malvaglia and Semione merged on 15 March 2011 into the new municipality Serravalle. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ""Quartered first and fourth Or an Eagle Sable langued, beaked and membered Gules and"
"Trnovo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Trnovo () is a town and municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 1,830 inhabitants. It is located a 30 kilometers southeast of the city of Sarajevo. As a result of the 1995 Dayton Accords, the municipality was divided between the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska (Trnovo). Aside from the town of Trnovo, the municipality include the following settlements: The pre-war municipality, with 63 settlements, had a total population of 6,991 people,"