BANDZHAR, people in Indonesia (ok. 3 million person, primarily on about. Kalimantan) and Malaysia. An aggregate number 3,15 million person (1992). Speak on a dialect of malayan tongue. Believers - moslems - sunnity.

BANDJARMASIN (Banjarmasin), city and a port in Indonesia, on about. Kalimantan, an administrative centre prov. JUzh. Kalimantan. 444 thousand inhabitants (1990). Woodworking enterprises. Shipyards. University.

BANDZHO (English banjo), string shchipkovyj a musical instrument. Ok. 17 century it is exported from Zap. Africa in austral staffs the USA. In 1830th has acquired the modern form.

BANDZHUL (Banjul), capital of Gambia. 44 thousand inhabitants (with suburbs - 145 thousand inhabitants, 1986). A port. An international airport. A food-processing industry. River shipbuilding. Bathurst (it is renamed in 1973) is based in 1816 Englishmen under the title.

BANDI-TURKESTAN, a forward backbone of Paropamisus in a north of Afghanistan. Length ok. 300 m. An altitude up to 3809 m. Mountain steppes and deserts, in the top flange - archovye a thin forest.

BANDROVSKA-TURSKA (Bandrowska-Turska) Eva (1899-1979), the Polish singer (a liriko-coloratura soprano). Acted in 1918-60 as the opera and concert singer. The professor Krakow, then the Warsaw conservatory.

BANDUNG (Bandung), city in Indonesia, on about. Java, an administrative centre prov. Zap. Java. 2 million inhabitants (1990). An international airport. Textile, alimentary, chemical, metal-working, etc. an industry. Research institutes, including the centre on nuclear power. University. A museum of fine arts, geologic. A mountain health resort. Tourism.

BANDUNGSKAJA the CONFERENCE 1955, a conference of 29 countries of Asia and Africa; passed in Bandung on April, 18-24. Initiators - Burma, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Ceylon (with 1972 Sri Lanka). Has denounced a colonialism, policy of the racial discrimination and a segregation. In the basis{fundamentals} adopted Bandungskoj a conference " Declarations on assistance to a universal peace and cooperation " - five principles of peaceful coexistence.

BANDUNDU (Bandundu) (. Banningvil), city in the west of Zaire, for confluence Kvilu and Kwango, an administrative centre of region. Bandundu. St. 100 thousand inhabitants. A river harbor. Center of a farming area. A thorough revision of an oil palm.

BANDURA (polsk. bandura), the Ukrainian musical instrument. Rodstven to a zither. It is known from 15-16 centuries.

BANDYRMA (Bandirma), city in northwest of Turkey, a port on coast of Mottled m. A depot. 70 thousand inhabitants (1985). A flour-milling and textile industry. Manufacture of carpets. In area of. Bandyrma - production of borates.

BANEVUR (Bonivur) Vitaly Borisovich (1902-22), one of chiefs of a Komsomol underground in Vladivostok within the Civil war. It is killed by White Guards.

BANERDZHI Surendranath (1848-1925), the leader of the Bengal national motion, one of osnovatelej (1885) Indian national congresses.

BANZAROV Dorzhi (ok. 1822-55), the first Buryat scientist - orientalist. Transactionses on philology of Mongolian peoples and shamanism.

BANZARE the COAST (Banzare Coast), a part of shore Uilksa of the Earth (Vost. Antarctica), between 122 and 130 °v. d. A glacial downslope with infrequent outputs of rocky breeds. Outlet glaciers. It is open{discovered} in 1931 Britansko-avstralo-novozelandskoj by antarctic expedition, by name which (in reduction) and it is called.

BANIONIS (Banenis, Banionis) Donatas (r. 1924), the Lithuanian actor, the national actor of the USSR (1974). With 1941 in Panevezhskom theatre, with 1980 main producer, in 1984-88 artistic administrator and the director. Áàíèîíèñà game differs psychologic uglublennostju, constrained, but the strong temperament. It was taken out in films: " nobody wanted to die ", " the Dead season ", "Goya", "Solaris", television film "Operation" Trust "," Nikkolo Paganini ", etc. The State premium of the USSR (1967, 1977).

BANK of AMERICA (Bank of America), the largest banking business the USA. It is based in 1904. Board in San Francisco. St. 1500 branches in country, 500 branches and representations abroad (including in Moscow). A total assets, profit (billion dol. The USA): 93,2; 0,942 (kon. 1980th).

BANK of ENGLAND (Bank of England), a state central issuing house of the Great Britain. It is based in 1694.8 branches in country. Total assets (billion pounds sterling) on issuing department 15,02, on bank - 3,8 (kon. 1980th).

The BANK of BRASIL (Banco do Brasil), the largest business bank of Brazil, is monitored by the state. It is based in 1808.1828 branches in country, over 40 branches abroad. A total assets, profit (billion dol. The USA): 80,2; 1,2 (kon. 1980th).

" BANK BRUXELLES - LAMBER " (Banque de Bruxelles - Lambert), a business bank of Belgium. It is based in 1975 as a result of interflow of Bank of Brussels (1935) and Bank Lamber (1946.980 branches in country, 3 abroad. A total assets, profit (billion dol. The USA): 45,3; 0,182 (kon. 1980th).