BANGIEVYE, a class of red algae. Ok. 100 kinds{views}. Everywhere in fresh waters, seas, on soil. The major representative - a porphyry.

BANG-KAUP (Bang Kaup) Villi (1869-1934), german jazykoved. Transactionses on comparative-historical grammar, leksikologii and ethymologies of Turkic tongues.

BANGKOK (Bankok, Krungtep), capital (with 1782) Thailand. 5,9 million inhabitants (1989, with suburbs). Main marine and a river harbor of country in a mouth r. Chao Phraya (freight turnover ok. 30 million t. Annually). An international airport. Risoochistitelnaja, sawing, impregnated-paper, mild, cement, oil refining, a chemical industry, a machine industry and metal working; art handcrafts. Universities. It is known from 16 century. A complex of royal palace CHakri (Mahaprasat, 18 - nach. 20 centuries); temples On (CHetupon, 19 century), Radzhabopit (it is grey. 19 century), Benchamabopit (1900), etc.

BANGPUTIS, in Baltic mythology the godhood of physical agents of water, a storm and a wind.

GANG (ital. banda), group of the armed people committing in unison criminal acts; in a broad sense - any criminal band.

GANG (Banda), interisland the pest Quiet ok., in Indonesia, between islands Serams, Southeast, Wetar, etc. 714 thousand êì2, depth up to 7440 m. the Port Ambon (on about. Ambon).

GANG, people in Central African republic (0,95 million person) and Zaire (0,6 million person, 1992). Tongue a gang. Save traditional convictions.

GANG (Banda) Hastings Kamuzu (1906-94), the president of Malawi in 1966-94 (with 1971 life); in 1963-64 prime minister of Nyasaland, in 1964-66 prime minister of Malawi. The chairman of a consignment the Congress of Malawi (with 1960).

BANDAGE (frants. bandage - a bandage), in medicine - a special belt for deduction of a forward{front} abdominal wall and an internals in a normal position during pregnancy and after stems, at hernias of an abdominal wall, etc.

BANDAGE, in technique - a metal ring or a belt which is fitted on machine components, designs for increase of their toughness or reduction of wearing.

BANDAJ, an active volcano on about. Honshu (Japan). An altitude of 1819 m. Disastrous eruption in 1888. In structure of national park of the Bandaj-Asahi.

BANDARANAIKE Sirimavo (r. 1916), the prime minister of Republic Sri Lanka (up to 1972 Ceylon) in 1960-65 both in 1970-77 and with 1994. The chairman of the Consignment of freedom of Sri Lanka (up to 1972 Ceylon consignment of freedom). Widow S.Bandaranaike.

BANDARANAIKE Solomon (1899-1959), the prime minister of Ceylon in 1956-59, in 1951 has based the Ceylon consignment of freedom. It is killed by conspirators.

BANDAR-SERI-BEGAVAN (Bandar Seri Begawan), capital of Brunei. 21,5 thousand inhabitants (1991). A port on about. Kalimantan. An international airport. Wood-working, ship repair facilities. University.

BANDEJRA (Peak - da-Bandejra) (Pico da Bandeira), top in mass Kaparao, on the orient Brazil, the highest on the Brazilian mountains. An altitude of 2890 m.

BANDELLO (Bandello) Matteo (ok. 1485-1561), the italian writer. Numerous short stories (the issuing 1554-73), brought to him world popularity, love verses.

BANDEROVTSY, participants of political-military formations of the Ukrainian insurgent army in Zap. To Ukraine in 1943-47. Are called named chief S.A.Bandery (1908-59) (see. OUN).

The PARCEL POST (frants. banderole).. 1) the small item of mail in an impregnated-paper sheath... 2) the Label on the goods in a mark of payment of the excise or the duty.