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List of minimum wages in Canada Under the Constitution of Canada the responsibility for enacting and enforcing labour laws including minimum wages in Canada rests with the ten provinces, the three territories also having been granted this power by virtue of federal legislation. This means that each province and territory has its own minimum wage.
List of ministers of the environment A list of ministers of the environment or officials in charge of equivalent governmental departments; with those speaking at the Earth summit and the World summit on sustainable development highlighted, and countries that have not ratified the Kyoto Protocol noted.
List of minor Clone Wars battles The following is a list of the minor battles that occurred during the Clone Wars conflict in the fictional Star Wars universe. Battles described in video games or novels will mainly be higlighted in their respective articles.
List of minor Earth Kingdom locations The following is a list of minor locations from the Earth Kingdom in Nickelodeon’s animated cartoon series Avatar: The Last Airbender. These locations are either too small or too insignificant to warrant mention in the primary Earth Nation article, but are still relevant at certain points in the series.
List of minor characters in Beavis and Butt-Head The following is a list of characters appearing occasionally on the MTV cartoon series Beavis and Butt-head, each with a description. (Please note, that other characters with smaller, even less significant roles in the series would bear the same likeness as some of the characters listed below)
List of minor characters in the Matrix series Many fictional characters appear in the Matrix series. This article is intended to be a comprehensive list of all the secondary human characters; for the non-human characters refer to the List of programs and machines in the Matrix series.
List of minor Mortal Kombat characters This is a list of minor characters from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series and related media, of varying canonicity. Some have only appeared in a single source, while others have appeared in multiple sources (sometimes across media) but only played a minor role; a few are also popular rumors that have been lent some legitimacy by official sources.
List of minor Silver Marches characters This article is about minor characters in the fictional northwestern nation of the Silver Marches in the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons universe. Further information can be found in the accessory The Silver Marches.
List of minor Star Wars Jedi masters The following is a list of fictional Star Wars Jedi characters who attained a rank of Jedi Master before their demise. For more information on minor Jedi, please see List of minor Star Wars Jedi apprentices and List of minor Star Wars Jedi knights.
List of minor Star Wars Sith characters This is a list of minor Sith characters (both Dark Lords of the Sith and regular Sith Lords) from the fictional Star Wars universe. For Jedi, see List of minor Star Wars Jedi characters and List of Ancient Jedi.
List of minor Usagi Yojimbo characters This List of minor Usagi Yojimbo characters features characters from the Usagi Yojimbo comic book who have appeared less frequently in the series than others warranting their own entries or have a less important presence or have relatively little information about them.
List of minority-opinion scientific theories A minority-opinion, or unpopular, scientific theory is a scientific theory which has not gained wide-spread acceptance in the scientific community, usually because of lack of supporting evidence, or because it challenges a well-established current theory or scientific assumption. Minority-opinion theories run counter to the majority view in science, called the "scientific consensus" (which is the collective judgment, position, and opinion of the majority of scientists in a particular field of science at a particular time).
List of miscellaneous elements in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy This is a list of miscellaneous elements in Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It does not include characters or places from the series, but includes various concepts, physical objects and types of beings.
List of misleading food names Many foods have misleading names that are unrelated to either their origin or ingredients, while other foods have humorous names. The causes of this vary: some foods have been named for famous places, but often did not originate in those places.
List of misleading place names This article gathers together place names that are likely to mislead because they duplicate or resemble the names of other places that are much better known. In some cases the more famous place predates the more obscure (such as New York in Lincolnshire, England), whilst in other cases a more recent placename has come to overshadow the original (such as Woodstock, in Oxfordshire, England).
List of misnamed theorems This is a list of misnamed theorems in mathematics. It includes theorems (and lemmas, corollaries, conjectures, laws, and perhaps even the odd object) that are well known in mathematics, but which are not named for the originator.
List of missiles by country This list of missiles by country displays the names of missiles in order of the country where they originate, with the countries listed alphabetically and annotated with their continent (and defence alliance, if applicable). In cases where multiple nations have developed or produced a missile, it is listed under each significantly participating nation.
List of mobile country codes This is a list of Mobile Country Codes (MCCs) defined in ITU E.212 ("Land Mobile Numbering Plan") for use in identifying mobile stations in wireless telephone networks, particularly GSM and UMTS networks.
List of mobile network codes in the United States This is a list of mobile network codes (MNC)s in the United States, used by GSM and other wireless networks using the IMSI format to uniquely identify wireless subscribers indifferent of device or phone number. The MNC is the series of digits immediately following the mobile country code, or MCC.
List of modern armament manufacturers The following list of modern armament manufacturers presents major companies producing modern weapons and munitions. The companies are listed by their full name followed by the short form, or common acronym, if any, in parentheses.
List of modern artists This is a list of modern artists: important artists who have played a role in the history of modern art, dating from the late 19th century until (approximately) the 1970s. Artists who have been at the height of their activity since that date, can be found in the list of contemporary artists.
List of monarchies There are and were a very large number of monarchies in the world. A monarchical form of government can be combined with many different kinds of political and economic systems, from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy and from a market economy to a planned economy.
List of monarchs in the British Isles This is a list of the monarchs of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, that is, the monarchs on the thrones of some of the various kingdoms that have existed in the British Isles, namely:
List of monarchs of Mercia The Kingdom of Mercia was an important state in the English Midlands from the 6th century to the 10th. For some two hundred years from the mid 7th century onwards it was the dominant member of the Heptarchy and consequently the most powerful of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
List of monarchs of Scotland The monarch of Scotland was the head of state of the Kingdom of Scotland. According to tradition, the first King of Scots was Cináed I of Scotland, who founded the state in 843, although this is disputed on a number of different grounds.
List of monarchs who lost their thrones or abdicated in the 20th century The following monarchs either lost their thrones through deposition by a coup d'Ă©tat, by a referendum which abolished their throne, or chose to abdicate during the 20th century. A list of surviving former monarchs appears at the end of the article.
List of monasteries at Meteora All of these monasteries are located at Meteora in Greece, and most are perched on high cliffs and accessible only by treacherous staircases cut into the rock formations. They were created to serve monks and nuns following the teachings of the Greek Orthodox Church.
List of monasteries dissolved by Henry VIII of England These monasteries were dissolved by Henry VIII of England in the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The list is by no means exhaustive, since over 800 religious houses existed before the Reformation, and virtually every town of any size had at least one abbey, priory, convent or friary in it, and often many small houses of monks, nuns, canons or friars.
List of monotremes and marsupials The class Mammalia (the mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the marsupials); and the placental mammals.
List of mood disorders The mood or affective disorders are mental disorders that primarily affect mood and interfere with the activities of daily living. Usually it includes major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (also called Manic Depressive Psychosis).
List of most commonly challenged books in the U.S. Due to the controversial nature of free speech in the United States, many books have been challenged by a variety of groups and agencies in order to prevent a particular work from being read by the general public. In recent years it has become more common for those challenging the availability of a book to do so on a local level, targeting public libraries and school libraries.
List of most expensive cities (2005) The below list of the most expensive cities shows 150 of the worlds largest cities in order of cost of living. This list was compiled by Mercer Human Resource Consulting who conducted research on the cost of living in each city, looking at factors such as food, clothing, transport and utilities.
List of most expensive cities for expatriate employees This is a list of the world's most expensive cities for expatriate employees, (not local residents) according to the Mercer Human Resource Consulting 2006 Cost of Living Survey Various factors enter into a city's cost-of-living] for [[expatriate employees, such as monetary value, consumer confidence, investment, interest rates, exchange rates of the country's currency, housing costs, among others. This list does not account for cost-of-living savings accrued to local citizens through government-subsidized housing, health care, and education, differences in taxation, and many other factors irrelevant to expatriates.
List of most expensive objects This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. If you are familiar with the subject matter, please check for inaccuracies and modify as needed, citing sources.
List of most frequently mentioned brands in the Billboard Top 20 The following is a list of most frequently mentioned brands in the Top 20 songs from the Billboard Hot 100. This list of brands was produced by Lucian James, a brand management consultant, as part of his American Brandstand project James compiled the list for the years 2003] and [[2004.
List of most luminous stars Below is a list of stars arranged in order of increasing absolute bolometric magnitude (decreasing luminosity). Absolute magnitude is the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 10 parsecs away from us.
List of most polluting power stations According to a 2005 report from the WWF, these are the most polluting power stations in terms of the level of carbon dioxide produced per unit of electricity generated. Hazelwood reported its own CO2 intensity for 2004 as 1.
List of most populous nations by 2025 The United Nations Population Fund has calculated, based on current trends, the future population of the world's countries. These figures can easily change as events such as wars, diseases, or dramatic demographic changes would all greatly affect the results.
List of motifs on banknotes This is a list of current motifs on the banknotes of different countries. The customary design of banknotes in most countries is a portrait of a notable citizen on the front (or obverse) and a different motif on the back (or reverse) - often something relating to that person.
List of motor yachts by length This is a list of the world's longest motor luxury yachts in order of their length. Whilst this closely correlates with other measures of size such as tonnage (a measure of volume), displacement (a measure of weight), or accommodation area, the correspondence is not exact, and the rankings should not be taken a definitive ranking by size.
List of motorways in Italy The Autostrada is the Italian National system of motorways. The total length of the system is about 6,400 km, in North and Central Italy mainly as tollways, the biggest portion owned by the Autostrade Group which operates some 3,408 km of highways, although some are also under the control of other operators, such as Autovie Venete in the north-east.
List of motorways in Luxembourg There are six motorways in Luxembourg, forming the backbone of road infrastructure in Luxembourg. Five of them extend radially from Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg, the centre of the transport network of the country.
List of motorways in Sweden Sweden has an extensive system of motorways (motorväg in Swedish) in the southern third of the country. The first motorway (Malmö–Lund) was opened in 1953 and new motorways have been built in a slow but steady pace ever since, somewhat faster after 1990.
List of motorways in the United Kingdom List of motorways in the United Kingdom is a complete list of motorways in the United Kingdom. Note that one numbering scheme is used for Great Britain and a separate numbering scheme for Northern Ireland, see Roads in Ireland.
List of mountains and hills of the United Kingdom This is a links page to the hills and mountains to be found in the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales), and includes lists of the highest mountains in each of the constituent countries.
List of mountains in Canada The vast majority of mountains in Canada lie in the western provinces of British Columbia and Alberta and the Yukon territory. Mountains can be found all over British Columbia while those in Alberta are mainly concentrated on the eastern side of the Canadian Rockies.
List of mountains in Greenland This is a list of 100 mountains in Greenland, ranked by height. For each mountain, the municipality in which it is located is given, along with coordinates indicating the approximate centre of the mountain (follow the link to see satellite images of the location).
List of mountains in New Hampshire This list of mountains in the state of New Hampshire includes many of those in the White Mountains range that covers about a quarter of the state. Those with an asterisk (*) are included by the Appalachian Mountain Club in its list of "4000 Footers".
List of mountains in Taiwan Taiwan is known for its mountainous regions and many Taiwanese people take advantage of it by participating in mountain climbing all over the island. In 1971 a list of one hundred mountains was created (Chinese:百岳排行) which the most avid mountain climbers vow to conquer and is considered the holy grail of mountain climbing in Taiwan.
List of mountains of the British Isles by relative height This is a list of peaks in the British Isles with a relative height of 600 m or more, in descending order of relative height. There are 119 in total: 82 in Scotland, 24 in Ireland, seven in Wales, four in England and one each in Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.
List of mountains on Mars by height This is a list of mountains on Mars by height. The listed heights are relative to the Martian datum (the elevation defined as zero by average martian atmospheric pressure and planet radius), and not necessarily their surrounding terrain.
List of movements that dispute the legitimacy of a reigning monarch This is a list of movements that dispute the legitimacy of a reigning monarch. It includes those movements that believe a current monarch is on the throne unlawfully, but does not include groups that oppose monarchy generally (such as those that favor replacing a monarchy with a republican system of government).
List of multiplayer gametypes in Halo 2 The structure of Halo 2s multiplayer mode is divided into several gametypes, each with its own set of game mechanics. These game mechanics are determined by the selection of variables that govern several aspects of gameplay.
List of multiplayer video games This is a list of multiplayer video games. While "multiplayer" can be interpreted as 2 or more players, for the purpose of this list, due to the huge number of 2-player titles, we will cover only those with 4+ players.
List of multiple-disc GameCube games This is a list of games with two discs for the Nintendo GameCube video game system, organized alphabetically by North American release name (when available). European titles are provided in the footnotes when different from their North American counterparts.
List of municipalities in the state of São Paulo by population The IBGE, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (Fundação Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística) published the national charter of statistics on August 30, 2004. The following list of municipalities in the state of São Paulo is compiled from this charter.
List of municipalities in Utrecht This list of municipalities in Utrecht contains all present and former municipalities in the Dutch province of Utrecht since 1812, when the province was first divided into municipalities (gemeenten). Before that date, Utrecht consisted of 5 cities and about 140 gerechten.
List of municipalities in Wisconsin by population The following is list showing the largest incorporated areas in the state of Wisconsin according to population (2004 estimate). This list includes all cities, villages and towns with more than 10,000 inhabitants.
List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City New York City is home to hundreds of cultural institutions and historic sites, many of which are internationally known. This list contains the most famous or well-regarded organizations, based on their mission.
List of museums in Egypt Egypt has one of the oldest civilizations in the world, thus, it has been in contact with many other civilizations and nations and also has been through so many eras, starting from pre-historic age to the modern age, passing through so many ages such as; Pharonic, Roman, Greek, Islamic and many other ages. and because of this wide variation of ages and the continues contact with other nations, many museums may be found in Egypt, covering a wide area of these ages.
List of museums in England Museums in England is a link page for any museum in England by ceremonial county. The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council is the national development agency for museums in England, and is a sponsored body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
List of music genres suffixed -core This is a list of music genres suffixed -core, most of which are probably derived from the term hardcore, which denotes a style more extreme than the mainstream. The list is limited to those genres which are notable enough to have articles in Wikipedia.
List of music organizations in the United States This is a list of music organizations in the United States. It does not include symphony orchestras or other performance groups, or educational and research institutions unless they have significant programs outside the fields of education, research or performance.
List of music prodigies As a novelty several children have become popular as singers or musicians. There are, however, numerous cases of children, those at or under 11, who display a talent or skill in music deemed to make them competitive with adult musicians.
List of music radio formats Music radio formats constantly evolve and each format can often be sub-divided into many speciality formats. Many of the following formats are available only regionally or through specialized venues such as satellite radio or Internet radio.
List of musicals: A to L This is a general list of musicals, including Broadway musicals, West End musicals, and musicals that premiered in other places, as well as film musicals, whose titles fall into the A-L alphabetic range. Please see List of musicals: M to Z for additional titles.
List of musicals: M to Z This is a general list of musicals, including Broadway musicals, West End musicals, and musicals that premeried in other places, as well as film musicals, whose titles fall into the M-Z alphabetic range. (See also List of notable musical theatre productions and List of operettas.
List of musicians by academic degree This page lists famous or otherwise notable professional musicians by the highest academic degree they obtained. Since academic degrees are common among contemporary classical music composers, this list is restricted to popular music artists.
List of mutual-fund families The following is a limited list of mutual-fund families. A family of mutual funds is a group of funds that are marketed under one or more brand names, usually having the same distributor (the company which handles selling and redeeming shares of the fund in transactions with investors), and investment advisor (which is usually a corporate cousin of the distributor).
List of mystics A Mystic is a person who practices mysticism. Alternatively, mystics can be considered metaphysicians, philosophers, or thinkers who are more similar to the Greek root of the word philosopher - philosophos - meaning lover of wisdom than the present day meaning of philosopher.
List of Macintosh games This alphabetical list of Macintosh games itemizes those computer and video games available for any version of Mac OS in native mode. Since the library of Mac OS programs is unmanageable, this list is confined to those programs for which a Wikipedia article exists.
List of Mad's movie spoofs A typical issue of Mad magazine will include at least one full parody of a popular movie or television show. The titles are changed to create a play on words; for instance, The Addams Family became The Adnauseum Family.
List of Madagascar characters This is a list of characters that appear in the 2005 DreamWorks film, Madagascar. Mostly made up of athropomorphized animals, the main cast includes a lion, a zebra, a hippopotamus, a giraffe, some penguins, some chimpanzees, some lemurs, and some fossa.
List of Magiranger spells In the Japanese tokusatsu television series Mahou Sentai Magiranger, produced as part of the Super Sentai franchise, the heroes, villains, and Heavenly Saints utilize a variety of magical spells to accomplish magical tasks.
List of Magyarized geographical names List of geographical names in the former Kingdom of Hungary, Magyarized between 1880 and 1918. The list includes place names of Slavic, Romanian or German origin that were replaced with newly invented Hungarian names.
List of Major League Baseball figures that have been banned for life Since baseball's evolution from exhibition to professional sport, a number of players, executives (up to and including team owners), and others have been banned from the sport for the remainder of their lifetimes, and in some cases banned forever. Major League Baseball has maintained a list of "permanently ineligible" people since the first Commissioner of Baseball, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, was installed in 1920.
List of Major League Baseball players This list consists of Major League Baseball players, both past and current, who have a biographic article (members of the Baseball Hall of Fame are noted with a β). For a list of other players for whom an article does not yet exist, see: Wikipedia:Requested articles/sports.
List of Major League Baseball players suspended for performance-enhancing drugs Major League Baseball announced a new steroid policy which included random, offseason testing and 10-day suspensions for first-time offenders, 30-days for second-time offenders, 60-days for third-time offenders, and one year for fourth-time offenders. All suspensions are without pay.
List of Major League Baseball replacement players The following Major League Baseball players appeared as replacement players during spring training in 1995, crossing picket lines during the 1994 baseball strike. Some had not yet been placed on a 40-man roster, and as such were not eligible to join the MLBPA at the time of the strike, while others were former MLB players who had retired before the strike.
List of Major League Baseball retired numbers In 1929, the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians began using uniform numbers so fans and scorekeepers could tell who was who on the field. By 1937, each league demanded that all teams participate in the use of uniform numbers.
List of Major League Baseball rivalries This is a List of Major League Baseball rivalries. A rivalry in this sense is defined by two teams that are regularly scheduled to play each other and have been so for at least a generation, the teams and/or fans from both cities mutually anticipate when the two teams meet and all games nearly sell out.
List of Major League Soccer post-season droughts This is a list of Major League Soccer franchise post-season and MLS Cup droughts (spells of not winning). Those teams which have never made it in franchise history are listed by the date they entered the leagues.
List of Manitoba general elections This article provides a summary of results for the general elections to the Canadian province of Manitoba's unicameral legislative body, the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. The number of seats has increased over time, to the present 57.
List of Manitoba premiers This is a list of the premiers of the province of Manitoba, Canada, since it was created in 1870. Like the Canadian federal government, Manitoba uses a Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that controls the most seats in the Legislative Assembly.
List of Manning-Sanders tales by region A region-by-region list of fairy and folk tales collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders (1895-1988). Regions (or cultural groups) are as listed by Manning-Sanders in either the table of contents, the forewords or the introductions of her various fairy tale anthologies.
List of Margraves of Meissen The Margraviate of Meissen was a territorial state on the border of the German empire. The Mark of Meissen (cradle of Saxony) was founded 965 by Emperor Otto I; in 929, the German king Henry the Fowler built a fortress on the hill where Meissen castle stands.
List of Margraves of Saluzzo The margraves (also marquises or marquesses) of Saluzzo were the medieval feudal rulers city of Saluzzo (Piedmont) and its countryside from 1175 to 1549. Originally counts, the family received in feudum the city from the margrave of Turin, Ulric Manfred.
List of Mariah Carey awards As one of the largest selling female artists of all time with a massive fanbase, Mariah Carey has accumulated numerous awards since her career began in 1990. This page includes an exhaustive list of awards for Mariah Carey.
List of Mariah Carey B-sides, bonus tracks and unreleased songs This is a list of unreleased songs by Mariah Carey. This list includes songs that are unreleased to the general public (never appeared on any released recording) and have been verified to exist, b-sides and bonus tracks with limited or exclusive releases, and released songs that were originally intended with unreleased guest stars.
List of Marilyns in Scotland In the British Isles a Marilyn is a mountain or hill with a relative height of at least 150 metres, regardless of absolute height or other merit. The full list of the 1214 Marilyns of Scotland is divided into four pages:
List of Mario games by system Over the years, Mario and his brother Luigi have appeared in several popular video games, both with starring and less significant roles. Here is a list of games that Mario has appeared in, or games with other Mario characters, organized by system.
List of Maronite Patriarchs This is a list of the Maronite Patriarchs of Antioch, who have led the Maronite Catholic Church, one of the Eastern-rite churches united with the Roman Catholic Church. After becoming patriarch, they assume the name "Peter," after the head of the Apostles, St.
List of Martian canals The Martian canals were named, by Schiaparelli and others, after real and legendary rivers of various places on Earth or the mythological underworld. Some of those names are listed below, with the regions that the canals were thought to connect.
List of Marvel Comics endearments In the 1960s Silver Age of comic books, editor Stan Lee wrote Marvel Comics' monthly "Bullpen Bulletins" text pages and its "Stan's Soapbox" column with an infectious, jovial informality that made readers feel like part of an extended family. Later Marvel editors continued the tradition.
List of Marvel Comics characters This is a list of major characters appearing in the Marvel Universe, which encompasses most fictional characters created for and owned by Marvel Comics. Minor characters (obscure characters making only a few appearances) and licensed or creator-owned characters (G.
List of Marvel Comics people Marvel Comics is an American comic book company. These are some of the people (artists, editors, executives, writers) who have been associated with the company in its history, as Marvel and its predecessors, Timely Comics and Atlas Comics.
List of Masonic temples Freemasonry is a fraternal organization whose membership is held together by a shared set of moral and metaphysical ideals. The buildings that they meet in are usually called lodges, but are sometimes referred to as temples.
List of Massachusetts birds This list of Massachusetts birds is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species recorded from the state of Massachusetts. This list is based on a checklist used by the Massachusetts Avian Record Committee, the list used by most birders to objectively evaluate species recorded in the state of Massachusetts.
List of Massachusetts county seats This is a complete list of Massachusetts county seatsThe term shire town is the statutory term for the Massachusetts town having a county court and administration offices, but county seat is the standard term used in general communications by the Massachusetts government. See, for example: Secretary of the Commonwealth: A Listing of Counties and the Cities and Towns Within http://www.
List of Masters of the Universe characters The following is a guide to the numerous characters within the Masters of the Universe toy line and its various spin-offs. All characters are categorised by the year of the first release of their toy, should one exist.

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