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Vaduz

(Encyclopedia) VaduzVaduzväd&oomacr;tsˈ [key], town (1996 pop. 5,017), capital of Liechtenstein, W Liechtenstein, on the Rhine River. It is a tourist center. A beautiful medieval castle (now an…

Rio de Janeiro, state, Brazil

(Encyclopedia) Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeirorēˈō də zhänāˈrō, Port. rēˈ&oobreve; ᵺĭ zhənĕēˈr&oobreve; [key], state (1996 pop. 13,316,455), 16,568 sq mi (42,911 sq km), SE Brazil, on the…

Rio Grande do Sul

(Encyclopedia) Rio Grande do SulRio Grande do Sulrēˈ&oobreve; gränˈdĭ ᵺ&oobreve; s&oomacr;l [key], state (1996 pop. 9,445,000), 108,951 sq mi (282,183 sq km), S Brazil, bordering on…

Sorocaba

(Encyclopedia) SorocabaSorocabas&oobreve;r&oobreve;käˈbə [key], city (1996 pop. 431,370), São Paulo state, S Brazil, on the Sorocaba River. It is a transportation hub and a manufacturing…

Qeqertarsuaq

(Encyclopedia) QeqertarsuaqQeqertarsuaqkĕkˌĕrtärs&oomacr;ˈäk [key], formerly GodhavnGodhavngôᵺˈhoun [key], town (1996 pop. 1,095), Qeqertarsuaq dist., W Greenland, on Disko Island; founded in…

Tasiilaq

(Encyclopedia) TasiilaqTasiilaqtäsēˈläk [key], formerly AmmassalikTasiilaqämäˈsälĭkˌ [key], settlement and trading post (1996 pop. 1,684), E Greenland, on the Denmark Strait just S of the Arctic…

Kouvola

(Encyclopedia) Kouvola, city (1996 pop. 31,986), located in Kymen prov., SE Finland. It is an important railroad junction on the line running from St. Petersburg to Helsinki and a transportation…

Kemi

(Encyclopedia) KemiKemikĕˈmē [key], city (1996 pop. 24,633), Lapland prov., W central Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia at the mouth of the Kemijoki River. An old trading post, it was chartered in 1869…

Lanarkshire

(Encyclopedia) LanarkshireLanarkshirelănˈərkshər, –shĭrˌ [key] or LanarkLanarklănˈərk, –ärk [key], former county, central Scotland. Lanarkshire became (1975) part of the Strathclyde region; when the…

Mogi das Cruzes

(Encyclopedia) Mogi das CruzesMogi das Cruzesm&oobreve;zhēˈ däs kr&oomacr;ˈzəs [key], city (1996 pop. 314,947), São Paulo state, SE Brazil, on the Tietê River. It is an industrial center and…