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Madeira Islands
(Encyclopedia) Madeira IslandsMadeira Islandsmədērˈə, –dârˈə [key], archipelago (1991 pop. 257,692), 308 sq mi (798 sq km), autonomous region of Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean c.350 mi (560 km) off…Baffin Island
(Encyclopedia) Baffin Island, 183,810 sq mi (476,068 sq km), c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) long and from 130 to 450 mi (210–720 km) wide, in the Arctic Ocean, Nunavut Territory, Canada. It is the fifth…French Southern and Antarctic Lands
(Encyclopedia) French Southern and Antarctic Lands, overseas territory of France, including Adélie Land, which covers c.200,000 sq mi (520,000 sq km) in Antarctica, and a number of islands in the S…Bahrain Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
Bahrain, officially known as the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country located in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, Bahrain is a small archipelago made up of Bahrain Island and some 30…Abdurrahman Wahid, 2000 News
(Gus Dur), Indonesian politician and Sufi cleric who became the archipelago's first freely elected president in Oct. 1999, suspended Gen. Wiranto from the Indonesian cabinet in Feb., because…King Hamad Al Khalifa
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is the latest head of the family that since 1783 has ruled the country of Bahrain, an archipelago of 30 islands tucked in a gulf between Saudia Arabia and Qatar. King Hamad,…Comoros Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Comoros Sunset at Moya beach on Anjouan island, Comoros, December 29, 2001. [© AP Images] PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Union of the Comoros Geography…Sabah
(Encyclopedia) SabahSabahsäˈbä [key], state (1991 pop. 1,736,902), 28,417 sq mi (73,600 sq km), Malaysia, N Borneo, on the South China and Sulu seas. It is bordered on the south by Kalimantan (…Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Biography
Russian authorDied: August 3, 2008Best Known as: Nobel Prize-winning Russian author who struggled against Soviet Communism Deathplace: Moscow, Russia…Thomas P. Whitney Biography
Russian translatorDied: Dec. 2, 2007 (Manhattan, New York) Best Known as: former diplomat, writer, and Russian translator A former diplomat and writer on…Trending
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