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Mexico Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Mexico   The Aztec Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, December 23, 1999. [© AP Images]   PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: United Mexican States…

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1513 After Juan Ponce de León, a Spanish explorer, helped conquer what is now the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, he secured a commission to conquer and colonize the island of "Bimini", an…

California

  California State Information Capital: Sacramento Official Name: State of California Organized as a territory: August 14, 1848 Entered Union (rank): California entered the Union as the 31st…

Angola Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Angola Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Angolan Relations GEOGRAPHYAngola is…

Native American languages

(Encyclopedia) Native American languages, languages of the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere and their descendants. A number of the Native American languages that were spoken at the time of…

Mexico, country, North America

(Encyclopedia) CE5 MexicoMexicomĕkˈsĭkō [key], Span. México or MéjicoMexicoboth: māˈhēkō [key], officially United Mexican States, republic (2015 est. pop. 125,891,000), 753,665 sq mi (1,952,500 sq…

California

(Encyclopedia) CE5 CaliforniaCaliforniakălˌĭfôrˈnyə [key], most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona…