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Germany Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Germany Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-German Relations PEOPLEMost inhabitants of Germany are…

All About Dracula

Facts, history, and legends Learn all about Dracula and vampires in our guide to the fact and fiction of the Transylvanian prince. From Prince to Frightening Modern Legend…

Ed Asner

Name at birth: Eddie AsnerEd Asner won five Emmy awards for portraying the character news editor Lou Grant, both as Mary Tyler Moore's boss in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977), and as a…

New England

Source: The U.S. Department of State The smallest region, New England has not been blessed with large expanses of rich farmland or a mild climate. Yet it played a dominant role in American…

nationalization

(Encyclopedia) nationalization, acquisition and operation by a country of business enterprises formerly owned and operated by private individuals or corporations. State or local authorities have…

Singer, Isaac Bashevis

(Encyclopedia) Singer, Isaac BashevisSinger, Isaac Bashevisbäshĕvˈĭs [key], 1904–91, American novelist and short-story writer in the Yiddish language, younger brother of I. J. Singer, b. Leoncin,…

Trieste

(Encyclopedia) TriesteTriestetrēĕˈstā [key], Serbo-Croatian Trst, city (1991 pop. 231,100), capital of Friuli–Venezia Giulia and of Trieste prov., extreme NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste (at the…

The Security Council

Related Links UN Member NationsPrincipal Organs of the UNUS Representatives to the UNEncyclopedia: UNUnited Nations Home PageUnited Nations Association of the United States of AmericaThe…

Euro Makes Its Debut

Common currency adopted in Europe by David Johnson Related Links Economics Money Economic Information U.S. Federal Reserve System European Central Bank…

Tourism by World Region, 2013

In 2013, international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) grew by 5% in 2013, reaching a record 1087 million arrivals worldwide, up from 1035 million in 2012, when the 1 billion mark was exceeded…