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Poroshenko, Petro Oleksiyovych

(Encyclopedia) Poroshenko, Petro OleksiyovychPoroshenko, Petro Oleksiyovychpĕtrôˈ ôlĕksēˈyôvĭch pôrôshĕnˈkô [key], 1965–, Ukrainian political leader and businessman. He studied economics at Kiev…

Pará, state, Brazil

(Encyclopedia) ParáParápəräˈ [key], state (1996 pop. 5,552,783), 474,896 sq mi (1,229,981 sq km), N Brazil, in the lower Amazon River basin bordering on the Guianas and the Atlantic Ocean. Belém is…

Ruanda-Urundi

(Encyclopedia) Ruanda-UrundiRuanda-Urundir&oomacr;änˈdä-&oomacr;r&oomacr;nˈdē [key], former colonial territory, central Africa, now divided between the independent states of Rwanda and…

Antonio J. COLORADO, Congress, PR (1939)

COLORADO Antonio J. , a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; born in New York City, September 8, 1939; attended elementary and high school of the University of Puerto Rico; B.S., Boston…

Canada Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members

Info   Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 7/24/2022 Governor Gen. Mary Simon Prime Min. Justin Trudeau Min. of Aboriginal Affairs &…

What is the Third World?

What does "Third World" actually mean? The "Third World" is a term whose meaning has always been a bit vague. It came into use during the cold war, and referred to nations that were not aligned with…

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(Encyclopedia) Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman and Nicobar Islands ănˈdəmən, nĭkˈōbär [key], union territory (2001 provisional pop. 356,265), India, in the Bay of Bengal.…

Dakar

(Encyclopedia) DakarDakardəkärˈ, dä– [key], city (1988 pop. 672,991), capital of Senegal, W Senegal, on Cape Verde Peninsula, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Situated in a market-gardening region,…

Calabria

(Encyclopedia) Calabria Calabria käläˈbrēä [key], region, 5,822 sq mi (15,079 sq km), S Italy, a peninsula projecting…