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(Encyclopedia) BasquesBasquesbăsks [key], people of N Spain and SW France. There are about 2 million Basques in the three Basque provs. and Navarre, Spain; some 250,000 in Labourd, Soule, and Lower…June 2002
WorldPeasants Die in Mexican Land Dispute (June 1): In a poor mountain village in Oaxaca, 26 men and boys die in an attack by armed members of a neighboring community. Arafat Outlines Plan to…The Megacities of Africa
Africa's urban landscape A melting pot of religions, languages, wildlife, and history make up the expansive continent of Africa. It indeed has small villages, and poverty does exist there as it does…Czech Republic Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Czech Republic Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy National Security Foreign Relations U.S.-Czech Relations PEOPLEThe…Languages Spoken in Each Country of the World
Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesAccording to Ethnologue, 7,151 languages are spoken in the world today. The distinction between a language and a dialect can be a contentious topic, though. Just ask…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…Kurdish History Timeline
by Borgna Brunner Related Links Turkey | Map KurdistanIraq Primer The Kurds have lived in a mountainous, roughly 74,000-square-mile region known as Kurdistan for the past two millennia…Micronesia Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Micronesia Women play volleyball in Kosrae, Micronesia April 9, 2004. [© AP Images] PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Federated States of Micronesia…Cote d'Ivoire Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Cote d'Ivoire Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Ivoirian Relations PEOPLECote d'Ivoire has more than…Iraq Timeline: 2008
by Beth Rowen 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • Jan. 1, 2008 In the worst attack in Iraq in months, a suicide bomber kills 30 people at a…Trending
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