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Farnham

(Encyclopedia) Farnham Farnham färˈnəm [key], town, Surrey, SE England, on the Wey River. It is a market town but…

Akrotiri

(Encyclopedia) AkrotiriAkrotiriāˌkrōtēˈrē [key], Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, or Western Sovereign Base Area, British air force base (2004 est. pop. 6,300), 47 sq mi (123 sq km), located on a…

Wellington

(Encyclopedia) Wellington, city (1996 pop. 157,647; urban agglomeration 334,051), capital of New Zealand, extreme S North Island, on Port Nicholson, an inlet of Cook Strait. Socially and economically…

French Polynesia

(Encyclopedia) French Polynesia, officially Overseas Lands of French Polynesia, internally self-governing dependency (2015 est. pop. 278,000) of France, consisting of 118 islands in the South Pacific…

Santana, Pedro

(Encyclopedia) Santana, PedroSantana, Pedropāˈᵺrō säntäˈnä [key], 1801–64, president of the Dominican Republic (1844–48, 1853–56, 1858–61). He joined the revolution that in 1844 freed his nation from…

Dhekelia

(Encyclopedia) DhekeliaDhekeliathĕkälˈyä [key], Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, or Eastern Sovereign Base Area, British military base (2004 est. pop. 7,200), c.51 sq mi (131 sq km), SE Cyprus, on…

Doha

(Encyclopedia) Doha Doha dōˈhä [key], city (2021 est. metro area pop. 646,000), capital of Qatar, SE…

Nouméa

(Encyclopedia) NouméaNouméan&oomacr;māäˈ [key], town (1992 est. pop. 75,000), chief port and capital of the French overseas territory of New Caledonia, on New Caledonia island, South Pacific.…

Basse-Terre

(Encyclopedia) Basse-Terre Basse-Terre bäs-tĕrˈ [key], town, on Basse-Terre Island, capital of Guadeloupe, a French…