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Naples, city, Italy

(Encyclopedia) Naples, Ital. Napoli, city (1991 pop. 1,067,365), capital of Campania and of Naples prov., S central Italy, on the Bay of Naples, an arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a major seaport,…

Milan, city, Italy

(Encyclopedia) MilanMilanmĭlănˈ, –änˈ [key], Ital. Milano, Lat. Mediolanum, city (1991 pop. 1,369,231), capital of Lombardy and of Milan prov., N Italy, at the heart of the Po basin. Because of its…

Tennessee Valley Authority

(Encyclopedia) Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), independent U.S. government corporate agency, created in 1933 by act of Congress; it is responsible for the integrated development of the Tennessee…

Countries Hosting Refugees, 2006

Although developed countries contribute most of the funding to assist refugees, developing countries host the vast majority of the world's refugees.…

Y2K Brings the IRS to Bhutan

by Borgna Brunner This article was posted on April 8, 1999. Strongly traditional Bhutan, one of the world's last bastions against taxation, has fallen. Thank goodness for Saudi Arabia. Related…

Kuwait

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Kuwait or KowaitKowaitk&oobreve;wātˈ [key], officially State of Kuwait, constitutional emirate (2015 est. pop. 3,936,000), 6,177 sq mi (16,000 sq km), NE Arabian peninsula,…

Sicily

(Encyclopedia) SicilySicilysĭsˈĭlē [key], Ital. Sicilia, region (1991 pop. 4,966,386), 9,925 sq mi (25,706 sq km), S Italy, mainly situated on the island of Sicily, which is bounded by the…

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…