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Eritrea Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Eritrea Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Eritrean Relations GEOGRAPHYEritrea…Egypt Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Egypt Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions National Security Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Egyptian Relations PEOPLE AND…Romani
(Encyclopedia) Romani or RomanyRomaniboth: rŏmˈənē, rōˈ– [key], people known historically in English as Gypsies and their language. 1 A traditionally nomadic people with particular folkways and a…Aral Sea
(Encyclopedia) Aral SeaAral Seaărˈəl [key], salt lake, SW Kazakhstan and NW Uzbekistan, E of the Caspian Sea in an area of interior drainage. To the north and west are the edges of the arid Ustyurt…Nasser, Gamal Abdal
(Encyclopedia) Nasser, Gamal AbdalNasser, Gamal Abdalgəmälˈ ăbˈdəl näˈsər [key], 1918–70, Egyptian army officer and political leader, first president of the republic of Egypt (1956–70). A…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…Miller, Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Miller, Arthur, 1915–2005, American dramatist, b. New York City, grad. Univ. of Michigan, 1938. One of America's most distinguished playwrights, he has been hailed as the finest…alphabet
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Examples of letters in various alphabets (arrows indicate the direction of reading) alphabet [Gr. alpha-beta, like Eng. ABC], system of writing, theoretically having a one-for-…Dresden
(Encyclopedia) Dresden Dresden drĕzˈdən [key], city, capital of Saxony, E central Germany, on the Elbe…Havana
(Encyclopedia) HavanaHavanahəvănˈə [key], Span. La HabanaHavanalä äväˈnä [key], city and, as Ciudad de La Habana, province (1997 est. pop. 2,200,000), capital of Cuba, W Cuba; largest city and chief…Trending
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