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Regions of the U.S.

These regions have similar climate, geography, traditions, and history. New England Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Middle Atlantic Delaware,…

Brewer's: Arctic Region

means the region of Arcturos (the Bear stars). Ark in Sanskrit means “to be bright,” applied to stars or anything bright. The Greeks transLated ark into arkt(os), “a bear”; hence Arcturus…

Provinces and Regions of China

Name Area(sq mi) Area(sq km) CapitalProvinces Anhui (Anhwei) 54,015 139,900 Hefei (Hofei) Fujian (Fukien) 47,529 123,100 Fuzhou (Fukien) Gansu (Kansu) 137,104 355,100 Lanzhou (Lanchow)…

Oil in the Caspian Region

Source: Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration. The Caspian Sea region has become a central focal point for untapped oil and natural gas…

World Leaders by Country or Region

/**/ Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin at the site of the Yalta Conference. The "Big Three" shaped global affairs for decades.Historians generally reject the idea that history is carried on the…

Crime by Region 2006–2007

Violent and sexual crime recorded numbers and rates Police force area and region Violence against the person Violence against the person per 10,000 population Sexual offences Sexual…

Tourism by World Region, 2001

Tourism by World Region Worldwide tourism experienced a 0.6% decrease in 2001, which is somewhat less than what was feared after Sept. 11, 2001. The Americas suffered the most (6.0% decrease),…

Tourism by World Region, 2013

In 2013, international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) grew by 5% in 2013, reaching a record 1087 million arrivals worldwide, up from 1035 million in 2012, when the 1 billion mark was exceeded…

Zakarpatska Region

(Encyclopedia) Zakarpatska, Zakarpattya, or Zakarpatskaya Region: see Transcarpathian Region, Ukraine.

Transcarpathian Region

(Encyclopedia) Transcarpathian RegionTranscarpathian Regiontrănzˌcärpāˈthēən [key], Ukr. Zarkarpattya Oblast or Zakarpats'ka Oblast, Rus. Zakarpatskaya Oblast, administrative region (1989 pop. 1,252,…