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Putrajaya

(Encyclopedia) Putrajaya, administrative capital of Malaysia and federal territory, 111,313 acres (4,580 hectares), S Malay Peninsula. Construction on the planned city located 25 mi (40 km) south of…

Natchitoches

(Encyclopedia) NatchitochesNatchitochesnakˈətäsh [key], city (1990 pop. 16,609), seat of Natchitoches parish, NW La.; inc. 1819. Its industry is centered on the production, processing, and shipping…

Yass-Canberra

(Encyclopedia) Yass-Canberra: see Australian Capital Territory.

Central Australia

(Encyclopedia) Central Australia: see Northern Territory, Australia.

North Australia

(Encyclopedia) North Australia: see Northern Territory, Australia.

Primorsky Kray

(Encyclopedia) Primorsky Kray: see Maritime Territory, Russia.

Tselinny Kray

(Encyclopedia) Tselinny Kray, Kazakhstan: see Virgin Lands Territory.

martial law

(Encyclopedia) martial law, temporary government and control by military authorities of a territory or state, when war or overwhelming public disturbance makes the civil authorities of the region…

Daman and Diu

(Encyclopedia) Daman and DiuDaman and Diudəmänˈ, dēˈ&oomacr; [key], union territory (2001 provisional pop. 158,059), 50 sq mi (130 sq km), W India, on the Arabian Sea, composed of two former…