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State Department Notes on Bangladesh

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography History Government Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Bangladesh Relations GEOGRAPHYThe area that is now…

State Department Notes on North Korea

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Historical and Cultural Highlights Government and Political Conditions Defense and Military Issues Foreign Relations U.S. Policy Toward North…

Napoleon III

(Encyclopedia) Napoleon III (Louis Napoleon Bonaparte), 1808–73, emperor of the French (1852–70), son of Louis Bonaparte (see under Bonaparte, family), king of Holland. Napoleon III was a…

Pakistan

(Encyclopedia) CE5 PakistanPakistanpăkˈĭstănˌ, päkĭstänˈ [key], officially Islamic Republic of Pakistan, republic (2015 est. pop. 189,381,000), 310,403 sq mi (803,944 sq km), S Asia. Pakistan is…

Thirty Years War

(Encyclopedia) Thirty Years War, 1618–48, general European war fought mainly in Germany. The general results of the war may be said to have been a tremendous decrease in German population;…

State Department Notes on Brazil

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Economy Foreign Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYBrazil is a federal republic with 26 states and a federal district. The 1988…

State Department Notes on Djibouti

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy U.S.-Djiboutian Relations PEOPLEAbout two-thirds of the Republic of Djibouti's 650,…

State Department Notes on France

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Political Conditions Foreign Relations U.S.-French Relations PEOPLESince prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade…

State Department Notes on Kiribati

U.S. Department of State Background Note Kiribati dancers participate in New Year's ceremony on Millennium Island, Kiribati, Saturday, January 1, 2000. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME: Republic…

State Department Notes on Liberia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Liberia Relations PEOPLE Portuguese explorers established contacts…