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U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Botswana Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYThe Batswana…
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(Encyclopedia) ParisParispârˈĭs, Fr. pärēˈ [key], city (1999 pop. 2,115,757; metropolitan area est. pop. 11,000,000), N central France, capital of the country, on the Seine River. It is the…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History and Political Conditions Defense Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Colombian Relations PEOPLEColombia is the third-most populous…
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