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Trieste

(Encyclopedia) TriesteTriestetrēĕˈstā [key], Serbo-Croatian Trst, city (1991 pop. 231,100), capital of Friuli–Venezia Giulia and of Trieste prov., extreme NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste (at the…

Rákóczy

(Encyclopedia) RákóczyRákóczyräˈkôtsĭ [key], noble Hungarian family that played an important role in the history of Transylvania and Hungary in the 17th and 18th cent. Sigismund Rákóczy, 1544–1608,…

State Department Notes on Macedonia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Macedonian Relations GEOGRAPHYMacedonia is…

New Nations Guide

/**/ A Guide to New Nations Fledgling countries that have emerged since the 1990s by David Johnson   NEW NATIONS Former Soviet Union Baltic Region: Estonia | Latvia…

Winter Olympics: 2014 Competing Countries

So far 88 countries have qualified at least one athlete for the Sochi Winter Olympics. Six nations are making their Winter Olympic debut: East Timor, Malta, Paraguay, Togo, Tonga and…

UN Fights Crime

  Fighting Organized Crime United Nations launches major international effort     by David Johnson     This article was posted on December 15, 2000.Recognizing that technology and…

Winter Olympics: 2010 Competing Countries

92 countries are participating in the Vancouver Winter Olympics   Related Links 2010 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia: Ancient…

State Department Notes on Nauru

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Foreign Relations FOREIGN RELATIONSFollowing independence in 1968, Nauru joined the Commonwealth as a Special Member. Special Members take part…

April 2008 Current Events

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/…