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Gaul

(Encyclopedia) GaulGaulgôl [key], Lat. Gallia, ancient designation for the land S and W of the Rhine, W of the Alps, and N of the Pyrenees. The name was extended by the Romans to include Italy from…

Chechnya Timeline

by David Johnson and Borgna Brunner 1800s 1900s 1950s 1990s 2000 2002 2005 2008 2010 2014 1830s Czar Nicholas I invades Caucasus, meets fierce resistance. 1859 Russia…

Saudi Arabia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabiasä&oomacr;ˈdē ərāˈbēə, souˈ–, sô– [key], officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2015 est. pop. 27,752,000), 829,995 sq mi (2,149,690 sq km),…

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State Department Notes on Egypt

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions National Security Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Egyptian Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORY…

Brunei Darussalam

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Brunei Relations PEOPLE Many cultural and…

Somalia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 SomaliaSomaliasōmäˈleə [key], officially Federal Republic of Somalia, country (2015 est. pop. 10,616,000), 246,200 sq mi (637,657 sq km), extreme E Africa. It is directly south…

State Department Notes on Tunisia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Tunisian Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYModern Tunisians are…

State Department Notes on Tanzania

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Tanzanian Relations PEOPLE Northern Tanganyika's famed Olduvai Gorge has…

State Department Notes on Kuwait

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations Defense U.S.-Kuwaiti Relations PEOPLEOver 90% of the population…