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Bavaria

(Encyclopedia) Bavaria Bavaria bəvârˈēə [key], Ger. Bayern, state, 27,239 sq mi (70,549 sq km), S…

State Department Notes on Azerbaijan

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Historical Highlights Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense and Military Issues Foreign Relations U.S.-Azerbaijan Relations…

State Department Notes on East Timor

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography and People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-East Timor Relations GEOGRAPHY AND PEOPLE…

State Department Notes on Jamaica

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Jamaican Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYArawaks from South…

State Department Notes on Seychelles

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

modern dance

(Encyclopedia) modern dance, serious theatrical dance forms that are distinct from both ballet and the show dancing of the musical comedy or variety stage. By the late 20th cent., distinctions…

chemistry

(Encyclopedia) chemistry, branch of science concerned with the properties, composition, and structure of substances and the changes they undergo when they combine or react under specified conditions…

immunity

(Encyclopedia) immunity, ability of an organism to resist disease by identifying and destroying foreign substances or organisms. Although all animals have some immune capabilities, little is known…

Alabama, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 AlabamaAlabamaăləbămˈə [key], state in the SE United States. It is bordered by Tennessee (N), Georgia (E), Florida and the Gulf of Mexico (S), and Mississippi (W). In 1954…

Clinton, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Clinton, Bill (William Jefferson Clinton), 1946–, 42d President of the United States (1993–2001), b. Hope, Ark. His father died before he was born, and he was originally named William…