(Encyclopedia) Panama Canal, waterway across the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic (by way of the Caribbean Sea) and Pacific oceans, built by the United States (1904–14, on territory leased…
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PeruPerupər&oomacr;ˈ [key], Span. PerúPerupār&oomacr;ˈ [key], officially Republic of Peru, republic (2015 est. pop. 31,377,000), 496,220 sq mi (1,285,210 sq km), W South…
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MozambiqueMozambiquemōˌzəmbēkˈ [key], officially Republic of Mozambique, republic (2015 est. pop. 25,303,000), 302,659 sq mi (784,090 sq km), SE Africa. It borders on the Indian…
Below is the composition of the 114th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2014 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Guatemalan Relations PEOPLE More than half of Guatemalans are…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy National Security Foreign Relations U.S.-Honduran Relations PEOPLEAbout 90% of the…
(Encyclopedia) Spanish-American literature, the writings of both the European explorers of Spanish America and its later inhabitants.
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U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Angolan Relations GEOGRAPHYAngola is located…
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Dominican RepublicDominican Republicdəmĭnˈĭkən [key], republic (2015 est. pop. 10,528,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of…
