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State Department Notes on Nigeria

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Economy Defense U.S.-Nigerian Relations PEOPLE The most populous country in Africa, Nigeria accounts for over half of West Africa…

State Department Notes on North Korea

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Historical and Cultural Highlights Government and Political Conditions Defense and Military Issues Foreign Relations U.S. Policy Toward North…

State Department Notes on Pakistan

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Historical Overview Government and Political Organization National Security Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Pakistan Relations PEOPLEThe…

rubber

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Basic molecules in rubber rubber, any solid substance that upon vulcanization becomes elastic; the term includes natural rubber (caoutchouc) and synthetic rubber. The term…

State Department Notes on Zimbabwe

U.S. Department of State Background Note Rainbow forms over water at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, March 23, 1997. [© AP Images]PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Republic of ZimbabweGeographyArea: 390,580 sq. km…

State Department Notes on Syria

U.S. Department of State Background Note The Ommayad Mosque, Damascus, Syria, October 20, 2005. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Syrian Arab RepublicGeographyArea: 185,170 sq. km. (71,504 sq. mi…

Labour party

(Encyclopedia) Labour party, British political party, one of the two dominant parties in Great Britain since World War I. Harold Wilson, who became leader on Gaitskell's death in 1963, was able to…

British Empire

(Encyclopedia) British Empire, overseas territories linked to Great Britain in a variety of constitutional relationships, established over a period of three centuries. The establishment of the empire…

Area and Population of Countries

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