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State Department Notes on Sri Lanka

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government Political Conditions Foreign Relations PEOPLEThe actual origins of the Sinhalese are shrouded in myth. Most believe they came…

State Department Notes on Suriname

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government National Security Foreign Relations PEOPLEArawak and Carib tribes lived in the region before Columbus sighted the coast in…

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 Thailand

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Thai Relations PEOPLEThailand's population is relatively…

DK Science: Acoustics

HOLLYWOOD BOWLCONCERT HALLECHOESABSORPTIONFIND OUT MOREThe science of how sound behaves, especially when it travels through our everyday world, is called acoustics. Sound waves normally travel…

Election Day on Tuesdays?

Why the Tuesday after the first Monday in November? Source: Federal Election Commission Related Links Who Can Vote and Who Can Be ElectedHow the President Gets ElectedThe Conventions…

DK Human Body: Ear

HOW DOES SOUND TRAVEL THROUGH THE EAR? WHAT HAPPENS IN THE COCHLEA? HOW DO EARS HELP US BALANCE?FIND OUT MOREThe ear is the organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear collects sound and directs it…

State Department Notes on Namibia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy National Security Foreign Relations U.S.-Namibian Relations PEOPLENamibians are of…