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State Department Notes on Laos

U.S. Department of State Background Note A small boat crosses the Mekong River, Laos, February 9, 2001. [© AP Images]   PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Lao People's Democratic RepublicGeography Area: 236,…

State Department Notes on Guatemala

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…

State Department Notes on Guyana

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Guyanese Relations PEOPLEGuyana's population is made up of five…

Jackson, Andrew

(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Andrew, 1767–1845, 7th President of the United States (1829–37), b. Waxhaw settlement on the border of South Carolina and North Carolina (both states claim him). The…

State Department Notes on Latvia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Latvian Relations PEOPLEThe behavior of most Latvians…

State Department Notes on Guinea

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Guinean Relations GEOGRAPHYGuinea is located…

State Department Notes on Cambodia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography People and Culture Modern History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Cambodian Relations…

State Department Notes on Cote d'Ivoire

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Ivoirian Relations PEOPLECote d'Ivoire has more than 60 ethnic…

calculus

(Encyclopedia) CE5 The derivative f″(x) of the function f(x) at the point P represents the slope of the tangent line at that point. CE5 The area under the curve y=f(x) may be found by…

volcano

(Encyclopedia) volcano, vents or fissures in the earth's crust through which gases, molten rock, or lava, and solid fragments are discharged. Their study is called volcanology. The term volcano is…