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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…

Rhode Island, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Rhode Island, smallest state in the United States, located in New England; bounded by Massachusetts (N and E), the Atlantic Ocean (S), and Connecticut (W). Until well into…

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…

State Department Notes on Ukraine

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Ukrainian Relations PEOPLEThe population of Ukraine is about…

Kentucky

Kentucky State Information Official Name: The Commonwealth of Kentucky Capital: Frankfort Organized as a territory: January 1, 1777 Entered Union: June 1, 1792 (15th State) Present…

State Department Notes on Algeria

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography People History Government Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Algerian Relations GEOGRAPHYAlgeria, the second-…

Montana

(Encyclopedia) CE5 MontanaMontanamŏntănˈə [key], Rocky Mt. state in the NW United States. It is bounded by North Dakota and South Dakota (E), Wyoming (S), Idaho (W), and the Canadian provinces of…

Namibia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 NamibiaNamibianämĭbˈēə [key], officially Republic of Namibia, republic (2015 est. pop. 2,426,000), c.318,000 sq mi (823,620 sq km), SW Africa. It is bordered by Angola in the…

Delaware, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 DelawareDelawaredĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States, the country's second smallest state (after Rhode Island). It is bordered by…