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Indian National Congress

(Encyclopedia)Indian National Congress, Indian political party, founded in 1885. Its founding members proposed economic reforms and wanted a larger role in the making of British policy for India. By 1907, however, ...

Hovenweep National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Hovenweep National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Antietam National Battlefield

(Encyclopedia)Antietam National Battlefield: see Antietam campaign. ...

Antietam National Cemetery

(Encyclopedia)Antietam National Cemetery: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Haleakala National Park

(Encyclopedia)Haleakala National Park häˌlāäˌkäläˈ [key], 29,824 acres (12,074 hectares), on Maui island, Hawaii. Haleakala volcano, 10,023 ft (3,055 m) high, has been dormant since the mid-1700s. Its crate...

gross national product

(Encyclopedia)gross national product (GNP), in economics, a quantitative measure of a nation's total economic activity, generally assessed yearly or quarterly. In estimating the GNP, only the final value of a produ...

Gemsbok National Park

(Encyclopedia)Gemsbok National Park, Botswana: see Kalahari. ...

Fundy National Park

(Encyclopedia)Fundy National Park, 80 sq mi (207 sq km), S N. B., Canada, on the Bay of Fundy near St. John; est. 1947. It has a rugged terrain with a wooded interior and an irregular shoreline that is constantly b...

Kafue National Park

(Encyclopedia)Kafue National Park, c.8,650 sq mi (22,400 sq km), S central Zambia, S Africa; est. 1950. It is a haven for the animal and bird life of a diverse region that includes grasslands, forests, and marshes....

Mojave National Preserve

(Encyclopedia)Mojave National Preserve: see Mojave Desert; National Parks and Monuments (table). ...