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West Indies

(Encyclopedia) CE5 West Indies, archipelago, between North and South America, curving c.2,500 mi (4,020 km) from Florida to the coast of Venezuela and separating the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of…

African literature

(Encyclopedia) African literature, literary works of the African continent. African literature consists of a body of work in different languages and various genres, ranging from oral literature to…

Paris, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia) Paris, Treaty of, any of several important treaties, signed at or near Paris, France. For the Treaty of Paris of 1856, see Paris, Congress of. For the Treaty of Paris of 1898,…

State Department Notes on Dominica

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations PEOPLEThe island's indigenous Arawak people were expelled or exterminated…

State Department Notes on Saint Lucia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-St. Lucian Relations PEOPLESt. Lucia's population is…

State Department Notes on Grenada

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Grenadian Relations PEOPLE Most of Grenada's population…

State Department Notes on Benin

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography People History Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Beninese Relations GEOGRAPHYBenin, a narrow, north-south strip of land in West Africa,…

Aircraft Crashes

Find a list of the worst aircraft crashes in the world, including the Hindenburg disaster and the Sept 11, 2001, attacks. (See also Terrorist Attacks…

Benin, country, Africa

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Benin Benin bĕnēnˈ [key], officially Republic of Benin, republic (2020 est. pop. 12,120,000…