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Wisconsin, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 WisconsinWisconsinwĭskŏnˈsən, –sĭn [key], upper midwestern state of the United States. It is bounded by Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from which it is…

North America

(Encyclopedia) CE5 North America, third largest continent (2015 est. pop. 571,949,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. North…

State Department Notes on Kazakhstan

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORY The majority of Kazakhstanis are ethnic…

State Department Notes on Sweden

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Sweden Relations PEOPLESweden has one of the world's highest life…

Luxembourg, grand duchy, W Europe

(Encyclopedia) CE5 LuxembourgLuxembourglŭkˈsəmbûrg, Fr. lüksäNb&oomacr;rˈ [key] or LuxemburgLuxemburglŭkˈsəmbûrg, Ger. l&oobreve;kˈsəmb&oobreve;rkh [key], officially Grand Duchy of…

magnetism

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Lines of induction around a single bar magnet and between opposite poles of different magnets magnetism, force of attraction or repulsion between various substances, especially…

Europe

(Encyclopedia) CE5 EuropeEuropey&oobreve;rˈəp [key], 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (2015 est. pop. 740,814,000). It is actually a vast…

Ontario, province, Canada

(Encyclopedia) CE5 OntarioOntarioŏntârˈēō [key], province (2001 pop. 11,410,046), 412,582 sq mi (1,068,587 sq km), E central Canada. Before the arrival of Europeans the Ontario region was…

State Department Notes on South Korea

U.S. Department of State Background Note Chogye temple, Seoul, South Korea, May 5, 2006. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Republic of KoreaGeographyArea: 98,477 sq. km. (38,022 sq. mi.); about…