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Quebec, province, Canada

(Encyclopedia) CE5 QuebecQuebeckwēbĕkˈ, kwə–, kē–, kə– [key], Fr. QuébecQuebeckābĕkˈ [key], province (2001 pop. 7,237,479), 594,860 sq mi (1,553,637 sq km), E Canada. During the 20th cent.…

Benin, country, Africa

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

Cameroon, country

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Cameroon Cameroon kămˌər&oomacr;nˈ [key], Fr. Cameroun, officially Republic of Cameroon…

(Encyclopedia) Bohemia, Czech Čechy, historic region (20,368 sq mi/52,753 sq km) and former kingdom, in W and central Czech Republic. Bohemia is bounded by Austria in the southeast, by Germany in the…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina bŏzˈnēə, hĕrtsəgōvēˈnə…

Brazil

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Brazil Brazil brəzĭlˈ [key], Port. Brasil, officially Federative Republic of…

Inventions and Discoveries

Adrenaline: (isolation of) John Jacob Abel, U.S., 1897. Aerosol can: Erik Rotheim, Norway, 1926. Air brake: George Westinghouse, U.S., 1868. Air conditioning: Willis Carrier, U.S., 1911.…

State Department Notes on Zimbabwe

U.S. Department of State Background Note Rainbow forms over water at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, March 23, 1997. [© AP Images]PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Republic of ZimbabweGeographyArea: 390,580 sq. km…

Connecticut, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 ConnecticutConnecticutkənĕtˈĭkət [key], southernmost of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (N), Rhode Island (E), Long Island Sound…

Guinea, country, Africa

(Encyclopedia) CE5 GuineaGuineagĭnˈē [key], officially Republic of Guinea, republic (2015 est. pop. 12,092,000), 94,925 sq mi (245,856 sq km), W Africa. It is bounded on the north by Guinea-Bissau…