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Most Populous Cities of the World

The biggest cities to ever exist For the first time in human history, a majority of people live in urban environments. The world's largest cities today fall under a class that researchers call "…

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State Department Notes on Liberia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Liberia Relations PEOPLE Portuguese explorers established contacts…

Afghanistan—Who's Who

A look at some of the key players by David Johnson Hamid Karzai, former president of Afghanistan. Source: AP Photo/Allauddin Khan. Afghanistan's location between India, Persia, China, and…

Liberia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 LiberiaLiberialībērˈēə [key] [New Lat.,=place of freedom], officially Republic of Liberia, republic (2015 est. pop. 4,500,000), 43,000 sq mi (111,370 sq km), W Africa. Liberia…

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…

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London, city, England

(Encyclopedia) London, capital of Great Britain, SE England, on both sides of the Thames River. Greater London (1991 pop. 6,378,600), c.620 sq mi (1,610 sq km), consists of the Corporation of the…

National Football League Team Profiles

America's Favorite Pastime by Mark Zurlo With millions of fans across the globe, football has become one of the world's most popular sports, and has (arguably) replaced baseball…