(Encyclopedia) ValenciaValenciavälānˈthēä [key], autonomous community (2011 pop. 5,009,931), 8,980 sq mi (23,257 sq km), and former kingdom, E Spain, on the Mediterranean. It now comprises the…
(Encyclopedia) San FernandoSan Fernandosän fārnänˈdō [key], city (1990 pop. 83,923), Cádiz prov., S Spain, in Andalusia. An Atlantic port, it has a naval academy and arsenal, naval workshops, and an…
(Encyclopedia) San IldefonsoSan Ildefonsosän ēldāfōnˈsō [key] or La GranjaSan Ildefonsolä grängˈhä [key], town (1990 pop. 5,088), Segovia prov., central Spain, in Castile and León. Near the town is…
(Encyclopedia) exile, removal of a national from his or her country, or the civilized parts of it, for a long period of time or for life. Exile may be a forceful expulsion by the government or a…
(Encyclopedia) Government Publishing Office, United States (GPO), federal bureau originally authorized in 1860 that performs printing and binding for Congress and federal departments and agencies,…
(Encyclopedia) bounty, amount paid by a government for the achievement of certain economic or other goals. It often takes the form of a premium paid for the increased production or export of certain…
(Encyclopedia) United States Government Printing Office and United States Government Publishing Office: see Government Publishing Office, United States.
