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31Involvement of the People's Republic of China in Africa — This article is primarily about economic relations between the PRC and Africa. For a more general overview, see Sino African relations. The People s Republic of China and Africa Chinese involvement in Africa, which began centuries ago, continues… …
32India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
33Angola — Angolan, adj., n. /ang goh leuh/, n. a republic in SW Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence Nov. 11, 1975. 10,623,994; 481,226 sq. mi. (1,246,375 sq. km). Cap.: Luanda. Formerly, Portuguese West Africa. * * *… …
34Austria — Austrian, adj., n. /aw stree euh/, n. a republic in central Europe. 8,054,078; 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Cap.: Vienna. German, Österreich. * * * Austria Introduction Austria Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro… …
35Bahrain — /bah rayn , ruyn , beuh /, n. 1. a sheikdom in the Persian Gulf, consisting of a group of islands: formerly a British protectorate; declared independent 1971. 603,318; 232 sq. mi. (601 sq. km). Cap.: Manama. 2. the largest island in this group:… …
36Economy of Bahrain — According to the 2007 Index of Economic Freedom published by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal, Bahrain has the second most free economy in the Middle East and North Africa region [http://www.heritage.org/Research/Features/Index/… …
37Regional power — In international relations, a regional power is a state that has power within a geographic region. [http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:1oWDzyQHN9kJ:www.essex.ac.uk/ECPR/events/jointsessions/helsinki/long ws outlines/ws9.doc+%22regional+power%22… …
38Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… …
39Economy of the People's Republic of China — Economies of Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau are administered separately from the rest of People s Republic of China. Therefore, the information below pertains only to mainland China unless specified otherwise. For the… …
40Effects of 2000s energy crisis — There is debate over what the effects of the 2000s energy crisis will be over the long term. Some speculate that an oil price spike could create a recession comparable to those that followed the 1973 and 1979 energy crises or a potentially worse… …
