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31New Mexico — New Mexican. a state in the SW United States. 1,299,968; 121,666 sq. mi. (315,115 sq. km). Cap.: Santa Fe. Abbr.: NM (for use with zip code), N. Mex., N.M. * * * State (pop., 2000: 1,819,046), southwestern U.S. Bordered by Mexico and the U.S.… …
32History of Kiev — The History of Kiev (also spelled Kyiv as per uk. Київ), the largest city and the capital of Ukraine, is long and remarkable.The exact time of city foundation is hard to determine.The legend has it that the emergence of the great city on the… …
33Mumbai — Bombay redirects here. For other uses, see Bombay (disambiguation) …
34Daraban — Kalan   Town and Tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan   Country Pakistan Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa District Dera Ismail Khan District Tehsil …
35Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …
36Jatani — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Jatani other name = Khurda Road | type = city | latd = 20.17 | longd = 85.7 locator position = right | state name = Orissa district = Khordha leader title = leader name = altitude = 36 population as of =… …
37decline — de|cline1 W2 [dıˈklaın] n [singular, U] a decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of something decline in ▪ There has been a decline in the size of families. decline of ▪ the decline of manufacturing rapid/sharp/steep/dramatic decline ▪… …
38decay — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to be slowly destroyed by a natural chemical process, or to make something do this: The carcass was already starting to decay. 2 (intransitive often in progressive) if buildings, structures, or areas decay, their condition… …
39William Westmoreland — Infobox Military Person name= William Westmoreland born= birth date|1914|03|26 died= death date and age|2005|07|18|1914|05|26 placeofbirth=Spartanburg County, South Carolina placeofdeath=Charleston, South Carolina placeofburial= caption= nickname …
40Ernakulam district — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name=Ernakulam type=district hq=Kakkanad latd = 10.00 longd=76.33 state name=Kerala abbreviation=IN KL collector=APM Mohammed Hanish area=2,407 area magnitude=9 population total = 3105798 population year= 2001… …
