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  • 91Ethiopia — /ee thee oh pee euh/, n. 1. Formerly, Abyssinia. a republic in E Africa: formerly a monarchy. 58,732,577; 409,266 sq. mi. (1,060,000 sq. km). Present boundaries include Eritrea. Cap.: Addis Ababa. 2. Also called Abyssinia. an ancient region in NE …

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  • 92Mozambique — /moh zam beek , zeuhm /, n. 1. Formerly, Portuguese East Africa. a republic in SE Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 18,165,476; 297,731 sq. mi. (771,123 sq. km). Cap.: Maputo. 2. a seaport on an… …

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  • 93Calendar of 1997 — ▪ 1998 JANUARY JANUARY 1       Ghanaian Kofi Annan replaces Egyptian Boutros Boutros Ghali in the position of United Nations secretary general.       Among those knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in the annual New Year s Day ceremony is pop musician …

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  • 94Comparison of Asian national space programs — Several Asian countries have national space programs, and they are considered to be competing with each other to achieve scientific and technological advancements in space. The media has occasionally called this competition the Asian space… …

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  • 95Transformer — This article is about the electrical device. For the toy line franchise, see Transformers. For other uses, see Transformer (disambiguation). Pole mounted distribution transformer with center tapped secondary winding. This type of transformer is… …

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  • 96Aerobot — An aerobot is an aerial robot, usually used in the context of an unmanned space probeWhile work has been done since the 1960s on robot rovers to explore the Moon and other worlds in the Solar system, such machines have limitations. They tend to… …

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  • 97Joseph Henry — Infobox Scientist birth date = birth date|1797|12|17 birth place = Albany, New York, USA death date = death date and age|1878|5|13|1797|12|17 death place = Washington, D. C., USA nationality = United States field = Physics work institutions =… …

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  • 98Fairfield University — infobox University name = motto = Per Fidem ad Plenam Veritatem (Latin) mottoeng = Through Faith to the Fullness of Truth established = 1942 type = Private, Coeducational affiliation = Roman Catholic, Jesuit endowment = $269 million… …

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  • 99Songyuan — Infobox Settlement name =Songyuan official name = other name = native name = nickname = settlement type =Prefecture level city total type = motto = translit lang1=Chinese translit lang1 type=Characters translit lang1 info=松原 translit lang1… …

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  • 100Denmark — /den mahrk/, n. a kingdom in N Europe, on the Jutland peninsula and adjacent islands. 5,268,775; 16,576 sq. mi. (42,930 sq. km). Cap.: Copenhagen. * * * Denmark Introduction Denmark Background: Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major… …

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