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121coal mining — Coal was very important in the economic development of Britain. It was used as fuel in the factories built during the Industrial Revolution and continued to be important until the 1980s. The main coalfields are in north east England, the north… …
122Ghana — Ghanaian, Ghanian /gah nee euhn, gan ee /, n., adj. /gah neuh, gan euh/, n. 1. a republic in West Africa comprising the former colonies of the Gold Coast and Ashanti, the protectorate of the Northern Territories, and the U.N. trusteeship of… …
123insurance — /in shoor euhns, sherr /, n. 1. the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one s person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a… …
124Metropolitan Borough of Wirral — This article is about the local government district. For other uses, see Wirral. Metropolitan Borough of Wirral   Metropolitan borough   …
125Capital, Volume I — is the first of three volumes in Karl Marx s monumental work, Das Kapital, and the only volume to be published during his lifetime. Originally published in 1867, Marx s aim in Capital, Volume I is to uncover and explain the laws specific to the… …
126Peru — Peruvian /peuh rooh vee euhn/, adj., n. /peuh rooh /, n. 1. Spanish, Perú /pe rddooh /. a republic in W South America. 24,949,512; 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Cap.: Lima. 2. a city in N central Indiana. 13,764. 3. a city in N Illinois. 10 …
127Petroleum industry in Nigeria — The petroleum industry in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in the West African nation which is also the continent s most populous. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s, the oil industry… …
128Johannesburg — /joh han is berrg , hah nis /; Du. /yoh hahn euhs buerddkh /, n. a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa. 1,441,000. * * * City (pop., 1996: metro. area, 1,480,530), northeastern South Africa. One of the country s largest cities …
