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71Chad — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Chad <p></p> Background: <p></p> Chad, part of France s African holdings until 1960, endured three decades of civil warfare, as well as invasions by Libya, before a… …
72India — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::India <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Indus Valley civilization, one of the world s oldest, flourished during the 3rd and 2nd millennia B.C. and extended into… …
73Liberia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Liberia <p></p> Background: <p></p> Settlement of freed slaves from the US in what is today Liberia began in 1822; by 1847, the Americo Liberians were able to… …
74Mongolia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Mongolia <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAAN they established a huge Eurasian empire through conquest.… …
75Tajikistan — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Tajikistan <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860s and 1870s, but Russia s hold on Central Asia weakened following the… …
76Brazil — Infobox Country native name = República Federativa do Brasil conventional long name = Federative Republic of Brazil common name = Brazil symbol type = Coat of arms national motto = Ordem e Progresso pt icon Order and Progress national anthem =… …
77environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
78jordan — /jawr dn/, n. Brit. Dial. See chamber pot. [1350 1400; ME jurdan urinal, perh. after JORDAN, the river, by coarse jesting] * * * Jordan Introduction Jordan Background: For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946 …
79Jordan — Jordanian /jawr day nee euhn/, n., adj. /jawr dn/; for 3 also Fr. /zhawrdd dahonn /, n. 1. David Starr /stahr/, 1851 1931, U.S. biologist and educator. 2. June, born 1936, U.S. poet, novelist, and essayist. 3. Marie Ennemond Camille /mann rddee… …
80Kazakhstan — /kah zahk stahn /, n. a republic in central Asia, NE of the Caspian Sea and W of China. 16,898,572; 1,049,155 sq. mi. (2,717,311 sq. km). Cap.: Akmola. Former official name, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. * * * Kazakhstan Introduction… …
