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81Czech Republic — a republic in central Europe: includes the regions of Bohemia, Moravia, and part of Silesia; formerly part of Czechoslovakia; independent since 1993. 10,318,958; 30,449 sq. mi. (78,864 sq. km). Cap.: Prague. * * * Czech Republic Introduction… …
82Pakistan — /pak euh stan , pah keuh stahn /, n. 1. Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947 71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).… …
83Southern Africa — Introduction southernmost region of the African continent, comprising the countries of Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The island nation of Madagascar is excluded… …
84Resource base of Communist Czechoslovakia — Minerals, Oil and Power Plants Minerals and MiningCzechoslovakia had significant quantities of coal and lignite. *Hard coal suitable for extraction was present in the Ostrava coalfields and near Kladno, Plzeň (Pilsen), Košice, and Trutnov. *Brown …
85Bangladesh — /bahng gleuh desh , bang /, n. republic in S Asia, N of the Bay of Bengal: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations; a former province of Pakistan. 125,340,261; 54,501 sq. mi. (141,158 sq. km). Cap.: Dhaka. Formerly, East Pakistan. * * *… …
86Tanzania — Tanzanian, n., adj. /tan zeuh nee euh/; Swahili. /tahn zah nee ah/, n. a republic in E Africa formed in 1964 by the merger of the republic of Tanganyika and the former island sultanate of Zanzibar (including Pemba and adjacent small islands).… …
87Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… …
88Economics — This article is about the social science. For other uses, see Economics (disambiguation). For a topical guide to this subject, see Outline of economics. Economics …
89Space colonization — Artist Les Bossinas 1989 concept of Mars mission Space colonization (also called space settlement, space humanization, or space habitation) is the concept of permanent human habitation outside of Earth. Although hypothetical at the present time,… …
90Indonesian rupiah — Infobox Currency currency name in local = rupiah Indonesia id icon image 1 = Indonesian Rupiah.jpg image title 1 = Rupiah banknotes, only the Rp 1000 and Rp 5000 notes are current iso code = IDR using countries = IDN inflation rate = 10.38%… …
