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31Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
32Immigration to the United States — 2000 Census Population Ancestry Map Immigration to the United States has been a major source of …
33cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …
34Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural… …
35Population and Human Relations — ▪ 1996 Introduction DEMOGRAPHY At midyear 1995, world population stood at 5,702,000,000, according to estimates prepared by the Population Reference Bureau. The 1995 figure was about 700 million higher than in 1987, when world population… …
36Iraqis in Syria — Infobox Ethnic group group = Iraqi Syrian Hormuzd Rassam poptime = 2,000,000 8 to 10 per cent of the total population date= url= title= accessdate= popplace = Damascus (Jaramanah), Aleppo, Tartus langs = Arabic, English rels = Predominantly… …
37Immigration to Canada — This article is part of a series Topics …
38Israeli–Lebanese conflict — The Israeli Lebanese conflict describes a series of related military clashes involving Israel, Lebanon, and various non state militias acting from within Lebanon.The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) recruited militants in Lebanon from… …
39Hoa — ethnic group group= Hoa caption= poptime=2.3 million popplace= Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, Bac Lieu, Da Nang, Kien Giang, Quang Ninh; Hong Kong; United States; Australia; Canada rels=Predominantly Mahayana Buddhism, Taoism with… …
40international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
