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  • 111Guatemala — Guatemalan, adj., n. /gwah teuh mah leuh/; Sp. /gwah te mah lah/, n. 1. a republic in N Central America. 11,558,407; 42,042 sq. mi. (108,889 sq. km). 2. Also called Guatemala City. a city in and the capital of this republic. 917,322. * * *… …

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  • 112Malpighiales — ▪ plant order Introduction   large order of flowering plants that includes 40 families, more than 700 genera, and almost 16,000 species. Many of the families are tropical and poorly known, but well known members of the order include Salicaceae (… …

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  • 113pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction       the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th …

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  • 114History of Belgium — The history of Belgium, from pre history to the present day, is intertwined with the histories of its European neighbours, in particular those of the Netherlands and Luxembourg. A feature of modern history is the number of wars between other… …

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  • 1152006 protests in Hungary — The 2006 protests in Hungary are a series of anti government protests triggered by the release of Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány s private speech in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006… …

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  • 116History of condoms — The history of condoms goes back at least several centuries, and perhaps beyond. For most of their history, condoms have been used both as a method of birth control, and as a protective measure against sexually transmitted diseases. Condoms have… …

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  • 117Introduction —    When Burma (Myanmar) achieved independence from British colonial rule in 1948, many observers viewed it with its high standards of education and abundant natural resources as one of the Asian countries most likely to achieve economic… …

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  • 118Condom — This article is about the transmission barrier and contraceptive device. For other uses, see Condom (disambiguation). Condom …

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  • 119Congo Free State — État indépendant du Congo Personal union with the Kingdom of Belgium ← …

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  • 120Charles Goodyear — For the congressman, see Charles Goodyear (politician). For the businessman, see Chip Goodyear. Charles Goodyear Charles Goodyear, as illustrated in an 1891 Scientific American article Born December 29 …

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