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41Chile — Chilean, adj., n. /chil ee/; Sp. /chee le/, n. a republic in SW South America, on the Pacific Coast. 14,508,168; 286,396 sq. mi. (741,765 sq. km). Cap.: Santiago. * * * Chile Introduction Chile Background: A three year old Marxist government was… …
42Iraq — /i rak , i rahk /, n. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Cap.: Baghdad. Also, Irak. * * * Iraq Introduction Iraq Background …
43Moldova — Moldovan, adj., n. /mawl doh veuh/, n. official name of Moldavia (def. 2). * * * Moldova Introduction Moldova Background: Formerly ruled by Romania, Moldova became part of the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although independent from… …
44Portugal — /pawr cheuh geuhl, pohr /; Port. /pawrdd too gahl /, n. a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 9,867,654; 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). Cap.: Lisbon. * * * Portugal… …
45tonga — /tong geuh/, n. a light, two wheeled, horse drawn vehicle used in India. [1870 75; < Hindi tanga] * * * Tonga Introduction Tonga Background: The archipelago of The Friendly Islands was united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. It became a… …
46Tonga — /tong geuh/, n. a Polynesian kingdom consisting of three groups of islands in the S Pacific, NE of New Zealand: a former British protectorate. 100,105; ab. 270 sq. mi. (700 sq. km). Cap.: Nukualofa. Also called Tonga Islands, Friendly Islands.… …
47Psycho (film) — For other films using this title, see Psycho. For the 1998 remake, see Psycho (1998 film). Psycho …
48increase — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, drastic, enormous, exponential, huge, large, major, marked …
49Psycho (1960 film) — Infobox Film name = Psycho image size = 215px caption = original film poster director = Alfred Hitchcock producer = Uncredited: Alfred Hitchcock Alma Reville writer = Novel: Robert Bloch Screenplay: Joseph Stefano Uncredited: Samuel A. Taylor… …
50Economy of South Korea — The economy of South Korea is the third largest in Asia and the 13th largest in the world by GDP (PPP) as of 2007. In the aftermath of the Korean War, South Korea grew from a poor developing country to a wealthy developed country. From the mid to …
