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1Democracy in the Middle East — According to the Democracy Index (published by the Economist, a British journal), the country in the Middle East with the highest Democracy Index score is Israel, with a score of 7.48, corresponding to the status of flawed democracy ; the only… …
2Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …
3Meles Zenawi — መለስ ዜናዊ Prime Minister of Ethiopia Incumbent Assumed office 23 August …
4Palpatine — / Darth Sidious Star Wars character Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine Portrayed by The Empire Strikes Back …
5History of Latin America — Latin America refers to countries in the Americas where Latin derived (Romance) languages are spoken; these countries generally lie south of the United States. By extension, some, particularly in the United States, apply the term to the whole… …
6Introduction — All countries are unique, but Russia particularly contemporary Russia is undoubtedly sui generis. Underscoring this point, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once described the country as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” …
7Yao Lifa — Yao Lifa, Born in 1958, of Qianjiang City in the central province of Hubei China, is apparently the first person in China elected through self nomination to a municipal level people’s congress.Yao, who has a vocational school education and works… …
8Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
9Cambodia — /kam boh dee euh/, n. a republic in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 11,163,861; 69,866 sq. mi. (180,953 sq. km). Cap.: Phnom Penh. Formerly, People s Republic of Kampuchea, Khmer Republic. * * * Cambodia Introduction Cambodia… …
10MEMORY — holocaust literature in european languages historiography of the holocaust holocaust studies Documentation, Education, and Resource Centers memorials and monuments museums film survivor testimonies Holocaust Literature in European Languages The… …
