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31Bulgaria — /bul gair ee euh, bool /, n. a republic in SE Europe. 8,652,745; 42,800 sq. mi. (110,850 sq. km). Cap.: Sofia. * * * Bulgaria Introduction Bulgaria Background: The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in …
32Iran — /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… …
33Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… …
34History of Catalonia — For other perspectives on the History of Catalonia, see History of Europe, History of Spain, History of France, Crown of Aragon, and Catalonia (historic territory). The Ca …
35Muammar Gaddafi — Gaddafi redirects here. For other people named Gaddafi, see Gaddafi (name). Muammar Gaddafi مُعَمَّر القَذَّافِي Gaddafi at an African Union summit in 2009. Brotherly Leader and Guide of …
36COMMUNISM — COMMUNISM, the international revolutionary Marxist movement that evolved under lenin s leadership from the Bolshevik faction (created in 1903 in the Russian Social Democratic Party) to become the ruling party of Russia after the October… …
37Paraguay — (1954–1989) On 5 May 1954 General Alfredo Stroessner seized power in a military coup, ending years of political instability and initiating a personal dictatorship that lasted 35 years. With the support of the Partido Colorado (Red Party) and… …
38Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi — Gandhi redirects here. For other uses, see Gandhi (disambiguation). Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi …
39Timeline of Albanian history to 1993 — Chronology of Important Events of Albania: Contents 1 2nd century AD 1 to 11th century 2 11th to 15th centuries 3 17th Century 4 18th century …
40Greece — /grees/, n. 1. Ancient Greek, Hellas. Modern Greek, Ellas. a republic in S Europe at the S end of the Balkan Peninsula. 10,583,126; 50,147 sq. mi. (129,880 sq. km). Cap.: Athens. 2. a city in W New York. 16,177. * * * Greece Introduction Greece… …
