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21United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
22James Bond gun barrel sequence — The James Bond gun barrel sequence is the traditional opening to every official (EON Productions) James Bond movie, beginning with the first film, Dr. No , in 1962. The sequence is Maurice Binder s creation; he originally filmed it with a pin… …
23Italy — /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… …
24Messerschmitt Bf 110 operational history — Main article: Messerschmitt Bf 110 Bf 110 operational history …
25ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… …
26MIM-104 Patriot — Patriot system of the German Luftwaffe Type Mobile Surface to air missile system Place of …
27Nuclear weapon design — The first nuclear weapons, though large, cumbersome and inefficient, provided the basic design building blocks of all future weapons. Here the Gadget device is prepared for the first nuclear test: Trinity. Nuclear weapon designs are physical,… …
282011 Syrian uprising — Part of the Arab Spring Protest in Hama, a city in northwestern Syria (22 July 2011) …
29international 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… …
30Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War (2008) — TimelineJanuary*January 1 Three high ranking police officers were assassinated in a separate incidents in Chechnya and Dagestan, local Interior Ministry officials said. [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22281583/ 2 police killed in Chechnya attacks… …
