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  • 31San Marino — San Marinese /mar euh neez , nees /. /san meuh ree noh/; for 1, 2 also It. /sahn mah rddee naw/ 1. a small republic in E Italy: the oldest independent country in Europe. 24,714; 38 sq. mi. (98 sq. km). Cap.: San Marino. 2. a town in and the… …

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  • 32Great Depression in Australia — The Great Depression of the 1930s was an economic catastrophe that severely affected most nations of the world, and Australia was not immune. In fact, Australia, with its extreme dependence on exports, particularly primary products such as wool… …

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  • 33stimulus — stim‧u‧lus [ˈstɪmjləs] noun [singular, uncountable] something that helps a process to develop more quickly or strongly: stimulus to • The discovery of oil acted as a stimulus to the local economy. ˌfiscal ˈstimulus ECONOMICS an attempt to make… …

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  • 34Perestroika — Audio|ru perestroika.ogg|Perestroika ( ru. Перестройка, IPA ru|pʲɪrʲɪˈstrojkə) is the Russian term (now used in English) for the economic reforms introduced in June 1987 [ [http://mars.wnec.edu/ grempel/courses/wc2/lectures/gorrev.html Gorbachev… …

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  • 35Jennifer Granholm — Infobox Governor name= Jennifer M. Granholm order= 47th office= Governor of Michigan term start= January 1, 2003 lieutenant= John D. Cherry predecessor= John Engler successor=Incumbent alma mater= University of California, Berkeley, Harvard… …

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  • 36Nappanee, Indiana — City of Nappanee   City   Downtown Nappanee …

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  • 37Geisha — This article is about the female Japanese entertainer. For the Chinese elm variety, see Ulmus parvifolia Geisha . Geiko redirects here. For the insurance company, see GEICO. Geisha from Kyoto Geisha (芸者 …

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  • 38Democratic party — one of the two major political parties in the U.S., founded in 1828. * * * One of the two major political parties in the U.S., historically the party of labour, minorities, and progressive reformers. In the 1790s a group of Thomas Jefferson s… …

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  • 39Justified Wage — A wage level for a job that is set by market dynamics and justified by the requirements in terms of the worker s experience, education and skills. Justified wage is the wage level that is high enough to attract workers but low enough to enable… …

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  • 40SÃO PAULO — SÃO PAULO, the richest and most populated state in the United States of Brazil. Area: 248,209.426 km2; population (2000): 37,032,403; state capital: São Paulo, the largest and most important city in Brazil, population (2000): 10,434,252. The… …

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