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21Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
22Malaysia–Philippines border — The Malaysia Philippines border is a maritime boundary located in the South China, Sulu and Celebes Seas. It separates the Malaysian state of Sabah, which is on the island of Borneo, and the Sulu Islands of the southern Philippines. The boundary… …
23Bolivia — This article is about the South American country. For other uses, see Bolivia (disambiguation). Plurinational State of Bolivia Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia …
24Woodmont, Connecticut — Infobox Settlement official name = Woodmont, Connecticut settlement type = Borough nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image |pushpin pushpin label position =left pushpin map caption =Location within the state of Connecticut pushpin… …
25Exclusive Economic Zone — Under the law of the sea, an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is a seazone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources. Definition Generally a state s EEZ extends to a distance of 200 nautical miles (370… …
26Preamble to the United States Constitution — We the People redirects here. For other uses, see We the People (disambiguation). United States of America This artic …
27Europe — /yoor euhp, yerr / for 1; /yoo roh pee, yeuh / for 2, n. 1. a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and… …
28Roger B. Taney: Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) — ▪ Primary Source By the mid 1850s there existed a widespread feeling that the slavery question, which Congress had been unable to resolve, should be dealt with by the courts; and President Buchanan, in his inaugural address (March 4, 1857) …
29Vatican City State — ▪ 2009 Area: 44 ha (109 ac) Population (2008 est.): 930; about 3,000 workers live outside the Vatican Chief of state: (sovereign pontiff) Pope Benedict XVI Head of administration: Secretary of State Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone As part of the… …
30Illinois — • One of the United States of America, bounded on the north by Wisconsin, on the west by the Mississippi, which separates it from Iowa and Missouri, on the south by the confluent waters of the Mississippi and the Ohio, which separate it from… …
