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21eastern Africa — ▪ region, Africa Introduction part of sub Saharan Africa comprising two traditionally recognized regions: East Africa, made up of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda; and the Horn of Africa, made up of Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia.… …
22Meles Zenawi — መለስ ዜናዊ Prime Minister of Ethiopia Incumbent Assumed office 23 August …
23Thanksgiving (United States) — Infobox Holiday holiday name=United States Thanksgiving caption= The First Thanksgiving , painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863–1930) observedby=USA date= fourth Thursday in November celebrations=parades, spending time with family, football… …
24Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
25Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …
26Vessantara Jataka — mural, 19th century, Wat Suwannaram, Thonburi district, Bangkok, Thailand …
27BENEDICTIONS — (Heb. sing. בְּרָכָה, berakhah; pl. בְּרָכוֹת, berakhot), formulas of blessing or thanksgiving, in public and private services. The Hebrew noun berakhah is derived from the verb brk ברך ( to fall on one s knees ). The Talmud ascribes the… …
28Maya religion — Maya civiliza …
29Saudi Arabia — a kingdom in N and central Arabia, including Hejaz, Nejd, and dependencies. 20,087,965; ab. 600,000 sq. mi. (1,554,000 sq. km). Cap.: Riyadh. Cf. Mecca. * * * Saudi Arabia Introduction Saudi Arabia Background: In 1902 Abd al Aziz Ibn SAUD… …
30Europe, 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.… …
