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  • 102China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 103Comoros — /kom euh rohz /, n. Federal and Islamic Republic of the, a republic comprising three of the Comoro Islands (Grand Comoro, Mohéli, and Anjouan): a former overseas territory of France; declared independence 1975. 589,797; 719 sq. mi. (1862 sq. km) …

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  • 104Austria — Austrian, adj., n. /aw stree euh/, n. a republic in central Europe. 8,054,078; 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Cap.: Vienna. German, Österreich. * * * Austria Introduction Austria Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro… …

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  • 105Indonesia — /in deuh nee zheuh, sheuh, zee euh, doh /, n. 1. See East Indies (def. 1). 2. Republic of. Formerly, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi,… …

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  • 106Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) — infobox Nepalese Political Party party name = Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) devanagari name = नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी) party leader = Prachanda colorcode = Red foundation = 1994 headquarters = Kathmandu ideology = Communism, Marxism… …

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  • 107Sebastián Piñera — This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Piñera and the second or maternal family name is Echenique. His Excellency Sebastián Piñera …

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  • 108Haiti — /hay tee/, n. 1. Formerly, Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 6,611,407; 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Cap.: Port au Prince. 2. Also, Hayti. a former name of Hispaniola. * * * Haiti… …

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  • 109Gary Doer — Infobox Prime Minister honorific prefix = The Honourable name = Gary Albert Doer honorific suffix = MLA | caption = order = 21st office = Premier of Manitoba term start = October 5, 1999 term end = lieutenant governor = Peter M. Liba, John… …

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  • 110Timeline of Albanian history from 1994 — In 1992 the Albanian Communists were trumped by the Democratic Party of Albania in national elections. The transition from communist dictatorship to capitalist democracy proved challenging. The Democratic Party government collapsed in 1997 in the …

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