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121Arctic Regions — ▪ 2009 The Arctic regions may be defined in physical terms (astronomical [north of the Arctic Circle, latitude 66° 30′ N], climatic [above the 10 °C (50 °F) July isotherm], or vegetational [above the northern limit of the tree line]) or in human… …
122Oman — Sultanate of Oman سلطنة عُمان Salṭanat ʻUmān …
123Niagara Falls, New York —   City   The City of Niagara Falls, New York …
124INTI College Sabah — is an associate campus of INTI International University College. It is located in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. It offers foundation, diploma and degree programmes in business, tourism and information technology. The current student population… …
125Cuba — Cuban, adj., n. /kyooh beuh/; Sp. /kooh vah/, n. a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 10,999,041; 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Cap.: Havana. /kooh bah/, n. Cubba. * * * Cuba Introduction Cuba… …
126Dominica — /dom euh nee keuh, deuh min i keuh/, n. 1. one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies. 2. an independent republic comprising this island: a former British colony; gained independence 1978. 83,226; 290 sq. mi. (751 sq. km). Cap.: Roseau. 3 …
127Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan, adj., n. /sree lahng keuh, lang keuh, shree / an island republic in the Indian Ocean, S of India: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 18,762,075; 25,332 sq. mi. (65,610 sq. km). Cap.: Colombo. Formerly, Ceylon. Arabic, Serendip.… …
128HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
