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  • 101Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… …

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  • 102ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …

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  • 103War on Drugs — For other uses, see War on Drugs (disambiguation). As part of the War on Drugs , the U.S. gives hundreds of millions of dollars per year of military aid to Colombia, which is used to combat leftist guerrilla groups such as FARC, who have been… …

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  • 104Nicaragua — Nicaraguan, n., adj. /nik euh rah gweuh/, n. 1. a republic in Central America. 4,386,399; 57,143 sq. mi. (148,000 sq. km). Cap.: Managua. 2. Lake. Spanish, Lago de Nicaragua. a lake in SW Nicaragua. 92 mi. (148 km) long; 34 mi. (55 km) wide; 3060 …

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  • 105Singapore — Singaporean, n., adj. /sing geuh pawr , pohr , sing euh /, n. 1. an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula. 2. an independent republic comprising this island and a few adjacent islets: member of the Commonwealth… …

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  • 106FRANCE — (Heb. פְרַאנְצִיָּה and צָרְפַת), country in Western Europe. This entry is arranged according to the following outline: from the first settlements unil the revolution the roman and merovingian periods from the carolingians until the eve of the… …

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  • 107Alexander Hamilton — Infobox US Cabinet official name=Alexander Hamilton order=1st title=United States Secretary of the Treasury term start=September 11, 1789 term end=January 31, 1795 president=George Washington predecessor=(New office) successor=Oliver Wolcott, Jr …

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  • 108History of Seychelles — The recorded history of Seychelles dates back to the 17th century. The Seychelles became an independent republic in 1976 after two hundred years of European colonial rule.Pre colonial historyThe early (pre European colonisation) history of Isle… …

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  • 109Netherlands, The — officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,033 sq mi (41,526 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,142,000. Capital: Amsterdam; Seat of Government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. Languages:… …

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  • 110Iyasu V of Ethiopia — Iyasu V (Ge ez ኢያሱ, the Ethiopian version of Joshua), also known as Lij Iyasu (Ge ez ልጅ ኢያሱ; 4 February 1895 or 1896 [The precise year of Iyasu s birth is not known. In the Chronicle of Abeto Iyasu and Empress Zewditu of Ethiopia , the year is… …

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