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  • 21United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 22Europe, 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.… …

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  • 23painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present.       Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …

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  • 24CHINE (L’Empire du Milieu) - Histoire — Comme les pays du bassin méditerranéen et de l’Europe, la Chine d’aujourd’hui est le point d’aboutissement d’une très longue évolution où les facteurs de continuité ne sont sans doute pas plus significatifs pour l’historien que ceux que l’on… …

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  • 25vent — [ vɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1080; lat. ventus I ♦ A ♦ Déplacements naturels de l atmosphère. 1 ♦ Mouvement de l atmosphère ressenti au voisinage du sol; déplacement d air; air déplacé (⇒ alizé, aquilon, autan, bora, chergui, chinook, foehn, khamsin, mistral …

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  • 26Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …

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  • 27Russia — /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… …

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  • 28Stèphano Sabetti — Infobox Scientist name = Dr. Stèphano Sabetti Dr. Stèphano Sabetti is a spiritual facilitator/mentor, eclectic writer and speaker on fundamental spiritual, philosophical, and psychological subjects. His subject matter includes such diverse topics …

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  • 29United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 30BIRMANIE — L’Union de Birmanie (ou Myanmar) compterait environ 42 millions d’habitants en 1991, répartis sur une superficie de 678 000 kilomètres carrés. Son territoire s’allonge, du nord au sud, sur 1 900 km, mais sa largeur n’excède pas 900 km. La région… …

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