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air pollution

(Encyclopedia) air pollution, contamination of the air by noxious gases and minute particles of solid and liquid matter (particulates) in concentrations that endanger health. The major sources of air…

State Department Notes on Liberia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Liberia Relations PEOPLE Portuguese explorers established contacts…

Confederacy

(Encyclopedia) Confederacy, name commonly given to the Confederate States of America (1861–65), the government established by the Southern states of the United States after their secession from the…

Rhode Island, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Rhode Island, smallest state in the United States, located in New England; bounded by Massachusetts (N and E), the Atlantic Ocean (S), and Connecticut (W). Until well into…

State Department Notes on Azerbaijan

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Historical Highlights Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense and Military Issues Foreign Relations U.S.-Azerbaijan Relations…

State Department Notes on Ethiopia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Ethiopia Relations GEOGRAPHY Ethiopia…

Writers

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Notable Business Biographies

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