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TurkmenistanTurkmenistant&oomacr;rkmyĕˌnyĭstänˈ [key], republic (2015 est. pop. 5,565,000), 188,455 sq mi (488,100 sq km), central Asia. It borders on Afghanistan and Iran…
(Encyclopedia) TibetTibettĭbĕtˈ [key], Tibetan Bodyul, Mandarin Xizang, autonomous region (2010 pop. 3,002,166), c.471,700 sq mi (1,221,700 sq km), SW China. A Chinese autonomous region since 1951,…
(Encyclopedia) Chinese art, works of art produced in the vast geographical region of China. It the oldest art in the world and has its origins in remote antiquity. (For the history of Chinese…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Russia Relations PEOPLEAlthough human experience on the…
(Encyclopedia) Afroasiatic languagesAfroasiatic languagesăfˌrōāˌzhēătˈĭk [key], formerly Hamito-Semitic languagesHamito-Semitic languageshămˈĭtō-səmĭtˈĭk [key], family of languages spoken by more…
(Encyclopedia) London, capital of Great Britain, SE England, on both sides of the Thames River. Greater London (1991 pop. 6,378,600), c.620 sq mi (1,610 sq km), consists of the Corporation of the…
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India, officially Republic of India, republic (2015 est. pop. 1,309,054,000), 1,261,810 sq mi (3,268,090 sq km), S Asia. The second most populous country in the world, it is…
(Encyclopedia) history, in its broadest sense, is the story of humanity's past. It also refers to the recording of that past. The diverse sources of history include books, newspapers, printed…
