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State Department Notes on Guinea-Bissau

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy U.S.-Guinea-Bissau Relations PEOPLEThe rivers of Guinea and the islands of Cape Verde were…

Holy See

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government and Institutions Foreign Relations U.S.-Holy See Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYAlmost all of Vatican City's citizens…

State Department Notes on Albania

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography People and History Economy Foreign Relations GEOGRAPHYAlbania shares a border with Greece to the south/southeast, Macedonia to the…

State Department Notes on Cayman Islands

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Historical Highlights Economy Government and Political Conditions U.S.-Caymanian Relations HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS The Cayman Islands remained…

State Department Notes on Comoros

U.S. Department of State Background Note   Sunset at Moya beach on Anjouan island, Comoros, December 29, 2001. [© AP Images]         PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Union of the Comoros Geography…

museums of science

(Encyclopedia) museums of science, institutions or buildings where collections relevant to science and technology are preserved and displayed to promote education and research. While the…

Cleveland, Grover

(Encyclopedia) Cleveland, Grover (Stephen Grover Cleveland), 1837–1908, 22d (1885–89) and 24th (1893–97) President of the United States, b. Caldwell, N.J.; son of a Presbyterian clergyman. Cleveland'…

Macau

U.S. Department of State Background Note A bicycle rickshaw driver carries passengers in Macau, December 17, 1999. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Macau Special Administrative RegionGeography…

State Department Notes on Maldives

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S. Maldivian Relations GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONSA 1968 referendum…