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State Department Notes on Swaziland

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Swaziland Relations PEOPLEThe majority of the population is…

Sheba, region, Arabian Peninsula

(Encyclopedia) Sheba, biblical name of a region, called in Arabic Saba, of S Arabia, including present-day Yemen and the Hadhramaut. Its inhabitants were called Sabaeans or Sabeans. According to some…

State Department Notes on Jordan

U.S. Department of State Background Note   The Treasury, Al Khazneh, at the archaeological site Petra, Jordan, August 20, 2006. [© AP Images]         PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Hashemite Kingdom…

State Department Notes on Norway

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Norway Relations PEOPLEEthnically, Norwegians are predominantly…

Iddo

(Encyclopedia) IddoIddoĭdˈō [key], in the Bible. 1 Ruler of Manasseh. 2 Father of one of Solomon's stewards. 3 Prophet, whose book is mentioned as a source. 4 Father or grandfather of the prophet…

Honiara

(Encyclopedia) Honiara Honiara hōˌnēärˈə [key], town, capital of the Solomon Islands. Located on Guadalcanal in the SW…

Sulaiman Mountains

(Encyclopedia) Sulaiman MountainsSulaiman Mountainss&oomacr;līmänˈ [key], range, extending c.250 mi (400 km) from N to S along the western edge of the Indus River valley in E Baluchistan province…