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State Department Notes on India

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government Political Conditions Defense U.S.-India Relations PEOPLEThe people of India have had a continuous civilization since 2500 B.C…

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State Department Notes on Egypt

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions National Security Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Egyptian Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORY…

World War II

(Encyclopedia) World War II, 1939–45, worldwide conflict involving every major power in the world. The two sides were generally known as the Allies and the Axis. Although hostilities came to…

Africa

(Encyclopedia) CE5 AfricaAfricaăfˈrĭkə [key], second largest continent (2015 est. pop. 1,194,370,000), c.11,677,240 sq mi (30,244,050 sq km) including adjacent islands. Broad to the north (c.4,600…

English literature

(Encyclopedia) English literature, literature written in English since c.1450 by the inhabitants of the British Isles; it was during the 15th cent. that the English language acquired much of its…

United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 CE5 CE5 United States, officially United States of America, republic (2015 est. pop. 319,929,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the…