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State Department Notes on East Timor

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography and People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-East Timor Relations GEOGRAPHY AND PEOPLE…

State Department Notes on Ecuador

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Economy U.S.-Ecuadorian Relations PEOPLE Ecuador's population is ethnically mixed. The largest ethnic groups are indigenous and mestizo…

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…

State Department Notes on Fiji

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Fiji Relations GEOGRAPHYFiji is comprised of a group of…

State Department Notes on Finland

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Historical Highlights Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Finland Relations HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTSThe origins of…

Measuring Motion

Speed is the measure of motion. You can find it by dividing the distance covered by the time it takes to travel that distance.Speed of Light If a star is 10 light-years away, it is about 60…

Abram Nicholas Pritzker

entrepreneurBorn: 1/6/1896Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Died: 2/8/1986 The son of Russian Jewish immigrants, Pritzker lived the American Dream. He graduated from Harvard Law School and worked for a…

Adventure

Gertrude Bell was born in England in 1868. She was the first European woman to travel in remote parts of the Middle East. She traveled, often alone, and…

The Netherlands

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: History Economy Foreign Relations U.S. Relations HISTORYThe present constitution--which dates from 1848 and has been amended several times, most…

Geometry: How Many Shapes Can a Circle Have?

How Many Shapes Can a Circle Have?GeometryWhose Geometry Is It Anyway?Non-Euclidean GeometryHyperbolic Geometry: Saddle Up!Spherical GeometryTaxi-Cab GeometryMax GeometryHow Many Shapes Can a Circle…