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soul

(Encyclopedia) soul, the vital, immaterial, life principle, generally conceived as existing within humans and sometimes within all living things, inanimate objects, and the universe as a whole.…

Southeast Asia

(Encyclopedia) Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the…

Brunei

(Encyclopedia) Brunei Brunei br&oomacr;nīˈ [key] or Brunei Darussalam Brunei…

Qatar

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Qatar or KatarKatarboth: kŭˈtər, gŭ–, kətärˈ [key], officially State of Qatar, independent emirate (2015 est. pop. 2,482,000), c.4,400 sq mi (11,400 sq km), E Arabia,…

State Department Notes on United Arab Emirates

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government Political Conditions Economy U.S.-U.A.E. Relations PEOPLE The U.A.E. was formed from the group of tribally organized Arabian…

Asia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 AsiaAsiaāˈzhə [key], the world's largest continent 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km) and most populous (2015 est. pop. 4,419,898,000), with nearly three fifths of the world's…

Mamluk

(Encyclopedia) Mamluk or MamelukeMamelukemămˈəl&oomacr;k [key] [Arab.,=slaves], a warrior caste dominant in Egypt and influential in the Middle East for over 700 years. Islamic rulers created…

Abkhazia

(Encyclopedia) Abkhazia Abkhazia ăbkăzˈ [key] or Apsny Apsny äpsnēˈ [key], autonomous republic, 3,300 sq mi (8,547 sq km), in Georgia, between the Black Sea…